How To Open A Stuck Vape Tank?

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How To Open A Stuck Vape Tank?
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Over tightening your vape tank does not
necessarily result in better attachment or
performance all that it can do is cause problems
when you want to detach it from its position.
Your tank can get stuck from two positions
where the tank is attached to the vape or at the
point where the tank is connected with the
coil/atomizer. The remedy depends on the type of
problem youre experiencing. You can use
different methods to solve it, but you must be
careful to avoid breaking the tank. Youre
advised to take all your stresses and steam on
something else, relax, and then come back to fix
the problem. Vapes are always great until you
realize that they require constant maintenance.
As you use your device and add vape flavor
regularly, the reservoir (tank) suffers from
the remnants left by vape flavors. This may
result in an array of problems like a leaking and
overheating tank, burnt taste, as well as a
jammed or stuck tank. A jammed tank is one of the
worst experiences youll never wish to
encounter. It usually occurs as a result of
over-tightening, bad threading, or incapacity to
perfectly grip the vape tank and swivel it
open. For most of us, the obvious things we do
when we tinker with our vapes are refilling when
the tank dries, cleaning, charging dead
batteries, and c hanging faulty batteries. For
those who have been in the game for some time,
we rebuild our own coils, and this can
be included in the list. But at other times, we
need to detach the whole tank and atomizer for
general cleaning.
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At this point, things might not be as rosy as you
would have expected when it happens that you
have a jammed vape tank. No matter how strong
your swivel and turn, the thing just wont
dislodge. Here, you get soaked in sweat and pitch
curses, but nothing happens. When this happens,
dont stress yourself, therere plenty of
solutions to your problem. What Caused The Vape
Tank To Stick? Therere a number of reasons why
your tank is stuck. They include You went
overboard and tightened your tank This is the
simplest culprit and the most common cause of
stuck vape tanks. At some point, weve all been
guilty of doing such a stupid mistake. In an
effort to keep the vape flavor secure, we overdo
it by screwing the tank so tightly that we are
creating a permanent attachment unknowingly. If
youve done it, you arent walking alone weve
done it but weve realized that is the most
unintelligent way of doing things. You are
using cheap vape flavor Cheap is always
expensive, digest that! Whether you like it or
not, the quality of your vape flavor dictates
the comfort you get from it. If your vape flavor
is prepared with cheap and low-quality
sweetener(s), then it might be l eaking and
making your device dirty i nside, with sticky and
sugary fluids over the connections. When its
heating, the liquids get burnt making them even
sticker. Unsurprisingly, your device will
eventually reach some point where the mod and
the tank are essentially glued shut. You arent
cleaning your vape regularly if youve been
dismantling your device regularly, and cleaning
it part by part, then youre less likely to
encounter this kind of problem. Cleaning the
components of your vape one by one removes all
the sticky liquids and residues. Also,
the frequent dismembering of individual parts
eliminates the possibility of rusting on the
connection section. Friction Friction may occur
between the screwing sections of the vape tank
and that of the O-rings. Over tightening is the
main cause, which may result in difficulties when
removing the tank later. Rust Rusting is a
common phenomenon in metals. Some vape components
are built from metallic chassis. Rusting may
occur around the section where the tank is
screwed to the vape mod. This develops faster
where the vape is exposed to moisture or
leaks. Expansion and contraction If the device
overheats, especially when activated, the chassis
and other components could be having unwanted
expansion and contraction. This could result in
the jamming of the tank and making it difficult
to unscrew.
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• Best Vape Tanks to Choose
• Opening A Jammed Vape Tank
• If you have a muscular pair of hands, and can
  firmly grip the tank, then youre good to go.
  Take note that a vape tank is fragile and should
  be handled with a lot of care. You should only
  apply pressure to the right part of the vape
  tank. Besides, numerous tools can help you open
  a jammed vape tank
• How To Unscrew A Stuck Vape Tank?
• Non-stick Cloth
• This is probably the easiest way of separating a
  jammed vape tank from your mod. Here, you can
  use a non-stick piece of cloth, even a chamois
  cloth will do a good job, grip your vape tank
  and twiddle it off. Additionally, a pretty old,
  rough, and stiff cloth has a better
• grippiness as newer ones might be a bit
  sleeper.
• Mouse Pad
• While it may appear strange and irrelevant to use
  computer devices in a completely different
  environment, a mouse pad can do an exemplary
  great job when opening a
• jammed vape tank. Whats of much importance is
  its sticky bottom which aids in holding the vape
  tank firmly. Besides, the pad protects your hands
  from all sorts of pinching or friction when
  opening the stuck tank. These pads come in handy,
  particularly for people who spend much of their
  time on the computer.
• Cleaning Gloves
• Whereas you might have been thinking cleaning
  gloves are only meant to protect your hands when
  cleaning, they can equally work in a much similar
  way as a mouse pad to open your jammed vape
  tank. In these cases, they enable you to firmly
  hold your tank, with a tighter grip. In fact,
  they allow you to open and unscrew the tank very
  quickly.
• Besides, cleaning gloves offer you a great deal
  of motion as their material (rubber) is built
  with manual dexterity.

