Vapour coming out of air holes and leaking - Protank Mini 2

[FPLOVER7]

Hi everyone,
I purchased my mum a Protank Mini 2 on Friday. On Monday, I dissembled it to clean it and dry burn the coil. Since I have assembled it, I have been experiencing an array of problems. I found that the vapour wasn't as strong so I changed the head. Since then it keeps leaking into the battery and out of the air holes. It is also leaking into the drip tip. The battery is overheating. I removed a flavour wick since the liquid is quite thick, but this only made it worse. Therefore I replaced it with a cotton flavour wick. Now vapour is coming out of the air holes and the liquid is disappearing at an alarming rate. I just refilled the tank and there is no liquid left.

I am really frustrated and so is my mum. She had hoped that it would help her quit, but she is contemplating returning to cigarettes. P

 

[olefolks]

It has to be the coil. Either it is not seated properly or you just got a bad one. Try another coil and make sure it is seated properly and tight. Better yet, go buy her a Aspire nautilus and she will never think of an analog again.

 

[H Niemand]

Check the little "O" rings. Sounds like one is missing, moved or torn.

 

[FPLOVER7]

I have tightened the coil and it is seated properly.

Where do the little o-rings go? One had dislodged and was wrapped around the long head.

 

[30+Years]

There should be a o-ring on the bottom side of the coil. Check and make sure it's there and not damaged. Also make sure that the threads are clean on both the base and coil.

 

[Rickajho]

It sounds like the coil isn't seated properly, whatever the reason we may find:

Is it the right coil? The coils made for a Kanger T3s/MT3s are different than the coils for a PT/EVOD. Buying the wrong coils can cause all sorts of leaking problems.

More likely if it's leaking liquids like a sieve and you have vapor coming out the vent holes in the base - it sounds like the coil isn't fully screwed into the base. Take it off, unscrew, and screw the coil in again - firmly.

As someone mentioned you could have an o-ring missing or out of place. There is one on the base, right at the bottom of the threads that the tank screws onto. And there is one on the coil, right below that round metal washer that seats into the base. Check for both.

 

[H Niemand]

This kind of shows you where everything goes.
http://www.thedigitalcig.com/assets/images/kangertech/Mini Protank II parts.jpg

 

[FPLOVER7]

Thank you very much. All the coils are in the correct position, but smoke is still coming out of the air holes. I have replaced the head, but the problem still persists. I am not sure what is wrong. Everything is still screwed tightly. I am noticing the liquid is disappearing quickly, but I don't know where it is going

 

[sunnyberra]

I had that happen - I realized when I was in inhaling I'd unknowingly exhale these short hard breaths back through the air tube - then vapor would jet out the air holes. I also find I go through liquid faster than a standard tank, but shrug it off as a trade off for more vapor and flavor with each hit (I may be wrong). Haven't had mine leak on me, though, unless I'm refilling.

 

[FPLOVER7]

Thank you. I thought that may be the problem too, but we have both tried it and vapour is still coming out of the air holes. My mum has had it since Friday, but only started experiencing this today.

 

[EBates]

Take the tank back to the shop where you bought it. They should be able to get it squared away.
Since it was not leaking until after you cleaned it, the problem is most likely missing of incorrectly installed parts.

 

[FourWinds]

Are you sure you're not blowing? I have one in my hand now, and if you blow it will come out of the holes, but it seems that if you either suck or do nothing it's not possible for it to do so.

 

[FStopFive]

To the original poster: What's the PG/VG ratio of the liquid you're using?

I found when using a PT2 (something I try hard not to do anymore) that if it was anything at or above 70/30 the viscosity of the liquid was too thin, and no matter how tight your seals, o-rings, etc, it would eventually leak through the bottom of the coil.

 

[djsvapour]

When you say - "I dissembled it to clean it and dry burn the coil." what are you saying?

It would have been fine just to rinse out the glass tank section, fill it and vape away.

Did you dismantle the atomizer head? (pull out the pole, remove the wick etc.)

 

[SMP1121]

Are you sure the o rings on each end of the tank are seated correctly? When I take mine apart, sometimes an o ring is sticking to the tank on one end and the other o ring stays in the metal part. When you put it back together you have to make sure there is an o ring for the top and the bottom of the tank. Does that make sense?

When I clean mine, I do it one tank at a time and keep the pieces together so that when I reassemble I don't end up with two o rings on one end or something similar. Since the o rings sometimes stick to the tank, you can end up with issues if you swap parts with other tanks where the o rings are still in the top/bottom caps.

Or, it could be a bad coil head. Also, if the tank gets screwed on too tightly, you can pinch the insulator underneath the coil which basically renders it useless. You'll need to pull the metal pin down slightly and then pull the insulator down slightly then push slowly until there are not gaps. I find when this happens my coil runs hot and the tank gets warm. I have to remember not to tighten down too much.

 

[The_Crane0397]

The holes are for airflow. Its normal to be able to blow smoke out them while taking a hit. I do it sometimes for fun


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[Frenchfry1942]

I had the exact results with an eGo/Protank. The coil wasn't seated correctly so liquid got through and into the battery. I saved the tank... I am pretty adamant about making sure things are on correctly and tight.

Life goes on.