Crown Tank RBA (Leaking)

[shahdawon]

Hi guys, ive had the crown tank for few months now. This is my second tank, first is a subtank mini which i still use and love.

Crown tank works absolutely fine with the replaceable coils no issues there.

The problem im facing is with the rba deck. No problem with coil building or wicking it.... Every time i refill the tank from top it leakes like mad through the afc ring... Before refilling i close off the afc as instructed but when i open the afc after refilling half the tank empties out.

Ive tried all sorts of wicking method's but nothing helps... I know for a fact there is suction issues with this tank. I have never experienced this with my subtank mini v2.

Ive been looking around on the internet and have come across many other people with same issues but no solutions yet.

If there is anybody who has a fix help will be appreciated. Crown tank vapes nice only trouble is top fill ruins it for good. £26.99 down the pan.. Why buy coils when you can build them to your liking.

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[Nailz]

Hi guys, ive had the crown tank for few months now. This is my second tank, first is a subtank mini which i still use and love.

Crown tank works absolutely fine with the replaceable coils no issues there.

The problem im facing is with the rba deck. No problem with coil building or wicking it.... Every time i refill the tank from top it leakes like mad through the afc ring... Before refilling i close off the afc as instructed but when i open the afc after refilling half the tank empties out.

Ive tried all sorts of wicking method's but nothing helps... I know for a fact there is suction issues with this tank. I have never experienced this with my subtank mini v2.

Ive been looking around on the internet and have come across many other people with same issues but no solutions yet.

If there is anybody who has a fix help will be appreciated. Crown tank vapes nice only trouble is top fill ruins it for good. £26.99 down the pan.. Why buy coils when you can build them to your liking.

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I've not had much luck with the RBA head either, I did get it not to leak once when did a 'S' wick on it, but when I rewicked again, it leaked again, mine is washed up and put away for now, to many tanks out there to deal with a leaking tank.

 

[Vapin4Joy]

First, clean it well, pay attention to the O-rings. The top cap, take a close look at the center gasket, the one that looks like a small flat washer. Is it stretched or out of shape? If yes, clean and dry the top cap well, replace the gasket. If that gasket is worn or bad, no vacuum, equals leak.
Hope this helps.

 

[shahdawon]

I've not had much luck with the RBA head either, I did get it not to leak once when did a 'S' wick on it, but when I rewicked again, it leaked again, mine is washed up and put away for now, to many tanks out there to deal with a leaking tank.

Thanks for the reply, ive tried the 's' wick aswell.. No joy.. I want to use the crown tank but its a stubern one, doesn't want to work properly. Im looling at the new ud rta now...

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[shahdawon]

First, clean it well, pay attention to the O-rings. The top cap, take a close look at the center gasket, the one that looks like a small flat washer. Is it stretched or out of shape? If yes, clean and dry the top cap well, replace the gasket. If that gasket is worn or bad, no vacuum, equals leak.
Hope this helps.

Thanks for the reply. Im done all of that aswell, no joy still. Ive even gone and put another o ring washer on the bottom of the tank where the top of the rda meets the tank x part on the bottom as i thought the rba might be a little short and wide... Still no luck... Its just so strange i dont het this problem with the replaceable ss coils just the rba... Funny thing is none of the youtubers have mentioned this... But in the forums actual consumers like my self are experiencing this fault.... Goes to show what they get paid to review these products...

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[Nailz]

Thanks for the reply, ive tried the 's' wick aswell.. No joy.. I want to use the crown tank but its a stubern one, doesn't want to work properly. Im looling at the new ud rta now...

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I just got the 'Morph' tank today, so far really liking this one, build deck is a bit of a PITA due to small deck screws, but is vaping really good with no leaking so far

 

[shahdawon]

I just got the 'Morph' tank today, so far really liking this one, build deck is a bit of a PITA due to small deck screws, but is vaping really good with no leaking so far

Cool. Im looking at the belus rta from ud & also the crius from ud aswell... Both these look promising, the latter being the best but not available in uk shops yet.

