why my subox mini has a oil leak problem?
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Which coil are you using? The OCC or the RBA?
If the OCC, I would make sure it is seated correctly and the o-rings are seated to make a leak proof seal.
If the RBA, it has to be seated and wicked correctly to keep the juice from leaking out the air holes.
Good luck and let us know how it goes!
It's OCC. i will reput it and make pic later today.thank you dear
You're very welcome.
I have 2 Suboxes, and been through it all. I actually love the RBA that came with it. The OCC are nice, but like anything else, it is possible to cross-thread them, and then the o-rings don't make good contact, causing leaks. Also, just make sure the o-ring is still attached to the OCC coil. Sometimes they come off when changing them out.
I'm sure everything will be ok once you take a look at it.
I have 2 Suboxes, and been through it all. I actually love the RBA that came with it. The OCC are nice, but like anything else, it is possible to cross-thread them, and then the o-rings don't make good contact, causing leaks. Also, just make sure the o-ring is still attached to the OCC coil. Sometimes they come off when changing them out.
I'm sure everything will be ok once you take a look at it.
Thank you ,you are very nice. you are right i will try use RBA next time.
Beside the coils not seating properly this is the list I look at, some juice specific, others climate and environment specific
1) Everything seated and sealing properly
2) RBA Specific - adequate wicking to keep liquid from flowing in by gravity and usual pressure alone
3) Juice Specific - Liquid mixture blend (a 70pg 30vg liquid will seep in easier than a 30pg 70vg liquid will)
4) Climate Specific - liquid viscosity will be affected by temperature variables (warmer the outside air is, the thinner a liquid will become, colder the thicker it will become) - remedy store tank upside down when moving between two different temperature environments, or hold upside down, open the tank and let pressure equalize
5) Climate Specific - liquid pressure and air pressure due to temperature will rise and fall, move from an 75Farenheit environment to a 100Farenheit environment, pressure will increase with the liquid and air in a tank building, this pressure will push liquid out - remedy see #4
6) Environment Specific - Increases and decreases in altitude can cause a fall in pressure in a tank (causing negative pressure) causing a pull of liquid into the airflow path to equalize pressure, and in reverse and decrease in altitude builds pressure in a tank similar to #5 - remedy see #4 store the tank upside down to where only air is allowed to be pulled or escape
Coil aging attributors to leaking
Wicking getting clogged or deteriorating due to these
1) Age of coil, older the coil head is the easier it is to leak due to wicking clogging and not letting liquid to be vaporized thoroughly, these cloggings can be carbon build up on the wire, crystalized sweetners, impurities in the liquid which do no vaporize creating gunk on the coil and wicking.
1A) Highly sweet liquids - savory, custards, candies, some overly sweet fruits, bakery liquids fall prey to this
1B) Darker Liquids - the impurities and colorings of these liquids do not vaporize and clog up wicking, coffees, tobacco flavors and such fall prey to this
1C) Tobaccos, including Whole Tobacco Alkaloids (WTA) and Naturally Extracted Tobacco Alkaloid (NET) liquids fall prey to this, particulates of the extraction and colorings clog up wicking
1D) Thicker the liquid is (higher VG) will clog up like Sweeteners in liquids will as VG is generally sweet by nature depending on what it is extracted from, examples Palm extracted VG is really one of the sweeter VG out there, also because VG is thicker than PG it takes more work to wick so wicks slowly leading to potential wick scorching and dry hits
1E) Power output - higher the heat applied will wear out wicking and wire quicker than lower power output, opening up potential scorching of wick and wire
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1) Everything seated and sealing properly
2) RBA Specific - adequate wicking to keep liquid from flowing in by gravity and usual pressure alone
3) Juice Specific - Liquid mixture blend (a 70pg 30vg liquid will seep in easier than a 30pg 70vg liquid will)
4) Climate Specific - liquid viscosity will be affected by temperature variables (warmer the outside air is, the thinner a liquid will become, colder the thicker it will become) - remedy store tank upside down when moving between two different temperature environments, or hold upside down, open the tank and let pressure equalize
5) Climate Specific - liquid pressure and air pressure due to temperature will rise and fall, move from an 75Farenheit environment to a 100Farenheit environment, pressure will increase with the liquid and air in a tank building, this pressure will push liquid out - remedy see #4
6) Environment Specific - Increases and decreases in altitude can cause a fall in pressure in a tank (causing negative pressure) causing a pull of liquid into the airflow path to equalize pressure, and in reverse and decrease in altitude builds pressure in a tank similar to #5 - remedy see #4 store the tank upside down to where only air is allowed to be pulled or escape
Coil aging attributors to leaking
Wicking getting clogged or deteriorating due to these
1) Age of coil, older the coil head is the easier it is to leak due to wicking clogging and not letting liquid to be vaporized thoroughly, these cloggings can be carbon build up on the wire, crystalized sweetners, impurities in the liquid which do no vaporize creating gunk on the coil and wicking.
1A) Highly sweet liquids - savory, custards, candies, some overly sweet fruits, bakery liquids fall prey to this
1B) Darker Liquids - the impurities and colorings of these liquids do not vaporize and clog up wicking, coffees, tobacco flavors and such fall prey to this
1C) Tobaccos, including Whole Tobacco Alkaloids (WTA) and Naturally Extracted Tobacco Alkaloid (NET) liquids fall prey to this, particulates of the extraction and colorings clog up wicking
1D) Thicker the liquid is (higher VG) will clog up like Sweeteners in liquids will as VG is generally sweet by nature depending on what it is extracted from, examples Palm extracted VG is really one of the sweeter VG out there, also because VG is thicker than PG it takes more work to wick so wicks slowly leading to potential wick scorching and dry hits
1E) Power output - higher the heat applied will wear out wicking and wire quicker than lower power output, opening up potential scorching of wick and wire
hth.
yeah it is. Holy cow.
am I the only one that thinks tanks are more work than they are worth? Never had a leak out of my dripper. All the tanks I've used leak, granted that hasn't been a great many, and at this rate am not keen on trying more.
am I the only one that thinks tanks are more work than they are worth? Never had a leak out of my dripper. All the tanks I've used leak, granted that hasn't been a great many, and at this rate am not keen on trying more.
Tanks have their strengths and weaknesses, just as drippers do, and all atomizer attachments are prone to leak, we are dealing with liquids, surface tensions of liquid and air, as well as air passages and such. Drippers are less prone at times to leak yes, but they are also far more prone to leak as well if you over drip, lay it on its side while liquid still present, or an o-ring gives out, but need to keep a bottle of liquid with you to drip every 5-10 puffs/hits, not good especially when driving, there the strength of a tank comes into play, needing filling less often it is better to use out and about or at work in most cases. Have to balance what you are wanting and needing over troubleshooting, maintenance, cost, performance, quality, situations you will need to have it handy.
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