Blu Starter Kit Dry Hit/Non-firing Problem and Solution

[JoshuaZ]

I just stumbled upon what seems to be an issue with the starter kit pod systems by Blu. Now I want to state this before hand, I love my Blu but I also love my mod; Blu is convenient and subtle, whereas my mod is ample and smooth.

My Problem:
The issue I have likely stems from my hot climate, and constantly going in and out of AC'd buildings. A rapid change in temperature will make any tank leak, but especially so with these Blu's from what I have noticed. So far I have only experienced dry hits and failure to fire when puffing from the Intense pods. However, I am almost positive it will occur on any of the original pod flavors.

My solution:
When I took off my pod from the battery unit I observed liquid on both the battery unit and pods contacts. Now I don't know about you, but I would think the liquid is causing some kind of short preventing the unit from working properly. Therefore, I took a q-tip and a cloth to absorb the excess e-liquid. Sure enough the unit now is working as it should without the god awful dry hitting or failure to fire.

 

[Bookworm]

This doesn’t help with dry hits in my experience, but it totally works when my batteries don’t fire and blink blue instead. A quick wipe of the contacts on the battery and pod and they work again right away.

I only have two pods that give me any dry hits at all, and they seem to do it no matter what. So I just don’t use those two.

 

[stols001]

Well if that solution works for you without it being frequent enough to be annoying, I'm glad you found the solution-- for you. I don't have a juul so I can't really comment but some pods are known for this kind of issue generally, although I'm not 100% sure it's climate related. I guess it could be.

Good luck,
Anna

 

[Bookworm]

Well if that solution works for you without it being frequent enough to be annoying, I'm glad you found the solution-- for you. I don't have a juul so I can't really comment but some pods are known for this kind of issue generally, although I'm not 100% sure it's climate related. I guess it could be.

Good luck,
Anna

OP isn’t referencing the Juul, it’s the My Blu Kit (the one that has been selling for $1). But I also don’t think it’s climate related. I’ve been using these in the extreme heat that is Florida summertime, and I haven’t been experiencing much leaking, even at the beach or poolside.

 

[medleypat]

I believe the op wasn't thinking it was the heat but the hot /cold cycling from going from hot outside to cool inside