What C3 Maintenance Should I do?

[cjgeek]

Hi All... Several of my C3s have started to leak, all were ordered about a month ago, but I have several nanos and cartos I use also so though I've had the C3s for several weeks, they were not used exclusively.

Should I do doing some maintenance? Like cleaning?

Can I bring them back by cleaning? Seems they don't necessarily leak consistently, may vape a little then start leaking.

Thanks All for your help!

 

[mudhill]

Hi All... Several of my C3s have started to leak, all were ordered about a month ago, but I have several nanos and cartos I use also so though I've had the C3s for several weeks, they were not used exclusively.

Should I do doing some maintenance? Like cleaning?

Can I bring them back by cleaning? Seems they don't necessarily leak consistently, may vape a little then start leaking.

Thanks All for your help!

if you never cleaned them in all that time,,i have no answer for you,,do you think your coil might be gunked up so bad that they might be beyond saving them.

start over with new ones and maintain them from the get go.

if you throw them away ,,save the parts to maintain the new ones.

i know,,not the answer you were looking for,,,but that is what i would do.

 

[bluecat]

Take the inner seal off.. Rinse them in hot tap water... Soak over night in hot tap water (or distilled water if you prefer), vinegar, coke or heck some have done denture tabs. Some like to use moonshine too or ever clear.

Of course if you use anything other than water then rinse or soak with water to get of.

Watch outlaws vid on how to put the inner seal back on.. make sure it has a good fit. I use the back end of the needle to press it in with.

Refill upside even when you remove the needle make sure the CE3 is still in the upside down position... The only time my have leaked is when I would take the CE3 off the needle without it being upside in filling.

Mudhill's route works too.

 

[mudhill]

I just figured that he never maintained them in all that time,,they might be gunked up beyond salvation.

but your way may save them,,worth a try i guess.

 

[bluecat]

All depends. Quite frankly I would put them aside until I had some time to tinker then work on them. After a month though I would toss them.. 10 bucks for a months worth of vaping is a steal compared to 2 days of smokes.

 

[Justjames]

beside of those cleaning soaking maybe you could dry burn the coil too. Make sure you don't over do, let CE3 air dry for a couple hours or overnight, each press on battery shouldn't be more than a couple seconds. If your juices are not those dark juice you might be able to save them.

 

[Harplayr]

If they are leaking but otherwise vaping ok check for cracks in the tube. Some clear nail polish can seal those cracks.
Another cause of leaks is if the fill hole on the inner seal is leaking air. There's not much you can really do to fix that.