kayfun v5

[jacq13]

Hi there, has anyone got a kayfun v5? Interested to hear any thoughts about it as I've been having a few niggles.

[flavourtank]

glen maybe you can help?

[domejunky]

I've got one, what's niggling you?

[glen]

Same here, fire away

[leroy4bz]

I've got one on the way, so I'll being watching with interest. It's a Kayfun! Everyone one I've had has its little niggles, I've found that even 2 the same need different attention.

[jacq13]

Got mine when they first came out from Creme de vape. It started to leak on and off from the air vents. Not just a bit either! Thinking it was just me doing something wrong I carried on with it until the other day the glass cracked out of the blue. Got onto cdv and they immediately sent me a new glass tank foc. Fab service. Thought that would be the end of it as maybe the glass was faulty in the first place. Unfortunately it's not the case and I've still got leaking.

[SteveF]

hi I'm not a kayfun owner but the problems you are suffering sound very typical of a top fill tank.
Just sounds like it's losing vacuum, does it happen full or around half way?
I've had a few tanks that vape so so until level with the deck bell then either give an amazing vape..... or spill their guts.

Have you replaced the top cap and chimney seals yet? Usually the simplest fix although to be frank I'd just do them all.

Looking from the outside SVM listened to the market rather than the customers in regards to the V5, gave it the features but didn't really address the niggles. All it needed was a bigger easier fill, bigger deck and more airflow. Topfil and rotating juice control... ermm?

[calnorth]

£98.95....is that right jacq13

www.cremedevape.com/epages/yxve46fvrnud.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/yxve46fvrnud/Products/SM-100


I have two KF clones from FT and very little trouble unless I don't wick them quite right. Or catch the end of coil tails on the tank case (inner). Thats it really. Had them 6 months in fairly constant use and no need for seal change yet. Think these were £9 each delivered from China.

edit:  mine are V3's but principle of operation I think is the same.


www.fasttech.com/p/4278000

[domejunky]

There's been some discussion on one of the other forums about the bottom o ring below the build deck preventing the tank from screwing all the way down. The juice shut off should work without any o rings. So the test was to remove the lower o ring - attach the tank and screw it down all the way - then fill and leave the top cap off. Shouldn't leak in this state. If it does then there is a machining error in the threads.

[SteveF]

I have an sxk V5 in the slow mail, apparently it is an almost perfect 1:1 copy.
Quite intrigued to what my first kayfun styled toot will be like and hope that it doesn't misbehave.
I was truly tempted by an original but with all due respect couldn't bring myself to spend £90 on something that had no more innovative features than a mainstream $25 Shengzen atty.

I've taken to replacing seals straight from the box, billow, bellus, griffins and serpent minis even my goblin mini all had random leaks that were eventually cured by just putting on few new o-rings.
Wicking? Yes it can be a big part of leaks but I didn't have half of the problems when I simply unscrewed the base of a subtank to fill up.

[phtumshk]

Unless you all ready are, you could try turning it upside down when you open the juice control to equalize the pressure.

[ronmeggie]

Just built SXK V5 today and all is fine,

1.4 ohm coil,14,15 watts,3 pips air hole,

no leaks,so well pleased.

[jacq13]

Jul 28, 2016 8:40:34 GMT domejunky said:

There's been some discussion on one of the other forums about the bottom o ring below the build deck preventing the tank from screwing all the way down. The juice shut off should work without any o rings. So the test was to remove the lower o ring - attach the tank and screw it down all the way - then fill and leave the top cap off. Shouldn't leak in this state. If it does then there is a machining error in the threads.

Thanks I'll give this a go.

[jacq13]

Jul 28, 2016 14:28:06 GMT ronmeggie said:

Just built SXK V5 today and all is fine,

1.4 ohm coil,14,15 watts,3 pips air hole,

no leaks,so well pleased.

sxk are good manufacturers. Think I'll be getting one of these too soon 😊 Did you get it from ft?

[jacq13]

Jul 28, 2016 9:47:03 GMT phtumshk said:

Unless you all ready are, you could try turning it upside down when you open the juice control to equalize the pressure.

Good idea, haven't tried this yet . Thanks 😊