CE 6(viv nova) Shattered in 60 seconds!!!

[whelanbdubs]

I should have know better buying this imitation vivi nova. I filled it up with some Mt. Dew juice and turned my back, only to turn around and find it shattered into a million bits. Sure, maybe the juice is a little acidic, but the Mini vivi I bought from ecigusa.net takes any juice I throw in it. Apparently I need to stick with ecigusa. This CE6 Vivi nova was too good to be true($) and I paid the price. Buy the Vision Vivi not the CE6.

 

[denali_41]

if that tank is tightened down too much ,,the tension alone will cause it break

 

[Dana A]

Pics or it didn't happen.

 

[N1gh7m4r3]

Is the mountain dew juice not recommended for a real vivi nova? I was planning on getting both tomorrow... Also are the heads that come with the vivi single or dual coil?

 

[whelanbdubs]

I meant to say litecigusa.net
Sorry no pics. But fwiw, I had the same thing happen with a vision clearomizer with Apple Cinnamon juice. The same sort of disintegration happened almost instantly. I contacted the vendor, he was nice, but no refund. Oh well. I have noticed the plastic on the vision vivi is the strongest of all clearomizers. Even the T3 is sensitive to certain juice.

 

[whelanbdubs]

This vendor, Vapelite, was very quick about my problem. They gave me a $2 credit, while not a refund, is better than nothing. Vision Vivi is durable and should handle Mt. Dew juice.

 

[whelanbdubs]

if that tank is tightened down too much ,,the tension alone will cause it break

Def not a brute here. Just normal strength.

 

[Kable]

You could always get these for the full size novas:
Vision STV and Vivi Nova 3.5ml Anodized Aluminum Tube with Windows

 

[N1gh7m4r3]

Thanks Kable, on my list for tomorrow's shopping spree

You could always get these for the full size novas:
Vision STV and Vivi Nova 3.5ml Anodized Aluminum Tube with Windows

 

[xrufx]

I'd like to chime in with a question. I'm thinking of getting a vivi nova tank but don't know very much about the materials and what they can stand up to. Would glass stand up to acidic juices? What can plastic endure? Is metal the fail-proof?

 

[Young V19]

Juices that do not react well with Poly.

Special thanks to ECF Ultra Member My4Jewels for taking the time and effort to compile this list for the vaping community. It is greatly appreciated.

Sour flavors
Malic acid
Citrus acid
Cinnamon like "atomic cinnamon" types, not warm cinnamon like cinnamon coffee cake, this is okay
Wintergreen juice or flavoring
TPA ripe banana flavoring
TPA honeysuckle flavoring
TPA maraschino cherry flavoring
TPA cherry blossom flavoring
TPA root beer flavoring
Mrs. T's strawberry shortcake, snickerdoodle
KBV Hummingbird nectar
mimosa(because of the orange)
cola(because of cinnamon)?
Vapor Renu Teaberry, cherry vanilla (possibly most of their flavors)
Vapor Renu Mt. Dew baha blast and Strawberry limeade
Oil based/e liquid that contains essential oils, when mixed with pg/vg, creates esters which will crack plastics
E liquids that contain triacetin, used in vg liquids to carry flavor more effectively
Vapalicious Gooey Butter Cake
Nutmeg
Clove oil
Mt. Dew flavoring
TPA Cinnamon Danish flavoring
Sassafras
Rawrvapor Hawaii Sunrise
TPA Vanilla Custard flavoring
Tasty Vapor Cherry Cola
Vixen Vapor Rootbeer
TPA Pineapple flavoring
TPA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream flavoring
Vaporgod Licorice
VAL Goddess
VermillionRiver e juice

 

[Kable]

I'd like to chime in with a question. I'm thinking of getting a vivi nova tank but don't know very much about the materials and what they can stand up to. Would glass stand up to acidic juices? What can plastic endure? Is metal the fail-proof?

As far as I know, glass, polypropylene, and metal tanks can handle all juices. Polycarbonate is susceptible to damage by certain juices, notably the ones Young V19 was kind enough to post above.

ETA: If a vendor just refers to their tank as poly, it's probably safe to assume it's polycarbonate and not polypropylene.

 

[xrufx]

Thank you for such quick and helpful information. This will really make getting a new setup trouble-free. Good crowd here.

 

[Dana A]

I used the smoke tech carto tanks and I just realized that I use pineapple in it a lot. I would think that would be a problem but so far it's been fine. Hmmmmm...

 

[whelanbdubs]

So I was able to use a replacement vivi tube from litecigusa that I had accidentally ordered. Fits the CE6 just right and no shattering/cracking.

 

[Extraunordinary]

I've run 15 ml of Vapalicious Gooey Butter Cake through a 3.5 ml vivi, and so far so good. I haven't noticed any clouding, cracking or anything!?!

 

[kiwivap]

The metal tubes for the 3.5 ml vivis are good. I have a bunch in different colors. I vaped cinnamon in them no problem.

 

[Young V19]

Juices that do not react well with Poly.

Special thanks to ECF Ultra Member My4Jewels for taking the time and effort to compile this list for the vaping community. It is greatly appreciated.

Sour flavors
Malic acid
Citrus acid
Cinnamon like "atomic cinnamon" types, not warm cinnamon like cinnamon coffee cake, this is okay
Wintergreen juice or flavoring
TPA ripe banana flavoring
TPA honeysuckle flavoring
TPA maraschino cherry flavoring
TPA cherry blossom flavoring
TPA root beer flavoring
Mrs. T's strawberry shortcake, snickerdoodle
KBV Hummingbird nectar
mimosa(because of the orange)
cola(because of cinnamon)?
Vapor Renu Teaberry, cherry vanilla (possibly most of their flavors)
Vapor Renu Mt. Dew baha blast and Strawberry limeade
Oil based/e liquid that contains essential oils, when mixed with pg/vg, creates esters which will crack plastics
E liquids that contain triacetin, used in vg liquids to carry flavor more effectively
Vapalicious Gooey Butter Cake
Nutmeg
Clove oil
Mt. Dew flavoring
TPA Cinnamon Danish flavoring
Sassafras
Rawrvapor Hawaii Sunrise
TPA Vanilla Custard flavoring
Tasty Vapor Cherry Cola
Vixen Vapor Rootbeer
TPA Pineapple flavoring
TPA Vanilla Bean Ice Cream flavoring
Vaporgod Licorice
VAL Goddess
VermillionRiver e juice

These are just some of the juices that people have said they had problems with. It can be different from people to people.

 

[Asatenaeth]

I used the poly Vivi Nova tank for a few weeks with Mt Dew, Ecto Cooler, and Arnold Palmer juices, all of which are notorious for killing poly tanks and didn't notice any clouding or cracking at all. Then, suddenly, I went to unscrew the top cap and the threads came off. Stick to metal or glass tanks for those juices. Even if it seems like they are holding up, they will eventually fail.

 

[peraspera]

The metal tubes for the 3.5 ml vivis are good. I have a bunch in different colors. I vaped cinnamon in them no problem.

I have also successfully used the anodized aluminum Vivi Nova tubes (both the normal and mini sizes) for my plastic-unfriendly juices. However, it is important to toss any anodized aluminum tube if it becomes scratched, even a little bit, on the inside. Anodized aluminum is not chemically reactive but even a slight scratch will expose bare aluminum which is highly chemically reactive. I wouldn't consider it safe to use with any juice.