Clearomiser

[lozzy550]

Ok strangely in my clearomiser the top bit to put the liquid in has sunk down if that makes any sense?! Also I think the small rubber band is in the wrong place (it fell out) any advice if this can be fixed? Also can anyone post a pic to show me where the rubber band should sit as this might be causing the leaking liquid into my mouth?! Thanks!

[daveyboy37]

If its a V3 rebuildable then the seal should sit just below the thread.. At least it does on mine
I dont know what you mean my sunk down tho sorry

[lozzy550]

It's a riva 1100 so I can't take it apart ok so there's thread both sides do you mean after the plastic cap thing? Just not sure how I'm going to put it back in place?! Sorry I'm hopeless at explaining :/

[Ratfinkz]

Riva 1100 is a battery not a clearomiser?

[Brambles]

There is two seals. One is an O ring on the mouth piece. It sits just below the threads and seals the mouthpiece to the metal shroud on top of the plastic body.

The second is a flat silicon washer and it sits between the plastic body and the top metal shroud to seal it. They have a habit of falling out on some clearomisers. To put it back in you can fiddle about and push it back into the gap between the shroud and plastic...good luck if you try because is a real fiddle and will probably just come out again.
It is easier to remove the top shroud/sleeve. To do this you need to insert the mouth piece and rock the sleeve side to side as you pull. Some are really tight, some are easy. Once removed it should be clear where the seal goes. Problem is it might come out again. Some plastic tubes have pips moulded on the top to hold washer from sliding out. If you do not have pips, you need to sand the tube end very carefully to make the flat surface slightly tapered. You are making the outside diameter lower than the inside so when the washer is compressed it tries to go out the way and not in.
Now place the sleeve back on with the sealing washer in place and press down firmly using a flat surface.

[Brambles]

Jan 26, 2013 11:15:52 GMT Ratfinkz said:

Riva 1100 is a battery not a clearomiser?

Riva 1100 kit Sarah... uses CE4 type clearomisers.

[Brambles]

Actually Lossy, if you have just got the kit recently and it is the flat washer which has come out I would contact the vendor and ask if they will replace the clearomiser.

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You can hopefully see where the seal washer should sit on this pic.



You can see the white washer, by the metal thread. So just put it back on & it will sit fine & stop any leaking. Make sure the tip is pushed in then screwed down.

[Saferciggie]

you have probably also overtightened the mouthpiece so pushing the part inside that it meets down also, this wil press on the wick and cause flow problems. you can prise this back up again slightly with a small screwdriver etc and should be ok then, never overtighten and they are problem free

[Brambles]

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[lozzy550]

Thanks everyone I must have lost the flat ring one down the plug hole do you think this is the reason why I'm getting a little liquid in my mouth when using it?x

[djs]

Jan 26, 2013 14:31:28 GMT Brambles said:

thousand words....

Brambles? (Nice picture)
If a user has never removed the top collar on a vision - would that flat washer still be in place?

I ask, as I got a nice drop of e-liquid out of mine this morning (yuk) and had double checked the drip tip and alignment with the top of the atty on leaving the house.....

Pitch black, on the M-way at 60mph @ 6.00am and suddenly - juice leak!!

[Brambles]

It could be, if the top sleeve does not seal top the tube weird things happen apart from leaking around it. It draws air in and the wick tends to flood too much. Some do and some don't because the metal sleeve seals to the tank quite well as a tight fit. Secret is to pull the top sleeve off. and glue it on with a drop of instant glue spread round the flange. Push it in quickly with a rotating action if you can making sure it is well down. The glue will seal it.
But. 1st you can check if it will make a different...wrap a bit of tape around the join and see if it improves 1st.

You also need to make sure the centre post and head is lined up in the centre, if not use something to gently ease it into the centre. When screwing the mouth piece in make sure it compresses the top silicon cap on the atomiser part slightly.

It could also be the way you draw and timing of switch on and off.
Try a slightly different technique like turning on and as soon as you hear fissing then draw. At the end I turn off exactly when I stop drawing but some say let the switch go a second before....some say just after. If you are getting a lot of pooling on the battery contact then switch off before you stop drawing. Keep the e-cig pointing down slightly, do not point up in the air like you some would a real cig. Just trying to throw some suggestions to the wind here.

[djs]

Jan 26, 2013 16:49:52 GMT Brambles said:

But. 1st you can check if it will make a different...wrap a bit of tape around the join and see if it improves 1st.

I'll go and do exactly that.

[Brambles]

Jan 26, 2013 16:42:01 GMT djs said:

Jan 26, 2013 14:31:28 GMT Brambles said:

thousand words....

Brambles? (Nice picture)
If a user has never removed the top collar on a vision - would that flat washer still be in place?

I ask, as I got a nice drop of e-liquid out of mine this morning (yuk) and had double checked the drip tip and alignment with the top of the atty on leaving the house.....

Pitch black, on the M-way at 60mph @ 6.00am and suddenly - juice leak!!

On some cheap ones they fall out all the time. Mind you on my expensive ones they fell out but my really cheap ones have pips to hold the washer in place. They usually fall out when you remove the tip and are washing the thing out and so easily lost if you are not looking for it. Not all do it, indeed most are fine, and usually happens when you try to reset the top sleeve, it squashes the rubber seal and then it is squeezed out of the gap. When you push in the mouth piece it catches it and pushes inside the tank. If you do not notice you will lose it when washing the tank out.
Also bear in mind these cartomisers are easily damaged by knocking the tank out of true on the bottom flange. Put one in your pocket attached to a battery and they invariably always get knocked squint.