i got some newbie problems confused ego-t and saturn atomizer

[yogisd]

So I got my first real set up earlier this week and have been using it for three days. I have noticed the wicks are turning brown and looking kinda burnt at the top. The e-liquid I am using Acai has been turning a little brown from contact with the wicks. So here is my question-am I burning the wick? the liquid doesn't taste bad at all, vapor is good, I hear a little sizzle when I turn on the battery but I am worried I am doing something wrong. I checked the forum and came up with these possible reasons..
the liquid is sweet and people have said sweet causes more browning from sugars
i am using it wrong, i smoked it vertically the first few days like a pen style, other people with saturns have written its better horizontal to keep the wicks hydrated..
i have a local vaping store i am going to on saturday but wanted to check in for some advice, this is my first real e-cig after using a disposable.. please let me know if i am destroying my atomizer. Thanks!!

 

[madmach]

I am using some of the acai berry to and it is sweet and yes it well turn brown it is from heating it i use it in a t3 and have to clean it after 2nd fill it dose taste good.

 

[yogisd]

thanks this morning also getting a burnt plasticky smell, i stopped vaping immidiately and rinsed out both attys in hot water and set them to dry.. i am frustrated..what am i doing wrong? i feel like i am burning wick and/or flooding atty.. i dont know

 

[mikejm]

If it taste good don't worry about the discolored wick. If it taste burnt throw it in the trash and replace.

 

[T41CK]

thanks this morning also getting a burnt plasticky smell, i stopped vaping immidiately and rinsed out both attys in hot water and set them to dry.. i am frustrated..what am i doing wrong? i feel like i am burning wick and/or flooding atty.. i dont know

MAKE SURE You rinse them out in distilled water or vodka. Not purified water or spring water and definetly not tap water this will leave a chalk like film from all of the impuities in the water.

Water takes a little longer to dry, this is why I use vodka "oh well I have some rubbing alcohol around this should" no no no no no no no this will not work for rubbing alcohol is a dangeruos chemical and it can be fatal. Plus its not eatable

 

[yogisd]

thanks for your help.. so i have kinda figured out the problems with the two attys.. my clear one was turning brown now i am not to worried about it because it tastes good. i cleaned it with boiling distilled water and it's fine..
my pink atty has consistently been smelling like plasticky though.i used the same flavors but they taste very differently in each one. i read in some of the forums i think it might be primer.. i tried to blow it out and did clean it several times using hot distilled water but the taste wont go away. don't have any vodka in the house. its driving me crazy.. and it makes the liquid taste so gross. i am vaping the same flavor in each one. so i don't think its a technique issue.. maybe different plastics.. different primers? do you recommend to continue washing it and trying again?.. i feel like i am wasting liquid or just chuck it and try again?..both attys are the same saturn model.. i have read alot about different attys tasting funky so i am glad i am not alone.. i was just kinda worried about what i am inhaling when it tastes like that.. i try not to inhale it but am never sure when it will taste bad.. when i first start its great and then a few hits it turns gross. could this be a heating coil problem?

 

[Thrasher]

yea the heat will carmalize some juices, as well as while you are vaping a black layer of juice is building up on the little coil inside and this sometimes slowly leaks back into the tank through the wick.

 

[lexr]

It's not worth risking. If it tastes/smells bad toss it.

 

[yogisd]

i soaked the pink plastic smelling atty in hot distilled water again..for the third or fourth time and pulled off the silicone seal and tip part on the top. then blow dried the atty.. now it tastes good.. i read on some forum pages about how to clean a stinky atty and it might be just a byproduct from the manufacturing process.. maybe something gross was stuck in the coil and heating part and i didnt fully rinse or blow it out before use.. it tastes so much better and normal now..

 

[yogisd]

for got to mention..after i blow dried a dripped a few drops directly into the coil to try to kill the horrible taste before i put the cap and little metal piece back on.. i am a total beginner.. but it has for now made the taste better.. it did leak a little but it seems to have stopped..please tell me if i am messing it up..

 

[tiggerrts]

I have heard that putting baking powder into the atty until it is full, and then add some white vinegar works to declog them and restore the flavor. Here is a video on it

How To - Cleaning an atomizer - YouTube

 

[yogisd]

thanks i am getting kinda frustrated with the saturn atomizer. i thought i was all good but it tasted again like plastic after a few delicious puffs. i have juice gathering around the base of the pointy metal piece at the top above the coil.. not sure why.. ahh .. this is my first week so i am assuming this gets easier but this is kinda hard getting it all right.. all the refilling, cleaning and worrying about if i am doing it right maybe i need to go back to green smart living or a simpler system.. maybe cartos..i just cant take this plastic taste its awful