Help with reducing cartomizer flooding in tanks..

[jcwest]

Hello veterans.. I have been vaping for a bit over a month and i have quite a few very nice devices..

Batteries:
3 KGO VV 3-6v
1 VV Gripper
3 Lavatubes
1 Provari
1 Paps Piccolo

Tops used:
SmokeTech DCT using Cartomizers.. and several other cartomizer tanks
Bliss Rebuildable (using 3 coils on the provari)
Line V2 (on the Piccolo)
and alot of different miscellaneous clearomizers and such

Ive tried many different cartomizers with different tanks.. Ive tried single prepunched 3 punched cartos, self punched cartos
slotting a single slot with a dremel and 2 slots with a dremel..

No matter what method of trying to use a carto with a tank.. I generally get one good tank vaped through it and on the next refill (using a tank refilled to avoid getting liquid directly into a cargo.. When i get about half way through that thank the draw gets very
stiff and it gets to flooding and becomes unusable.. At that point ill blow the flooded liquid out the bottom of the carto and for a shot
time ill get a decent draw but in no time at all its flooded again..

Initially i thought it was due to not enough flow from the bottom of the tank so i started pulling the tank a millimeter up off the battery to increase air flow and that helped a bit but i generally get 1 and a half tanks through a carto and its off to the trash.. can anyone make a suggestion to how to reduce flooding in a tank with a carto? I think ive tried about everything but who knows.. Thats why im coming ot you more experienced guys..

Thanks
Jaime

 

[Xaiver]

I used DCTs for quite a while, they were my favorite until I ventured into the realm of rebuildables.

I went through what you're describing, it's not pleasant. The worst part is when you get a mouth full of juice.

Anyhow, the way that the tanks work is based on vacuum pressure. Your draw from the mouth-piece pulls in liquid and draws air from the base. If you're drawing too hard, and there isn't enough space for air-flow from the battery end, then it's going to have to pull from the tank. It might not be anything extreme, but a little too hard at a time over a tank or two can leave you with a clogged carto.

Different devices require different pressure, DCTs require -some- draw, but not much. There's not really a consequence of not drawing hard enough that I noticed, so try to ease up. The device delivers the vapor to you, you don't need to suck it out.

When I would get a flooded carto, I pretty much would junk it. They don't cost that much, and once it's flooded, it's going to flood again...soon.

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