My Cleito was getting leaky on me, sometimes I could pour out a half mL thru the air intake.
I wanted to determine if it was leaking thru the wick/coil area or around the base o-ring so I tried lubing the o-ring with vaseline in an attempt to try and 'fill' any small gaps there.
Much to my surprise, when I screwed the coil back in, it went the normal depth and then another maybe 1/8 turn. I wiped up the base area of any vaseline (dont want it in the juice.. isnt it flammable ?).. and lo and behold it's been 3 days now and not a drop coming thru the vents.
Of all the threads Ive read about leaking Cleito's, Ive never come across anyone saying to lube the o-ring for possibly a better/tighter seal. So, hopefully if this fix holds, it can help someone.
Maybe someone can chime in if they think using vaseline is not the best.. perhaps plumber's grease is better or what else ?
(edit to change "vasoline" to "vaseline")
I wanted to determine if it was leaking thru the wick/coil area or around the base o-ring so I tried lubing the o-ring with vaseline in an attempt to try and 'fill' any small gaps there.
Much to my surprise, when I screwed the coil back in, it went the normal depth and then another maybe 1/8 turn. I wiped up the base area of any vaseline (dont want it in the juice.. isnt it flammable ?).. and lo and behold it's been 3 days now and not a drop coming thru the vents.
Of all the threads Ive read about leaking Cleito's, Ive never come across anyone saying to lube the o-ring for possibly a better/tighter seal. So, hopefully if this fix holds, it can help someone.
Maybe someone can chime in if they think using vaseline is not the best.. perhaps plumber's grease is better or what else ?
(edit to change "vasoline" to "vaseline")
Last edited:
