First vape desaster.

[FilterLess]

At last I have batteries and ready to vape my first time. Playing it safe I used an HH.357 long barrel 1.5ohm on a Vamo V5 set to 7.0 watts. Following the directions I put drops (100%VG) in until I got a slight gurgle when I made a draw (6 to 7 drops). I put my drip tip on and drew a couple times first and (following the instructions HERE) I took my first vape.

OMG.. taste was OK but if any vapor at all got to the back of my throat it was all but painful. It burnt, choked, and just utterly gagged me. What am I doing wrong? I am not trying to inhale just holding in my mouth a few seconds. I know it has to be me, I have tried 5 different flavors and received the same result.
I adjusted the wattage to 6 same thing, went to 8, same thing. Added drops thinking it was burning up, no difference.

 

[crxess]

Never Vaped before and assumed Dripping was the way to go? Seems kind of jumping the gun. Even reading instructions or watching a Video you need to have some idea of what is supposed to happen, what is happening and what may or may not need to be corrected.

Did you follow the steps to clean out the 357 first? Have you confirmed it's actual Ohms? Things can get damaged in transit.

Are you fully familiar with your Vamo?
Have you set it to RMS Mode?
Vamo can pump out a lot of uncontrolled power if not set properly.

Without knowing every little detail, we can only speculate.

 

[FilterLess]

Thank you for the reply, yes RMS mode is on (default on V5 but I did check), Yes I have a ohm/volt meter and checked all the coils when they arrived (between 1.5 and 1.63). Yes I followed the suggested cleaning method on Avid vapor site.

I have 8 bottles of juice (also arrived today) that I have had open for about 6 hours to pick from, most 100% VG but a couple 50/50 and ranging in mg levels from 24 to 12. Using the HH.357s to find what juice is of a flavor I don't dislike, then I can put that into the EVOD, only have one (still waiting for the rest of them to arrive).

 

[FilterLess]

PS, haven't eaten for hours and drinking plenty tea and water. Got some juice on my lips cleaning between juices but none in mouth. The EVOD I spoke of is 2.72 ohm.

 

[Stosh]

If you set your Vamo to use the VV function, not wattage, set it to the lowest possible setting and try a vape. Likely you will need to boost the voltage, (do it slowly, on ckick aqt a time) up to get more vapor. Starting low and adjusting up, you can stop before it starts getting harsh...

 

[FilterLess]

Lowering to 3.0 v seems better, tolerable anyway. I am starting to think that because I cough so much because of my smoking that maybe my throat is irritated enough that vapor is bothersome. Does that statement have any weight at all LOL. anyway, going to find the flavor I can deal with for a while and change to the higher resistance EVOD. hopefully that will help as well.

Thank you both for your time and suggestions.

 

[JasonBourne]

Also, Im not sure if this helps any, but when using the dripper I know the throat hit is alot more intense so people most likely drop their nic level down

 

[volume control]

The hh.357 is going to hit a heck of a lot harder and hotter than an Evod, at least my 357 does. If its more doable on VV at 3V that's probably your best bet. I use my 357 on VV at 3.2V and its a 1.5 as well. The filler is all mesh to my knowledge so you can only really overcook the juice, you cant really burn up the filler

 

[FilterLess]

TY volume, I now have the EVOD attached and at 3v I still get a slight burn. As long as I do not hold it in my mouth to long or walk into the vapor an inhale I am ok. Like I said, I wonder if it has anything to do with my coughing near 50 times an hour because of the analogs?

Thank you for the reply, good information to know.

 

[FilterLess]

Also, Im not sure if this helps any, but when using the dripper I know the throat hit is alot more intense so people most likely drop their nic level down

Hmmm, that i have not read before, thanks. I have a few at 12mg and one at 0mg... I will test that theory on the next fill up of the EVOD, maybe I do not need as high a dose of Nic.

 

[Zealous]

based on the information you gave & considering you are on your first tries with vaping I would suggest using vv @ 3.3v with those coils since you specified they are 1.5-1.6 ohms. You are using the dripper right so don't be discouraged about that.

Make note of which juices you are using & the characteristics of each with your experience. It could be that your nic level is really high & giving you too much TH. It could be other components in the juices like alcohol that might be in the flavoring. It could be the PG or VG causing the problem. This is the part where you must experiment & figure out what you prefer & what you can't tolerate (if there is anything that fits into this category; not everyone has something they can't tolerate in their juice but some do).

Clean the atty per the manufacturer's instructions each time you switch flavors. You won't be able to tell what's causing the problem if you have residual of another flavor in with a new one.

