little problems

[xirokx]

Hi

I am over 2 months in to using my riva 510 with standard attys and blue foam

Up until a few days ago everything was going well I even found a new supplier with some tasty juice

Now I am finding the throat hit doesnt seem to be strong enough, so I made sure my batts were charged I was using fresh attys and new a piece of blue foam.

The juice from my new supplier is much thinner from my previous supplier even tho they were both PG

I have cleaned my hardware throughly etc but am at a loss as to why this could be happening?>

Funnily enough every now and then when I inhale I will get a really good hit but its just not consistent.

Any ideas / advice on how to resolve this would be very much appreciated

Thanks in advance..

 

[Stosh]

Sounds as if you may be flooding your atty. You said "juice from my new supplier is much thinner from my previous supplier", which means it will wick faster from your blue foam to the atty. Simple solution would be to try a very slightly bigger piece of blue foam in the cartridge, it should slow the thin juice down a little.

 

[xirokx]

thanks for your reply

Usually its simple to inhale and draw on but sometimes its as if something is blocked? dont know if that makes sense?

I also noticed the vapour production has decreased...

Sometimes I feel as if the same flavoured juice has no taste whatsoever compared to other times when I get a beautiful after taste, why would that be??

 

[Stosh]

Do you have a spare atty to try? If that works it may just be that your atty needs cleaning.
Also try blowing out your atty, tissue at one end, and blow for all your worth on the other,
see if any juice comes out.

 

[Chrissie]

Hi Xirolx,

It may just be your body starting to adjust to no longer taking in the the hundreds of different ingredients from analogues.

You say you have bought fresh attie? Have you tried the LR atties? They may well help you as they give more throat hit & tend to produce more vapour.

PG juices do tend to be pretty thin, I prefer a 50/50 mix.

 

[xirokx]

should the foam I am using be big or small? is there a rule like bigger the better or smaller the better?

I received 2 attys with my kit on day 1 I used 1 off them and there was nothing, so I tried the other and it was music to my ears...Someone told me that the LR attys are weaker then the standard ones, I then purchased 5 more standard ones and they have been great, so I have never used LR attys

Now someone told me the LR are better for vapour production and throat hit so I am a bit confused...

I did try a brand new atty and it was the same..I even tried it with a diff cart, diff foam and diff flavour

 

[KeithB]

It could be blocked by juice if it's flooding. If you're getting gurgling with your tighter draw, it's flooded. Try dripping and see how your flavor is.

I think the rule of thumb is cut your foam about 30% bigger than your cart. Bigger for thinner juices, smaller for thicker.

 

[xirokx]

thanks for your help

just blew out my atty and wow there was a fair bit of juice that came out...

I have cut a new piece of blue foam so guess will fill up and have a go

 

[xirokx]

update:

throat hit still lacking despite blowing it out and using a larger piece of foam

I therefore direct dripped and throat hit is still lacking

is the atty dead? whats happening? im lost?

 

[Stosh]

After blowing it out, take a few hits without any foam / juice in the cart. If it flooded it
will still be wet enough for a couple drage at least. If it still vapes and seems to be getting
a little better with each hit, means it was flooded for sure and it's using up the excess.

 

[DC2]

So is it only associated with the new juice?

 

[xirokx]

thanks for your reply

how do i tell the difference between a standard atty and a LR one?

it was associated with the old juice as well but not so identifible, it only happened 2 - 3 weeks after using this new juice...

see with my old juice, I thought it was thick only after getting the new juice, then after being on the new juice for a week, I went back to the old juice and realised the TH and after taste of flavour was none existant, so took up the new thinner juice supplier, now I am at that stage again with the new supplier - hope that makes sense?

 

[xirokx]

blew it out, tried vaping straight after, then filling up with new piece of foam larger piece and throat hit is just not there, after taste it there..

how do I tell if I am using LR atty or a standard one?

thanks for your help

 

[Stosh]

Will depend on the manfacturer but some attys may have a tiny engraving on the end of the atty, (battery side).

 

[OldDragon]

Think you can control the amount of juice by pointing the tip of the e-cig up or down. If you are using a regular cart, pointing it up can help de-flood the atty as juice runs back into the cart and less will drop down into the atty, reverse if getting too dry.

 

[xirokx]

others are suggesting both my batts are dying / dead as i vape heavily

im unsure because ive had this kit for 8 weeks but i do vape alot

do u think this is possible?

 

[Stosh]

The riva batteries are reported to have better life expectancy that 2 months. If the time to charge and / or the time they last is still about the same, they should be good. You may want to try a different juice or supplier, if you can get sample sizes and see if the flavor ant TH are better. Juices can vary greatly between vendors.

 

[KeithB]

Maybe your flooded atty has gunked up your battery connection with juice. You could try cleaning it out and see if that helps.

 

[xirokx]

I just tried my old juice, the stuff that made me go to the new supplier, funnily enough it has its taste back as well as an action packed excellent throat hit...

So I am assuming perhaps its the juice from the new supplier, a bad batch maybe?

 

[Stosh]

Maybe not so much a bad batch, but just not to your liking. Different juice from different suppliers can vary GREATLY!! Part of vaping is finding the flavor from a vendor that has the right TH, and strength, and flavor for you. There are a million reviews of juice on ECF but everyone's taste is different.....

Glad you found your "problem"