Aerotank users please help

[Fagsareus]

Hi to all the aerotank/ Genitank users do yo use the new style coils or the older type ..... .? Up until now I was using the newer type with no problems but they are now finished so I put in an older type which had been recoiled with the blue extension thingy on it and my tank is leaking like mad .... Am I doing something wrong?

[Perpetua]

I use both Fagsareus . . . . using VG heavy eliquid, I seldom have any leaking issues. If you are however it's worth trying what used to be called a ' flavour wick '  . . . . pop the chimney off, place an extra piece of wick on top of the coil. Reassemble.

You're not doing anything wrong as such, it's just that there's insufficient wick in your coil to cope with I presume a slightly heavier PG based eliquid.

If you don't have any wicking material then you could try a small piece of cottonwool ( preferably organic ) laid over the coil.

( If I recoil Protank heads, then I do this as a matter of course. )

www.fasttech.com/forums/vapers/t/1172425/flavor-wicks/1

You may also find, tweaking the wattage you normally use will also help with this style of head.

[Fagsareus]

Perpetua thanks .....so should I tweak up or down 😂

[prr]

Tweak the power up a bit. You could also try taking the blue ring off and put on an upside down chimney silicone as well as the ordinary silicone.

[Perpetua]

Yep, as prr has said - up Fagsareus. In addition to the other fix he has also suggested.

[decoy]

its also worth fluffing out the ends of the cotton before fitting coil in to tank so there are no gaps around the cotton when its dry

[GunJack]

Mar 4, 2018 12:05:58 GMT Fagsareus said:

Hi to all the aerotank/ Genitank users do yo use the new style coils or the older type ..... .? Up until now I was using the newer type with no problems but they are now finished so I put in an older type which had been recoiled with the blue extension thingy on it and my tank is leaking like mad .... Am I doing something wrong?

Using the protank-2 type coils with an extra blue washer on them can be notoriously leaky....TBH I find it best not to use them if you can help it.. as Mandy said above, you may just need some extra wick over the coil, but-

it really depends on which way they're leaking....

1. down into the airflow base - most likely the wicking as above.

2. up into the chimney - the blue washer isn't quite thick enough to stop the juice being drawn up int the chimney, you need an extra bit of silicone on top of the blue bit to stop that.

3. if it's leaking from where the base screws onto the tank, the blue bit is too thick and not letting the base & tank mate up properly and so leaking at the join..

It's just a case of working through for where your leak is

[GunJack]

Mar 4, 2018 19:03:00 GMT decoy said:

its also worth fluffing out the ends of the cotton before fitting coil in to tank so there are no gaps around the cotton when its dry

cotton?? in a kanger head?? Sacrilege sir!!

[Fagsareus]

Mar 4, 2018 21:12:13 GMT GunJack said:

Mar 4, 2018 12:05:58 GMT Fagsareus said:

Hi to all the aerotank/ Genitank users do yo use the new style coils or the older type ..... .? Up until now I was using the newer type with no problems but they are now finished so I put in an older type which had been recoiled with the blue extension thingy on it and my tank is leaking like mad .... Am I doing something wrong?

Using the protank-2 type coils with an extra blue washer on them can be notoriously leaky....TBH I find it best not to use them if you can help it.. as Mandy said above, you may just need some extra wick over the coil, but-

it really depends on which way they're leaking....

1. down into the airflow base - most likely the wicking as above.

2. up into the chimney - the blue washer isn't quite thick enough to stop the juice being drawn up int the chimney, you need an extra bit of silicone on top of the blue bit to stop that.

3. if it's leaking from where the base screws onto the tank, the blue bit is too thick and not letting the base & tank mate up properly and so leaking at the join..

It's just a case of working through for where your leak is

Points  1 &2 are the problem ...I think I'll just stick to the other ones in future .....thanks for your input 

[Perpetua]

Mar 4, 2018 22:03:45 GMT Fagsareus said:

Mar 4, 2018 21:12:13 GMT GunJack said:

Using the protank-2 type coils with an extra blue washer on them can be notoriously leaky....TBH I find it best not to use them if you can help it.. as Mandy said above, you may just need some extra wick over the coil, but-

it really depends on which way they're leaking....

1. down into the airflow base - most likely the wicking as above.

2. up into the chimney - the blue washer isn't quite thick enough to stop the juice being drawn up int the chimney, you need an extra bit of silicone on top of the blue bit to stop that.

3. if it's leaking from where the base screws onto the tank, the blue bit is too thick and not letting the base & tank mate up properly and so leaking at the join..

It's just a case of working through for where your leak is

Points  1 &2 are the problem ...I think I'll just stick to the other ones in future .....thanks for your input 

They're very reasonable at FT Fagsareus . . . . I bought a box of 50 using the recent discount code. 

www.fasttech.com/p/8599101