Am I vaping too often?

[Tori]

I have a 510... good lord I love that thing hehe... anyway, I am dripping hilton 18mg... 3 drops each time I vape and I'm doing it like once an hour or so. I am not feeling anything weird I was just thinking maybe that is too often or too much? I'm kind of stressed out right now and had I still been smoking analogs I would be outside every 30 minutes sucking one down 8-o even in this awful heat.

One more thing... since I just started this dripping thing and had only used pre-filled non refillable carts before, I wanted to make sure it is ok to drip into carts that had come pre-filled but ARE I think, refillable... my other ones before the 510 were the ones with built in atomisers so dripping with those would be a little tricky. I have some now that take the liquid so I keep topping off... is that ok to do or should I only use the empty carts? I don't want to mess up my 510...

Thanks!

 

[Rusty]

I am still new to this but 'topping off' seems to work for me.... You will find your own way, based upon what works for you....... enjoy the experimentation!



Rusty

 

[abandonhope16]

The 510 carts are re-fillable. Just put several drops on the white stuffing, move the stuffing around a bit with a paper clip (or do the straw cart mod http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/joye-510/15093-incredible-510-cart-upgrade.html) to release some of the air; continue to top off until the liquid starts to pool. Connect the cart to the atty, give a few primer puffs and you are good to go.

 

[ZIRO]

You can refill the carts that came with the 510, but you might wanna get more filler for the carts (polyfill or something) because the carts get kinda worn out after a few refills. You could consider washing and drying them out also. The 510 floods pretty easily, so I don't normally do 3 drops, but if that works for you and is convenient, then I'd do whatever you prefer. Topping them off is fine.

 

[Crash]

Its perfectly normal to re use your carts (the ones that come pre-filled) and there's nothing wrong with topping up either i tend to do that after a few drags. I do however like to replace the filler inside them once a week, with either fluval (i think thats how u spell it) or tea bags (there's a video on here somewhere showing how to do it.) You can also refill the carts that have a built in atomizer by opening them at the bottom (again there's a video of that on here.) Oh and as far as vaping too much goes, i guess thats a personal thing, i tend to vape pretty heavy and i end up using atleast 5 ml of juice day. I just use 0mg juice until i start craving nicotine and then i'll just swap over to 36mg or 24mg. I normally keep 2 carts on me so all you gota do is swap the carts out, its nice and simple and that way there's no confusion about what you're vaping.

 

[catronvamp]

I took tweezers and took out the poly fill or whatever the material is thats in the cartridges for the 510 and washed the poly fill in hot water, rolled them dry in a papertowel and refilled them with e-juice. Working fine and I don't think the 510 burns as much e-liq when using the carts as when dripping or at least mine doesn't. I put 10-12 drops of e-liq in a freshly cleaned and dried cartridge. Using Nuvape 6mg coffee in one 510 and cream in the other 510. Been vaping all day and still got plenty of vapor. If I notice a reduction in flavor or a slight stale taste I top of the cartridge with 1-2 drops.

 

[DC2]

I have some now that take the liquid so I keep topping off... is that ok to do or should I only use the empty carts?

I prefer to use empty cartridges because when I refill a cartridge it doesn't seem to work as well.

I finally decided that it was because it sort of shrinks up a little after it has been used. I found that I was getting that "low on juice now" dry atomizer taste much more frequently with a refilled cartridge. And every time I looked at the cartridge the filler was sitting noticeably lower than it was before. I kept pulling it back up again but it kept on getting pushed back down. I do not believe it was making good contact with the atomizer bridge and I was not getting adequate juice flow to the atomizer.

So I tried something...

I pulled out the filler and rinsed it in the sink. Then I squeezed it out and smashed it between a paper towel a few times to get the water out. Then sort of fluffed it back up again a little bit and worked it back into the cartridge. No longer shrunken, no longer getting pushed down by the atomizer bridge, problem solved.

I have never heard anybody else talking about this kind of problem with a refilled cartridge, although I do know many people clean them, but it seems most people refill them a couple times before cleaning them.

I don't know, maybe it is just me, but I will never refill a cartridge without cleaning the filler first.
And yeah, topping off throughout the day is a must as well.


EDIT: I should probably note that my cartridges always sit unused for a few days before I refill them
EDIT: Maybe I wouldn't have this problem if I kept refilling the same one each day

 

[Bones]

I just got fed up with the carts and started to drip without it - My life is much easier now and my e-smoking much more enjoyable

 

[breakfastchef]

I have a 510... good lord I love that thing hehe... anyway, I am dripping hilton 18mg... 3 drops each time I vape and I'm doing it like once an hour or so. I am not feeling anything weird I was just thinking maybe that is too often or too much? I'm kind of stressed out right now and had I still been smoking analogs I would be outside every 30 minutes sucking one down 8-o even in this awful heat.

Tori, you are not smoking analogs. I believe that is terrific. Over vaping seems to be common with new vapers. Heck, you can now vape many places you could not smoke before. It is nearly impossible not to use your devcie as a pacifier. You will settle into a routine, and during stressful periods, you will probably do what you are doing now. Trust your body to tell you if you are over doing it.

 

[yknotagain]

Tori, sound to me like you're doing great. As previously mentioned - whatever it takes to stay off analogs.

 

[Applejackson]

Currently vaping 510, DSE084, DSE601, DSE701, DSE801, DSE901, RS-888, Black Mini SD, DX super mini, mini, and cigar.

Haha. Dude, sounds like you're more addicted to buying the PVs than using them...

...although 5ml a day8-o I use about that every 3 days, not counting flavoring.

 

[Jim Davis]

I have a 510... good lord I love that thing hehe... anyway, I am dripping hilton 18mg... 3 drops each time I vape and I'm doing it like once an hour or so. I am not feeling anything weird I was just thinking maybe that is too often or too much? I'm kind of stressed out right now and had I still been smoking analogs I would be outside every 30 minutes sucking one down 8-o even in this awful heat.

I consider once an hour as light to medium use. If you feel OK, I figure OK. Some people never take them out of their mouth for the entire day.

 

[Applejackson]

I consider once an hour as light to medium use. If you feel OK, I figure OK. Some people never take them out of their mouth for the entire day.

I'm that way, though I vary my mg's.