306 atomisers help

[fudgeball]

Hi there,

Anyone uses a 306 atomiser here?

I'm having some problems with my 306 atomiser after soaking it in hot water. It has been 3 days since I've soaked it but I keep getting a burnt taste and no smoke after I've puffed about it for about 5-7times. Upon removing the cartridge, I notice that water vapour has started to form around the atomiser.

What is wrong? It was all fine until I soaked it. Am pretty sure leaving it out to dry would have dried the atomiser, no?

I also get a sizzling sound each time I puff

Please help

Jessica

 

[dormouse]

When I clean 306's I blow out the atty. Then I soak in freshly-boiled water that I put into a bowl. I tilt the atty underwater with a tongs to let the air bubbles out then let it soak 15-20 min, then scoop some water through it to try to flush out whatever dissolved (or you could hold under running hot water). Then I shake or blow it out. Then it goes into a jar of alcohol (tilting under the alcohol to remove all air bubbles) - I have plain vodka or edible grain alcohol (Everclear) but you could use rubbing alcohol if you remember it is poison. Next day I take the atty out of the alcohol, shake it out to get it as dry as possible then set it in my drying container (a margarine tub with paper towel in the bottom). The next time I need a clean atty (usually days or a week later) I take that one, prime it well with eliquid (like 3-4 drops), let that soak down to the coil (like wait a minute or two) then try it. It may need more priming. I am on a sealed manual battery (510 manual) and don't have to worry about damaging my battery if juice leaks.

I don't know what your problem is. Maybe you didn't get it clean well. Or maybe it's flooded. Blow the atty out and prime it again. Did you accidentally remove the white wick from the bridge? If you remove that then the atty won't work with carts anymore and may work differently for dripping.

Do you have spare attys? Attys don't live forever. I always people have at least 3 attys: 2 to alternate while cleaning one and using the other, and 1 total spare.

 

[Renzuli]

Welcome , and at least the sizzling tells you that it's not dead . Try what dormouse said . But also like she said , buy some spares of everything . atty's , carto's , batteries , juice . Even an extra charger (you never know)

 

[fudgeball]

Hi there,

Thanks a lot for the reply!

How would I know if my atomiser is flooded and how does the white wick look like? Right now, it seems as tho my atomiser only works with dripping :/

dormouse: thanks heaps for the tip!! but does this mean it usually takes longer than 3days to dry?

Heh, ive another batt and atomiser on the way THANK GOD!

 

[Boodle]

Put your drip tip on your atomizer then blow through your DT into a tissue again and again. When there's no juice coming from the bottom and the two tiny holes by the threading you should be able to vape successfully with your 306. And yes, 306 attys are for dripping.

 

[fudgeball]

O haaa, I got it with my mini ecig and have been using a cartridge since... until it crashed out on me. Shall try blowing into my atomiser again and invest in a drip tip. Thanks!

 

[tj99959]

I have no idea why they bother putting a bridge on 306 atties to begin with. Do a web search for youtube vids on degridging them.
To clean them I don't do anything fancy. I blow as much out of them as I can and then toss them into a coffee cup of alcohol. Next morning I blow the alcohol out and they are ready to go. Dry burn only if they look like they need it.

Your description sounds like a flooded atty, just blow it out and start over with 3 drops.

O haaa, I got it with my mini ecig and have been using a cartridge since... until it crashed out on me. Shall try blowing into my atomiser again and invest in a drip tip. Thanks!

Are you sure you have a 306?

If you filled that tube full of juice and slapped it on the atty you sure did flood it

 

[fudgeball]

hey there!

yeapp, that's my atty! Hmm, I've a small little container thingo inside the cartridge which I put onto of the atomiser. Pretty sure that did not flood it as I've been using that method for sometime now. Tried blowing it out several times but its still the same situation. Only direct dripping seems to work right now :/

Does soaking in alcohol mean a faster drying time too?

 

[tj99959]

Does soaking in alcohol mean a faster drying time too?

yes, alcohol evaporates much faster than water.

But here is a reality that not many think about:
e-juice is both water and alcohol soluble, so doesn't it make sense that both water and alcohol are e-juice soluble?
Just blow a little juice through the atty and no drying time is required.
Besides, if you look at the labels on your e-juices you will see that both alcohol and water are commonly listed as ingredients.

 

[dormouse]

Alcohol dries a lot faster than water.

Flooded - if an atty gurgles and doesn't get very warm, see if it is flooded. You take it off, check for liquid between battery and atomizer, blow the atty out into a tissue (or onto the ground), and reprime with 3 drops and wait for that to soak in (2 may be enough if the atty is wet) And NOTE - if you are using auto batteries you can kill or damage your battery if juice leaks on the end of the battery. I use manual 510's with Joye 306 attys. (and just in case you own a Blu or 510-T - never charge a normal 510 on either of their chargers)

Wick - on my 306 attys the wick looks like cross between a very thin white pipecleaner and a birthday candle's wick. I never tried to bend it but the 306's wick always gave me the impression it had thin wire running down the middle. It runs from the tip of the metal mesh bridge down either outside or inside one side of the bridge and heads down into the coil compartment. I think my 306 attys are Joye brand so Cisco or other brands may have wicks that look a bit different.

 

[Murdock Ruml]

But here is a reality that not many think about:
e-juice is both water and alcohol soluble, so doesn't it make sense that both water and alcohol are e-juice soluble?
Just blow a little juice through the atty and no drying time is required.
Besides, if you look at the labels on your e-juices you will see that both alcohol and water are commonly listed as ingredients.

this word like a charm. Tested it by soaking a 306 for about 10mins. Took it out blew any excess water into a paper towel. Gave the atty 7 drops of juice and a blow. 4 drops and a blow. 3 more drops and tested it out. Vaped like it had not been soaked. Well actually better then before I soaked it. Time from cup of water to vaping: less then a min.