Faulty Cartos?

[radamist]

Sir Radamist.
Ok, so I go with the syringe method. Time to visit my local drug store.

 

[Charlz]

I actually do all my first fills with 80/20 blend. It's a little too rough for me so these blends I keep at lower mgs. I replace with 70/30 or even 40/60. Once the filler has become saturated the first time, its clear sailing.

 

[Kemosabe]

the coil to the side thing sounds like what may have happened. it makes sense becasue the cartos i get are great, but cheaper than any other MF style carto ive found.

Sometimes Kemosabe, the coil gets pushed off to the side. look through it with light behind it and see the coil at the bottom. If it appears centered,in the tube, that's not the problem. If its off to the side, it will always taste funny/off/burnt. No fix I've found. Sorry.

now if you are certain you have saturated the filler, initially to the point you got a drip or two out the bottom, I have one more thing you can try.

Try pushing the filler down a little with a regular sized straw. the straw allows you to push down on the filler evenly without disrupting the center tube. You can also try packing the filler down a little by tapping it on your palm, threads to palm, just like you were packing a pack of smokes. This will make sure the filler is down there properly and able to wick to the coil.

The horizontal coils are not wrapped in the filler like the old vertical style so you can actually pull up and push down the filler without disrupting the coil. But contact is still important.

I often adjust airflow issues by tapping the wicking up or down.

That's all the tricks I got. I'm currently suffering the taste from a bad one right now, Toss it and move on is all you can do sometimes.

 

[Charlz]

happens.....I just cleaned all my echos save one freshy. Guess what's up with the freshy? Yep! 1 out of 10. I can deal. I see it as a good time to take them apart....practice rebuilding.....just tinker.....whatever.

So I'm vaping a mf style. And and that's just fine!

 

[Kemosabe]

well at least im not alone and at least i wasnt doing much if anything wrong.

 

[Pantry Weevil]

You are not alone Kemosabe. I have experienced the same problem with Bloogs, Volts and one other brand which I can't recall. I call them "dirty sock" cartos. I have tried many things. As a matter of course I always soak the crud out of fresh carto's and let them sit for a few days before I use them. When I have a dirty sock I have tried those nasty cartos on batts that are wearing down to prevent any burning, but the dirty sock taste is always there. They seem to come at the same time in bunches. Since these things (cartos) come from China my thinking is that we vapers are at the mercy of their quality control. Since I have had this experience I had started to order smaller quantities of blanks so I don't end up with multiple boxes of nasty cartos. The shipping is more but it is cheaper than throwing out "dirty sock" cartos.