Zeus X Rta flooding and dealing with geekvape

[Eric Wetzel]

I'm having the exact same issue with mine. And I love how people always say "Oh just rebuild, change your coils, you don't have enough cotton" lol.

Or that's what people told me. Sometimes the device is just faulty. The device you and I got. I don't mean the Zeus x as in all of them. This rta has amazing flavor and very smooth. The very first Kylin I had leaked all the time. Everyone told me "Oh it's you, your not putting enough cotton' or don't use premade coils" . We all have been here. Learning to wick our finicky new babies. But If you haven't gotten it down in a few days, then something else is afoot. The Original Kylin that kept leaking on me......I got a new one sent to me
..and Walla. Zero leaks. Same cotton, same kind and ohm of coil. Same juice.

 

[GOMuniEsq]

Great to see that the issue was handled. Apparently a few of the first Zeus X units to ship had a connection that was improperly press-fitted which led to leaking. The DIY fix involved a mallet. You'll love the new unit.

 

[Ruben41771]

An update on this :

I received a brand new zeus x black in the mail today, unfortunately it was only the tank no box, but i cant and wont complain about that.
In the end it took 1 month and 1 week to arrive in south africa, and i didn't pay 1 cent.

Just want to thank Luis from geekvape china and geekvape itself again for sorting this out, my tacking number never really worked but in the end i received my replacement zeus so all is good.
And just an apology to geekvape for my last msg stating that they never helped me past a certain point.

In the end everything worked out and seems geekvape really do care about it's customers, can Smok say the same .

If a mod can close this pls, think the thread served it's purpose and geekvape delivered, there is a zeus x thread where everyone can tell there story about there zeus x.

Thanks

 

[GOMuniEsq]

My Zeus X works beautifully and always has. My biggest complaint is that I didn't realize the blue one would be a thin plating that would scratch easily. Next time I'll buy SS or Gunmetal which is solid all the way through.

 

[Izan]

@Vaperite ZA
Reported.

Cheers
I

 

[Ruben41771]

When you dry burn (prior to wicking) are your coils glowing evenly from the inside out?




Try using straight round wire - 24 gauge Kanthal - until you get a little better at building.. that will save you some money.

Yip inside to out, i dont build my own coils, buying pre builds is cheap and give loads of options that i cant build myself

 

[Opinionated]

Yip inside to out, i dont build my own coils, buying pre builds is cheap and give loads of options i cant build myself

Yes dear it gives you options, but your having problems and wasting coils because of those problems.

That is why to use round Kanthal wire - it's far easier to wick as a beginner and will give you the space to practice without spending lots of money until you get better at doing this..

As far as this coil, are both coils glowing exactly evenly? Or does one get hot faster than the other and in different places?

With dual coils both coils should heat exactly the same, at exactly the same time... was that happening?

 

[vimagreg]

I'm having a lot of issues with my Zeus X as well. Nothing so hard as a flooded deck, but a complete flavourless vapor and some dry hits, even post lots of builds and wicks. Just tried another one setup to test this week, let's see if it works this time.

 

[Ruben41771]

And scottich roll works great.
There are so many vids on you tube, some say cram the cotton in some say thin it out like heavy, so best is to keep on practicing, but dont be afraid to thin out a little bit more than allways. I was using 3mm coils think they the best for the tank.
But i am sure there is alot of zeus x users here that will tell you the perfect way to wick it. I just mostly used cotton bacon v2 and prime cause there cotton comes in nice " sections " so you kan keep track of how much you use at a time and then can adjust with little bit more or less after that.

 

[Ruben41771]

The only time mine floods is when I don't wick it properly. Or if I leave the cap unscrewed for a few minutes after filling. Hope your new unit fixes the problem, post back here if it doesn't.

Also, try Rayon for flavor. Did you know that cotton is just inferior rayon contaminated with other random stuff? Or, expressed less sensationally, Rayon and cotton are both primarily cellulose, but cotton is only 90% pure.

