So I found another usb inferno... But after the vivi nova gets about half way... My grape starts tasting fishy... What is the cause of this...? Using madvapes madgrapes...
fishy grape?
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I don't know, but if my grape started tasting fishy I surely wouldn't want to continue buying it. Somehow sushi grape flavor doesn't sound like a winner! 
It used to taste quite yummy... Idk what happened... Doesn't really taste like good fish either...
You might need to do some maintenance cleaning of your gear. Clean out the Vivi Nova and do a dry burn on the coil. Then make sure the base threads are cleaned up as well.
Then use a cotton swab to clean up the threads on the battery. Even if it looks clean, you'd be surprised at how much gunky looking stuff comes off the swab sometimes.
I like Vivi Novas but they do have wicking issues.. and I may be wrong, or my anecdotal evidence may be off, but it seems that thinner juices lose some flavor in the wicking process. What amounts of PG/VG do you have in your juice?
This gets linked up a lot. How to clean a Vivi Nova
A PBusardo Tutorial - Vivi Nova Cleaning & Rebuilding - YouTube
The link is time adjusted to get right to the cleaning part.
Then use a cotton swab to clean up the threads on the battery. Even if it looks clean, you'd be surprised at how much gunky looking stuff comes off the swab sometimes.
I like Vivi Novas but they do have wicking issues.. and I may be wrong, or my anecdotal evidence may be off, but it seems that thinner juices lose some flavor in the wicking process. What amounts of PG/VG do you have in your juice?
This gets linked up a lot. How to clean a Vivi Nova
A PBusardo Tutorial - Vivi Nova Cleaning & Rebuilding - YouTube
The link is time adjusted to get right to the cleaning part.
I have been cleaning and dry burning every 2 tanks... The juice is 80/20... Vg/pg
Well shoot. Hate to say it but if you're in love with the juice pre-fish taste, you may have to try a different delivery device to see if it remains inconsistent.
I've heard that the wicking system on the nova tanks can leave some of the flavor behind.. as if some of the juice ingredients are able to wick better than the rest of the formula, so you're not wicking 100% of the juice.
Also the dry hits on the nova have a pretty unpleasant plasticy sort of flavor. Maybe that off flavor combined with the juice your using winds up tasting "fishy" How unfortunate
When the novas are "on" they are quite sensational. When they aren't wicking well it can get kinda gross. I think your situation is to the extreme.
I've heard that the wicking system on the nova tanks can leave some of the flavor behind.. as if some of the juice ingredients are able to wick better than the rest of the formula, so you're not wicking 100% of the juice.
Also the dry hits on the nova have a pretty unpleasant plasticy sort of flavor. Maybe that off flavor combined with the juice your using winds up tasting "fishy" How unfortunate
When the novas are "on" they are quite sensational. When they aren't wicking well it can get kinda gross. I think your situation is to the extreme.
Well my spinner will be here Monday... Hope it changes this fishiness. Seems if I top it off whenever I get funny taste, I'll waste half a tank every two refills for cleaning...
What PV are you using? (Not what tank?)
If it's vv.... turn down the voltage. Fruit flavors burn easily. That, combined with semi-clogged wick (cleaned/dry-burned or not) could give you all sorts of off flavors. Did you try it with a new head?
If it's vv.... turn down the voltage. Fruit flavors burn easily. That, combined with semi-clogged wick (cleaned/dry-burned or not) could give you all sorts of off flavors. Did you try it with a new head?
It's the original volcano inferno passthrough pv. And the current head is only 1.5 tanks old...
Wow. OK. Doesn't sound too hot... unless it's 100% VG or something high VG. Then I'd say wicking, otherwise IDK.
All tanks are coils and wicks. Not to say they are all the same...but...IDK if changing the device will change the variables for you or not.
Remember that dry burns won't clean wicks. And wicks get gunked. Even SS mesh (that I use in V.N.) needs to be changed out once in a while.
Good Luck! Waiting to see what others think.....
All tanks are coils and wicks. Not to say they are all the same...but...IDK if changing the device will change the variables for you or not.
Remember that dry burns won't clean wicks. And wicks get gunked. Even SS mesh (that I use in V.N.) needs to be changed out once in a while.
Good Luck! Waiting to see what others think.....
Maybe try grape from another vendor? I had one of my juices start to taste fishy, I don't recall what it was, although I'm sure it wasn't grape. Odd.
P.S. Sometimes on the V.N.
A) People put the silicone cap on upside down and that's a problem.
B) The silicone cap pinches the wicks. People have even trimmed the cap to free up the wicks (but not too much or it will leak juice into the center)
A) People put the silicone cap on upside down and that's a problem.
B) The silicone cap pinches the wicks. People have even trimmed the cap to free up the wicks (but not too much or it will leak juice into the center)
I gotta get a voltometer or something before I dare start rebuilding... I need not have my battery exploding in my face... It's 80% vg... But I'll try trimming the silicon.
Yeah, or try a few drops of water in a small bottle of juice. Like one or two drops per 3 ml.
.......that hits the nail on the head... A fishy taste with a hint of grape.... I should print this and use it as a label...
Lol good deal. Hopefully you rectify the situation though. I haven't had a fishy taste with my novas. I've never used madvapes juice. Maybe trying another flavor and seeing if it has the same effect may help.
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