Could my 80vg - 20pg base mix be causing my coils not lasting long enough?

[DreamRJ]

Could not find an rta thread, so will just post in here.

I had to re-wick in the early hours of this morning cos I started to get a burnt taste.......

So it lasted like 2 days but maybe all that popping was a sign it was badly wicked anyway. When I took the old cotton out it did not look black or burnt at all. It looked fine. So not sure why it was giving me burnt taste.

But anyway the re-wick is much much better now Not popping just a few pops now and again but I think I wicked it well. I will see how long this wick lasts for. Hopefully longer than 2 days haha.

Its all good tho cos cotton is cheap

I also dry burned the coil once I took the old cotton out to make sure the coil was still fine and it was it burnt the gung off and then the glows was perfect on both coils again. So then I went on to re-wick it.

So I did it nearly perfectly I think

I am getting flavour fine but it is not as strong as the first wicked one. I think it was because the first was thinned to much and that meant it got over saturated. This I only thinned it a little bit and I packed it in nicely but not stuffed it in, I gently tucked it into the gap on each side

 

[Territoo]

If your flavor isn't good enough, it means you need to back down on the amount of cotton...just a smidgen, though. It sounds as if you are getting close to the Goldilocks zone.

 

[DreamRJ]

If your flavor isn't good enough, it means you need to back down on the amount of cotton...just a smidgen, though. It sounds as if you are getting close to the Goldilocks zone.

Yeah I am getting better at it. Thanks for the tip

 

[GeorgeS]

"@GeorgeS - You what? you should never put tap water into your juice mix. I have always read many many times that you need to use distilled water only NOT tap water. But I do not have any distilled water. So I either need to buy some pure PG or I just need to switch to RTA."

ROTFLMAO!!! I swear that some of you kids are just WAY TO FUNNY!!!!

Shower much? Steam room at all? Bathe at all? Cook much? Drink Coffee or tea? You do know that RAIN WATER in many places/areas is dirtier than tap water? (AND anything over %0 RH your breathing it in....)

While you seemingly have no issue putting up to %10 (or MORE) of UNKNOWN chemicals+minerals into your vape juice (IE: the FLAVORING) you get all .... hurt over the suggestion of adding water that you likely breath in EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Oh, by the way - YES I've been using TAP WATER in my juice for a decade or more. You should never take advice from a misguided paranoid idiot kid on the internet.

(I suppose next your going to suggest 'sterilizing' all your wire/wick/atomizer and juice before use... no WAIT... I got it... your going to insist that folks never charge their device with the USB port like countless BILLIONS do every day....)




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[DreamRJ]

"@GeorgeS - You what? you should never put tap water into your juice mix. I have always read many many times that you need to use distilled water only NOT tap water. But I do not have any distilled water. So I either need to buy some pure PG or I just need to switch to RTA."

ROTFLMAO!!! I swear that some of you kids are just WAY TO FUNNY!!!!

Shower much? Steam room at all? Bathe at all? Cook much? Drink Coffee or tea? You do know that RAIN WATER in many places/areas is dirtier than tap water? (AND anything over %0 RH your breathing it in....)

While you seemingly have no issue putting up to %10 (or MORE) of UNKNOWN chemicals+minerals into your vape juice (IE: the FLAVORING) you get all .... hurt over the suggestion of adding water that you likely breath in EVERY DAY OF YOUR LIFE. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

Oh, by the way - YES I've been using TAP WATER in my juice for a decade or more. You should never take advice from a misguided paranoid idiot kid on the internet.

(I suppose next your going to suggest 'sterilizing' all your wire/wick/atomizer and juice before use... no WAIT... I got it... your going to insist that folks never charge their device with the USB port like countless BILLIONS do every day....)




g.

WOW - Kid thanks for the compliment, I can assure you I am no kid............

 

[DreamRJ]

@Territoo - I finally found that sweet spot or "Goldilocks zone" with my wicking The wicks I was doing was lasting 2-3 days but now this wick I am currently on I have had in 4 days now and it is still fine. So I think I finally worked out a good perfect wick amount to use and technique

Just wanted to let ya know

 

[Territoo]

@Territoo - I finally found that sweet spot or "Goldilocks zone" with my wicking The wicks I was doing was lasting 2-3 days but now this wick I am currently on I have had in 4 days now and it is still fine. So I think I finally worked out a good perfect wick amount to use and technique

Just wanted to let ya know

Great to hear! I knew you could do it!