Funny taste ??

[damilis]

Thanks guys for your expert help. I am obviously being too impatient with the thing. I will try all of your recommendations and get back to you.

[Ladycats]

That's true. It doesn't taste the same at all. However, the first thing my husband and I noticed with e-cigs was a sweet taste, not a burning chemical taste, so that's why I figured this issue was a new atomizer.

Yup .... the issue probably _is_ the new atomizer ... that factory primer is nasty stuff .... someone here suggested blowing it out .. blow through the battery end .. on to a paper towel ... helps get the yuck out ... then I drop a couple drops of my "flavor of the day" directly on the atomizer, put cart back in .. and good to go ... It will take a day or two to "break in" atomizer, and for your taste buds to figure out they have something new to play with ... it does get better .... promise !

[delishus]

damilis....I'm brand new to vaping too, only been about 6 days and I had the exact same thing...as cssreb says it sounds like you may be smoking the cart dry. The one thing I learned fast is that the carts don't last anything like the sites online say. You should get some liquid and top up your carts yourself. Personally I have found that to match my old style of smoking, I have to use 3 or 4 drips of liquid.

If you keep your cart nice and moist with liquid, you'll start to enjoy it alot more!

[LucKyPunk]

I have been vaping now for about 4 hours (not continually, trying to keep it just like cigs), but I am noticing a peculiar taste in the mouth. Hard to describe, a bit like organic chemical/rubber is the closest I can set it to.
Is it because the atomizer is new and will this wear off in time, or is this the normal taste?
I am obviously comparing it to tobacco smoke, but it is nothing like this.
Am I expecting too much in the first trial of this.

I seriously want to give it a go, but the taste is off-putting.

Could be primer but after 4 hrs... try topping of the cart, I get a nasty taste whenever the fiber material looks dry (even if the cart's still got juice)

or try a new cart if you don't want to/can't drip.

[Kate]

Prefilled cartridges taste awful too. Try getting some eliquid in a bottle and refill with that.

The RN4072 is as good as the DSE901 mini, you did not buy the wrong thing. If anything you'll get better use from it because the batteries and cartridges last longer.

[spyderuk]

As others have posted, buy a bottle of juice and just add a few drops to the cart when the vapor and taste drop off. Not too much you don't want to soak it, just make sure each drop soaks into the material.

Also by topping the carts it will save you a few more ££'s than buying more and more carts. Use the same cart for a day or two just topping it off when needed.

Let us know how it goes & Good luck with your vaping!

[swanee]

Topping off carts is the way to go...

[damilis]

I have made things a wee bit better, thanks to all the good advice.
I cleaned the atomizer, then extracted some fluid from 5 carts (as demo'd by one of you guys in the 'how to' thread...brilliant), and topped up and dripped. Whilst doing this, I did smell the taste I was referring to.

Much more 'smoke' than before, stronger hit.

The funny taste is not as obvious now, maybe I am acclimatising to it, or maybe it is the flavour of carts I got - I naturally chose tobacco. Perhaps I should try another flavour, eg vanilla.
Because the flavours that come with the liquid is a pure chemical, perhaps this is why it tastes so unnatural and synthetic.

My main worry was that the taste seemed more toxic/carcinogenic than tobacco smoke. Having read the thread on the lack of quality control in the chinese production, can anyone direct me towards a European or North American producer of the stuff?

Once again, thanks for all the great help... Perhaps 4 hours was a bit premature to criticise my change in lifestyle.