Cartomizer not staying "slushy" in tank?

[pyro13g]

The juice height in carto equalizing with the level in the tank isn't true. I can get it(Boge) to slush up even with only a little juice left in the tank, even flood. Without a vent to the tank you have a finger over the end of a straw scenario.

 

[robcope]

Ya, my madvapes cartos seem to stay wet regardless of how full the tank is. I can only come to the conclusion that some carts are just better than others. I have tried more carto's then I can count and settled on the madvapes 2.0 ohm carto's and tanks. I have yet to have a madvapes cart or tank fail on me. I don't do any ohm checks, don't own a volt meter, just found what works for me. I also make sure I use 30% VG/70% PG juice. This seems to be the best combo for me. Since I decided this was the route I was heading, I have not had one problem.

 

[tj99959]

There is no need for the pollyfill at the top of the carto to be slushy. You are using the tank for juice storage, not the pollyfill. It is only necessary that the pollyfill be kept wet at the coil. The only reason for xxxxxxxxxxl cartos is so that the tank can hold more juice without the tank being any larger in diameter. Just stick a shorty extension on a standard carto and it will work in the longer tanks if you wish.
The discoloration of the juice is nothing but caramelized juice leaching back into the tank.
I use a 50/50 mix almost exclusivly, and have no problem with wicking.

 

[allen227]

The juice height in carto equalizing with the level in the tank isn't true. I can get it(Boge) to slush up even with only a little juice left in the tank, even flood. Without a vent to the tank you have a finger over the end of a straw scenario.

There is a vaccume in the tank. So you can drip into the cartomizers but it will not make its way into the tank because the air in the tank has no place to go. This is why the tank and cartomizers level are not always the same. This is also what prevents the juice in the tank from just steadily leaking through the cartomizers and out the end. If not designed well, ie. the holes not being large enough, inferior filled material in the cartomizers and I'm sure more, the fluid and air exchange from cartomizers to tank when taking a draw may not be able to keep up with your gaping demand and the cartomizers could still burn. Also the thickness or viscosity of the juice will affect this process.

 

[LifeSaverVapor]

I figured out a solution that works amazing for me. I punch a third hole above one of the 2 original holes right underneath the top cap into the carto. Even though the pollyfil on top will look dry it allows air to go in through the top hole equalizing the pressure inside the tank so there is no vacuum allowing the bottom 2 holes to wick properly. So far it has fixed my issues with tanks and I havent had to do any dry pulls which was giving me headaches from pulling so hard to get some juice into the carto. Hope this helps!


Oh and I'm using a J Tank with boge LR cartos...