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• When youre out and about and you would like to
  take your vape tank off the mod to clean it or
  replace it and fit it jammed, obviously you wont
  have a non-stick, a mouse pad, nor a pair of
  cleaning gloves. In such a situation, youll be
  forced to use an archaic tap trick.
• Can you recall how mothers used to open jammed
  bottle lids, slightly hitting the cap against
  the edge of a table? Thats what we mean by Ol
  Tap and Twist. You give the vape tank some hits
  against whatever solid surface you find and twist
  it. But you must do it carefully. Dont hit the
  glass or use extreme force when tapping. Youre
  trying to solve a problem, not to create another
  one. Although the Ol Tap and Twist isnt an
  effective way, it works when done properly.
• Heavy-Duty Pliers
• Some people use Channellock pliers to unstick
  their jammed vape tanks. These pliers come in
  handy and do a pretty good job. However, its
  recommended to only use these kinds of tools if
  you truly understand how to use them. Otherwise,
  you may end up
• messing with the grip and breaking the precious
  glass, making the whole process
• wasteful. Here, understanding or calculating how
  much force should be used is extremely
  important. But its worth noting that the pliers
  method is probably one of the best and
• most effective solutions because there are only a
  few things a pair of pliers can't pry twirl.
• When Everything Fails
• For critically jammed vape tanks, where all the
  above-mentioned methods/tools fail, you might be
  forced to whip out a WD-40 can. Here, all you
  need is to spray some aerosol between the vape
  and tank to remove the dried vape flavor that
  most likely causes the
• jamming. Leave it for fifteen minutes, use a
  clean piece of cloth to dry it off, and then use
  any of the above methods. Chances are it will
  work this time.
• Hot Water
• If your vape tank is jammed from being stuck by
  sugary vape flavor residue that has grown into a
  crust, the hot water method can be a formidable
  solution. All you need is to run the vape tank
  under falling hot water for some minutes, two to
  five at most. If youre using a m echanical mod
  (mech mod) remove the batteries and submerge your
  mod in a mixture of hot water and vinegar. Now,
  dont mistake hot water for boiling water. The
• latter can break your vape tank. With the hot
  water, you could still use your hand under the
  water. Theoretically, the hot water should melt
  the sugary crusts formed by vape flavor leaks
  making your vape tank and mod non-detachable.
• After five or so minutes, you should be able to
  unscrew the tank from the mod. If hot
• water fails to solve the problem, we can
  associate the jamming with sources other than
  vape flavor residues.

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• Tank Stuck To Vape Battery
• In some cases, the vape may not only be stuck to
  the mod but also the batteries. This is way
  riskier because any botched solution would mean
  replacement with an entirely new tank. When
  trying to open a vape tank stuck to vape
  batteries, be extra careful not to destroy the
  tank and the mod altogether.
• Step by Step Method Of Opening A Jammed Vape Tank
• Now, before grabbing your vape tank with that
  rough piece of cloth, mouse pad, cleaning rubber
  gloves, or pair of pliers among other methods,
  there are steps you need to follow
• Switch off your vape
• Remove the batteries (for vapes with external
  batteries)
• Check whether the vape tank and mounting plate
  are intact. If the tank is broken, that might be
  the cause of the jamming. Also, if the mounting
  plate is damaged, it could have caused the tank
  to rotate as if it was being unscrewed, without
  actually disconnecting it from the mod. The
  damage could have caused huge breakage
• within the device, a problem that should be fixed
  by replacing the whole system with a new vape.
• If your device is intact, wipe it with a clean
  piece of cloth to dry. Sometimes the vape tank
  requires little extra force to unscrew it from
  the mod. Use either a rubber band or mouse pad
  to enhance the grip. Only resort to hard
  (metallic) tools like pliers as a last-case
  scenario, since they can cause larger breakage to
  your mod.
• Prepare to restore or repair some parts. If your
  vape tough is tightly jammed, it will
• require more extra torque to release it from the
  mod. So prepare for the fragile parts to shatter
  in the process of detaching the tank. If the
  problem is irresolvable, you
• may be torn between acquiring an entirely new
  vape and breaking some part(s) to separate them.
• A Word Of Caution
• Take note that when youre opening a stuck vape
  tank, youre handling glass. Therefore, you must
  be extra careful. Also, wearing some kind of
  protective gloves is recommended to avoid
  breaking your skin or cutting your hand should
  the tank break. If all of the described methods
  fail, you can seek assistance from experienced
  mates, or visit the nearby vape store to find if
  someone can help you.