Can e-liquid be diluted

[aldo]

Hello ....will adding water into the e-liquid (50/50) damage the atomizer...reason for doing this to lessen the nicotine desity fom 24mg to 12mg ..as it is too strong for me....
Thank you

 

[SuziQ]

use glycerin to dilute, not water. I have added a drop or two of distilled water to thin it down after mixing, as glycerin is quite thick. It works very well. You don't have your location posted, so not sure if you are in the UK or not. If so, you can buy it at the chemist's or supermarket.

 

[Frankie]

OR use a solution of 80% glycerin and 20 % alcohol. Glycerin itself is rather thick, I found this much nicer.

 

[SuziQ]

When you say alcohol frankie, what do you mean exactly?

 

[turbojunk]

I've just added 10 ml of glygerine to a 30ml bottle of 36mg nic juice, which reduced the nic content to about 27mg. Ish.

It works great (and produces a lot more vapour ), but the resulting concoction is a lot thicker.

As SuziQ asked - what does Frankie mean by alcohol? A drop or two of vodka??

 

[Frankie]

SuziQ: I mean normal drinking spirit, 40% or so. Tried tequilla, worked nice (3 weeks no damage on the atomizer), but without any added value. Then I found this thread: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/diy-e-liquid/3645-absinthe-ejuice.html#post58717 , which uses 50/50 VG/Absinthe mix and that is absolutely marvellous. I do not drink, actually, but I love the smell. It is sweet and spicey at the same time.

 

[nicosnack]

use glycerin to dilute, not water.

Why?

I was wondering the same thing as perhaps I should not be vaping on "high".

My understanding is this is largely water, so why not add water to dilute??

 

[Kate]

You can use a bit of distilled water to dilute but it produces steam and not vapour. You need glycerine or propylene glycol to make 'smoke'.

 

[SuziQ]

thanks once again Kate. You explain better than I can.

 

[aldo]

Thank you all for your help ..i will try the glycerine thined out with distiled water.....BTW it is great to have you all to help us out before our first purchase ....thanks to your input my first is a pen style and i am waiting on the dse901...
Thank you

 

[nicosnack]

Thank you all for your help ..i will try the glycerine thined out with distiled water.....BTW it is great to have you all to help us out before our first purchase ....thanks to your input my first is a pen style and i am waiting on the dse901...
Thank you

Yeah, really... y'all are the first adopters. Thanks.


Vaping is great.

 

[aldo]

Soooo .....i received my VG 2 weeks ago....i thined out my e liquid (18 mg)...added a little Lorann's flavor...AND I GOT ...6mg nicotine ,inproved taste ,plenty of vapor, BUT, i have lost the throat hit......
the mix i use is ...
10 drops e liquid 18mg
17 drops VG
3 drops distilled water
3 drops Loranns flavor( PRALINES + CREAM)
can anyone explain why?

 

[Kate]

It could be that you're not getting the additives in the commercial eliquid such as pepper in the same strength. Glycerine smooths flavours, you might want to see if propylene glycol works better for you.

If it's spikyness you are missing it could mean that you are vaping below your nicotine tolerance level. You could try a couple of drops of higher nic occasionally for a spike and fix.

 

[aldo]

I knew i could count on you for an answer Kate.......i am getting my PG in a few days i will see how that goes ...i will go 10vg...10pg..and 10 e liquid....i will let you know if the Pg improved the hit...if not i will go half e liquid and half all the other stuff....