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[Nailz]

Cool. Im looking at the belus rta from ud & also the crius from ud aswell... Both these look promising, the latter being the best but not available in uk shops yet.

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Think you mean Crius from OBS, I have one and another on the way, really good tank too

Passed on the Bellus as very mixed reviews on that one.

 

[shahdawon]

Think you mean Crius from OBS, I have one and another on the way, really good tank too

Passed on the Bellus as very mixed reviews on that one.

My bad... You are correct. Lol...

Yeah crius from obs is the one to get... It ticks preaty much all the boxes its a tank and a almost rda in one with quick top fill best one so far in the market. I really want one and if its that good then a hand full will do me just right.

Are you from the uk.?

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[StanM]

It kinda defeats the purpose but I bottom fill with my Crown RBA deck installed. That way it never leaks on me.

 

[lownote2]

It kinda defeats the purpose but I bottom fill with my Crown RBA deck installed. That way it never leaks on me.

This is one of my favorite tanks. I love it. Having said that though the only way I've gotten my crown not to leak with the RBA is to bottom fill as well. Never had a drop leak with the coils. Pretty much the nature of the beast I think when you have a screw down top cap that forces pressure as you screw it down.

Finally got the TFA4 to not leak with the dual RBA, but it has a slide open top cap. The Crown blows it away in flavor though IMO

 

[shahdawon]

It kinda defeats the purpose but I bottom fill with my Crown RBA deck installed. That way it never leaks on me.

Could do but then again i could just use my subtank mini v2 which works perfectly no leaks what so ever. Lol


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[shahdawon]

This is one of my favorite tanks. I love it. Having said that though the only way I've gotten my crown not to leak with the RBA is to bottom fill as well. Never had a drop leak with the coils. Pretty much the nature of the beast I think when you have a screw down top cap that forces pressure as you screw it down.

Finally got the TFA4 to not leak with the dual RBA, but it has a slide open top cap. The Crown blows it away in flavor though IMO

I did look at the tfv4 before the crown but stayed away because of how much juice it sucks. "no puns intended"

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[Nailz]

My bad... You are correct. Lol...

Yeah crius from obs is the one to get... It ticks preaty much all the boxes its a tank and a almost rda in one with quick top fill best one so far in the market. I really want one and if its that good then a hand full will do me just right.

Are you from the uk.?

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Yes the OBS is probably the best tank I've had, and I've had A LOT, the top fill is so easy on it, and love it has juice control too.

I am from the UK, but have been living in the US for the last 11 years.

 

[shahdawon]

Yes the OBS is probably the best tank I've had, and I've had A LOT, the top fill is so easy on it, and love it has juice control too.

I am from the UK, but have been living in the US for the last 11 years.

Obs is the way forward. Thats proper innovation. You can refill the tank walking, no problem... Dont know how long it will take uk stores to get them in... If/when they do will try grab few... For now subtank will be on deck out n about outside home...

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[StanM]

Could do but then again i could just use my subtank mini v2 which works perfectly no leaks what so ever. Lol


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True. But, then you sacrifice flavor.

 

[shahdawon]

True. But, then you sacrifice flavor.

I'll rather subtank it then the broken crown, dont wana have the worry of it leaking on my sx mini.

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[Nailz]

True. But, then you sacrifice flavor.

We are all different, I started using kanger subtank mini's with the RBA heads when they 1st came out, and have bought a lot of tanks since, but I am still using 3 subtank mini's, they are so easy to build, wick and fill, and I think they have good flavor, but I MTL hit, so maybe that makes a difference.

 

[shahdawon]

We are all different, I started using kanger subtank mini's with the RBA heads when they 1st came out, and have bought a lot of tanks since, but I am still using 3 subtank mini's, they are so easy to build, wick and fill, and I think they have good flavor, but I MTL hit, so maybe that makes a difference.

