Nautilus, new, like a sieve

[mikeyboy74]

Picked up a full-sized Nautilus yesterday, primed it this morning like I would a sub-ohm tank, and started to vape it, on widest air flow setting, with 50/50 e liquid.

At 7w, it felt like sucking a golf ball through a straw, but at 9-10w, I got some nice performance, for about 5 min.

Then it started to flood, and then a few minutes later, leaking big time through the air flow holes. Even turned upside down, it is still somehow weeping out, a few hours later. Lost at least half the tank.

Any clues or suggestions, as the vendor is not anywhere close to where I live? Thanks.

 

[AmandaD]

I had one that would leak if I didn't really tighten it up (so tightly I had to use coated pliers to undo it)!

 

[darkangel07760]

I vape with my nautilus at 12 watts. Sometimes mine leaks out the air holes, but that's only once in awhile. Hope that helps!

sent from my Galaxy Note 5

 

[fckaugust8th]

It sounds like you're losing the vacuum. Take a look at the big white gaskets that seal the glass top and bottom. Every once in a while they have a cock-eyed guy putting them together at the factory and he puts the gaskets on backwards.

 

[mikeyboy74]

I noticed top cap was a little loose, and o-ring on coil might have been compressed by over tightening. Most of the leaking stopped with top tight, but the base was still flooding bad, so I changed the coil, thinking I damaged the o-ring on the original. Now, it's 0 air flow, like trying to vape a tfv4 when I forget to open the bottom airflow after refilling. I have to assume there's a vacuum problem with this tank, but not sure where. Thanks for the suggestions. May have to write this one off as not one of my better vape purchases, maybe donate it to someone who can use the parts.

I wondered if MTL tanks were supposed to be this tight, but it's many times tighter than even an old EVOD or eGo setup. If per chance this is really what MTL vapers happen to like, I will bow out.

 

[fckaugust8th]

Don't give up yet! take the coil off and check the inside of the base if something is blocking the air flow. play with the air flow ring and see which flow rate is for you. I usually do these checks before I put any juice in the tank. If all is good, I put juice in it, put it on a tank and go for it. Make sure you prime the coil first.

 

[Heabob]

Deleted, oops.

 

[mikeyboy74]

Thanks, everyone. Took it to a shop today, got it going, and had a few people try the tank. They told me this is what the Nautilus and other MTL tanks vape like. If that's really true, I'm playing for the wrong team.

Will I really need 6 nic 50/50 or 60/40 in a more restrictive sub ohm tank to get a throat hit with a little less cloud? If so, is it Kanger mini, original Herakles, or some other?

There must be something other than a cowboy killer to satisfy a craving, at least let's hope.....

 

[Heabob]

They told me this is what the Nautilus and other MTL tanks vape like. If that's really true, I'm playing for the wrong team.

They've probably never tried the Anyvape Davide BCC Clearomizer, uses Kanger PT2 heads.
Although it needs the Kanger Airflow Controller so it can get a bit more air flow.

http://www.quality-vapor.com/anyvape-davide-bcc-glassomizer/

I'm using the V1 version, getting hard to find now, picture is V3
https://www.mtbakervapor.com/accessories/kanger-airflow-control-valve-v3/

It just replaces the base on the tank which is way too restrictive.
Ancient stuff but works for me, simple to rebuild but not for sub-ohm.

 

[Artemis]

You could always try a different coil. I know I use a trition mini clapton coil at 20 watts and t works well for me.
I make my own liquid so I don't get any dry hits or burning.
Just a thought these coils are touted to fit in the aspire nautilus. I know the claptons fit well.

A link with a little info. I bought my last coils at vapor beast but myfreedomsmokes is having a sale. Just in case your interested before buying something brand new (tank).
http://sweet-vapes.com/aspire-triton-mini-nautilus-coils.html (link for info)

 

[f1r3b1rd]

sometimes when they flood, if you close the airflow, hold it tight and put a rag around it; then hold it upside down. while doing that, blow really hard into the drip tip. That will sometimes clear out the flood.

 

[Zamazam]

along with the suggestions here that you check to make sure the tank is keeping a vacuum and that the coil is screwed down tightly, I suggest you up to power to 14 or 15 watts and open up the airflow. You might be flooding it by having too tight a draw with low power, not vaporizing the juice efficiently.

 

[mikeyboy74]

Even though the airflow was open, bumping it to 14-15 watts at least enabled something like a normal draw, though still restrictive. I also saw comments that airflow holes need to be closed when filling, then tilted upside down, and back again, before opening and vaping (almost like what is suggested for the very different Herakles Plus). I know I did not do that with the Nautilus.

I'm using the Nautilus on an iStick 40 TCW, if that matters.

Since I already have 3 Atlantis compatible tanks (Atlantis 2, Herakles, Starre), I'm inclined to try the Triton 1.8 in one of those, and maybe a cCell 0.9.

The last 2 shops I entered suggested the Hydra for MTL. As my first Herakles Plus 0.4 is giving burnt hits at 65w after 3 days, I wasn't inclined to buy another Sense tank. Maybe Sense has a sales focus in my area, as I saw with CCI up in NH, where the Triforce was a common sight. Hard to tell if they were selling what they had vs. selling what they thought to be most effective. This is where everyone's feedback here is so valuable, and appreciated.