Is my Carto empty?

[Malicious Intent 63]

I hope I didn't ask this already. If so I really sorry.
I'm concerned b/c I done want to fry my carton.
First I get a pop & some cracking. Even after primed. I wasn't to worried.
But its a DC & I noticed that the poly is dry on top but I still get good vapor how can I tell if its empty before I blow the coils?

 

[DaveP]

Don't wait. Pop off the cap and drip a couple of drops down the side into the filler. Do that until it stops absorbing the juice. Use your bottle to suck up any pooling, blow it out lightly into a towel once to clear the center tube, and vape.

The coils are at the bottom on the battery end. When the top of the filler turns white, it's time to add a few drops. If you don't, then the bottom will eventually dry out and you will scorch the filler around the coils. When that happens, you have a carto that will change taste from the burning around the coil area and you have to chuck it and open another one. Don't let it get to that point.

 

[WVvet]

Agree with second poster BUT the "snap, crackle pop" you hear is just the juice heating up and you only get it on a fresh cart. So that's a good thing. Once you stop hearing that the coils are getting coated with burned juice and your carto is getting old.

 

[Malicious Intent 63]

Great,I kinda thought that's what was happening. I just wanted to make sure.
I asked about the wicking b/c it's a DC & want to change liquid but if the cart isn't empty I'll get the two liquids mixed.
I guess what I want to know is before the coils burn up I can just boil them?
Not that there alot of money & I always have alot of extras but ...

 

[FriedLiverAtack]

Yes, you can boil a carto to clean it out and change flavors. There is no way to vape one dry of a flavor.

I use a carto tank and sometimes switch flavors on the fly and sometimes the mixture is pretty good before the old flavor dissipates as long as the flavors are reasonably compatible. Going from strawberry to raspberry, caramel to chocolate, or even raspberry to chocolate.