uwell crown leaking through air holes on fill up plus misc questions

[tomitom12]

hi yall so i got a uwell crown i say less than a week ago had no problems out of the package but now when ever i fill up (top fill) juice just comes pouring out the air hole and on to my evic vtc mini. Ive pulled it apart cleaned it well screwed everything on nice and snugly. But still leaks, its very frustrating and costly leaked juice is lost money. Also i was useing the .5 duel stainless steel coil in temp control and the thing keeps on giving funky hits. I assume i killed the coil because its now producing as much from the beginning and the flavor is not really their.. Anything will help.
Thanks yall
cheers

 

[izen]

Using the pre-built coils (not the RBA) and top-filling... In my experience... The Crown doesn't leak. You need to close up the air flow at the bottom, prior to breaking the connection at the top, and if you do it this way... the Crown won't leak. Don't forget to re-open the airflow after you re-seal the top cap. - If you're already doing it this way - (and I don't mean to question/insult your intelligence by explaining it) - then maybe your tank is defective. I don't know. I do know that mine doesn't leak at all, now the RBA, that's another story. I think bottom fill is safest with the RBA, even when it's properly wicked.

I have an evic VTC mini. Nice little mod. Glad I bought it. I did the upgrade too. Do yourself a favor... Forget the SS Temp Control. It's not ready for prime time. Stay with Power mode for your SS coils. It works just fine. Seriously.

 

[sapper12b84]

I have had the same experience that Izen has had. No leaking with the pre built coils following the above mentioned procedures.

 

[scaamc]

tomitom12 is right. I did as directed above, yet it still leaked about 0.25-0.50 mL with every top fill. This will stop it.

1. Close AFC.
2. Take 5-10 inhalations without power.
3. Open top, fill tank, and close top.
4. Repeat Step 2.
5. Open AFC.
6. Take a hit. Leaking resolved.

 

[Mowgli]

I never close the afc to top fill my Crowns and no leaks here.
The only time I had a real leak was when I first got it.
One of the o-rings was slightly twisted.
Untwisted it and SHAZAM! no more leak.

 

[scaamc]

Closing AFC doesn't stop leaks (obviously, since base is open via mouthpiece anyway); just gives you time to cover the AFC when you open it to soak up any leaked juice. Most Crown users don't get leaks, but some do despite no flaw in O-rings. This is a vacuum issue. That is why tanks like the Triton close the juice holes during refill; this is to stop leaks. All top fillers can theoretically leak without this feature. The Crown lack this feature, but doesn't need it. Most Crown leaks have nothing to do with O-rings, but good idea to check them just in case.