My Wick Caught On Fire !!

[Jimi D.]

There must be something wrong with mine then. It's from Essential Depot. I wrote to them last night, and they asked for a batch number. Of course I will provide it, but since they didn't say that is normal, I am thinking there is something wrong ....

Hey Jimi, could you do this in a tea spoon like I did? Just curious for the sake of consistency. You might have to use a torch though since your stove is electric.

Anyone else try this with their brand? I am trying to keep my cool, but this stuff is serious - not normal for wick and coil to catch fire like mine.

I'll torch it. Shee-it ! I love experiments !

 

[Exchaner]

Careful with the blow torch Jimi. Don't get it anywhere near your own "wick"

 

[Jimi D.]

Careful with the blow torch Jimi. Don't get it anywhere near your own "wick"

I torched the vg with a spoon. I'm still waiting for YouTube to upload it. It did flame up. It took a couple of minutes. I've read the MSDS sheet and stated that VG was nonflammable. I guess if it gets hot enough, it will catch fire. Or mine contains impurities as well. I'll be calling Dave from FF next week with questions.

 

[Exchaner]

It did flame up. It took a couple of minutes ... I guess if it gets hot enough, it will catch fire.

That is the whole point, if my juice caught fire vaping at a measly 10 watts, what is the risk vaping at 50 or 100 watts. Can't say for sure, but I felt a fire inside the chamber of my Kayfun a couple of times while vaping.... Kind of freaky.

BTW, I ran the same experiment with a different brand of VG from MFS, and it too started burning - although it took longer for the fire to start. It also left a brown ring along the side of the spoon - a possible indication of impurities.

 

[Jimi D.]

That is the whole point, if my juice caught fire vaping at a measly 10 watts, what is the risk vaping at 50 or 100 watts. Can't say for sure, but I felt a fire inside the chamber of my Kayfun a couple of times while vaping.... Kind of freaky.

BTW, I ran the same experiment with a different brand of VG from MFS, and it too started burning - although it took longer for the fire to start. It also left a brown ring along the side of the spoon - a possible indication of impurities.

That is freaky man ! I'm vaping my stuff at 30-70 watts, but nothing has caught on fire. I've recently switched to cotton, and stopped adding distilled water to my mixes too.

 

[Jimi D.]

 

[Exchaner]

That is freaky man ! I'm vaping my stuff at 30-70 watts, but nothing has caught on fire. I've recently switched to cotton, and stopped adding distilled water to my mixes too.

I am a bit ambivilent about adding DW to my mix. It makes the vape much crisper for sure, but it also lowers the boiling point - perhaps lowering the ignition point. But then again, when I tried igniting the VG with added DW, it took longer to ignite - a bit confusing, not to mention freaky.

I will be testing pg to see if it behaves the same way.

 

[Jimi D.]

I am a bit ambivilent about adding DW to my mix. It makes the vape much crisper for sure, but it also lowers the boiling point - perhaps lowering the ignition point. But then again, when I tried igniting the VG with added DW, it took longer to ignite - a bit confusing, not to mention freaky.

I will be testing pg to see if it behaves the same way.

PG will flame up faster. It's more flammable compared to vg.

 

[Exchaner]

Never mind then. You feel like starting a thread in General E-liquid or DIY? You probably will get more responses than myself because of the recognition factor. More audience there as well - especially general e liquid. A good title would be "My Juice is on fire"

 

[hypocritelecteur]

I like how many people here gave you crap before someone actually tried it...
I can also confirm that the VG I got from MFS will ignite when torched. That is troubling!

Although direct butane torch flame is at least 2000 degrees, far higher than a sane coil arrangement would reach.

 

[Exchaner]

I like how many people here gave you crap before someone actually tried it...
I can also confirm that the VG I got from MFS will ignite when torched. That is troubling!

Although direct butane torch flame is at least 2000 degrees, far higher than a sane coil arrangement would reach.

My VG from Essential Depot ignited far below 2000 degrees. Jimi torched his from the top while I did mine from the bottom without touching the flame - Probably at 700-800 degrees. More significantly, my VG ignited at mere 10 watts right on the coil. That's what troubles me....