Added a few more...I appreciate all of the good info on which flavors will
not crack your polycarbonate tanks. Unfortunately, I can list those as the list would just get unmanageable. But, don't stop posting it because I'm sure it'll help someone. The focus of the list is to inform folks of ejuices and flavors that are potentially problematic and may causing cracking of their polycarbonate tanks.
UPDATE
My aim is to compile a list of juice and flavorings that
may cause problems as far as cracking
polycarbonate tanks. Anything listed here
may cause your
polycarbonate tank to crack.
I am primarily focused on the polycarbonate tanks, although this info may apply to other tanks.
Polypropylene is my personal choice for tank tubing because it it inexpensive and durable. This is the same material that is used to make syringes. Polypropylene tubing can be purchased here:
McMaster-Carr. You can use 5/8"id x 3/4od for Liquinator tanks, Lil mama tanks, Big daddy tanks, Jtanks, and others. This tubing has a very slight curve to it, but will not be noticeable when cut to a short length. You can see a pic of a tank I made using this tubing with Liquinator endcaps here:
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...lene-tank.html
The popular DCTanks can now be found made from polypropylene tubing, and they come in 8 colors. Polypropylene will not crack from a chemical reaction from using juices on this list. For some reason, vendors are not stating the fact that these are made from polypropylene. IMO this is an excellent selling point that they are missing... These tanks can be used with some XL cartos, or they can be easily cut down to fit a standard sized carto, my personal preference.
There is also a thread here on ecf which will show you how to make your own "syringe tank mod".
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/for...ooks-easy.html
Also, bear in mind that different vendors may use different ingredients to make the same flavors. So, a flavored e juice you get from one vendor that is safe for yout tank may not be safe from another vendor, or vice versa. For instance, I have no trouble at all with VaporGod strawberry kiwi, but Mrs. T's strawberry shortcake will probably crack a
polycarbonate tank. Also, just because a certain juice may crack my
polycarbonate tank, it may not crack yours. I don't know why... Clear as mud, huh?
Some of these are premixed juices, some are flavorings that DIY'ers use. Contributions have been made by myself and other members. So far we have:
Any juice that has:
Sour flavors
Malic acid
Citrus acid
Cinnamon like "atomic cinnamon" types, not warm cinnamon like cinnamon coffe cake, this is okay
Wintergreen juice or flavoring
TPA ripe banana flavoring
TPA honeysuckle flavoring
TPA maraschino cherry flavoring
TPA cherry blossom flavoring
TPA root beer flavoring
Mrs. T's strawberry shortcake, snickerdoodle
KBV Hummingbird nectar
mimosa(because of the orange)
cola(because of cinnamon)?
Vapor Renu Teaberry, cherry vanilla (possibly most of their flavors)
Vapor Renu Mt. Dew baha blast and Strawberry limeade
Oil based/e liquid that conains essential oils, when mixed with pg/vg, creates esters which will crack plastics
E liquids that contain triacetin, used in vg liquids to carry flavor more effectively
Vapalicious Gooey Butter Cake
Nutmeg
Clove oil
Mt. Dew flavoring
TPA Cinnamon Danish flavoring
Sassafras
Rawrvapor Hawaii Sunrise
TPA Vanilla Custard flavoring
Tasty Vapor Cherry Cola
Vixen Vapor Rootbeer
TPA Pineapple flavoring
TPA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream flavoring
Vaporgod Licorice
VAL Goddess
Lorann Butter Rum flavor
Alien Vision's Pineapple Pulp
ECBlend's Gingerbread, double flavor
Virgin Vapor Luscious Lime
TPA Spearmint flavoring
Honeysuckle
Vaporbomb Fire 'n Ice(cracked tank, melted rubber drip tip)
Perfumer's Apprentice lists triactetin as in ingredient in some of their flavors, so be sure to check that out.
With so many folks using tanks nowadays, let's all contribute here!!
Disclaimer: These are not "bad" juices. They just have the
potential to cause cracking in tank systems using
polycarbonate tubing.
