Vivi Nova Problems

[UnFettered_Soul]

Wow.... sorry to hear about your problems.

I had the Stone, can't remember which version, that I had nothing but problems with.
Leaking at the bottom where the plastic met the end cap mostly.
Replacing the innards was hit or miss, mostly miss. I finally threw the whole thing out.

I just recently got 2 Viva Novas 2.5.
I bought 2 of them, some 2.8 replacement heads and two purple metal tanks to replace the plastic.

They fit just fine on ProVari and Buzz Pro.

So far, I only have two minor complaints;
One of them leaks just slightly, very slightly at the bottom where it meets the end cap.
And I don't know if it's a complaint or not, but all of my replacement heads read 2. something.
Even the ones that came in the kits.

The idea is there, they just need to get their quality control under control.
It doesn't seem consistent tank to tank, never mind batch to batch.

[X P3 Flight Engineer]

The idea is there, they just need to get their quality control under control.
It doesn't seem consistent tank to tank, never mind batch to batch.

There is no Quality Control! The nova 2.5 is being manufactured to closer tolerances but the customer is the QC. They expect to have returns, they write the cost of that off as QC.

I actually think the Nova 2Xs, and Vision products in general are the high end of quality. They could be much better and the rest have a long way to go. Most people never meter their cartos to see how far out of tolerance they are.

OTOH, if these were built to our standards of QC by Union Labor, we would never be able to afford them!

[Rnoserious]

Nova is good.. I have( 3)2.5 s and am very pleased.

[Plumes.91]

I like my version 2 vivinovas but DAMN do they eat up juice. I'm BLOWING through 5-6ml in a day now. With cartomizer tanks I was a 3, maybe 3.5ml vaper. With these vivi tanks I'm gonna go broke. They never give me a dry hit as long as I keep them filled past half way. Under half way, I have to tip them every 2 hits no matter what voltage i'm on. they look great, the big ones for your big mods, the minis for your eGos, but they eat up juice like crazy, they don't wick great past halfway filled, and they mute flavor a bit.

[TheDarthVap3r]

ive had my vivi nova for a couple weeks now and im loving it. although im not sure what these burning issues are. ill have to look that up. all i know is im getting lots of vapour , and when using a premade liquid it tastes great . i had issues with others having just a rotten taste , but not with this. the only issue i do have is when using one of my own eliquids ive caked the walls with this grey sludge and when i tried soaking it in hot water has now cemented. not on the wicks at least. but i fear the casing me be shot.

[Porkchops]

I love my Vivi Nova Mini, it's the most consistent clearo I have, but I've been going through coils like crazy (which for me is every week or so)... They get so gunked up and end up just tasting like burnt turd. I am apparently not capable of redoing the coil on them, and even tried buying wicks pre-wrapped with coil from CanVape, but even with those, I'm apparently so uncoordinated or something that I can't rebuild them to save my life. I tried rebuilding one twice now, and the first time I just plain messed it up and it wouldn't fire, and the second time it works (I read a tip somewhere, where they said to double up the wires that go to the bottom of the head to reduce the heat at the little gasket part so it doesn't burn... Not sure if that was a good idea or not though) but it doesn't really provide much in terms of vape. I can't find my multimeter for the life of me though, so I may have way too much resistance on it or something...

Is there a reason why they keep getting so gunked up and tasting like burnt so quickly? Like the coil on the wick part gets so crusted in such a short time (to me, maybe a week is normal) and no matter how hard I try to clean it, it still tastes bad. What method do you guys use to clean these things, and how frequently do you clean them? I'd say that I go through maybe 1.5ml of liquid per day. Doesn't seem to make a difference from dark liquids to clear liquids or not. I vape 70/30 juice, menthol doesn't seem to make a difference in longevity either. I love these things, because they are the most consistent performer I've ever used (I don't think I've ever had a dry vape on it yet), but their short lifespan and my inability to rebuild them is killing me. I also had one where the tube that the head screws on to somehow isn't straight anymore, so the seal at the top doesn't seal properly anymore, and it doesn't fire either anymore...

[Abu_Gadu]

I've been using the VV nova for more than 2 months now. I always use the 1.8ohm because the higher ohm heads severely mute the flavor. One day, after using a head for more than 2 weeks, I cleaned the whole thing through running water. After drying it, filled it with juice, I screwed it onto my mod. To my surprise, the tank fell off! I tried re-screwing it back but it won't. The threads suddenly shrunk! At first I thought my top cap had a loose thread but when I bought a new VV nova, the tank just fit in. Anyone encountered a "shrinking thread" on their vivis?

[JaneinMesa]

YES! I have shrinking threads! I have 2 big ones and 2 mini's. I even bought a new base for a big one. None of the big tanks fit my KGO anymore. They just fall out, the mini's still fit. I'm also going through heads like crazy. 60% can be cleaned and reused, the other 40% just aren't good either from the start or after a little usage. Some don't seem to withstand any cleaning/rinsing. They are juice and battery hogs. I'm getting frustrated and may have to try and quit vaping. Smoking was less expensive.

[DPLongo22]

The phrase, "Vivi Nova Problems" is redundant. Get yourself a good carto or carto tank, and KEEP VAPIN'!

[JaneinMesa]

I hate cartos, too. I'm constantly filling them. The Vivi Nova's would be ok if . . . I'm just so frustrated at all the stuff I've purchased and so much of it is just plain junk. I've pretty much committed to not buying anymore stuff. I had my last cigarette 6 months ago, so maybe I'll take the next step and quit vaping. I'm finding vaping less and less fufilling.