Cartomizer question
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Was this something you put into the cartomizer yourself or did it come that way?
Not necessarily burned.
How long have you been using the carto? Have you used any dark juices? Sweet juices?
Could just be caramelization of ingredients.
If it tastes bad, toss it.
How long have you been using the carto? Have you used any dark juices? Sweet juices?
Could just be caramelization of ingredients.
If it tastes bad, toss it.
Carmelization of the sweetener or tobacco sediment depending on juice. I would continue to use the catomizer until the taste is off- I get that all the time.
Even if your juice appears clear, it likely has some dark component in it like flavorings, or natural ingredients which can caramelize. Some of the dark crud could be all that concentrated by being left behind in the vaporizing process.
The juice I make appears very very clear, though I put tobacco absolute in it plus some non-clear flavor; I get that dark brown crud after a few days.
The juice I make appears very very clear, though I put tobacco absolute in it plus some non-clear flavor; I get that dark brown crud after a few days.
Ya, the taste is bad. These are new cartos, only used a few times. I guess I should just toss em 
Yo vapo, y'know, a few days ago I tossed about 20 cartomizers.
This time I had another fairly new cartomizer with that burnt taste; it was Smoketech 1.25 ohm Dual Coil. I decided to try my cleaning kit; basically a syringe with a tube on the end that attaches to a cartomizer on the other end of the tube.
I cleaned it with hot distilled water, then followed with vodka. I didn't let it dry; refilled it immediately with the same Renegade juice that had been in the original that tasted burnt. Wa lah!
Now it tastes great.
Perhaps the reason I didn't have good results the first time I tried cleaning cartos with the kit was that I let them dry overnight. Maybe the key is to refill them immediately.
This time I had another fairly new cartomizer with that burnt taste; it was Smoketech 1.25 ohm Dual Coil. I decided to try my cleaning kit; basically a syringe with a tube on the end that attaches to a cartomizer on the other end of the tube.
I cleaned it with hot distilled water, then followed with vodka. I didn't let it dry; refilled it immediately with the same Renegade juice that had been in the original that tasted burnt. Wa lah!
Now it tastes great.
Perhaps the reason I didn't have good results the first time I tried cleaning cartos with the kit was that I let them dry overnight. Maybe the key is to refill them immediately.
Just curious, how are you filling them? I'm fairly new to this, and when I started I ALWAYS filled from the top, and often had an issue whenI would start vaping on it before the juice had soaked into the bottom portion fully where the coils reside. Started filling them with the condom method, which shoots the juice in from the bottom through the hole in the bottom of the carto, and no problems since.
I still do get some brown stuff that comes out occasionally when topping off with my favorite, mostly clear Triple Rainbow from the Vaporcast store. That is just caramelization. That's why some people don't care for the clear cartos. They start looking pretty cruddy after a short time.
I still do get some brown stuff that comes out occasionally when topping off with my favorite, mostly clear Triple Rainbow from the Vaporcast store. That is just caramelization. That's why some people don't care for the clear cartos. They start looking pretty cruddy after a short time.
I use condom too. Occasionally I use a syringe. I'm glad I got some use out of this cleaning kit Cartomizer/Atomizer Cleaning Kit - With 10ml Control Syringe, Luer-lock compatible w/cleaning tubes and instructions I had stuck it in a drawer and forgot about it when it didn't work the first time.
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