Need some help, also hi there!

[Necroknight]

Hi, my name's David I'm 21 and just last Tuesday, I managed to finally afford a kit to quit my 8 years of smoking. I was starting to get up to over a pack a day, plus my breathing was getting worse by the day. So I saved up and bought myself an iJust PICO from Eleaf, with the MELO3 atomizer. All worked fine, started with 6mg nicotine on my liquid but felt that wasn't enough because I vaped a bit too much so swapped to 8mg and now it feels fine. Although just a bit ago I experienced something odd... The tank was empty-ish so I filled it up then I went to take a hit like I usually do(direct to lungs), and instead of the normal sensation, I expected it felt like it was just sprinkling hot juice onto my throat with very little vapor. Tried a few more times and the same happened even when I lowered the wattage. I tried a few things out like hitting it without pressing the fire button, adjusting the airflow to make sure it was clear, along with some other things I don't even really know. Now it seems like it's back to normal, but I'd like to know what happened and what can I do to prevent it, and what was the thing I did to fix it. I'll list below the setup I'm using.

Standard 0.3 Coil that came in the MELO3 box
Wattage mode on 50W
Divine Clouds Anubis e-liquid

 

[Gratch]

Hello and welcome, though i am new myself i think i know the problem. Since the tank was emptyish and you refilled it the juice hadnt had time to properly soak into the wick so when you took a hit the coil heated the little bit of juice remaining in the wick to much and that boilded and splattered into your mouth. Then the juice soaked in properly after a few minutes and the problem was resolved. I may be wrong but i think that was what it was.

 

[Sylvie]

sounds like you flooded the coil when you refilled your tank to me, happens to the best of us. when i would accidently flood my coil, i would get a papertowel, tilt tank upside down unto it and blow through airhole to get the excess juice out of coil area. Sometimes the first draw or two would still spit a little juice afterwards but, usually it fix the problem right away.

 

[suprtrkr]

Sounds like a flood to me. Try the paper towel and blow in it trick. Welcome to the board

 

[AXIOM_1]

Sounds like a flood to me. Try the paper towel and blow in it trick. Welcome to the board

What ^^^^ he ^^^ said

 

[Winchester]

YUP! That's the ticket!

 

[Garden gnome]

sounds like you flooded the coil when you refilled your tank to me, happens to the best of us. when i would accidently flood my coil, i would get a papertowel, tilt tank upside down unto it and blow through airhole to get the excess juice out of coil area. Sometimes the first draw or two would still spit a little juice afterwards but, usually it fix the problem right away.

What causes the coil to flood?

 

[Mike McVape]

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on quitting smoking so young!

 

[Necroknight]

Thanks for all the replies, now I'll hopefully be prepared.
One more question, this is a 0.3 coil as I mentioned but the ohm meter reads only 0.25, used to read 0.28 before, is it something I should be worried about?

 

[AXIOM_1]

No, the tolerances of some meters are a bit off and therefor not totally accurate. Also, the molecular structure of wire changes with the passage of time and while using the coil. As long as a coil is not totally black colored or gunked up then the slight variation in resistance should not be a worry. When a coil turns black and gets gunked up then it will effect the flavor and taste of the vape... That is when it is time to replace a coil.

 

[lupinehorror]

i wonder if this is what's happened with my second pico...thanks for the tips everyone.

 

[Necroknight]

Alrighty, last question any recommendations on what to buy/do to improve my vaping experience?

 

[lil_buddy]

unfortunately, coil flooding upon refill is a feature of top fill tanks. You pretty much have to decide whether you want to sacrifice the convenience of top fill

 

[Bonskibon]

Closing any air flow valves while filling should help with flooding.

 

[dom qp]

What causes the coil to flood?

When the internal pressure of the tank causes juice to oversaturate the coil.

To fix this, flip the tank upside down when tightening the last couple turns, it'll force air into the coil.

Or make sure your coil is not fully saturated when priming it, so that it has capacity to suck up extra juice when you close the cap and force pressure into the coil.

 

[Coastal Cowboy]

A well built tank often develops a slight vacuum when you fill it nearly full then vape it down to empty. When you open it to refill, the vacuum is broken and top-fill tanks can flood as the liquid settles.

The blowing out helps prevent the spitting. We call that napkin thingies you blow into a Caper Towel.

Welcome to ECF!

 

[Garden gnome]

When the internal pressure of the tank causes juice to oversaturate the coil.

To fix this, flip the tank upside down when tightening the last couple turns, it'll force air into the coil.

Or make sure your coil is not fully saturated when priming it, so that it has capacity to suck up extra juice when you close the cap and force pressure into the coil.

Preciate it.. I've got two different tanks, my main tank Mtl is a geni tank mega and its bottom fill.. never had a problem with flooding but my backup tank is a top tank nano For dl and its always flooding when I refill it..I appreciate the advice.. like G.I. Joe use to say "knowing is half the battle" lol

 

[SteveS45]

Also check to make sure you did not loosen up the coil when you opened your tank which is another cause of flooding. And a Big Hearty Welcome @Necroknight plus I hope you enjoy your stay!

 

[lil_buddy]

One "trick" for dealing with this issue is to fill the tank as quickly as you can and then, IMMEDIATELY start firing the mod and taking hits (or blow in through the air flow holes) to burn off the excess liquid that is flooding the coil and until the crackling stops and everything is back to normal

 

[BrotherBob]

I expected it felt like it was just sprinkling hot juice onto my throat with very little vapor.

Welcome and glad you joined.
The information below can help with tank problems.
Might like to read:
Tank Flooding Explained | Learning Center | VaVaVape
Tank type atomizers... For new vapists - how they work | E-Cigarette Forum