almost brand new ego-t burnt taste

[popeyeuk]

hey all

im having trouble with a burnt taste that i cant seem to get rid of.

im using 85% pg 15% vg juice

it seems that the only way i can avoid the burnt taste is to have a couple of dry puffs in between each normal puff and even that doesnt always work.

im using everything that came with the ego-t starter kit, both attys are the same. ive tried different tanks and get the same result.

if i add a couple of drops directly at the wick and leave it a few minutes its ok for a couple of puffs but then goes back to a burnt taste.

is there much i can do or do i just have to deal with it?

vapour production is on par with my old riva 510

 

[spider362]

The juice is probably not wicking fast enough. T's and C's don't like thick liquid.

You can try the following:

Thin the liquid by decreasing the % of VG or add water or PGA. (I actually use pure PG thinned with 10% PGA and it works great and no leaks)
Lower the wick very slightly in the spike.
Push a very thin needle between the wick and spike to allow a freer flow. (Be careful not to push the wick down inside the spike when doing this)
Continue with the dry puffs between regular puffs.

 

[popeyeuk]

so pushing it down helps it wick better?

 

[Oneida]

so pushing it down helps it wick better?

Yes, see this short video for an explanation and how-to.

 

[popeyeuk]

i did this just now, took 3 or 4 dry pulls and its vaping like a champ more flavour and a bunch more vapour thanks for the tip

 

[spider362]

The "this" you did, I'm assuming you lowered the wick some?

 

[popeyeuk]

yeah lowered it a touch and put a small pin down the side wicking like a champ now and tasting great

 

[spider362]

Fantastic...

 

[Juno First]

This works great! Good idea with the large models, I knew exactly what to do!