Yip, the wicking is very touchy on this one, well you can just stuff it in then it wont flood but will be a muted vape.
Cotton options in south africa is not alot, whe have a couple of options but the nice stuff i hear about like rayon and something like ken do or something is not in SA, mostly cotton bacon, nasty juice premium and some few others but options is a bit limited.
My tank still works if i only fill up with up 1ml or so but even quarter fill and it will flood, think its a old zeus prob same as some of the prev versions.

 

[Ruben41771]

Not sure if i may post links to local shops but here is 2 of our biggest shops so you guys/girls can see my option :

Vaperite - Stop Smoking, Start Vaping

Vape King SA - Vape Shop - Biggest Vape Store & Ecig Brand

If links not aload pls delete.

 

[vimagreg]

Good luck man, the prob with muted flavor ( well how i found it ) was too much wicking, should wick it tight in the coils and thin the ends out real good, for me it gave best flavor with heavy thinned out ends too almost the point of flooding, but there is a really thin line then cause not enough it floods and too much the flavor is muted, i had to really thin it out alot more than my other rta's to get the best flavor from it.
If you have cotton to practice on thin it out alot, still muted than thin some more, until it is spitting and gurgling then just ad a little more ..
I know not the best method but thats what worked for me for flavor the first week or 2 while it was still working.
My problem is everytime i fill it now it floods i dont even have to smoke for it to flood and doesnt matter if i cram the cotton in.

That's exactly what I did today. Very thin cotton in extremities, good one inside the coils. Started to spit back. Put a thin peel of cotton in extremities. Stop to spit back. First tank, till now, still muted flavour. Let's see during the week.

 

[Ruben41771]

Just a update on this.
Got a tracking number 3 weeks ago when i started this thread, email said have to wait 3-5 working days for it to show up for tracking, but from the start i knew this track number was weird, it was from russia to netherlands but since shipping companies some times reuse the numbers i waited my 5 working days out, check on day 7 and the shipping number doesn't work. Contacted geekvape again and after a week i got a sry they will check in on this.
Since then they cant provide me a tracking number or even tell me when or if it will be send ...
Seems my praise for geekvape was bit premature should have waited till i actually had the replacement zeus x in my hand before starting this thread.
I will be writing off the idea of getting a replacement zeus x from geekvape, when this problem started they replied every day now i have to wait a week to get some kind of reply and they cant give me any info when this will be replaced

 

[Geekvape_Official]

Just a update on this.
Got a tracking number 3 weeks ago when i started this thread, email said have to wait 3-5 working days for it to show up for tracking, but from the start i knew this track number was weird, it was from russia to netherlands but since shipping companies some times reuse the numbers i waited my 5 working days out, check on day 7 and the shipping number doesn't work. Contacted geekvape again and after a week i got a sry they will check in on this.
Since then they cant provide me a tracking number or even tell me when or if it will be send ...
Seems my praise for geekvape was bit premature should have waited till i actually had the replacement zeus x in my hand before starting this thread.
I will be writing off the idea of getting a replacement zeus x from geekvape, when this problem started they replied every day now i have to wait a week to get some kind of reply and they cant give me any info when this will be replaced

Sorry for the late update of the shipping info. The parcel is on its way to Russia. The tracking system for the express company might be a little late, but you may surprised to received the products when the system says it is on the process of shipment sometimes. Please be patient and if you need any help, feel free to contact us.

 

[Ruben41771]

Sorry for the late update of the shipping info. The parcel is on its way to Russia. The tracking system for the express company might be a little late, but you may surprised to received the products when the system says it is on the process of shipment sometimes. Please be patient and if you need any help, feel free to contact us.

May i have the tracking number you have ? Cause the number i got doesn't work. If you say it is in russia then you guys must have a number you are tracking that is on the system.

 

[vimagreg]

I'm glad to read you could solve your problems. My Zeus X still leaks a lot, then when I re-wick it makes too much dry-hits, than I re-wick and it turns to flood again. Unfortunately I had to abandon it, I'm convinced I'm just unable to properly setup it. Using other RTA's without problems. I would really love to be able to using the full potential of this device, but just couldn't... And as I live in Brazil I think GeekVape guys simply cannot help me, it would be simply so much cost for them...