A newbie learnt lesson for tank leaks for cleito EXO!

[Miles 1972]

hey all,

im not sure but i finally feel able to contribute my experience (though limited) for those going MTL to sub ohm!

things i got wrong!

1. i thought it was going to be simple!
2. proper priming

That said! I'm still learning and loving it!

my reflection!

i have now learnt after several tank dumps and spitting, loss of flavour and vapour, several coils and bottles of e liquid how to troubleshoot a tank! namely an aspire cleito EXO.

a wash in soapy water of the tank body, and a rinse! then a thorough wipe after removing original lower o-rings! oh hang on, o-rings? a bloody single o-ring change! not the one i thought was important there is no spare for that one, its the base ring which the tanks body sits on caused my flooding, not the one round the stem which the coil screws into! still can't figure out why!

a small experience but I'm sure some of you might experience this! hopefully not! or maybe i was lucky in my solution?


Miles

 

[Cliffyboy1962]

When you vape the EXO, or for that matter any stock coil tank, ejuice evaporates/vaporises from the coil leaving a dry wick. Ejuice from the tank flows into the dry wick to replace the vaporised juice.

As juice leaves the tank, a small, but significant negative pressure forms in the tank. It is important for a stock coil (especially high wattage) to be finely balanced between wicking well (to ensure no dry hits) and wicking too well and flooding. It's the neg pressure that keeps that balance on the side of, wicking well. If your tank gaskets fail in some way, the negative pressure can be lost and the balance tips in favour of, wicking too well and flooding can occur.

I used to find the Cleito coils would be a little gurgly after a tank refill (neg pressure lost) but would recover to normal after a few vapes (neg pressure reformed)

 

[Miles 1972]

When you vape the EXO, or for that matter any stock coil tank, ejuice evaporates/vaporises from the coil leaving a dry wick. Ejuice from the tank flows into the dry wick to replace the vaporised juice.

As juice leaves the tank, a small, but significant negative pressure forms in the tank. It is important for a stock coil (especially high wattage) to be finely balanced between wicking well (to ensure no dry hits) and wicking too well and flooding. It's the neg pressure that keeps that balance on the side of, wicking well. If your tank gaskets fail in some way, the negative pressure can be lost and the balance tips in favour of, wicking too well and flooding can occur.

I used to find the Cleito coils would be a little gurgly after a tank refill (neg pressure lost) but would recover to normal after a few vapes (neg pressure reformed)

Okay now I understand! Thank You!

But the open nature of the cleito's side flow channels , does that bypass the tank by viture of the thick o ring on the coil? Keeping the liquid section in neg pressure?

I think it must do by what you describe!

Miles

 

[Cliffyboy1962]

Okay now I understand! Thank You!

But the open nature of the cleito's side flow channels , does that bypass the tank by viture of the thick o ring on the coil? Keeping the liquid section in neg pressure?

I think it must do by what you describe!

Miles

I have read it multiple times Miles and I can't really get what you are asking. Sorry I may be dense

 

[Miles 1972]

I have read it multiple times Miles and I can't really get what you are asking. Sorry I may be dense

Simply! This time, Sorry! I just wanted to say now understand why my tank was flooding! Thank you for explaining!

I just thought a thicker internal o ring was more important! Not the one the base of the tanks case sits on!

Miles

 

[Miles 1972]

Simply! This time, Sorry! I just wanted to say now understand why my tank was flooding! Thank you for explaining!

I just thought a thicker internal o ring was more important! Not the one the base of the tanks case sits on!

Miles

1 is the one that was the issue based on your explanation!

2 is the one that I thought was more important! Mistakenly!

Your explanation solved my problem I was having!

 

[Cliffyboy1962]

Glad to be of some help. I remember when all this vaping stuff was a complete mystery to me. I remember looking at vaping retailer websites feeling utterly overwhelmed by all the things with strange names and thinking "I wan't to get to know all about this stuff, it looks cool"

So I, like so many peeps on here, studied and studied..............and I still don't know the half of it. Getting there, slowly.

 

[Miles 1972]

Glad to be of some help. I remember when all this vaping stuff was a complete mystery to me. I remember looking at vaping retailer websites feeling utterly overwhelmed by all the things with strange names and thinking "I wan't to get to know all about this stuff, it looks cool"

So I, like so many peeps on here, studied and studied..............and I still don't know the half of it. Getting there, slowly.

No! Thank you!

I love learning hence I'm here! It' great all this sub ohm! I have a habit of going full hog! Much to my wife's frustration! Scuba Diving, most peeps like to settle with padi open water, I went to technical diving with TDI! But that's another story!
I think you'l appreciate this one! again off topic, I want a cervelo S3!

Miles

 

[Cliffyboy1962]

Damn I wish I could afford to want a Cervelo S3 That's a dream ride right there. My Sunday ride was much more based on reality as I got my first winter puncture. Luckily was out with the club so lots of willing and able helpers to get me back and rolling quickly and without too much trouble.

If I had an S3 it would be indoors and wouldn't see the light of day until at least April. Winter is tough on bikes.

 

[Figuring]

a wash in soapy water of the tank body, and a rinse! then a thorough wipe after removing original lower o-rings! oh hang on, o-rings? a bloody single o-ring change! not the one i thought was important there is no spare for that one, its the base ring which the tanks body sits on caused my flooding, not the one round the stem which the coil screws into! still can't figure out why!



Miles

I appreciate the post and am having the same problem. The tank floods. I make sure everything is tight, fill it, and after a few minutes the juice levels drop consistently (even after hitting a few initial time to restore the negative pressure) and it floods. I just got this thing today so it isn't an old o-ring. Maybe defective?

My question is, when you say an o-ring change, do you mean replacing it entirely or just removing it, wiping it, putting it back on?

Thanks!