Vivi Nova leaking into battery

[Kd did]

I am new to vaping. I recently added an adapter/sleeve between my nova tank and my ego twist battery. Since then it my tank is leaking into the battery area. Both seem to fit very snug. I have only had the system for about 3 days. I was wondering if this is a common problem with the nova tank, or if it could be due to my adapter. I will obviously take off the adapter and test it out. Just curious if others have had the same problem.

 

[Doogmar]

The only time my VN leaked was when I didn't tighten the bottom part, that threads into the tank. Only other thing I can think of is did you overfill it?

 

[MattBott]

I've never and a Vivi nova (mini and normal size) leak on me. I also use a cylinder thread cover for the steam lined look. Like Doogmar said, make sure all of the parts are tight. The only other way (that I can think of) for it to leak is if you get a ton of juice down the air hole (benith the coil). Any chance you forgot to put the little rubber (silicone?) cylinder with the metal funnel piece back on the top of the stem before you screwed the top cap on?

 

[KANGAROOSTER]

Also, be sure that the replaceable head is screwed down all the way. I've never had a nova leak on me like that, but my T2s would do that all the time so I recently ditched 'em. it's so messy, annoying and wasteful. Hope you figure it out!

 

[klynnn]

Try flipping the tube part only upside down and see if the leak stops.

 

[jeffjr464]

ive had it happen to me, if you tighten them down too much you push the center pin up into the tank causing a leak at your center post, take it all apart, push the center pin down from inside where the atomizer screws on, i've got everything on these nova's figured out

 

[Berylanna]

ive had it happen to me, if you tighten them down too much you push the center pin up into the tank causing a leak at your center post, take it all apart, push the center pin down from inside where the atomizer screws on, i've got everything on these nova's figured out

Could you clarify that a little? I cannot picture it.

Most leaking I've found has been from tightening the head with wet fingers -- gotta have dry fingers and tighten the head until it is snug (NOT super-duper tight, just snug with dry, not oily-wet, fingers.)

But I've had a little extra leakage lately, not much, and wondered what you meant: "tighten them down too much" -- there are 3 places where they tighten. The nova/batt connection, the head/post connection, and the top/cylinder connection, such as after adding juice. I've been tightening the bottom 2, but leaving about 2-5 degrees of looseness in the top -- nothing near loose but not QUITE tight.

Are you saying over-tightening the nova/batt connection can push the post up higher and cause leakage? Where do you then push to fix it?

Thanks.

 

[empot]

Also, the silicone cap of the head may not be making contact with the vivi cap/drip tip.. When this happens and you turn the vivi sideways or upside down, the liquid floods the coil area and drips into the post all way to the battery connection.

(edit) I noticed two diff silicone head cap sizes.. one shorter than the other. Two types of top caps as well. Anyway, try flipping the metal washer inside the silicone cap with the flat side on top of the coil. helped my leakage.

 

[klynnn]

Flat tip inside the little silicone cap should be down towards battery and funnel top part should .... up to the drip tip. If reversed you can get a metal/plastic taste.

 

[jeffjr464]

sorry i took so long to come back to this thread, yea if you tighten the nova down onto your battery too much or it takes a bump or whatever the center pin gets moved up into the center post, if you unscrew the atomizer head, stick a pair of tweezers in there and push it back down should stop leaking, another thing i've noticed is the base can pop out causing your center post to be slanted, moreso for the mini

 

[steved5600]

The two times I've had a leak were number 1 lose top and the silicone cap on the atty was on wrong Number 2 I cracked the bottom of the clear tank by maybe over tightening that part or it may be a weak spot on the big one. Never had a leak into a battery only way for that is if it leaks on the side and goes down onto it. Don't know of a way for it to get in by the wick unless you maybe dripped it in the center hole and even then it would not be much.
Some juice getting on batteries happens for all kinds of reasons for me when I'm in a hurry so I clean them alot and I use an adapter to keep it in the adapter and not in the battery connection. Seems to help.