Tobeco - Kayfun V4 - Biggest piece of junk I own.

[bobothewizard]

This thing leaks when I have it laying on its side. It leaks when its standing up. It leaks when I refill it. It leaks when I use it.

What a waste of money this thing was.. If someone can shed some light on why this thing leaks through the airholes please, fill me in.

For now I just went back to my svoemesto v3.

 

[doofy666]

O rings.

Most likely it's #16. Some find that 12 x 1.5 instead of the stock size works well.

Parts diagram: http://www.chitown-angler.com/pichosting/albums/userpics/10006/K4.pdf

 

[Poisontail]

My authentic doesn't leak but do you have your juice control closed when filling? And all the way open when in use? Also you can't over fill them you need some air in there for the pressure to work right!

 

[Marc411]

Bob,

I would have to agree, the O-rings in almost all the clones were suspect.

If you shoot me your address via PM I'll send you out a trusted repair kit.

The Tobeco is really pretty sweet once you replace the O-rings.

 

[bholcomb22]

My tobeco v4 is on the way.... Is there a set of O-rings people are purchasing for it??

 

[doofy666]

All parts:

Kayfun v4 Replacement Parts - EVcigarettes.com

Spares kit:

Found 4 kayfun v4 spares at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping

Accessories kit:

Kayfun V4 by Tobeco Accessories Kit

All authentic dealers will carry the large spares kit, eg:

detail components spare kit kayfun4 | Self-e-Steam.com

 

[doofy666]

Duplicate post

 

[roxynoodle]

I guess I got lucky. I haven't had to replace any o rings on the Tobeco. I replaced all of them on the FT.

 

[KTMRider]

I have 4 clones. 2 Tobeco, black and silver, FT and FC. All but the silver Tobeco had slight leaking issues that was resolved with replacing the (16) o-ring. The silver Tobeco is the only one that is flawless out of the box. None ever leaked when on its side. I ordered 12 x 1.5mm o-rings from oringsandmore.com.

 

[Apulo]

I have three Tobeco clones, stainless, black, and blue and only had leaking once. The black one leaked some in -8 degree weather. Only time it has happened.

 

[twgbonehead]

Wow. If the Tobeco Kayfun is the biggest piece of junk you own, count yourself lucky!
I've got several cars, lawnmowers, welding machines, and computers that beat the Kayfun hands down ;-)

(Just kidding - was going to add "and a wife" but I know the difference between pushing the envelope and suicide!)

 

[DaveP]

Does everyone's Tobeco Kayfun 4 have Svoemesto engraved on the center SS tube section, along with the S/M logo on the bottom ring? I expected a Tobeco to have its own logo on the product.

 

[roxynoodle]

Does everyone's Tobeco Kayfun 4 have Svoemesto engraved on the center SS tube section, along with the S/M logo on the bottom ring? I expected a Tobeco to have its own logo on the product.

Mine does.

So far HCigar is the only one I've seen that gives you a choice of no logo, their logo or the SM logo.

 

[DaveP]

I built mine last night with a 1.4 ohm coil and Koh Gen Do cotton. It's light and airy with good flavor and vapor. I'm having to get used to the easy draw compared to my EHPro Kayfun 3.1, but I'm beginning to like it.

I think my favorite part is being able to remove the coil head during filling and doing a dry burn and a wick change if I want to. I'll play with the top fill method and compare the two to see if one is easier. I need to try my needle bottle tips to see if that's the trick for filling through the small holes in the bottom.

 

[KTMRider]

I also like the airy draw vs the KFL/3.1 atomizers. I did need to get used to it but I like it too.

Top fill is the best feature of the KF4. Close the JC, open the top nut (both twist in the same direction), fill, close top nut and open JC.

You can fill from one of the 6 juice holes inside the tank with a needle tip bottle but I found using any tip on top is faster and easier. Needle tips are great for filling KFL+ and 3.1's but they're slow, especially with high VG juices.

 

[roxynoodle]

I only bottom fill on the FT clone because sometimes the juice control gets stuck . May as well leave it open instead of mess with it all the time.

 

[DaveP]

I only bottom fill on the FT clone because sometimes the juice control gets stuck . May as well leave it open instead of mess with it all the time.

I may try the top fill method. It's just that by the time I get the juice control closed I might as well remove the bottom and check/replace the wick while I'm at it. I have to loosen the bottom cap to move the juice control anyway.