I need help - what am I doing wrong

[Lauralie]

OK - i love my SmartCarts but since i cleaned my atty's I get burned taste no matter what I do. I know it can't be the Smart Carts so what did I do to my atty's. I just cleaned them by putting them in denture cleaner water for 5 minutes and then rinsing with hot water.

Ideas?

 

[daisyd]

I would boil them. That's all I do to clean mine. I'm thinking you have some denture cleaner in them still.

 

[Credo]

Check where the poly filler comes in contact with the atty bridge. If it's not melted or scorched then you might right about it not being the cartridge part giving off the burnt taste.

Do you have a drip tip or an empty cartridge without filler in it handy?
Drip 3 or 4 drops right on the bridge of the atty, pop your drip tip on or an empty cart with no filler back on and then try it.

If the burnt taste goes away with direct dripping then the filler just isn't making contact with the bridge and that wicking material under the bridge is getting dry on you. Fluff up the filler in your cartridge a bit so it makes contact with the bridge and try again.

Provided you have no flow problems with the cartridge...and you still get the burnt taste from direct dripping...then try cleaning the atty again.

If you have some everclear or vodka...soak it in that for a while then rinse with water. If not, water will do. Can try boiling if you like.

If all that fails...consider setting that atty aside for de-wicking and use a new atty with your carts.

If you de-wick an atty...it's great for direct dripping...but not so good with cartridges any longer.

 

[zoiDman]

Try soaking your atty in White Vinegar for about an hour. The rinse in hot water and let dry. Be sure to "prime" your cleaned atty's with a few drops of e-juice before you use them

If that doesn't work, you doing to have to dry burn it to get the stink out.

 

[Lauralie]

OK - I know it's not the filler of the smart cart because it is fine. I know the filler is touching the atty because leaving it flush with the end of the cart and putting in the atty - the atty pushes up into it like it should. The atty's are all four new and were fine until I cleaned them. They still fire so I know they aren't dead. So from all the advice I am guessing I didn't get the denture cleaner out. I boiled them for about 10 minutes and then blew them out - will see how they do when they dry.

Thanks everyone.

 

[badkolo]

did u prime them with juice before use, both the filler and bridge area with 4 drops, if so and your still getting a burnt taste then i think that would be the atty and not to sure how to fix it but maybe someone here knows

 

[Credo]

If you still have problems after the cleaning...

Do try direct dripping....that's the best/quickest, if not the only way to know for sure if it's a problem with the atomizer or with the cart setup.

 

[Lauralie]

I did prime them after I cleaned with denture cleaner - but I will prime again after they dry from the boiling.

 

[Lauralie]

Try soaking your atty in White Vinegar for about an hour. The rinse in hot water and let dry. Be sure to "prime" your cleaned atty's with a few drops of e-juice before you use them

If that doesn't work, you doing to have to dry burn it to get the stink out.

OK - I am going to try this now. I get "some" action from two of them but it is real minimal and one of them is brand new, another one is brand new and nothing - so I am soaking them in vinegar now.

 

[Sdh]

I used the blue foam mod on the smart cart...It worked like a charm.

 

[Lauralie]

I used the blue foam mod on the smart cart...It worked like a charm.

Tried it but never using the blue foam before I can't get it quite right. Either I get not enough and all the juice drains out or I guess I get to much and I get nothing. Got any tips? Watched a video on blue foam mod for carts but just not getting it right

 

[zoiDman]

OK - I am going to try this now. I get "some" action from two of them but it is real minimal and one of them is brand new, another one is brand new and nothing - so I am soaking them in vinegar now.

Did you have any luck or are you still having problems?

 

[Lauralie]

Did you have any luck or are you still having problems?

Got them working

 

[zoiDman]

Got them working

Right On...

It's a shame that so many e-Cig related things just don't work right out of the box. Their not like analogs are they?

But with a little fiddeling and some time, most can be made to work.

Good to hear you got to where you wanted to be and feel free to ask if you you have any other question or problems.