Cartos last about 2-3 days...what am I doing wrong?

[chexuma]

Hey everyone,

I've been vaping for a while, but my cartos seem to last only 2-3 days at most before turning meeeh. I make my own e-liquid with 20% Perfumer's Apprentice coffee, 5% PA chocolate and 20% VG. I have a 3.7-volt simple boxmod. I see in reviews that people claim that the mega-sized dual-coil clearomizers last for 2 weeks or a month. Is there something wrong with my setup?

Thanks!

 

[Off Topic]

Darker flavors gum the carto faster.

I use DIY wintergreen/menthol and get about 5-7 days before they start tasting off.

Also, keeping the carto wet increases it's lifespan. The dryer it gets, the more gunk you get built up on the coils.

I buy my cartos in bulk, so I don't sweat it if I go through a couple a week.

Crystal Clear Vaping

You can clean them. I just don't bother. There are several threads on the how to of it.

 

[xbassman]

When I was using cartos, I would run an unfolded paper clip through the bat side hole carefully to break up any build up.
Then I would overfill a bit and wipe off the black soot.
Run the paper clip in and out a few more times wiping it off.
That would restore the carto's draw and it would vape fine again.

 

[Daniel13]

keeping them wet seems to be the way to go, i got a tank in the mail, but i've been using a carto for about 2 weeks now off and on, ran about 7 ml through it and it still vapes like new.
i top it off religiously though i almost feel like a dripper except i don't carry juice with me lol

 

[yzer]

I get seven days or about 15 ml nonstop from Smoktech low resistance single coil XL cartos (stainless steel) before I change them out. I use them without a tank but I use unflavored juice. I suspect that some juice flavors are not going to last as long as others or as long as unflavored juice. It's the accumulation of stale, darkened, heated old juice in a carto that makes the flavor go south after a while. Some flavors do this faster than others.

 

[iPoosk]

Yeah a tank seems to prolong the life of your carto since it's always staying wet. You don't have to get anything fancy, the Triple V Polypro Tanks are pretty dang good (won't crack from certain juices) and they'll run you about $7

 

[CommaHolly]

I'd say you were doing nothing wrong,,,,,I go through about 3-4 cartos a week and so does my daughter,,,I buy my cartos for about 34.00 for 40 of them, free shipping, and they last about a month, maybe a month and a half for 2 of us,,,,,,,,so about 1.00 a day, give or take for both of us,,,,,pretty cheap compared to 7.00 or more a pack for cigarettes,,,,,,

 

[chexuma]

Thanks everyone! Appreciate the advice!

 

[rcbell.N51]

Yes, it's more a matter of how many ml you can run through a carto as opposed to how long (in time) one lasts. I routinely get four or five days out of my cartos, but I swap between 4 different tanks regularly. As yzer says "seven days or about 15 ml". I can vape through 15 ml in one day on a Saturday or Sunday, 10+ ml a day on a weekday when working. I'd say I swap out cartos every 4 tankfuls on average. Also some juice seems to get better mileage. Most coffee flavors I've tried will kill a carto in 1 or 2 tanks.

 

[Waterman]

Some of the bakery flavors plug the cartos in tanks from my experience, not easy to unplug with a paper clip but i will be more aggressive before i toss them.

 

[countrygirl1291]

I'd say you were doing nothing wrong,,,,,I go through about 3-4 cartos a week and so does my daughter,,,I buy my cartos for about 34.00 for 40 of them, free shipping, and they last about a month, maybe a month and a half for 2 of us,,,,,,,,so about 1.00 a day, give or take for both of us,,,,,pretty cheap compared to 7.00 or more a pack for cigarettes,,,,,,

Where do you get them for that price?

 

[YoureFired]

Where do you get them for that price?

That's what I'd like to know, too. Subscribed to thread.../

 

[klynnn]

What I'm wondering is why are you using cartos?

 

[RamblinREK]

Are we talking pre filled carto's here?

 

[RamblinREK]

Where do you get them for that price?

An answer to this question could revolutionize my vaping completely...

 

[elmattias]

Where do you get them for that price?

cartos can be had cheap, co-ops are a prime example, where more often than not a boge co-op is going on to grab them at .40 cents each or so, equating to about 2 bucks for a pack of five....you can find cartos cheap from specific vendors as well, for instance vapor beast almost always has deals on them....quite frankly i pay a bit more for my cartos from ikenvape, but they last me months and months with regular cleanings

What I'm wondering is why are you using cartos?

i'm wondering why you would question it....some people like cartos, some don't....it depends on the user and the application when it comes to juice delivery systems.

 

[zapped]

Its not your cartos its your juice thats doing that ,chocolate and coffee are two flavors that are known to shorten the life of atomizers.
I cant give you the technical details why but I remember reading it here on the forums and it made sense at the time.

Some juices are very carto friendly. some of mine last a month or more.

 

[YoureFired]

What I'm wondering is why are you using cartos?

Because they fit so well in my Phiniac tanks.

I need to try those Ikenvapes that everyone raves about soon.

 

[john333]

my carts last 3-6 days before muted flavor starts. i save them till i get a cup full. fill the cup with vodka. let sit a couple days. dump the vodka and replace. another day. then put them in an ultrasonic jewlery cleaner for 3 minutes. put them in front of a fan or heating vent for a few hours. let them air dry another couple days. i use a sewing needle to make sure the air hole is clear. they work very well after that. sounds labor intensive but each step is only a couple minutes. the ultrasonic cleaner is about $25 at any big box store.

 

[countrygirl1291]

then put them in an ultrasonic jewlery cleaner for 3 minutes.

What do you put in the cleaner gizmo? Water? Vodka? Jewelry cleaner?