Cant go wrong with the subtank mini. Ive been also using it from day one. Out n about always with me. At home i drip. But when im busy i always go for the stm... It does what it was advertised to do without being a grid. Plus it doesnt kill the battery on my sx mini... Crown does.

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[shahdawon]

I just got the 'Morph' tank today, so far really liking this one, build deck is a bit of a PITA due to small deck screws, but is vaping really good with no leaking so far

Ive just seen a review of the morph tank... Its crazy... Its like a swiss army knife. Lol...

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[shahdawon]

We are all different, I started using kanger subtank mini's with the RBA heads when they 1st came out, and have bought a lot of tanks since, but I am still using 3 subtank mini's, they are so easy to build, wick and fill, and I think they have good flavor, but I MTL hit, so maybe that makes a difference.

Just found a uk link will order one in the morning obs crius tank.... Cant wait...

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[Nailz]

Ive just seen a review of the morph tank... Its crazy... Its like a swiss army knife. Lol...

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Yep sure is, I doubt I will use the adapters for the different pre made coils, but you never know though

 

[StanM]

We are all different, I started using kanger subtank mini's with the RBA heads when they 1st came out, and have bought a lot of tanks since, but I am still using 3 subtank mini's, they are so easy to build, wick and fill, and I think they have good flavor, but I MTL hit, so maybe that makes a difference.

I agree. Believe me, I'm not bashing the SM. The three tanks in my rotation are the Crown, SM and the OBS

 

[shahdawon]

Yep sure is, I doubt I will use the adapters for the different pre made coils, but you never know though

Just ordered the obs crius tank in black to match my black sx mini UK vendor @ naturevape.Co.UK can't wait...

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[RichTaylor]

Hi guys, ive had the crown tank for few months now. This is my second tank, first is a subtank mini which i still use and love.

Crown tank works absolutely fine with the replaceable coils no issues there.

The problem im facing is with the rba deck. No problem with coil building or wicking it.... Every time i refill the tank from top it leakes like mad through the afc ring... Before refilling i close off the afc as instructed but when i open the afc after refilling half the tank empties out.

Ive tried all sorts of wicking method's but nothing helps... I know for a fact there is suction issues with this tank. I have never experienced this with my subtank mini v2.

Ive been looking around on the internet and have come across many other people with same issues but no solutions yet.

If there is anybody who has a fix help will be appreciated. Crown tank vapes nice only trouble is top fill ruins it for good. £26.99 down the pan.. Why buy coils when you can build them to your liking.

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I have the same issue with the Crown as well as the Project Sub-Ohm Mutation X RDTA. There's no leakage when the top is on tight, but as soon as I loosen it, the juice starts to drip out the airflow holes. I assume it's the same effect as putting your finger over the end of a straw and holding liquid in it — once the end is open, it will flow out.

The solution I've found that works is to simply wrap a few layers of paper towel around the base to block the air holes while I juice up the tank. Once the cap is back on, all is good. I tap the base of the tank on the paper towel lightly to get the juice out of the vents and get back to vaping.

 

[brewersvapes]

when building on any rebuildable deck for any of my tanks I will put some of the cotton between posts and this seems to always work. When I bought my first billow tank from ecigity this is what they said would work best. Just my two cents, I hope it helps out.

 

[shahdawon]

Thanks for all the input guys, but I've tried everything and nothing helps it's an inherent uncurable fault of the rba crown tank. I've retired my crown tank and using the the obs crius tank now (rebuildable only). I have to say what an amazing tank...no issues. I have the version 2. Love it...can't justify buying coils for any tanks...

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[lownote2]

Watch this video. I couldn't get it to not leak on me until I did the wicks like this. I still bottom fill, but no issues at all this way.

 

[shahdawon]

Watch this video. I couldn't get it to not leak on me until I did the wicks like this. I still bottom fill, but no issues at all this way.

Thanks for the video. The whole point of a top fill is so..it could be filled with juice from the top... the way I see it... if it's advertised to do somthing and it doesn't then it's misleading and a con...as I/We paid with our own money to purchase these tanks and was not given them for free unlike all the YouTube reviewers out there...

