A bit of research on cart filler use

[prof beard]

PLEASE NOTE - I have posted this elsewhere too, please don't respond if you have done so on another forum

I have a theory (not saying what it is yet) I'd like to test out.

If you use carts (cartomiser users, drippers and dippers need not apply ) can you complete the above survey please.

 

[prof beard]

OOPS - sorry wrong place! Can a mod move this to "Polls" please? Thanks

 

[Chrissie]

Prof, I've voted fro 901/4075 with foam. Since recently getting some blue foam from James, it's now my favourite cart filler. Got a large amount of fluval to use up though as i hate wasting stuff.

 

[Deafmomm]

No option for a cart with a PTB?

 

[prof beard]

For the purposes of what I'm interested in, the PTB is "other DIY filler"

 

[scyllabub]

Like Chrissie, I'm a fan of James's blue foam, I couldn't get on with any filler before that, I dripped.

510 atty so far ahead?

scylla

 

[prof beard]

I don't think we are at "representative sample level" yet

 

[prof beard]

I have this running on here and some UK forums - it is very interesting to see that the patterns of responses are noticeably different... (More once I have have enough responses)

 

[Vocalek]

I can't answer this. I don't know what Fluval is, but unless it is a pyramid tea bag, none of the answers match what I use.

CORRECTION: I just noticed the final option and guess that a pyramid tea bag is a DIY filler. If it makes any difference, it's being used in a 510.

 

[prof beard]

I can't answer this. I don't know what Fluval is, but unless it is a pyramid tea bag, none of the answers match what I use.

CORRECTION: I just noticed the final option and guess that a pyramid tea bag is a DIY filler. If it makes any difference, it's being used in a 510.

You guessed correctly.

Here "Fluval" means white polyester replacement filler, "foam" means blue or other open foam, and DIY means anything else including PTB

 

[Mindfield]

I've actually tried a number of different things:

- 510 with polyfill (fine for the first fill or two but downhill from there)
- 510 with PTB (didn't wick well for me, tried a number of variants with this, including folded, rolled, plug+straw, nothing worked well)
- 510 with nylon scouring pad (worked better than standard filler but only for so long)
- 510 with Fluval (best one I tried so far, and the one I use if I'm using a 510 cart)
- 510 Mega with regular poly (works about as well as a normal 510)
- 510 Mega with Fluval (didn't wick well at all; that much length without any extra girth seemed to trap the liquid in a partial vacuum)
- eGo XL with Fluval (leaky mess; Fluval couldn't trap and hold that much liquid no matter how I compressed it)
- eGo XL with polyfill (surprisingly working quite well so far, but it hasn't been a full day yet so time will tell)

Going to try the blue foam tonight when I can get to the pet store to pick some up.

 

[prof beard]

You've been pretty good folks, but I could do with a few more responses - I have around 200 across the various forums so far.. I'm planning to close this activity in a week's time.

 

[breaktru]

I use Blue Foam with 510 and eGo Mega Carts: Blue Foam Filler

 

[nansc]

I like the 510 attys the best because they work on my EGO and any other pv with 510 threading.