TFV8 Cloud Beast RBA

[emiTAtAyaDenO]

I have a question. When filling the tank, do I need to close the air-flow shut before opening the top to refill? The tank leaked from the bottom when I didn't do that.

 

[tw33k]

i never close it and mine never leak. i have 2 of them

 

[emiTAtAyaDenO]

i never close it and mine never leak. i have 2 of them

So it can be that something around the coil area wasn't tight enough. After it leaked I tightened anything that can be loose and so far no issues. Even though I believe I wicked it properly, is it possible that poor wicking on this rba specifically can cause leakage?

 

[Sugar_and_Spice]

I always close mine on any tank. Why clean up a mess if you don't have to? If the only time it leaks is when filling it, its just the upper pressure from the top.

 

[emiTAtAyaDenO]

I always close mine on any tank. Why clean up a mess if you don't have to? If the only time it leaks is when filling it, its just the upper pressure from the top.

Thank you very much. I'll be sure to do that as a precaution.

 

[Alter]

When you swivel the top back, look at the U shaped fill port. There can be a juice film in that port that creates a airlock when your filling it, you either blow down or use a wipe of some sort and remove that film. Sticking your jug tip doesn't always break that film and when your filling the air has nowhere to go but force the juice out the bottom. Same concept as filling my TFV4 and since I figured out that the film was my problem, I never close the airflow and it doesn't leak after I fill it.