hey guys I just picked up one of the newer models of the vivi nova and for some reason its not producing as much vapor as my other vivi nova tanks any advice?
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I only have 2 VNs so I'm not sure. Is the metal cap inside the silicon tube pressed all the way down on the head? Is it wicking enough? If you have a VV device did you try turning it down a bit?
Sorry if none of those help, I'm not really sure what the problem is....just throwing things out there. You might want to check out the tank section in the forums. There's a lot of threads there about the VN.
Sorry if none of those help, I'm not really sure what the problem is....just throwing things out there. You might want to check out the tank section in the forums. There's a lot of threads there about the VN.
yeah the metal cap is pushed all the way down, currently running a 1.8 atty with a ego twist. i tried turning it down and up still producing very little vapor
hmm maybe you have a bad coil? Have you tried any of the other heads that came with it?
Sorry I can't be more help, but I'm sure some of the nice folks here will have some ideas. It's just kind of late and not as much posting now.
Sorry I can't be more help, but I'm sure some of the nice folks here will have some ideas. It's just kind of late and not as much posting now.
Here's something you can try:
Pour your juice into a clean container (not the one it came from). Wash the coil in hot water (and the rest of the tank while you are at it). Dry it out with a paper towel, and then take a hairdryer and dry the wicks. It doesn't take long, less than 5 minutes altogether. Now put it back together but leave the cap off and the silicone top of the atomizer head with the metal insert.
Dry burn it about 5-6 times for a few seconds after it glows red. This will clean off all the gunk on the coil (which may very well be black and look like one solid chunk), and improve the flavor and vapor for a few days to a week until this process should be repeated. You can scrape it a little if you have a bad chunk on there but don't move the coils, go parallel with it, not perpendicular.
While you are dry burning it check to see if the coils are touching anywhere - they will typically glow much more in that area. If that is the case then you need to take a needle or toothpick and spread those 2 apart. Be safe and take the tank off your battery first. Should you decide to leave it on and and do it, do NOT hit the battery button while you have metal on the coil. If you do then the Twist will short out and be dead forever. Alternatively, it is possible to use a toothpick and move it while you burn but it's really not necessary with a Vivi Nova since you can see the coil so well. I personally find that the smaller and sturdier your tool is the better accuracy you will have in moving a coil around.
If you want to learn how to rewick them you can maximize the performance of the Vivi Nova anyway. Full details on how to do this (with video) can be found in The Vaper's Handbook (link is in my signature). This will effectively make your question null and void because I see no reason it wouldn't solve all the problems you are having with it. The head itself is the valuable part. Coil and wick are pretty cheap. I prefer cotton or bamboo thread to silica, but they can't be dry burned - you just replace them more often (like once a week at most). The flavor is superior when using these materials, and so is the wicking properties. Many people like to use cotton candle wick. Just make sure you boil it first and never let it run dry or it will burn right through the wick. I have had silica wicks last me for a couple months or so, but there are preliminary tests that show that silica is bad for your lungs to use (that's also in the Vaper's Handbook). The choice is yours on what you want to do, but I'd try to fix what's there before you go re-wicking it. If nothing else than for the experience.
Pour your juice into a clean container (not the one it came from). Wash the coil in hot water (and the rest of the tank while you are at it). Dry it out with a paper towel, and then take a hairdryer and dry the wicks. It doesn't take long, less than 5 minutes altogether. Now put it back together but leave the cap off and the silicone top of the atomizer head with the metal insert.
Dry burn it about 5-6 times for a few seconds after it glows red. This will clean off all the gunk on the coil (which may very well be black and look like one solid chunk), and improve the flavor and vapor for a few days to a week until this process should be repeated. You can scrape it a little if you have a bad chunk on there but don't move the coils, go parallel with it, not perpendicular.
While you are dry burning it check to see if the coils are touching anywhere - they will typically glow much more in that area. If that is the case then you need to take a needle or toothpick and spread those 2 apart. Be safe and take the tank off your battery first. Should you decide to leave it on and and do it, do NOT hit the battery button while you have metal on the coil. If you do then the Twist will short out and be dead forever. Alternatively, it is possible to use a toothpick and move it while you burn but it's really not necessary with a Vivi Nova since you can see the coil so well. I personally find that the smaller and sturdier your tool is the better accuracy you will have in moving a coil around.
If you want to learn how to rewick them you can maximize the performance of the Vivi Nova anyway. Full details on how to do this (with video) can be found in The Vaper's Handbook (link is in my signature). This will effectively make your question null and void because I see no reason it wouldn't solve all the problems you are having with it. The head itself is the valuable part. Coil and wick are pretty cheap. I prefer cotton or bamboo thread to silica, but they can't be dry burned - you just replace them more often (like once a week at most). The flavor is superior when using these materials, and so is the wicking properties. Many people like to use cotton candle wick. Just make sure you boil it first and never let it run dry or it will burn right through the wick. I have had silica wicks last me for a couple months or so, but there are preliminary tests that show that silica is bad for your lungs to use (that's also in the Vaper's Handbook). The choice is yours on what you want to do, but I'd try to fix what's there before you go re-wicking it. If nothing else than for the experience.
If you have other vivi novas try the coil head in one of them to see if it is the head, or the unit that is causing the problem. Are you using the same or different juice?
okay sorry everyone and thank you for all your great advice but I found the problem... its my little cover thing that goes over the threads. it doesnt screw on all the way with it. sad days. now my pv is gonna look awkward without it
Define "cover thing". Do you mean a eGo Thread Collar/Sleeve/Mini Cone?
Well, regardless of that fact that you solved your problem another way, do try my maintenance regimen and you will find it helps lengthen the amount of time you get out of your atomizer heads.
Well, regardless of that fact that you solved your problem another way, do try my maintenance regimen and you will find it helps lengthen the amount of time you get out of your atomizer heads.
Has anyone been having any problems with the rubber cap being squished down to far when the top cap is screwed on?
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@ShogaNinja yeah i meant the eGo Thread Collar/Sleeve/Mini cone lol i keep pressing it but since im sucha noob i can't access it yet. Need a couple more posts.
On a side note it started to have problems again even without the thread collar the vapor production seems to be really lacking compared to my older gen vivi novas and cant figure out why
On a side note it started to have problems again even without the thread collar the vapor production seems to be really lacking compared to my older gen vivi novas and cant figure out why
Sometimes I found the Vivi Nova atomizer head would unscrew a bit when I took off the cap to refill it, and it did not screw back enough to make full contact when I replaced the cap. So, now I pull the little plastic collar and metal bit inside off and screw the atomizer on tight before refilling and it seems to work fine.
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