Am I still vaping primer? Ecch!

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GiddyLydia

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I read about the bad taste of primer, but this isn't so much a taste problem (as I probably still have few working taste buds) as what I am drawing is uninhalably harsh. Hurts my throat. I did the blow out throught the threaded end, maybe 20 or 30 puffs without inhaling, and a couple of drops of juice directly on the atomizer. Am I just being impatient? Do I need to do an alcohol soak?
 

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I actually almost destroyed a low resistance 801 atomizer doing (what sounds like) the same thing. The issue ended up being that I was not dripping enough juice onto the atty. I thought I was getting that "primer" flavor, when in fact, I was actually burning up the atty. Ended up throwing it away and ordering a new one because I had almost burnt through the bridge dry burning it. D'oh! >.<
 

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Hi GiddyLydia and welcome to ECF!! I doubt that it's primer that you are still inhaling. A harsh TH is dependent upon many things, the atty itself (501, 808, 901 et all), the amount of nic, PG, VG, or combination, flavorings, the way you draw the vapor in, and the ecig itself -whether it's a mod, Riva, 901 standard set up....

There are several things you can try. How are you inhaling the vapor? Try a long, slow draw, let it roll around in your mouth a little and then inhale. Or, do a long, slow draw, pull in some air into your mouth then inhale. This will cool down the vapor.

If you have plain PG, try vaping a little of this. If you get a real harsh TH, it might be the PG. I'd also try this with VG if you have any for comparison.

If it's not PG or VG related, try the nic strength. Take a 3ml bottle, fill half with your juice, then fill half with PG or VG. Now you have half strength nic. If there is no harsh TH, then it may be the nic strength.

Are you drinking water/liquid when you vape? Vaping will dry out your mouth and throat sometimes causing a harsh TH. Try drinking liquids between vaping.

It might also be the juice itself. Some vendors make juice with alcohol and/or citric acid to create a strong TH. Some people prefer a strong TH as it simulates cig smoke.

Hope some of this helps. Post back on how you're doing and if anything has helped.
 

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Try blowing out the atty onto a tissue (remove the atty from your ecig first). Then prime it with some good juice, check your cart - make sure your cart is visibly damp on top and that the stuffing is where it should be, and try again?

If you put the cart on when there was still all of the primer in the atty it may be in your cart too.
 

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If you blew out the atomizer before you used it the first time then it could be the amount of PG and/or the nicotine level. How much PG is in your juice and what is the nicotine level? Vaping itself also takes some time to get used to. Remember the very first time you ever took a drag off a cigarette? Vaping sometimes isn't any different. I let a friend try my PV and he coughed like crazy!
 

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This is my first day, it's a Joy 510. (No box kit from cignot.co) It came with 5 carts prefilled with a much higher nic content than I'm used to, so it sounds like that could be the biggest factor. I bought various strengths and flavors of liquid, plus a bottle of plain PG 80%VG20%. Maybe I should try mixing one of the liquids down to a low % of nic, drip it and see it that's better? I don't have a cart with clean/dry filler. If I was burning the atty there wouldn't be vapor, right? Plenty of vapor, so I don't think that's it. I'll keep fiddling and checking out everybody's advice. I really appreciate it. I'm totally stoked, I'm already almost sure I'm going to like it a lot.
 

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I just got my 510 today, which came with carts prefilled with Marlboro high nicotine -- the harshness had me coughing like crazy, since I'm used to 6 mg nic menthol. I just reduced the amount of vapor I took in and it was okay.

Exactly what I have. So, yeah, I'm just nipping on it til I have an alternative. Guess I need some pyramid tea bags so I can use a milder liquid. I am so glad for this forum, could not do this without the help!
 
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