Wotofo Troll X, I give up

[John68]

Hello people,
Posted before regarding wicking this, tried various methods, contacted Wotofo, no reply
Still leaks whatever, a great pity is does the job, but continually have to keep wiping to remove juice

 

[Phrasing]

Can you post pictures of your build/wicking

 

[Crispycritters]

I've found it can get a little juicy if I use dual 2.5mm i.d. coils and dry hit with dual 3.0mm i.d. unless I rake out/trim the cotton. I've never bothered trying a single coil so I dunno on that one.

This may sound a bit dumb - but you are closing the airflow completely before opening the tank aren't you? If you don't - it will piss out of the airflow.

With ALL bottom airflow DL tanks without JC I close the airflow off completely before opening the tank, fill it and replace the top cap QUICKLY, reopen the airflow and always take a few big hits immediately. Don't fill and leave it to stand or it WILL leak - taking a few hits straight away seems to restore the internal pressure in the tank and stop it leaking.

If you are doing this and it still leaks I would look first at that black seal in the slidey top cap, then the o'rings.

Edit - I'm using 70/30 juice in the Troll

 

[vapervince]

My guess would be the seals too, if you get a nick or twist you lose the vacuum, some attys are just weepy, if others have dry tanks you know it`s not the design. check you`re not over packing the wick and check that the wick ends are the right length and tucked not folded into the juice well, it`s often the simple things that cause leaks.

 

[RAPTOREX]

My guess would be the seals too, if you get a nick or twist you lose the vacuum, some attys are just weepy, if others have dry tanks you know it`s not the design. check you`re not over packing the wick and check that the wick ends are the right length and tucked not folded into the juice well, it`s often the simple things that cause leaks.

My first build pi$$ed every where. I just slightly evens out the cotton in the juice wells. And made absolutely sure there was no cotton being caught in the threads. On putting it back together, it’s remained leak free. Without a signs of gurgling or dry hits.
To be clear. That’s still the original build with nothing added or removed. Just tidied up.

top advice on the airflow though, from @Crispycritters . If a bottom airflow rta doesn’t leak, when you remove the lid, with the airflow open. You’re over wicking. Same, I’ve found, goes for Boros.

 

[John68]

Can you post pictures of your build/wicking

Hello, thanks for reply

 

[John68]

My first build pi$$ed every where. I just slightly evens out the cotton in the juice wells. And made absolutely sure there was no cotton being caught in the threads. On putting it back together, it’s remained leak free. Without a signs of gurgling or dry hits.
To be clear. That’s still the original build with nothing added or removed. Just tidied up.

top advice on the airflow though, from @Crispycritters . If a bottom airflow rta doesn’t leak, when you remove the lid, with the airflow open. You’re over wicking. Same, I’ve found, goes for Boros.

Many thanks, I am getting great flavour, just the leaking issue I have a problem with.

 

[Phrasing]

Hello, thanks for reply

It's not bad but could do with being a bit neater, there are areas under the coil where you should make sure the cotton is not touching the deck.
The wick channels on this kind of rta need to be completely filled, so any gaps will cause a leak.

What I tend to do is once your wicks are in place get something sharp and just poke into the wick ports from above, this will separate the fibres and push cotton into the outer edges more consistently

 

[John68]

Many thanks for prompt reply
Will do as you advise next time I rebuild

 

[RAPTOREX]

Hello, thanks for reply

All that cotton hanging over the threads will cause the leaks. Tidy it up by tucking it into the juice well. As I said in my first post. Make absolutely sure not a single thread of cotton can be caught up as you fit deck and tank together.
Best way is to soak the cotton with juice, then carefully tidy up all those hanging cotton threads.

that all I did to mine. And it’s 100% leak free since.

I’ll be honest. I’m not overly impressed with the flavour, myself. Nowt wrong really. it’s just not up to the standards of say the HellVape Reborn. And miles from the flavour of a VC Trilogy.
but, for £4.99 (evolution vaping) you can’t really complain.