ego-t hard drag?

[cumuluslimbus]

I've had an ego-t for a couple of weeks, and I realised it's quite hard to drag, almost like one of those mild cigarettes with a VERY thick filter.
I've washed the atty a few times, even left it overnight with 50%vinegar but still.

any ideas? or is the atty shot or something?

 

[Kufu Kahn]

I have heard that some people remove the the top insert of the mouth piece to improve air flow. The little plastic bit on top with the small hole can be removed with a straightened paper clip or similar tool.

 

[Wad]

Make sure the puncture hole in the cart is pushed all the way, use a pin if you must. Sounds like not enough juice getting through.

 

[muzichead]

Did you make sure the everything is aligned correctly. I've read in this forum from a few people that you have to line up the slots on the sides (the indentations), with the open parts down inside the atomizer. I've had mine now for a couple days and they are working great. Go on you tube and watch a few of the videos. Very informative. Hope this helps.

 

[IOU]

eGo T's do pull hard, it's best to suck slowly (no pun intended). I have one atty that pulls harder than the rest. Just manufacturing variences I believe. I think it has to do with the tighness of the seal around the bottom of the atty. Unfortunately, I do not know of a fix for this other than getting a new one.

 

[Hotwire]

^^ Yup, long, slow drags are the key to the t.

 

[solutionc]

Even the regular ego is a hard draw if you use the cone shield and a drip tip, may want to remove mouthpiece as advised. Take the atty off & see how well it draws by itself that would tell you if its the seal or not if it draws ok open up the slots a bit with a small file.

 

[Pneathery]

I have that problem on some attys sometimes (I have 3 of them, and they all act differently depending on which battery they are in, and which cart is in it, sometimes they pull SOOOO easy, and sometimes they pull hard), I had a big learning curve, I noticed if I pull to hard I can flood the atty, and drain the tank in 5 seconds flat. It was a learning curve, try unscrewing it a little bit, sometimes that helps. Try changing batteries/carts. I don't know what your liquid you are using. But I found that 70/30 is the most VG I can run through it, otherwise it won't wick at all, and I have to pull REALLY hard.
Good luck!

 

[arata]

Mine draws hard also - even when I pull the mouthpiece out. It seems to help if I don't chain and take the tank out, then blow the atty out (put my mouth on the battery side of the atty). I think I flood it as it gurgles and spits a bit of liquid.

I'd like it to pull easier, but I'll deal if I must.

Make sure the puncture hole in the cart is pushed all the way, use a pin if you must. Sounds like not enough juice getting through.

 

[solutionc]

I have that problem on some attys sometimes (I have 3 of them, and they all act differently depending on which battery they are in, and which cart is in it, sometimes they pull SOOOO easy, and sometimes they pull hard), I had a big learning curve, I noticed if I pull to hard I can flood the atty, and drain the tank in 5 seconds flat. It was a learning curve, try unscrewing it a little bit, sometimes that helps. Try changing batteries/carts. I don't know what your liquid you are using. But I found that 70/30 is the most VG I can run through it, otherwise it won't wick at all, and I have to pull REALLY hard.
Good luck!

If the pull varies between batteries then the problem is with the air slots on the battery not the atty

 

[knockerccd]

If the pull varies between batteries then the problem is with the air slots on the battery not the atty

Solutionc is correct. Also if the cone you push your tank into has e juice lined up in the cone then that juice can clog or restrict air flow into the 2 very small "air fins" that take air into the tank(fill-able mouthpiece). Just pull out the tank(mouthpiece) clean all around it with a paper towel and make sure the 2 small "air fins" on either side are not clogged with juice then take the same paper and and roll it narrow enough to "pack" into the cone and rotate it clockwise then counter clockwise till clean. Then reassemble. I did this and the hard pull went away.

 

[leftfeild]

Check for juice in the air vents in the removeable cartridge. Take it off and blow hard through the mouthpiece over a paper towel. Condensation and rogue juice ends up there after a while.

Since you've had it for a few weeks it might be time to perform the all important dry burn

Sometimes the wick is so clogged it makes it hard to draw properly and for that it needs cleaning. There's too many methods to mention, but I think the simplest and fastest way is to dry burn it like so:

1. Disassemble the atomiser from the battery and the cartridge from the atomiser.

2. Blow out as much exess juice from the atomiser as you can.

3. Screw the atomiser back onto the battery after you have dried the threads on the atomiser where it will screw onto the battery (I used a twisted up corner of a paper towel so it makes a point for this).

4. Fire the atomiser. Keep pulsing the button on the battery while you gently blow into the atomiser. It will smoke quite a lot but it will subside in a minute or two. You want to keep going until you see the wick in the middle is glowing a dull red. Maintain this dull red glow for 10 - 30 seconds then that's it.

5. Profit!

I stopped using egoTs a while ago but I've solved most problems with the ones I did use by dry burning them every once in a while but I used VG with them so they gummed up faster than most people's would.

Good luck with yours though