e-cig foaming when cleaning

[olix00]

Hi guys! I have an Ego aio (Joyetech) and i've been diy-ing my juices recently, with no problem, besides a little foam when mixing VG with water and flavours when doing VG e-liquids. I later found out that was normal and all. But I recently run into some dry hit problems. Until a couple of days I've only vaped 0 nic, and now I made some 1.5-2 mg e-juice. For 2-3 days all was fine, until today, when I directly lung-inhaled (first time with nic), and wen I did, well...Gosh, it was Hardcore. Now I don't know if it was a dry hit or only a lung hit, because it was hard as [edited], like my throat was on fire. Very, very disgusting!
That was my first prob.. Now I cleaned the tank, the coils and everything, and when I was cleaning them with distilled water and a syringe, everything started foaming: the tank, the coils etc..
What's wrong with my Ego, and what's wrong with my juices ? Or is it normal for a first time smoker to experience all this? (non/never smoker btw)

 

[Baditude]

I've never seen anything "foam" before with my gear or juices. I would say that is not normal. No idea what's causing it.

Are you sure you weren't inadvertently using hydrogen pyroxide instead of water? Hydrogen pyroxide is the only thing I can think of that "foams".

 

[OhTheAgony]

I've never seen any foam with VG neither to be honest. Maybe some bubbles if i shake it vigorously, but definitely no foam..

 

[Steamix]

What flavours are you using ?

 

[Gramdogg]

key word here I think is you said water... not distilled water? lord knows whats in your tap water.

 

[AzPlumber]

key word here I think is you said water... not distilled water? lord knows whats in your tap water.

You might want to reread the post but even tap water shouldn't cause foaming.

 

[olix00]

What flavours are you using ?

I'm using some mai tai cherry flavour ( EU-stuff ), could it be this ?

 

[olix00]

key word here I think is you said water... not distilled water? lord knows whats in your tap water.

No, only distilled, that's what's weird...

 

[Alien Traveler]

key word here I think is you said water... not distilled water? lord knows whats in your tap water.

Nothing that will foam.

 

[Alien Traveler]

Lung inhalation usually lasts much longer (and more intense) than mouth to lung one. It is much harder on wicks, so possible you had a dry hit.
When I go mouth to lung, my draw lasts about 2-3 seconds, with direct hits I usually go up to cut off time (10 seconds).
And what for do you need nicotine?

 

[Steamix]

Try another flavour from another source - inawera for instance makes also flavours for booze. Which may not suitable for vaping. PG, VG, even a drop of ethanol and in some rare cases - triacetin are fair game. Any other carrier substrate - naaww. Tried solubarome ?
Also a check out your mix on a new atty with new coil.

Noticed also you're never smoker whereas large majority of vapers used to be heavy smokers and therefor accostumed to mule kick throat hits.

 

[Gramdogg]

You might want to reread the post but even tap water shouldn't cause foaming.

says mixed with water, cleaned with distilled...

 

[Gramdogg]

Do you hold your breath when taking a hot steamy shower?

No, dumb comparison to vaping it all day. He wants to know why it's foaming and taste bad with new flavour and nic. Foaming sounds like a chemical reaction and harsh possibly it's not 1-2mg as stated or the flavour isn't made for vaping. If it's foaming I wouldn't vape it, let it steep maybe?

 

[Gramdogg]

The foaming that is normal in DIY with water is nothing like what your describing. Are you sterilising your equipment?

 

[Gramdogg]

Hi guys! I have an Ego aio (Joyetech) and i've been diy-ing my juices recently, with no problem, besides a little foam when mixing VG with water and flavours when doing VG e-liquids. I later found out that was normal and all. But I recently run into some dry hit problems. Until a couple of days I've only vaped 0 nic, and now I made some 1.5-2 mg e-juice. For 2-3 days all was fine, until today, when I directly lung-inhaled (first time with nic), and wen I did, well...Gosh, it was Hardcore. Now I don't know if it was a dry hit or only a lung hit, because it was hard as [edited], like my throat was on fire. Very, very disgusting!
That was my first prob.. Now I cleaned the tank, the coils and everything, and when I was cleaning them with distilled water and a syringe, everything started foaming: the tank, the coils etc..
What's wrong with my Ego, and what's wrong with my juices ? Or is it normal for a first time smoker to experience all this? (non/never smoker btw)

If your used to 0mg say 50/50 try 40/60 or 30/70vg with nic. PG adds throat hit and so does nic. For 1.5-2mg with 100mg nic you only want .2ml per 10ml. Was your math correct?

 

[olix00]

Well, as it turns out, it's all ok guys. When I was cleaning the tank/atomizer/drip tip, I was spraying water with the tip of the syringe and that was creating some "foam". I later tried it with pre-made store e-juice, and it did the same. And later than that, I tried vaping 0 nic and it was smooth as usual.

Turns out when you first vape nic when you're a non/never-smoker, the nic will kill your throat (because the cigarettes have anesthetics that wear off that throat hit, and slowly you become used t, so doesn't matter even if you vape - anesthetic free - ). I'll be slowly upping up my dosage. I was really freaking out, cause it was harsh, but surely wasn't dry hit because my lungs, nose wasn't burning, just my throat ( may as well I only have the problem -that's what she said, I know- because I regularly gurgle oxygenated water as an antiseptic, for bad breath and else ).

So that's it. Thanks for all the comments and have a great day/night cloud chasing your all day vape

 

[olix00]

Oh, and my recipe is: 80% glycerol, 20% distilled water-not to be harsh on the coil and cotton-, and later add flavour (I personally use cherry)

DIY Tip: pure glycerol evaporates at 290C, but it turns into acrolein at 280C. To counteract that, add at least 5% water when DIY-ing ( when buying pre-made e-liquid that is organic or VG-only, always add 1 or 2 ml water to the mix of 30ml, because not only a bit of glycerin can transform into acrolein, but flavours will rise to mean boiling point instead of lowering it under 280C -trust me, it won't hurt flavour, it will only remove flavour-diminishing harsh acrolein)
b.p. of 99%glycerin, 1%water: 239C
b.p. of 98%glycerin, 2%water: 208C
and so on (so it's not linear, it's exponential kinda)