Aspire Nautilus Help

[yoyotammo]

Hey guys, been lurking on here and found it's a good way to find help so I decided to create an account.

Just looking for some help on my setup.
I've only recently started vaping within the last 8 months and it's been great. I've always made sure to maintain and clean it and followed others instructions on here, but as of recent i've found my vape to be different and was looking for help.
I have an Aspire nautilus with an MVP 3.0 and it has been working perfectly until as of last night.
It was making a very slight bubbling noise so I thought the best thing to do would be clean it. I did everything necessary and recommended by others on here but just as of now I find that when I'm inhaling, it starts normally but then the noise it makes seems to get very quiet with only the very occasional bubbling sound, and then at one point when I start using it, it would start as normal and then just randomly stop.
Keep in mind that I'm pretty much a noob at this but I can assure you I did clean it properly.

 

[Bigbob2322]

Sounds like a gurgle, quick fix is to place paper towel around the tank and drip tip and quickly flick it upside down. You will see the excess juice on the paper towel. The coil might be going bad.

 

[yoyotammo]

Sounds like a gurgle, quick fix is to place paper towel around the tank and drip tip and quickly flick it upside down. You will see the excess juice on the paper towel. The coil might be going bad.

Thanks for your reply.

I tried that before and it still seems to be the same

 

[Topwater Elvis]

What power level are you using?
When was the last time you replaced the head?
Pg/Vg ratio?
Have you throughly cleaned the 510 connection areas on your power device & the nautilus threaded part that goes into the 510 lately?
Do you occasionally dry the center/ air tube & drip tip with a twisted napkin or paper towel to remove condensation?
Too restrictive airflow setting & too hard / fast inhale will pull more juice into the head than can be vaporized. This causes flooding bubling gurgling leaks etc. as will under powering.

The next time it happens try drying the center/ air tube then turn it upside down so the juice level is below the wicking holes & pulse the fire button a few times.

I clear a flooded head by turning up the power and vaping through it, I don't usually reccomend that because there is a very fine line between clearing the flooded head & scorching / burning the wicking material.
After the wicking gets even slightly scorched they'll flood worse or taste bad.

 

[yoyotammo]

What power level are you using?
When was the last time you replaced the head?
Pg/Vg ratio?
Have you throughly cleaned the 510 connection areas on your power device & the nautilus threaded part that goes into the 510 lately?
Do you occasionally dry the center/ air tube & drip tip with a twisted napkin or paper towel to remove condensation?
Too restrictive airflow setting & too hard / fast inhale will pull more juice into the head than can be vaporized. This causes flooding bubling gurgling leaks etc. as will under powering.

The next time it happens try drying the center/ air tube then turn it upside down so the juice level is below the wicking holes & pulse the fire button a few times.

I clear a flooded head by turning up the power and vaping through it, I don't usually reccomend that because there is a very fine line between clearing the flooded head & scorching / burning the wicking material.
After the wicking gets even slightly scorched they'll flood worse or taste bad.

20W
3 weeks
30/70
I don't know what that is, sorry
Yes
I have the biggest airflow and I inhale slowly

I will try that, thank you.

 

[Topwater Elvis]

20 watts is fairly high for a nautilus, could be your scorching the wicking material which will cause reduced wicking ability and reduce the wicking materials ability to hold liquid. Which will cause leaking & flooding gurgle, bubble, juice in mouth.

The 510 connection needs to be kept clean. It is where you screw the delivery device onto the power device / threaded areas that also contain the positive pin.

How much juice you use in mls in that 3 weeks is a better gauge than time/ days/ weeks.
3 weeks from a nautilus head at that power level is very good life, sounds like it's time to properly prime & install a new head.
If you don't prime it thoroughly / completely saturate the wicking material before you press the fire button it will burn or scorch in the first few button presses.
After replacing the head it is a good idea to reduce power to let the head break in for the first tank before increasing power.

Dark or thick or colored and especially sweet liquids tend to clog wicking material & gunk coils rapidly which severely reduces head life.

 

[gandymarsh]

What Topwater Elvis said is right on.
I run my Nautilus minis at 12-13 watts. I've seen some people
go as high as 15 watts which is fine depending on the device and the juice
you're using. I use higher VG juice 70/30 VG/PG so higher wattage can cause
burnt/dry hits because it doesn't wick as well as juice with more PG.

 

[sofarsogood]

The coil head is submerged in a pool of e liquid. The liquid doesn't drain through the coil head and out through the air intake on the bottom because there is just enough resistance in the wick to hold it back. If you draw too hard it can create some vaccum in the tank where the liquid is and pull the liquid through the wick faster than the heating wire can turn it into vapor. If that happens the excess liquid may run down the air passage towards the air intake and there might be some gurgling down there. So avoid drawing to hard. If you want an easier draw you might need a tank with a larger air intake like the Aspire Atlantis. I started on a Nautilus mini. The reasons I'm not still using it is I want to rebuild and I want the amount of vaper 20 watts produces. When I was using the N mini I ran it at about 10 watts. If you are a newbie doing mouth to lung inhales you've got a classic good tank for that. My brother has been vaping on one since last christmas and has no interest in trying anything else. (and recently he finally went to zero cigs)

 

[yoyotammo]

Thank you all for your help.
I did everything suggested and lowered my wattage and it now seems to be back to normal. Thank you all.

 

[crixer]

I am curious what the juice tasted like at 20W on a nautilus tank. Is the flavor better now that you lowered the wattage?

 

[Wissel Joe]

I have a nautilus mini im not a fan of it, not enough air flow for me it has to much of a tight draw. I was just playing with the watts i didnt get a burnt taste till i hit 26 watts.

 

[yoyotammo]

I am curious what the juice tasted like at 20W on a nautilus tank. Is the flavor better now that you lowered the wattage?

Tasted fine to me with a variety of flavours. I had a friend who wanted to try who's never really smoked before and he said he loved it as well.

 

[crixer]

Interesting. I am finding that I am having to keep my voltage/wattage down under 4/10 to keep it from tasting burned. I guess the type of juice plays a big part.

 

[yoyotammo]

Interesting. I am finding that I am having to keep my voltage/wattage down under 4/10 to keep it from tasting burned. I guess the type of juice plays a big part.

I just tried lowering my wattage like you and I'm finding I also don't get the slight burning sensation in my throat.

 

[GeorgeS]

While many users have found the 'sweet spot' on the Nautilus 1.8 ohm coils to be ~13W in my own personal experience I rarely was able to push them past 8-10W or 5V without getting a burnt taste and then having to toss the coil. (once a coil gets burnt cotton the taste rarely if ever goes away)

The Nautilus tanks are decent, reliable and mostly leak free low output clearo's. I'd collected 1/2 dozen of them before moving on to models with more air flow and better adjustment.

 

[crixer]

I used to use boge cartos back in the day and they were pretty decent for the ease of use/longevity/flavor. These nautilus bottom vertical coils seem to somewhat mimic that setup. I am a mouth to lung vaper and while subohm vaping looks satisfying with the clouds that are exhaled, I figured out quickly that it isn't for me. I used to drip into a 501 on a silver bullet at 6v and everyone who tried it said it was way to harsh but I always liked it. Subohm is way to harsh for me. The nautilus tanks are great. I couldn't believe the difference in flavor using the same coils on a kabuki tank. I guess the airflow makes the difference.