Another one bites the dust.......

[Nette62]

Help ! I'm killing my attys and I have no idea how.
I've been vaping for 36 days now and have gone thru 5 attys, all purchases from different suppliers.
I have a 901, and from 8am to 1pm I vape a few times an hour, but when I get off work it never leaves my mouth, I have two e-cigs, and swap back and forth.
Is there anyone out there that can fix these things?
I can't afford to keep buying them, and right now I can't afford to buy another kind of e-cig. I use carts that I refill with flavored liquid

I'm open to any suggestions or ideas.
Thanks
Nette62

 

[cherrypopwizkid]

Do you clean your atomizers? Hot water + Alcohol = Fun

And for everyone in general, what actually causes an atomizer to die? if we know the cause we can find the solution. Yes we can!

 

[Corki2]

Help ! I'm killing my attys and I have no idea how.
I've been vaping for 36 days now and have gone thru 5 attys, all purchases from different suppliers.
I have a 901, and from 8am to 1pm I vape a few times an hour, but when I get off work it never leaves my mouth, I have two e-cigs, and swap back and forth.
Is there anyone out there that can fix these things?
I can't afford to keep buying them, and right now I can't afford to buy another kind of e-cig.

I'm open to any suggestions or ideas.
Thanks
Nette62

Are they just stone cold dead or just weakening? I've been vaping for a little over a month also and have only lost one atty. It had diminished, so I ran it through my jewelry cleaner a bunch of times. Don't try this at home! I used a solution of vinegar and it took the paint off my atty and disintegrated the wick. So, technically, I murdered it. Other than that, I haven't had any issues. I don't clean mine anymore. I just blow them out once in a while.

 

[Nette62]

I just blow them out and let them dry.
They are stone cold dead...i've tried CPR but no luck...they are dead

 

[KreeL]

Do you make your own liquid?

 

[cherrypopwizkid]

How do they look?

Are they browning or blackening at all?

Worn, lossened, or torn threads?

Are they feeling depressed, anxious, or afraid to leave their home? (j/k)

 

[KreeL]

Do they fizzlepop and go dead?... OR do they slowly get drowned to death in a DIY liquid full of 50% glycerin and 11mg bubblegum flavoring?

 

[Nette62]

kreel: No I get my liquid from 1 supplier, I buy 36 to share and I dilute with flavorless 11 down to my 24/25. They just up and die, one minute I'm vaping and then go to drag again and nothing.

CherryPop: they look perfectly fine to me. I did have one that started to taste "burnt" before it died. They must be depressed and want to leave home.

 

[KreeL]

Don't dilute it. Flavorless 11 is the cause. Buy plain PG and mix it one drop for every three.

 

[Enfield]

Kreel, Now I am curious...

Why would plain PG be preferable to a flavorless low-nic liquid for diluting higher-nic liquids, with regards to atty preservation?

 

[KreeL]

For the same reason 5w30 added to a car's engine running with 10w40.

Think about it.

 

[Enfield]

For the same reason 5w30 added to a car's engine running with 10w40.

Think about it.

Hmmmm.

So then, *if* I am following you correctly, lower viscosity is better for the attys, which would explain why VG liquid blends are reported to kill attys more quickly.

I wouldn't have thought, though, that unflavored 11 mg would be much that much more viscous than plain PG, assuming that the unflavored 11 is PG-only based.

Does nicotine really increase e-liquid's viscosity significantly?
This is from some who has only vaped 24mg.

Following this thread with interest.

 

[Stickless]

I cut all my liquids with food grade Glycerine.
I also boost low or no nic liquids with 36mg unflavored.
Been vaping over six months - like a steam engine, unless I'm sleeping... and never had an atomizer die on me.

 

[Kelemvor]

well imo its because with VG the suppliers have to add more flavors, and even then their taste is weaker than with PG. more flavoring = more substantial residues == faster clogging atomizers.

just my opinion

 

[Enfield]

I cut all my liquids with food grade Glycerine.
I also boost low or no nic liquids with 36mg unflavored.
Been vaping over six months - like a steam engine, unless I'm sleeping... and never had an atomizer die on me.

That's quite impressive, and good to hear.
What atomizers are you using?

 

[Enfield]

well imo its because with VG the suppliers have to add more flavors, and even then their taste is weaker than with PG. more flavoring = more substantial residues == faster clogging atomizers.

just my opinion

Kelemvor, that makes perfect sense. Thanks.

 

[Stickless]

That's quite impressive, and good to hear.
What atomizers are you using?

901's, 801's all generic/different suppliers...

 

[abandonhope16]

I cut all my liquids with food grade Glycerine.
I also boost low or no nic liquids with 36mg unflavored.
Been vaping over six months - like a steam engine, unless I'm sleeping... and never had an atomizer die on me.

Any particular cleaning routine?

 

[Stickless]

Any particular cleaning routine?

Only to try new flavors... warm water rinse and blow dry.
Keep it moist - a good rule for almost any circumstance.

 

[SawBoss]

Throw it away and get a new one. I use mine about a week and toss it.