What's up with leaks!??

[kornichon99]

Hi, I'm new to this whole vaping era and bought myself a "Mig Cig 21 clear fusion kit" after watching some youtube review.

Now the problem I have is that the tanks always end up leaking after just a couple of vapes.

I tried Slower/faster inhalation and I make sure the tank isnt overfilled.

It really feels like a dealbreaker, it tends to burn my lips when I inhale and I feel like I'm wasting so much time cleaning it with a tissue.

So do you think the problem is with me or the ecig itself?

 

[amtseung]

These kinds of clearomiser tanks all inherently leak. Otherwise, how is liquid supposed to magically resist gravity and flow upwards?
Have you tried another unit? Does that one leak also? Is it leaking out the top or bottom? Did you screw the mouthpiece in tightly? Are any sealing o-rings or other bits that are supposed to be sealed... not sealed?
If it's burning you lips, you might just have a shortcircuit inside. You really should try another unit. It'll help you see the differences with your current one and see what the issue is. Sometimes it can be fixed, other times it can't.

It's time for some troubleshooting.

 

[k0k0s]

Hello! Please dont give up on those yet! There are a few ways you can minimize this issue. First of all, there is no short-circuit, it's the nicotine that's burning your lips. One thing you can do is to make sure the strands of the two little wicks coming out of the sides of the atomizer head are not rolled tight together. Instead,they should be kind of loose and fluffy, closing up as much of the wick hole openings as possible. The other thing has to do with your vaping style. If you recently started vaping after years of smoking, you are probably puffing on the e-cig as you were doing with an analog cigarette.

Just like any other kind of vapour, e-cig vapour staying inside the drip-tip condensates, and turns back to liquid. This liquid cannot return to the wick to be heated again, it stays within the drip-tip mouthpiece, or between the drip tip and the carto head. I suggest you to try this: Press and hold the firing button 1-2 sec before you start pulling hits, and release it before you stop pulling. Make sure you dont do short pulls like in analog cigs, instead aim for a long steady pull. Remember to continue pulling for 1-2secs AFTER you release the fire button, to ensure you don't get any vapour condesation in the drip tip.

 

[kornichon99]

k0k0s

Thanks for the tips, I received 3 tanks with my purchase but I'm having the same issue with all three.

When I say that it's leaking it's not because it's dripping from the cigarette. It's just that I can hear the bubbling sound and if I don't wipe it and blow it out than It will get sucked in my mouth.

amtseung

As for the burning sensation, it only happens when I take longer inhalations and it feels like some boiling liquid makes it to my lips.

As for me, I've never been a real smoker. I just enjoyed smoking shisha in the past and was curious about e-cigarettes. I also know many smokers including my dad and figured I'd try it and see if I can make them switch to the healthier side.

Right now I'm vaping 6mg so I'll double check with the 0mg to see if it makes a difference with the burning.

 

[k0k0s]

Yes, I'm talking about that bubbling sound as well. I had the same issue with my Justfog 2043 atomizer when I first started. It usually happens after a refill. That gurgling sound is e-liquid collecting inside the coil chamber. To reduce that, try to spread the wick strands apart to close the holes from where they enter the coil chamber and try to puff for a second after you release the firing button so there is no vapour condesation inside that chamber.