Frustrated and ready to ditch the Woodvil

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Erfmann

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My husband wanted to start vaping, so in celebration, I bought him a nice Woodvil.

Here is the problem. Right from day 1, it self feeds or something, and he ends up with gurgling, mouthfuls of juice, and is just generally frustrated. Since the Reo has such a fan base, I figured I would ask for help before we give up altogether. (I vape as well, but prefer 5v)


Im no expert, but it sounds to me like he's over doing it on the squonking...maybe have him take the atty off and blow out the excess juice, and wipe and juice out of the bottom of the catch cup....screw the atty back on, and then with slow, steady even pressure, push on the bottle thru the door hole, until he just sees a glimmer of juice coming out from the holes in the bottom of the cup...you don't pump it repeatedly, just one steady push...as soon as he sees the juice, stop pressing the bottle....then hit the fire button and vape....if it gurgles, it could be flooding the atty....you only need to press the bottle (squonk) every 6 hits or so....
Hope this helps some.
 

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If he is very new to vaping, perhaps another reason for the constant flooding is how hard he draws on the atty. A lot of new vapers tend to draw/suck quite hard....assuming that the harder they do this, the more vapour/stronger hit they get.

With many bottom feeding mods, you'll need to ensure that you do not draw too hard or sharply as this can also cause juice to be sucked up from the bottle and into the atty.

Please tell him not to give up. He's got one of the finest vaping instruments ever made and we're all more than happy to help him work through whatever difficulties he might have!
 

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Vikings you may be right. He seems to draw quite hard on it. (He denies this- says he is not drawing on it like a straw) It's not a squonking issue... he never has to squonk because the carto or the atty- whatever he is using is constantly flooded. When he back-blows the atty, it does fill the catch cup, so, the juice is filling the carto for sure.

We can try VG liquid. I will PM redeye with more info... we checked the bag and there was no tube...
 

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Vikings you may be right. He seems to draw quite hard on it. (He denies this- says he is not drawing on it like a straw) It's not a squonking issue... he never has to squonk because the carto or the atty- whatever he is using is constantly flooded. When he back-blows the atty, it does fill the catch cup, so, the juice is filling the carto for sure.

We can try VG liquid. I will PM redeye with more info... we checked the bag and there was no tube...

Just a heads up. Don't try the reducing tube and the VG juice at the same time. One or the other first.
 

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Vikings you may be right. He seems to draw quite hard on it. (He denies this- says he is not drawing on it like a straw) It's not a squonking issue... he never has to squonk because the carto or the atty- whatever he is using is constantly flooded. When he back-blows the atty, it does fill the catch cup, so, the juice is filling the carto for sure.

We can try VG liquid. I will PM redeye with more info... we checked the bag and there was no tube...

Have you tried using it yourself, girl? Sounds like maybe you're a little more of an experienced vaper...if you try it, maybe you can determine if it's just his technique, or if the unit itself is behaving badly...just a thought...
I have noticed more gurgles when using 306 attys, but with 510s it works great for me...
I also have noticed reduced performance when the batts are getting weak, but I've
never had any auto feed issues...hmmm...
Dunno....I'm stumped here....hopefully the a-team here will help you figure it out.
Good luck to you guys, anyway.
 

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So my woodvil auto feeds a lot of the time too but not so bad usually that if over flows. I sent OP a pm this am about drilling out air holes in the attys which will reduce the sucction on the juice when drawing. Another thing that came to mined after words is the juice temp. If after filling the reo bottle the juice is for any reason warming up it will auto feed this happens with my mini for me at work when I'm paving or with my grand when I leave it in my truck in the sun.
 

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If he is very new to vaping, perhaps another reason for the constant flooding is how hard he draws on the atty. A lot of new vapers tend to draw/suck quite hard....assuming that the harder they do this, the more vapour/stronger hit they get.

With many bottom feeding mods, you'll need to ensure that you do not draw too hard or sharply as this can also cause juice to be sucked up from the bottle and into the atty.

Please tell him not to give up. He's got one of the finest vaping instruments ever made and we're all more than happy to help him work through whatever difficulties he might have!
You are so right I noticed the same thing with new vapers they hit it really hard and when you say to them there drawing to hard they say no i am not lol.One must master the long slow draw :)
 

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You are so right I noticed the same thing with new vapers they hit it really hard and when you say to them there drawing to hard they say no i am not lol.One must master the long slow draw :)

I don't want to hijack this thread, but I used my REO for the first time yesterday. I find that I am also drawing hard to get a bigger TH. I am using a Cisco LR 510 2.0 atty and I find the draw is really hard. I switched attys to a 510 standard and the draw was easier. Of course, it could be the juice. I am vaping BWB Malty Toffee 6mg.
 

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I don't want to hijack this thread, but I used my REO for the first time yesterday. I find that I am also drawing hard to get a bigger TH. I am using a Cisco LR 510 2.0 atty and I find the draw is really hard. I switched attys to a 510 standard and the draw was easier. Of course, it could be the juice. I am vaping BWB Malty Toffee 6mg.

Sounds like you got a bum atty. The Ciscos are relatively "airy" Do you have another one? The standard 510's give hardly any TH for me.
 

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Sounds like you got a bum atty. The Ciscos are relatively "airy" Do you have another one? The standard 510's give hardly any TH for me.

I ordered only two LR 2.0 attys so I could experiment with them. It would be a bummer if one of them was bad. I will switch them before I change juices today to see if it improves. It's drawing almost like there's a kink in the tube, but there isn't. Thanks.
 

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I ordered only two LR 2.0 attys so I could experiment with them. It would be a bummer if one of them was bad. I will switch them before I change juices today to see if it improves. It's drawing almost like there's a kink in the tube, but there isn't. Thanks.

Check and make sure that the O Ring in the bottle cap is well seated. Sometimes, with a new REO, it takes a bit for it to get "settled in."
 

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Check and make sure that the O Ring in the bottle cap is well seated. Sometimes, with a new REO, it takes a bit for it to get "settled in."

I wouldn't recognize a 'well seated' O ring, but it looks pretty even. I did change the attys. The new atty is MUCH airier, so the problem does seem to be with the atty. There are no warranties on the attys from this manufacturer, but they are guaranteed to not be DOA. Thanks Mlinky. I wouldn't have thought it was the atty because it is working (sort of).
 

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I wouldn't recognize a 'well seated' O ring, but it looks pretty even. I did change the attys. The new atty is MUCH airier, so the problem does seem to be with the atty. There are no warranties on the attys from this manufacturer, but they are guaranteed to not be DOA. Thanks Mlinky. I wouldn't have thought it was the atty because it is working (sort of).

Yeah, hate to say it, but once you get a REO, everything else works perfectly so atomizers become the bane of your existence.
 

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For me, another likely scenario is pilot error.:D

Well, one thing that I think I did wrong early on is overheat the attys without enough juice. I killed two and clogged one irretrievably. On the clogged one, instead of the coil burning out, I think the insulator ring dropped down and blocked the air holes, at least that is what it looks like to me. It is only a theory.
 
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