Tornado cartridge flooding.

[crayfishx]

Hi,

Sorry if I've missed it elsewhere, but all I can find with relation to flooding is atty's....

I seem to notice, particularly if I'm out and about (and therefore the tornado is being stored upright in my pocket) that occasionally the tank cartridge becomes flooded in the gaps near the mouth-end - does anyone know what causes this or what I can do to minimise this happening?  I think I may be storing it the wrong way up but I can't figure out which way is better.

Cheers
C

[tiddler]

Hi crayfishx,
You say the tank cartridge becomes flooded in the gaps near the mouth end. Do you mean the internal spaces inside the tip. Or have you got a space between the ridge on the tank and the end of the tank cone?

[crayfishx]

Hi crayfishx,
You say the tank cartridge becomes flooded in the gaps near the mouth end. Do you mean the internal spaces inside the tip. Or have you got a space between the ridge on the tank and the end of the tank cone?

Sorry I meant the internal space in the tip

[tiddler]

Well unless its flooding enough to allow juice into your mouth, I wouldn't worry too much.
Its quite normal to get a fair degree of liquid condensation in the tip, especially when you consider that a high percentage of the juice is actually water that's being heated and drawn through the mouthpiece

[crayfishx]

Well unless its flooding enough to allow juice into your mouth, I wouldn't worry too much.
Its quite normal to get a fair degree of liquid condensation in the tip, especially when you consider that a high percentage of the juice is actually water that's being heated and drawn through the mouthpiece

Most of the time its ok but it can flood to the point where it starts leaking into my mouth - it seems to do it more during the week when it spends a lot of time in  my pocket stored horizontally, which is why I wondered if there was a "best way up"

[tiddler]

Well I suppose Its possible the tank is draining down into the atty a little bit whilst its in your pocket.
Why not just shove it in the other way up and see how it goes 

[pufferfish]

Hi crayfish 
It isn't going to matter which way up you store it IMHO because that isn't juice from the tank, it's condensate.
You know you can hook out those little spacers in the tip? I use the end of a paperclip to pull the two spacers out and dry them off in a tissue. Then give a short, sharp blow through the mouthpiece and any excess will trickle out of the channels on the sides of the tank, then you can push a cotton bud in there to soak up that condensation.
You may be drawing a little harder than necessary if you get a lot of fluid in there, although it's normal for some to form, you can reduce it by making your draw a little softer or slower.
Let us know if this doesn't solve your problem