Crackling tanks

[elly2]

Morning all, for some reason most of my tanks have started crackling/gurgling, I've read on the board that it may be due to the way I am filling them (amongst other problems) I am using a protank 2 atm but its the same when I use my iclears, can anyone point me in the direction of some needle cap bottles please.

[OneDay]

Crackling/fizzing/popping is a good sign of a healthy tank.
Gurgling = not so good

[lisburnvapes]

The gurgling is flooding, small quantities of excess juice getting into the air tube, or it could just be condensation, you need to dry the bottom and sometimes the inside of the drip tip now and again, you can also hold your device by the battery and give it a flick, as if your whipping with it, probably better to not do this over your lounge carpet as some juice will flick out the drip tip end, hope this helps


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[southbay]

Are you rinsing them out with water? I tend to find after rinsing my tanks I have to dry fire them before filling to get rid of the gurgling.

[Deleted]

Jun 16, 2014 10:34:29 GMT OneDay said:

Crackling/fizzing/popping is a good sign of a healthy tank.
Gurgling = not so good

Yep, crack/fizz/pop, if mine don't do that I start to worry. I've just put a new coil and wick in a Kayfun and its got a touch of all three but its blowing clouds and taste is awesome. Would be more worried if it gurgled.

[wibble]

Mine do occasionally but have started washing them and using a different one and leaving the washed one to dry before using it .. hence the reason for 'having' to order a few more spares on the weekend LOL (thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)

A good 'blow' through the end can also do the trick sometimes

[gill2009]

 You can't beat that wonderful ' crackling ' sound...I'm sad, I know 

[Greg]

Jun 16, 2014 16:15:00 GMT wibble said:

Mine do occasionally but have started washing them and using a different one and leaving the washed one to dry before using it .. hence the reason for 'having' to order a few more spares on the weekend LOL (thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)

A good 'blow' can also do the trick sometimes

[hijack]

Yes a good blow onto tissue should clear it. Sometimes there may be a gap where the wicks poke out on the PT2, the juice can leak in through there. If you fluff-up the wicks a bit it can help to fill any gap there might be.
You gotta love the innuendo that comes with vaping.

[wibble]

Jun 16, 2014 20:01:56 GMT hijack said:

Yes a good blow onto tissue should clear it. Sometimes there may be a gap where the wicks poke out on the PT2, the juice can leak in through there. If you fluff-up the wicks a bit it can help to fill any gap there might be.
You gotta love the innuendo that comes with vaping.

I did nearly explain my comment before hitting enter as I thought it sounded a bit rude ... but then thought "nah it's probably just my mind - no-one else will think like that"  How wrong I was hijack 

[DiscoDes]

Also, when you take a pull on your ecig try this, start pressing the button before you take a pull, take slow deep pulls rather than sharp short ones so you're giving the coil enough time to vaporise any liquid on it. Keep holding the button down for half a second after you've stopped taking a pull to vaporise any liquid still on the coil.

[ruffdog]

Jun 17, 2014 5:56:04 GMT wibble said:

Jun 16, 2014 20:01:56 GMT hijack said:

Yes a good blow onto tissue should clear it. Sometimes there may be a gap where the wicks poke out on the PT2, the juice can leak in through there. If you fluff-up the wicks a bit it can help to fill any gap there might be.
You gotta love the innuendo that comes with vaping.

I did nearly explain my comment before hitting enter as I thought it sounded a bit rude ... but then thought "nah it's probably just my mind - no-one else will think like that"  How wrong I was hijack 

wibble. We don't believe you! 

To op. I've been using an RDA all yesterday and it is interesting to note that you end up listening to the subtle changes in the crackles and popops as the sound changes depending how wet your wick is. Not quite there yet but you can definitely hear a change as you start to run dry. Before you notice the flavour drop or dry hit. Couple of times I thought "hmmmmm", took the cap off and sure enough the wick was just about to dry out. 

Morning.......# too sleeeepy.

Tired Ruffie. X

[amygx]

Yes I've got soggy/crunchy tissue soaked with goo all over my desk and table from having to blow mine quite regularly. They don't perform well when they're wet so best leave them to dry and if you get droplets of water that won't go away, a quick waft with the hair dryer does the trick

Both my T3S and Mini Protank 2 have been leaking on to my battery recently for some reason though

[ruffdog]

amygx

What you mean you don't just use your T-shirt !!
Damn it, I been doing this all wrong. Lol

[charon]

Jun 17, 2014 7:22:57 GMT amygx said:

Yes I've got soggy/crunchy tissue soaked with goo all over my desk and table from having to blow mine quite regularly. They don't perform well when they're wet so best leave them to dry and if you get droplets of water that won't go away, a quick waft with the hair dryer does the trick

Both my T3S and Mini Protank 2 have been leaking on to my battery recently for some reason though

If they have just started leaking, I would suspect either your heads or seals.
Just remember that an atty is basically a tube and the only thing that that stops your juice flooding out everywhere is your head.  Correct wicking will sort most problems out if the seals are all OK.