Eheim filterpad mod

[CloudBurst]

Thanks everyone, I'm just happy to share my great results and glad ya'll are trying it.
Actually, I just restarted it, someone else turned me onto it.

[ournature]

Every pets/aquarium/ store will have this blue foam, it is used as a part of aquarium filters.
There are different brands but i'm pretty sure they're are all (the blue ones) made of the same material.
Some of these foams have larger holes some thinner.
If you don't know which is better just buy both (they're pretty cheap) and try which one works better for your cart.

[HeyYouComOvrHere]

Well, I may have my first sign of bad news.....I woke up to leakage.

I made a new cart last night for a different flavor. I didn't think about it til this morning, the first flavor I was using, I wanted to add a few drops of flavor to make the flavor a little stronger. Well, when I did that, I ALSO added a little glycerin to give it a little more vapor, I read on here more glycerin will create a thicker vapor.

Sooooooo, I'm wondering if my new vape which does NOT include the extra glycerin is leaking because I don't have the thicker additive in the cart. Something to think about....

Ciao

[ournature]

Well, I may have my first sign of bad news.....I woke up to leakage.

I made a new cart last night for a different flavor. I didn't think about it til this morning, the first flavor I was using, I wanted to add a few drops of flavor to make the flavor a little stronger. Well, when I did that, I ALSO added a little glycerin to give it a little more vapor, I read on here more glycerin will create a thicker vapor.

Sooooooo, I'm wondering if my new vape which does NOT include the extra glycerin is leaking because I don't have the thicker additive in the cart. Something to think about....

Ciao

You should always consider these two variable elements for a good vaping:
1. e-liquid viscosity
2. wicking properties of your cart

The thinner is the juice the more compact should be the foam in your cart.
You always want the filler to release the right amount of liquid down the atty mesh/coil.

just put a little larger piece of blu foam on your cart for thinner liquids.
i usually have my foam 2 or 3 mm larger than the cart size.
This works for almost every juice i tried.

[KevinD872]

Well, I may have my first sign of bad news.....I woke up to leakage.

I made a new cart last night for a different flavor. I didn't think about it til this morning, the first flavor I was using, I wanted to add a few drops of flavor to make the flavor a little stronger. Well, when I did that, I ALSO added a little glycerin to give it a little more vapor, I read on here more glycerin will create a thicker vapor.

Sooooooo, I'm wondering if my new vape which does NOT include the extra glycerin is leaking because I don't have the thicker additive in the cart. Something to think about....

Ciao

Could be the thinner juice, but I have been using some pre-mixed PG vanilla with no extra glycerin and I only had one leaking incident. I believe I simply over-filled the cart because I was trying to see how much I could cram into it. With "factory" stuffing, leaks are almost always caused by overfilling (when refilling). With custom filling, and especially with this type of filling, I think they are even more sensitive to overfilling. I also believe that having the foam go all the way up to the edge of the cart compounds this problem because when you put the cart on, the atty bridge presses into the filler. When a sponge is soaked and you press it, it will cause water to gush out. I have my filler come up short by around 1/8" of the edge of the cart, and the last two times I filled my cart, I didn't go crazy with it and wait for it to look full or start to pool. In fact, I just had to refill this morning (around 6:20) and I only put 12 drops in. I had previously put anywhere from 15-20 in. Since this foam filler tends to give us so many puffs per fill, I see no reason to push it and increase the odds of leaking.

Just my two cents and pocket lint.

[CloudBurst]

Also, make sure you have a good seal at the top of the cart, if the foam appears off kilter at the edges, it will leak. That's why I always pull the foam up past the rim of the cart (about 1/3 to create a poof ) then push it back in whenever I top off. I know it sounds crazy, but if you create a channel for the liquid, it will leak down through it.

[ournature]

Also, make sure you have a good seal at the top of the cart, if the foam appears off kilter at the edges, it will leak. That's why I always pull the foam up past the rim of the cart (about 1/3 to create a poof ) then push it back in whenever I top off. I know it sounds crazy, but if you create a channel for the liquid, it will leak down through it.

This is true.

[Coldfire]

If possible, anyone who has used this mod with success, maybe post a video?

I'm a visual learner and it would help greatly!

Thanks
Coldfire

[HeyYouComOvrHere]

I guess I should have stated clearly that I new the viscosity of the second juice was thinner and it would leak easier...that's what I was trying to say I thought was the reason.

I will try and work on at least some pictures this weekend. But in the interim, if you DO happen to mess around and create one, I created a little cheat...lol. After making my foam so that it fit the way I wanted, I pulled it out, put it down on a piece of paper and drew an outline of the foam. Then I cutout the outline and use that as a template to create MORE blue foam of the exact size I want. NOW, I have five blue foams on hand for when my new empty carts are delivered...I'll be already to go.

[schadoe]

what in a fish tank surronded by water would heat this up to the temp we get it to in a pv? If used to filter water it may safe for humans because it is safe for fish, but that is using it as it was intended. What chemicals would I be breathing from this as it heats up? I am having wicking ptroblems , and cant seem to get the hang of drripping. Even I do I cant drip while driving.