Burnt hits in the cold?

[Ch!pDasRipp3r]

So, for some reason I keep getting burnt hits, and sometimes burning my wicks when I'm in my room (the coldest room in the house at about 56 degrees). It's a 2.8 ohm head with on my vivi nova tank.
I normally vape it at around 4-4.2 volts. But when I'm in my room, even 3.8 volts give me a burn hit. Is this common? Is anyone else having these problems?
Thanks in advance!

 

[DoogieTony]

What pg/Vg ratio are you using?
Try tilting for a few seconds so the wicks have time to soak.

 

[StarsAndBars]

I don't think room temp has anything do do with it man. I vape outside in freezing weather all the time, as do most. The taste of burning is most commonly just that. Your burning off gunk build up from your juice. If it's a dark juice, this will happen often, especially when your coils are getting more gunk than juice.

I wouldn't think it has anything to do with your voltage/ohms either. At 2.8 ohms, you should be able to crank at least 4.5 volts (depending on juice, but not really).

How long have you been using that clearo? The coils could just be due for a dry burn, or the trash can.

 

[Ch!pDasRipp3r]

What pg/Vg ratio are you using?
Try tilting for a few seconds so the wicks have time to soak.

50/50 ratio

 

[Ch!pDasRipp3r]

I don't think room temp has anything do do with it man. I vape outside in freezing weather all the time, as do most. The taste of burning is most commonly just that. Your burning off gunk build up from your juice. If it's a dark juice, this will happen often, especially when your coils are getting more gunk than juice.

I wouldn't think it has anything to do with your voltage/ohms either. At 2.8 ohms, you should be able to crank at least 4.5 volts (depending on juice, but not really).

How long have you been using that clearo? The coils could just be due for a dry burn, or the trash can.

It's a new head I just put on yesterday, but the liquid is very dark. It's a homemade kahlua and chocolate, but it's 50/50. I did just dry burn and clean and it fixed it for a little.
I guess to vape this, I'll have to clean it more often haha.

 

[vicflo]

the surrounding temp does have a lot to do with it. more so the higher the VG content as it is derived from an oil. it will thicken if it has time to get to a cold rooms temp.

i vape mostly 80%+vg liquids and this happens with vapemail, leaving bottles in the car, leaving them in a cold room. when you are vaping outside you normally have your device in a pocket or hand where it is warmer and not just sitting on a desk out in the open.

 

[Ch!pDasRipp3r]

the surrounding temp does have a lot to do with it. more so the higher the VG content as it is derived from an oil. it will thicken if it has time to get to a cold rooms temp.

i vape mostly 80%+vg liquids and this happens with vapemail, leaving bottles in the car, leaving them in a cold room. when you are vaping outside you normally have your device in a pocket or hand where it is warmer and not just sitting on a desk out in the open.

This was very insightful! That does make sense!
I think that, combined with a darker liquid is my problem! Time to break out the heater for my room! Haha.

 

[StarsAndBars]

the surrounding temp does have a lot to do with it. more so the higher the VG content as it is derived from an oil. it will thicken if it has time to get to a cold rooms temp.

i vape mostly 80%+vg liquids and this happens with vapemail, leaving bottles in the car, leaving them in a cold room. when you are vaping outside you normally have your device in a pocket or hand where it is warmer and not just sitting on a desk out in the open.

Dunno man. Not sure 56 degrees is cold enough to do this. I have noticed what you were talking about though. If I leave a bottle of juice in my truck when it's really cold out, it will come out of the bottle like maple syrup. May be a bit of a few things.

 

[crxess]

May help to keep your power up a bit to reduce gunk build up.
You can also try unraveling the wicks on one head to see if it will wick better.(just the extensions beyond the coil area)

 

[pufZeppelin]

burnt hits from poor wicking
poor wicking from fluid too thick
I could see that happening...

 

[vicflo]

it wasnt really a personal observation, its science. Lower temperatures thicken viscous liquids, and you are trying to "wick" it. even simply changing an eliquid from 50/50 to 30/70 will make it not wick with some atomizers.

glycerin in general is a semi-fluid and becomes a fluid at ~65ºF+ anything below that and it will thicken. if it didnt have additives and/or some type of stabilizer it would be as thick as the glycerin you get from the pharmacy, which is pretty much close to corn syrup.

 

[pufZeppelin]

now that I think of it, I was following a thread

where they were talking about cold tanks/fluid and using hand warmers to alleviates the problem

hunting I think...

I looked, but never found it...

 

[Ch!pDasRipp3r]

It definitely has to do with temperature. I'll go in my room, and vape a little until I get a hint of a burnt hit.
Then go downstairs and vape a little and it works fine!
I believe @vicflo's explanation hits the nail on the head!