Anyone have problems with Vivi heads "clogging" or becoming flooded?

[jcp42877]

Weirdest thing has been happening on my newest 2.8 coil for my Nova. After a few periods of vaping, it seems the tank gets flooded and it won't cook the juice anymore, even though my button is firing.

none of my other coils have had this problem, and its a bit annoying. For the most part, it takes me unscrewing the tank and blowing hard down the drip tip, mostly resulting in no clogged juice getting blown out, so it seems the air passage isn't exactly blocked.

it does this even when my tank is below half full, even when I'm not tipping and rolling to saturate the wicks.

 

[darkhood]

Yes, wash the tank out and rinse the head completely, leave it alone to dry on a paper towel overnight. It'll return to its former glory in the morning. Dry burn a couple times to get the gunk off and you're good.

 

[WingmanJudas]

I've never had that problem, Quite the opposite. Like you said, I would have to tip mine to make sure enough juice gets to the coil. Have you modified it anyway recently, maybe to let more juice get to the coil? I guess I cant imagine why it would be doing that.

 

[darkhood]

I threw out at least 4 heads that appeared to be flooded and dead, the 5th one I did this and it worked fine the next day. Anytime I seemingly kill a vivi head I leave it overnight and it's fine the next day...they are curious and unpredictable little things but w/ some patience and the right attitude they will serve you well. Also the right voltage helps but it's not mandatory...

 

[tiyantiyan]

I end up with ce3 which is as good as vivi but less flood issue.

 

[darkhood]

this is incorrect but ok.

 

[Kanj.nguyen]

Take a little piece of paper towel and soak up the juice from the center chamber. Good as new.

 

[Codemonkey]

I've been using vivi novas for a couple months now exclusively and I know what you speak of. I did a complete disassembly and rinse under a hot running tap. Let it dry and reassemble the next day. I've had heads die doing this for no rhyme or reason so caution is advised if you have no backups. The heads never seemed to fully recover imo, but, a simple replace and its running like it is brand new! Let it be known i've never gotten anything to dry burn and taste not burned lol.

 

[Kanj.nguyen]

Drying overnight is unneccessary - i almost never dry my Novas. After washing, blow through the center post. If there is water in there, it will block air path and you get very little vapor.

 

[VapnNow]

I got into a group of new vivi heads that are marked 2.4 however they are really 2.9 to 3.4ohms. I couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting much vapor. They would start to flood because they need a much higher voltage setting. So you might check the ohms on the head or try using at a higher voltage. Just a thought.

 

[Angeloa]

Good morning all,I just recieved my 1st vivi 2.5 yesterday gald it was just 12 bucks IMO there junk,I tryed all 3 heads I would get 2/3 good hits then burnt nasty got I hate that taste,Thing that hurts the most is that I wasted bout 5ml of good RY4 LOL so in the garbage they went dont have time for that..Krap

 

[cmknight]

Somebody else mentioned in another thread that Vivi Nova's are designed to be used horizontally, just like a regular cigarette. As long as at least one wick is immersed in the juice, you should be ok.

 

[dcamjones]

I had this problem at first. I discovered that the mop head wasn't screwed down all the way, somehow had become loose. I don't have that problem anymore after that

 

[WingmanJudas]

Good morning all,I just recieved my 1st vivi 2.5 yesterday gald it was just 12 bucks IMO there junk,I tryed all 3 heads I would get 2/3 good hits then burnt nasty got I hate that taste,Thing that hurts the most is that I wasted bout 5ml of good RY4 LOL so in the garbage they went dont have time for that..Krap

I had this too. I watched a video to that helped with this. I reamed the slots where the wick passes through on the head, maybe 1.5 times the original gap. Also cut 2 notches out of the plastic cap that sits on the head to stop the plastic cap from squashing the wick. It helped but I think what it really comes down to is how thick your juice is and what kind of wick you use. I hear a lot of people love these things, so I do recommend to other vapers to try them.

 

[Kanj.nguyen]

Interesting. I love my Novas and never had any problems with them. Its just another clearo, tilt it and youre good.

 

[randombeta]

I have the exact opposite problem, my Nova never seems to be able to draw through the wicks and I get a burnt taste....