Everything is going except....

[Prospect]

Let me start off saying that everything is going a lot better. Before Wednesday I was smoking a PAD. On tuesday I smoked a full pack. Wednesday (yesterday) I smoked only 3 cigarettes and got by vaping. Today I haven't touched a cigarette. The main problem that I am having is when I take big drags from my ecig (Ego Twist W\ LR cartos; 80pg/20vg 24mg liquid) I get a kind of dry burning feeling in my throat and mouth after exhale. Sometimes it makes me violently cough because it feels like fire in my throat. Is this something I will get used to or is the pg burning my throat? Also I have been noticing chest pains but I think that is from the quitting cigarettes.

 

[*deleon517*]

it kind of sounds like what you are noticing is likely a combination of dry hits(make sure you have enough liquid and its wicking properly) and throat hit.

as long as its wicking properly and your not low on juice, one thing you can try is drinking more water. this may help for several reasons, as it will help flush all the toxins out of your body as you begin quitting analogs. also because vaping tend to dry out and dehydrate people.

 

[Prospect]

I made sure that the carto looked moist but not soaked. I'm not sure how often I should be refilling it. I take slow but long drags and I get a nice throat hit that produces a lot of vapor, its after I breathe out I get the dry fire throat feeling. And I'm always dehydrated as is so I should drink more water regardless haha

 

[Ralikar]

What juice are you using? What cartos/name/and company? The chinese juice tore up my throat and sinuses and IMO is crap.


http://www.surevapes.com/Vision-Vivi-Nova-5ML-v25_p_113.html

You have an ego twist so you may want to move to this little tank. It's pretty great--you can use all three heads with it on the Twist. Fill... vape... clean heads... Replace for $3 each. Search ECF for " Vivi Nova 2.5 " or you tube to see the vids. Will save you a lot of hassle. There is also a vivi mini at gotvapes. The Boge 501 cartos blow chunks--I came over from 808d cartos which are great; 510 cartos dry hit forever if they are not filled. Spend $13 and try out the vivi 2.5 you'll probably be happier....

Vivi mini:

http://www.gotvapes.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=151_189&products_id=940

The mini looks super-cool on my black Twist. Got vapes has little chrome collars for these..

http://www.johnsoncreeksmokejuice.com/

Johnson creek is expensive but great quality--I vaped it for a year. May want to try 1 bottle. The Chinese Juice -- V4L flavors/fruit/Bloog flavors/fruit --ripped up my throat and sinuses for days and days I blamed "my body is changing". It wasn't JC stopped it instantly--now I DIY for savings. Chinese juice (depending) has some cheap and harsh flavors so it may be a real effect of the juice. Not all juice is equal in the ECF world--try some other brands and see... I'd quit vaping if I had to do a V4L "cool cart" fruit again...

 

[Hitmetwice]

Power vaping will produce those results using a carto alone. You may want to slow down a bit, top up more, get a tank system for your cartos, or all three.

I find the occasional harshness mimics smoking as I would also cough after taking a drag.

 

[mooreted]

Your lungs aren't used to steam, nicotine and PG. I've gotten so used to it, I can take huge puffs without trouble. As your lungs heal, you'll run into more symptoms, but after a month or so, it'll be old hat.

Drink more fluids and when you think you have drunk enough, drink some more.


Sent from my easy chair using brain waves.

 

[synthros]

I don't know all the mechanics of why. I do know that when the connector top of the battery gets "dirty" I get harsh hits. As I am still kinda new at this I have a tendency to make things drip/leak. I take a q-tip ,dip in alcohol (not too wet)and clean off the contact (gently) on the top of the battery, I do it once or twice a week, it's not a lot of gunk IMO but apparently it does make a difference.
I have two identical mega ego batteries as soon as I switch to the "clean" one the harshness vanishes.
Everything else you hear is true too,lol. Juice matters, carto/atty condition/fill level matters. Vaping can dehydrate you a bit.
Again I don't know why it is so, but I know it is so there is one more thing to check.

 

[slipdiskk]

Some people are allergic to pg, maybe try a juice with a higher percentage of vg.

 

[SpicyMcHaggis]

Carto's might be the problem. How anyone vapes those is beyond me. They taste like .... and make my throat scratchy. Some folks lov'em. Try the Vivi Nova tank like someone mentioned, it's awesome.

 

[Prospect]

Thanks for all the responses, I think I'm going to give it a week and see if its just my body getting used to it. If not I might just put in another order and get a tank and some higher VG liquid incase im sensitive to the PG