ctruth, I've not heard about the water drops to extend a cartomizer, but for the short term it might be ok, but possibly not. Not sure what that will do to the atty, may well kill it...or you!
Same with the washing. Best to get some VG and try to inject that into the carts. Hell, shove a snus into a cart with some VG, and you'll be fine!
I couldn't have predicted who I would be after I started vaping, so there is no way whatever I did was a mistake. Just learning, as you said. All good, all fun, life's good without analogs. Be good to yourself!
Kurt, what we have here is a raw, 6 day newbie, recruit with nada.
I dont have any PG all I have is about 15-20 carts and a GS ecig.
But even so, while I am waiting for my first delivery of e-juices, I figured out how to extend the life of my used carts without using PG.
a) Bought some glycerin from CVS
b) Remove white tip from cart (I use a metal awl)
c) The little soft plastic sleeves that come with the GS carts (knew I was saving them for a reason), place one on the battery end of each cart to prevent leakage.
d) Fill each used cart with glycerin (may have to wait a few minutes and top each one off twice.
e) Let sit upright overnight
f) Next day, Replace white tip and vape away
g) Disregard the initial noises that sound like youre sucking through a straw
What you get is more vapor and residual PG juice from the cart- a LOT.
The used cart reminds me of the old saying: Every goodbye aint gone. I discovered that when I opened a used cart and took out the wadding. For some reason this cart and others had stopped vaping properly (I remember I was on batteries then. I hadnt received the USB PT yet).
Well, the wadding was still soaked with PG. Not dripping wet, but if you squeezed it, it would drip. That was when I had the (rare) brainstorm of saving the little soft plastic sleeves. Just in case ..
Now I KNOW I am a vape junkee .I mean a grown man, sitting at home, cant wait for the pusher to deliver, so what does he do .he grovels through his trash and finds some of his old roaches to smoke.
Desperation is the mother of inspiration
ctruth