How to Fix a Leaking Vape Tank

Should I be worried if my vape starts leaking?

We all end up there sooner or later – you go to grab your eCigarette, and there’s traces of eLiquid on it. But “leaking” devices are nothing out of the ordinary, and something all vapers experience at some time or another.

Vype’s scientists have used their vaping expertise to create the Vype ePen 3 –with a no-spill cartridge design it provides a no-mess vaping experience. However, the important thing to remember is that when leaks do occasionally occur, most are nothing to worry about. It generally doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with your device, and most leaks are easily fixed – as we’ll show below.

Why do vapes leak?

Understanding how leaks occur can help you fix them quickly.

It’s all to do with condensation. When you inhale on an vaping device, you draw vapour up a tube and through the mouthpiece. However, when vapour comes into contact with a cooler surface – like the inside of the vapour tube – it condenses to form droplets on the inside of the tube.

These droplets normally disappear with time, and if you’re using an ePen 3 the inside of the mouthpiece has a groove specially designed to catch them. But if enough condensation builds up – often because the vaper is puffing too intensely on the device – droplets can escape the mouthpiece. This is all a “leak” really is.

Should I be worried if my vape starts leaking?

We all end up there sooner or later – you go to grab your eCigarette, and there’s traces of eLiquid on it. But “leaking” devices are nothing out of the ordinary, and something all vapers experience at some time or another.

Vype’s scientists have used their vaping expertise to create the Vype ePen 3 –with a no-spill cartridge design it provides a no-mess vaping experience. However, the important thing to remember is that when leaks do occasionally occur, most are nothing to worry about. It generally doesn’t mean there is anything wrong with your device, and most leaks are easily fixed – as we’ll show below.

Why do vapes leak?

Understanding how leaks occur can help you fix them quickly.

It’s all to do with condensation. When you inhale on an vaping device, you draw vapour up a tube and through the mouthpiece. However, when vapour comes into contact with a cooler surface – like the inside of the vapour tube – it condenses to form droplets on the inside of the tube.

These droplets normally disappear with time, and if you’re using an ePen 3 the inside of the mouthpiece has a groove specially designed to catch them. But if enough condensation builds up – often because the vaper is puffing too intensely on the device – droplets can escape the mouthpiece. This is all a “leak” really is.

How to prevent your vape leaking?

Although leaks are pretty unusual, here are a couple of things that can make encountering one more likely.

Puffing too hard

The first, as mentioned above, is puffing too hard – which can make it seem like eLiquid is leaking out of the mouthpiece, when it’s actually just condensation build up.

Forgetting about your cartridge

Another common “leak” happens when your device takes flavour cartridges (as is the case with the Vype ePen 3) and you leave a cartridge aside for a day or more without its protective packaging. This can allow condensation droplets to collect at the bottom of the tube. There, they can form larger droplets, raising the potential they will leak out of the mouthpiece.

Incorrectly exhaling vape

Another common cause of leaks is if you exhale vapour back down towards the device. This can also lead to condensation forming on the inside of the mouthpiece, and leaking out.

But for every problem, there’s a quick and easy fix.

Ways to fix your vape device from leaks

To help you handle leaks in the unlikely event that they do happen, our experts devised this convenient guide. It’ll help you solve your vaping problems, whatever the cause:

The above solutions should be enough to solve any problem – but if any issues still persist, please get in touch with the Vype team, or call the Vype care line on 020 7845 2888 for more advice.

For more advice and information on looking after your vaping device, check out our frequently asked questions. And don’t forget, it’s important to remember to avoid tampering with the device in any way, such as by putting any hard objects down the tube to clear it.