The obs crius on the other hand smacks the crown tank silly... I have taken the tank to 150 watts on the snow wolf. ..Could of taken it higher but don't like the pulse mechanism of it after 150 watts. The crius is a top side fill. Don't need to take the cap off eather. You can walk down the busy high St and fill the tank at the same time.. no spills... as a perticular youtuber would say "it's sick as tits" vaping for days with flavour and vapour.. that is mho...

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[wally]

Check on the serpent, or the melo 2 both have great reviews

 

[shahdawon]

Check on the serpent, or the melo 2 both have great reviews

Thanks mate....what are you using right now..?

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[wally]

Thanks mate....what are you using right now..?

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Right now I'm using the melo 2 (love the top fill) you can purchase rba for it from sweet vapes for under 4 dollars. It so far has the best flavor of all mine not sure why.

 

[shahdawon]

Right now I'm using the melo 2 (love the top fill) you can purchase rba for it from sweet vapes for under 4 dollars. It so far has the best flavor of all mine not sure why.

Lol..have you tried the crius tank yet..?

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[shahdawon]

Right now I'm using the melo 2 (love the top fill) you can purchase rba for it from sweet vapes for under 4 dollars. It so far has the best flavor of all mine not sure why.

How does the melo 2 compare with the crown/subtank v2 rba deck only..?

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[wally]

Lol..have you tried the crius tank yet..?

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My friend has that tank it seems to have good flavor also'

 

[Izen]

Fwiw, Crown & Crius aren't a good comparison except to say that each are at (or near) the top of their category. For a subohm tank at its price, the Crown is built like a Rolls Royce. Man! the machining is sweet! It should be double the price it sells for. The Crius isn't built nearly as well (stamped parts) it's construction quality is only as good as it needs to be and it's more expensive. Can't compare the Crown RBA to the Crius RTL. It's not fair to the Crown.

Respect to Darryl (Quest4Vape), for the S wick, but imjoey26 in the video lownote2 posted above, nailed it! Nailed it! That's the best video, best way to wick the Crown RBA so it doesn't leak. And to be on the safe side, unfortunate as it might be... you gotta bottom-fill the Crown RBA. Top fill the prebuilt coils, bottom fill the RBA, wick it like Joey you're GTG. That's my experience.

Crius is a beauty. It doesn't leak when you wick it just so and your coil placement is just so. And if your wicking is good, or really good (but not perfect)... still it vapes great. Clouds and flavor really good... and it's dry for quite a while, until you notice it sweats out some liquid from the bottom joint between the AFC and the JFC. I got tired of that. Mine was SS. The ceramic insulator was solid. I put a fair number of builds on mine but it was consistently inconsistent for me. But it's a great RTL if it's setup consistently well. My $0.02

 

[shahdawon]

Fwiw, Crown & Crius aren't a good comparison except to say that each are at (or near) the top of their category. For a subohm tank at its price, the Crown is built like a Rolls Royce. Man! the machining is sweet! It should be double the price it sells for. The Crius isn't built nearly as well, it's construction quality seems only as good as it needs to be and it's more expensive. Can't compare the Crown RBA to the Crius RTL. It's not fair to the Crown.

Respect to Darryl (Quest4Vape), for the S wick, but imjoey26 in the video lownote2 posted above, nailed it! Nailed it! That's the best video, best way to wick the Crown RBA so it doesn't leak. And to be on the safe side, unfortunate as it might be... you gotta bottom-fill the Crown RBA. Top fill the prebuilt coils, bottom fill the RBA, wick it like Joey you're GTG. That's my experience.

