I've been vaping for about a month. Since moving from a Volcano Magma (auto 510) to manual Joye 510s, and now a T-Rex, I've noticed this utterly horrid taste in all of my atties. I've also switched juice vendors right around the time I went to the Joye, so...
Basically, what happens is this: I drip, so I put in some juice. 2 or 3 drops. As long as the atty is borderline flooded, it tastes fine, but vapes like a nearly flooded atty, which is less than optimal. When it dries out a little and vapor production is how I think it should be, I get about two hits, then it's this horrible...it's not even a taste so much as it just feels like I'm inhaling acid vapor. It burns my throat quite badly and it takes a few hours for the discomfort to fully subside. There's a taste, too, but it isn't that strong. It's mostly just a sensation of horrible, like inhaling chlorine gas or something (not quite that bad, but not that far off either). There's no real warning either...it just switches from nice, warm, happy vapor to horrible in the space of 1 puff.
Now, I figured it was dirty attys, so I've cleaned them all multiple times using many different methods, from hot water to coke to peroxide to alcohol...the taste persists. They behave a little better when first cleaned, but not that much. I removed the wicks from two that were the most far gone and that didn't help at all either. On one, I even removed the bridge and it's still just as bad, if not worse.
On some attys, my older ones, it's to the point where I just can't use them anymore. The newer ones are a little better, but this is still a very real problem with them, too. I have 6 attys, 2 each from 3 different places - Volcano, Joye, and whatever came with my T-Rex. They range in age from about 4 weeks to about 4 days old.
This wasn't happening when I first started with the 510s. It's seriously crappy. I've tried going back to carts, and it happens with them, too, even when they're completely full. After a few hits, *puff*puff*OMGWTF?!*
My questions are as follows:
I don't know that I can put up with this any longer - it's really uncomfortable :/
Basically, what happens is this: I drip, so I put in some juice. 2 or 3 drops. As long as the atty is borderline flooded, it tastes fine, but vapes like a nearly flooded atty, which is less than optimal. When it dries out a little and vapor production is how I think it should be, I get about two hits, then it's this horrible...it's not even a taste so much as it just feels like I'm inhaling acid vapor. It burns my throat quite badly and it takes a few hours for the discomfort to fully subside. There's a taste, too, but it isn't that strong. It's mostly just a sensation of horrible, like inhaling chlorine gas or something (not quite that bad, but not that far off either). There's no real warning either...it just switches from nice, warm, happy vapor to horrible in the space of 1 puff.
Now, I figured it was dirty attys, so I've cleaned them all multiple times using many different methods, from hot water to coke to peroxide to alcohol...the taste persists. They behave a little better when first cleaned, but not that much. I removed the wicks from two that were the most far gone and that didn't help at all either. On one, I even removed the bridge and it's still just as bad, if not worse.
On some attys, my older ones, it's to the point where I just can't use them anymore. The newer ones are a little better, but this is still a very real problem with them, too. I have 6 attys, 2 each from 3 different places - Volcano, Joye, and whatever came with my T-Rex. They range in age from about 4 weeks to about 4 days old.
This wasn't happening when I first started with the 510s. It's seriously crappy. I've tried going back to carts, and it happens with them, too, even when they're completely full. After a few hits, *puff*puff*OMGWTF?!*
My questions are as follows:
- Is what I've described just what a burnt atty tastes like? Is this normal?
- Could this be a problem with my juice? It happens no matter what juice I use [that I currently have], but I'm currently using juice all from the same vendor. I don't remember exactly when this started, but I don't think it was happening with the MadVapes juice I had or the stuff I ordered from Volcano when I first started.
I don't know that I can put up with this any longer - it's really uncomfortable :/
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