 

[Nikkita6]

Thank you for the reply, yes RMS mode is on (default on V5 but I did check), Yes I have a ohm/volt meter and checked all the coils when they arrived (between 1.5 and 1.63). Yes I followed the suggested cleaning method on Avid vapor site.

I have 8 bottles of juice (also arrived today) that I have had open for about 6 hours to pick from, most 100% VG but a couple 50/50 and ranging in mg levels from 24 to 12. Using the HH.357s to find what juice is of a flavor I don't dislike, then I can put that into the EVOD, only have one (still waiting for the rest of them to arrive).

If you are brand new to vaping, meaning this is your first experience (I;m not sure) then you are just having trouble with the intense nic hit. Many first time vapers (including myself when I was one) can't handle the throat hit, especially in high nic juices. 12mg used to make me feel like I was going to die from coughing up a lung, seriously. It was so bad that I stayed away from all nic levels for quite some time. After a while I started vaping 6 mg and as I got used to "throat hits" I was able to go up from there.

You are dripping, so both the flavor and throat hit are going to be more intense, then using a carto or clearomizer .. Even if this is not your very first vape, this being your first vape via dripping is prolly all it is ... in which case you will adjust eventually.

 

[FilterLess]

@Nikkita6.. not just my first vape but my very first. I am now inclined to follow the high nic thought as well. Right now I am at 3.5. with 2.6ohm and at the point I do not care much what it taste like if I can just handle the hit. will be ordering lower nic juices tonight. thank you for your suggestion and sharing your experience.

 

[Nikkita6]

@Nikkita6.. not just my first vape but my very first. I am now inclined to follow the high nic thought as well. Right now I am at 3.5. with 2.6ohm and at the point I do not care much what it taste like if I can just handle the hit. will be ordering lower nic juices tonight. thank you for your suggestion and sharing your experience.

Now that you have confirmed that you are a virgin ;-) I am positive that its just the throat hit ... Believe me, my first time I was swearing I had some bad juice or something because I had NO IDEA that the throat hit would feel so ... violent. I was so anti nictotine after that, real talk
But then I realized that many also had the same "harsh" first experience, so then I warmed up to the idea of nicotine juice, and like I said, started at 6 mg to get used it.

Now don't be fooled, 6mg to a new vaper still gives a thump, but its low enough that you can slowly adjust to the feeling. Keep your high nic juice cuz you are going to need it in order to get off cigs for good ... trust me on that one too. I didn't quit for good until I was vaping higher nic juice 12-16mg. Good luck hun

 

[BillyWJ]

Lowering to 3.0 v seems better, tolerable anyway. I am starting to think that because I cough so much because of my smoking that maybe my throat is irritated enough that vapor is bothersome. Does that statement have any weight at all LOL. anyway, going to find the flavor I can deal with for a while and change to the higher resistance EVOD. hopefully that will help as well.

Thank you both for your time and suggestions.

Everyone is different, but I coughed a lot and my throat was irritated at first, when i started. It took me a couple days before I could take a huge hit like I do now - and often, in the morning, I have to start slowly with the stronger flavors.

 

[Zealous]

Well I have to say that we aren't all the same so don't get rid of your higher nic juices. You might find you need those. When I first started I did have a cigalike but I was also using an ego type battery & a dripper along with this (because I didn't love the cigalike). For me the dripper was perfect where as the cigalike was quite weak and I was using 24mg nic. But my atomizer was, I think, a 2.5 ohm. It took quite a while before I switched to a lower ohm atty.

It is possible the nic level is too high so I'm not discrediting that. But just look at everything because it's not the only thing that might be causing the trouble.

 

[LucentShadow]

I've not used that particular dripping atty, but thought I'd throw out that 6-7 drops would flood any dripping atty that I have had. That can lead to a nasty vape, as well, as it's difficult for it to produce vapor in that condition, and the liquid overheats.

You can rule that out by lightly blowing it out (as if through a straw) from the drip tip end. There should be little-to-no discharge, ideally. If there is, then do it again until there is none, and a couple of primer puffs should get it to where it needs to be.

 

[Coelli]

I have only been vaping a week so I am not sure how much help I'll be, but wanted to chime in about the nicotine. I quit smoking 14 years ago and haven't smoked a cigarette since. I recently started vaping and for the most part vape 0mg. If I vape any amount of nicotine I can feel it intensely, even at low levels like 4mg or 6mg. It's irritating to my throat and sinuses in much the same way cigarettes were. I have 0mg juices that are so smooth I can't even feel them when I inhale. Try the 0mg and see if that makes a difference.