Crius is a beauty. Had the V3. Sold it. Don't miss it. You love RTL's? it doesn't leak! It doesn't leak when you wick it just so and your coil placement is just so. And if your wicking is good, or really good (but not perfect)... still it vapes great. Clouds and flavor really good... and it's dry for quite a while, until you notice it sweats out some liquid from the bottom joint between the AFC and the JFC. I got tired of that. Mine was SS. The ceramic insulator was solid. I put a fair number of builds on mine but it was consistently inconsistent for me. But it's a great RTL if it's setup consistently well. My $0.02

From your post it sounds like your a fan boy of the crown tank... I dont think you fully understand my fustration for this tank. Best thing would be if you read my previous post before going on a rant and posting your $00.02.

Also just like to correct you, the crown tank isn't cheaper then the crius.. man! if you want to rebuild, then would have to buy the rba separately which is more money (initially & long run).


I dont know about you but I buy my gear with my own money.

Your only point that I find true is the slight leaking around the afc but that's 2/3 days of heavy vaping, by that time wicking needs to be changed anyway.

Almost forgot. Why should the crown cost double the price....? You might not work for your money but I do. This kind of mentality ruins it for others.

Please read all previous post before jumping to post messages...

Thank you.



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[burley]

You guys are horrible for my wallet. All this talk, good and bad alike, about that Crius made me go and buy one last night - should be getting here before the weekend. The Crown? This thing is solid - probably my favorite sub-ohm tank I've ever purchased, Kanger included. The RBA doesn't leak like anything if I fill it from the bottom, which is a small and easily made compromise to being able to roll me own coils in it. I don't think it's right to directly compare the two, however - one is made specifically for premade coils with the ability to buy an extra attachment and roll your own coils for it - the other is a deck and a drum attached to a stem surrounded by glass.

So, I mean, I get it that the RBA isn't fantastic and awesome and flawless for the Crown. It's not an RTA, though. It's a subtank, with a special head you can buy that lets you do it on your own if you'd like - and there's going to be some shortcomings if you're looking at the Crown as a full-fledged RTA. Like I said earlier, I can overlook that a bit, there's some wiggle room for my judgement on that.

I had a minivan once that had a tow package on it. It was nice, and trying to haul anything was a joke because, you know, minivan. Can't fault the minivan for not being able to tow what an F-150 can - even if it's got the ability to do it, doesn't mean it was specifically made to do that. I dunno, just my two cents. (I can throw that in here, right? )

I sometimes think people just want to exaggerate the bad and downplay the good. I remember the days of the Davide leaking and messing up, having to tinker with it to get the grommets and gaskets all lined up perfectly so I wouldn't have a mess. Trying to re-wick old Protank heads with cotton, getting it wrong and getting messy.

Most everything still coming out is going to require a tinkerer's touch once or twice, isn't that half the fun?

 

[shahdawon]

You guys are horrible for my wallet. All this talk, good and bad alike, about that Crius made me go and buy one last night - should be getting here before the weekend. The Crown? This thing is solid - probably my favorite sub-ohm tank I've ever purchased, Kanger included. The RBA doesn't leak like anything if I fill it from the bottom, which is a small and easily made compromise to being able to roll me own coils in it. I don't think it's right to directly compare the two, however - one is made specifically for premade coils with the ability to buy an extra attachment and roll your own coils for it - the other is a deck and a drum attached to a stem surrounded by glass.

So, I mean, I get it that the RBA isn't fantastic and awesome and flawless for the Crown. It's not an RTA, though. It's a subtank, with a special head you can buy that lets you do it on your own if you'd like - and there's going to be some shortcomings if you're looking at the Crown as a full-fledged RTA. Like I said earlier, I can overlook that a bit, there's some wiggle room for my judgement on that.

I had a minivan once that had a tow package on it. It was nice, and trying to haul anything was a joke because, you know, minivan. Can't fault the minivan for not being able to tow what an F-150 can - even if it's got the ability to do it, doesn't mean it was specifically made to do that. I dunno, just my two cents. (I can throw that in here, right? )

I sometimes think people just want to exaggerate the bad and downplay the good. I remember the days of the Davide leaking and messing up, having to tinker with it to get the grommets and gaskets all lined up perfectly so I wouldn't have a mess. Trying to re-wick old Protank heads with cotton, getting it wrong and getting messy.

