What is happening to my Clearos?!

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kfx440

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I started vaping 43 days ago using Ce4 and T2 clearos. They've been alright, and I recently bought a tank/carto combo and am currently waiting for it in the mail. My problem is all of a sudden today, it seems like every one of my T2s are leaking (4 of them). They are leaking out of the bottom onto the battery and out of one of the air holes towards the bottom of the clearo. I have everything tight and nothing is loose, I just do not understand what is happening. Please someone help!
 

Racehorse

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Planned obsolesence. Seals and 0-rings and all this stuff only meant to hold up for so long. Juice, cleaning, eliquid, screwing and unscrewing things.....If you get 2-4 weeks out of a clearo seems like $ well spent? Cartos, maybe 3 days to a week? Then you toss 'em. My brother has a clearo that's been going for 3 months. No replacing heads or anything. But an identical one died his first week. :)
 

Pardonme

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Planned obsolesence. Seals and 0-rings and all this stuff only meant to hold up for so long. Juice, cleaning, eliquid, screwing and unscrewing things.....If you get 2-4 weeks out of a clearo seems like $ well spent? Cartos, maybe 3 days to a week? Then you toss 'em. My brother has a clearo that's been going for 3 months. No replacing heads or anything. But an identical one died his first week. :)

This is has been true for me also. It is the Nature of the Beast. I have heard they tend to leak through the center,when the little clear top cap isn't seated right over the ceramic cup... just a thought...
 

Roastpork

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Moonbear and racehorse i agree. T3 seem the way to go. Was looking in to a cart tank, but I will stick with the T3. Apparently they are very new and with the wick at the bottom is a big change then from the wick at the top(T2). I have 3 of them and just 2 of them work great. Very new at this but it looks like the best way to go. Also have to watch how fast you draw. To fast and you pull to much juice though the wick and the coil can't keep up. The juice will fall through the little hole and collect on your battery. Makes a mess. I always check and clean the top of my battery.
 

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I purchased an AGA Tiamat Plus/w Glass Tank and a Kanger MT3 to replace my Vision Clearo that (even though its been rebuilt about 40 times has yet to perform the way it did when I first got it, or perform much at all really). I gotta say the Kanger gives me the occasional dry hit, you have to be careful not to screw the tank onto the head too tight and honestly the flavor is terrible. I feel a little bit spoiled by my Phoenix Clone, dripping is just the best flavor I have ever experienced... then I get the AGA Tiamat + which gives me the same flavor as dripping but with a tank...
 

Roastpork

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I'm very lucky to have a shop close to me. They opened recently and have a large shop. Going there today and I'll ask them for advice. They are very knowledgeable. They started me off with the T3 for my first try at vaping. Stopped my 2 pack a day habit dead! To me this means they know there stuff. Also good at explaining to a newbie. I am looking at making the next step (aga t) so I will try and relay any info I learn while I'm there. Only bin vaping for 3 weeks and totally hooked.
 

Dram

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I have been vaping cartomizers since June of last year, switched to the Bloog brand in December (a smart move), just recieved the new Bloog clearomizer (my first clearo) but I am getting a burnt taste which is what I was hoping to avoid with the change. I've noticed it is better (less noticeable) if I turn is upside down occasionally. Since I'm new to the clearo I figure I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas?
 

DaveP

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Clearos that are press fit to the thread base crack all around. You don't notice it until you take it apart to clean the wicks and head. Then, you can see the cracks. When I used clearos I noticed this early on and used to invert the tube when I reassembled.

Vision Vivi Nova and others that use threaded tanks will last much longer. The tank itself threads into a metal base and a metal top threads on to the top side. Plastic isn't forever, but there's no comparison to the life of a threaded tank vs one that is press fit.
 

dc321

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I started off with the CE4 tanks, they were tossed in the trash after a few days. Eventually they started leaking on the metal ring around the tank, not the actual threading. Currently have 2 vivi's and a submarine style carto tank. They may be a pain when you first start out but once you use a carto style tank and get the hang of things, I feel you can never go back to using clearo's at least I can't.
 
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