Much talk about e-cigs not working correctly

[tdwave]

I have come to a conclusion that if I didn't mess with my devices, they would do what they were made to do.. (I realize that there are some bad pieces from the factory) but in general what I am saying is I bought two 801 penstyle kits. For my wife and me. 2 months have passed and my wife has not had any trouble and is still using everything original out of the kit. Me, (maybe it's a male thing..BIGGER AND BETTER) I sit cleaning, cart mods, tea bags, fish filters, spend tons of money on mods, juices, and the list goes on. My area looks like a lab. You know the feeling, looking for the heavenly grail...
Sometimes I sit back and laugh at myself. My wife has nice plumes of vapor and content and I am sucking away with juice all over me.. over dosing on nic, (kidding of course) can't taste the flavors cause I have burnt out my taste buds from so many inhales, ...... off and complaining about these Chinese products..
The bright side of course is we both stopped analogs the same day which is now going a little over 2 months, that we are both excited about..
Point is: We both are do the same thing.. but she has less stress.. ha.
Now in our tweaking defense, some good things like the Tea bag mod came of this.. But my wife still laughs at me... Just got my PS Pass through, I love it, of course my wife laughs.

 

[jj2]

The fifty-one I had little problems from. Then came the 901's and battery problems appeared for the first time--couldn't keep em charged fast enough.
The starter kit for the 102 was great. Two lasted the whole day. Then I bought just attys and batteries and the problems began. Some days were so frustrating that I found a corner and just screamed.
Every time I heard the thing about kids taking vaping up, I laughed. There isn’t an adolescent out there that would stick with it. And it was a good thing I really wanted to stay off tobacco or I wouldn’t have either.
All this gave birth to modding around here: My theory on auto batteries is use them as long as they work trouble free and then take the connector and MIY. I even bought back a model I hated because of the batteries. The attys work great on a NicoStick.
With my filler method, I’m swapping out the old filler for new about every week or two and life is now sweet.

 

[cliff5550]

tdwave - If your house is like mine, I am doing all the changing of our cart refill materials, refilling her small case bottles from the large ones, and of course, reading up all I can on the forums. My desk is our home base vaping station. She's happily vaping. Well, so am I but my point is, as a rule I think guys like to tinker with stuff.
Not long after we began vaping I decided my attys needed cleaned but she said hers were working just fine and I could leave hers alone. I cleaned mine. They died. I left hers alone and she was still using those same RN4081 attys (uncleaned) with plenty of vapor and throat hit when we switched to the new M401s this week.
Maybe sometimes we see problems where there are none. Rule of thumb: If it ain't broke - don't fix it.

 

[tdwave]

That's my point... Funny as hell. We do all the work and they laugh.. The two kits i bought were 801 pens./with auto batts. Both of mine are shot, hers are still going. You know, i dripped and screwed up my batts. she just laughed.

 

[Kent C]

Love this thread.... the 'my space looks like a lab'... ROFL... same here.

 

[Deschain]

The opening post on this thread is hilarious...but it is also full of home truths!


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[jennyhadadot]

HAHAHA, I like the 'lab' analogy. My daughter says that when I lay my 'supplies' out I look like a druggie with my needles, tweezers and vials. When I first started, I did it all too, cleaned the atty, refilled with straw mod cards..the whole thing. After a month of this I decided to stop doing anything but drip (prodigy). I am proud to say that I've been using the same 510 atty for 110 days and have NEVER once cleaned it or let it drain. At this rate (also mixing my own juice) my vaping habit is costing me maybe $10 a week and NO stress!

 

[lobro1]

Hi folks-

Just read thru this thread with a sense of been there done that including my living space looking like a lab.

Just wanted to share an experience not seen here about cleaning my own pipes (nose and sinuses)

I've had a much smoother time getting the ideal smoke by using a neti pot on ME.

I've been vaping since June and the fiddling, cleaning buying stuff etc. was really starting to drive me nuts (perhaps a tinkerer's nature is like OCD)

I started using a neti pot about a month ago and now I can actually taste and smell what I'm really doing...

The change is astonishing to me..

I find I'm doing a lot less fiddling w/equipment and enjoying my vaping.

If so inclined there a plenty of referances on the intertubes including how to videos.

It takes some effort but well worth it.

 

[oldtechno]

I don't got a wife, but I do got a big sister. I couldn't make a mistake around her (and the only way to survive it would for her to be silent) I'd still get laughed at.

As the only 'little' brother in the whole family I can tell you--big sisters grow up to be somebody's wife.

 

[tdwave]

Hey lobro1,
Curious about what you mentioned above with the neti pot and the intertubes.. If possible, would you mind leading us uninformed to maybe a couple links?
I am going on a search now on these subjects. Thanks

 

[tdwave]

Ok, just found out its a cleansing method
AI am still going to look into this.
Thanks for opening up a new avenue.

 

[jj2]

Am I the only female here? Must be, my work area consist of a little area on the coffee table. All my stuff fits in a small box and is put away easily.

 

[Shortstuff116]

Great thread. I think that maybe for the most part it is a guy thing, sort of a "Tim Allen" thing, but for those women who also enjoy taking things apart and modding, ain't nothing wrong with that either!

Only been vaping a month but since upgrading to my Joye 510 with PCC and Passthru, I'm pretty content with things the way they are. Of course now I've gotten the bitten by the "make your own juice" bug so I've already spent a bit on ingredients but loving every minute of it.

This is without a doubt the best purchase/hobby I've ever invested in!

 

[lobro1]

Here are a few links that I found helpful for learning neti:

Some folks find videos gross be warned :

...for the first time: Jal Neti works

Do Neti Pots Really Work?

Jala Neti method

There's lots o sites - just google "jalneti" for less commercial results.

Good Luck - Be patient

It really worked for me

Give it at least 2 weeks

It takes some time

I smoked for 35 years

 

[Deschain]

Well, this hread has certainly strayed from it's course, but I've never heard about this neti stuff before, and as somebody who always sems to have one blocked nostril or another, I am grateful that it did, these neti pots seem freely available as well - Got to be worth a try.

Thanks folks.


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