Most everything still coming out is going to require a tinkerer's touch once or twice, isn't that half the fun?

Your nutrol and funny...lol. I never said the crown was shit... far from it....the rba is a disappointment. Buying premade coils is not my thing, considering how much I/We pay for juice..... the vape on the crown is not bad, better then most.

I have plenty of premade coils for my subtank and crown tank.

My comparison with the crius is, crius top fill is one of the best in the market.

Bottom fill might not be an issue for some but for me it is.....if advertised like the crown. It should work...its the principal. I shouldn't have to fill from bottom just to stop it from dumping juice everytime I top fill.... I can bottom fill from my subtank. Yes I know your going to say...crown tank is a better vape..yes it is. Its the annoyance of knowing it's top fill but having to bottom fill.... I'm not a fan boy or jump on the hype train. I will buy somthing if it's designed to function in a perticular way which is convenient for my needs not for others. And unfortunately as it is the rba on the crown tank is shit...there is a design fault with the crown.... if the rba worked then there would be no issues....

As for now as I stated freviouslly...crius tank fits my needs...I dont care if it's a Rda. Rba. Rta or Rtda if it's designed in mind and advertised to function in a perticular way and it doesn't....then it's faulty and a con because it's released without proper testing....

You shouldn't be dissapointed with the crius.... I dont know you might have different needs...lol.


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[wally]

Now that I have been using top fills I wont consider anything else. I'm waiting for them to make them like the melo 2 that top fill is the best.

 

[shahdawon]

Now that I have been using top fills I wont consider anything else. I'm waiting for them to make them like the melo 2 that top fill is the best.

There you go...my point...if the crown tank rba was similar to the subtank rba...in terms of how the chimney screws in the rba deck...it would be on another level.

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[burley]

There you go...my point...if the crown tank rba was similar to the subtank rba...in terms of how the chimney screws in the rba deck...it would be on another level.

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Hopefully the Crown 2 will do just that. I know I'd buy it!

 

[StanM]

Watch this video. I couldn't get it to not leak on me until I did the wicks like this. I still bottom fill, but no issues at all this way.

I agree that this works. I have been top filling with this build and haven't had any leaking.

 

[shahdawon]

Ok i will give this a go...Will report back...thanks mate.

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[jonmckendree]

Ok folks i run the crown and agree stock coils are great!!!But i bought the rba for it and built it a couple of times,had wicking issueand flooding issue.I finaly got it right i did a 8 wrap kanthal build and went vertical,took me 3 hours to do but its almost as good as my velocity.It chucks clouds better than the stock coils and doesnt leak at all you just have to be patient and pay attention to the wicking.I will never buy a stock coil again,if you want pics let me know but dont give up when you get it right its great.

 

[shahdawon]

Ok folks i run the crown and agree stock coils are great!!!But i bought the rba for it and built it a couple of times,had wicking issueand flooding issue.I finaly got it right i did a 8 wrap kanthal build and went vertical,took me 3 hours to do but its almost as good as my velocity.It chucks clouds better than the stock coils and doesnt leak at all you just have to be patient and pay attention to the wicking.I will never buy a stock coil again,if you want pics let me know but dont give up when you get it right its great.

Show your 3hrs

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[jonmckendree]

cant show 3 hours but i will say if you get it wrong REDO,REDO till its right

 

[jonmckendree]

,no leaks either, vertical coil, loose cotton,and paitence lots and lots of paitence!!

 

[tazz2293]

I just did the "S" wick as demonstrated by Quest4Vapes.

We will see how she vapes.

So far so good.

I have had bad luck with the manufactured oils and got the RTA for the crown.

Have done a couple of different wicking procedures.

so far I am getting the best vape and flavor from the Quest4Vapes example.

 

[r055co]

Love my Crown RBA deck, you just got to get the wicking right like any other RBA or RTA.

The pancake wicking works for me on the Crown, no leaks and a nice juicy vape.