My ego-t doesn't seem to be working

[withravenoushunger]

I just got some ego-t carts and atomizers today and it doesn't seem to be taking the liquid. I filled the cart, put the cap back on, and then tried it out but it doesn't seem to be drawing any of the liquid. Is there something I need to do to prep it or something?

 

[M_FactorX19]

did you make sure the tank was punctured? take the tank back off and see if there is a hole.. i normally give the tank a good twist back and forth when i puncture a new tank. then i remove the tank and the small end cap and remove the little tab thats left from making the hole. make sure you put the end cap back on really good and that the tank is pressed all the way down as far as it will go. the tank should go all the way down to the little lip/seam on the side. there are also ways to make wick adjustments but out the 5 or so ego-t attys ive had i havent had to adjust one. also take a few primer puffs if it is a new atty and tank. that will draw the liquid down to the atty.

another thing to note is how thick is the juice you are using. is it all VG? if so try a juice with a higher PG ratio. i normally use 80/20 PG/VG with my tanks.

hope you get it to work for you. i havent had any problems out of mine like ive read others having but maybe im just lucky.

 

[M_FactorX19]

another tip is to make sure you get out all the primer they ship on the ego-t attys. that stuff is gross!

 

[withravenoushunger]

I made sure it was punctured. I blew the primer out. It's still not working well. It only used up a very small amount of the juice and I'm still getting that dry atty taste. I'm using Ms. T's juice so I don't know what ratio it is

 

[withravenoushunger]

I'm trying it with a 50/50 now. btw how long does it normally take to draw liquid to the coil?

 

[M_FactorX19]

I'm trying it with a 50/50 now. btw how long does it normally take to draw liquid to the coil?

not long. i normally will take a few primer puffs if i know the wick is dry like that.

i know Ms. T uses an ego-T so you might want to ask about the juice you are using from her and see if it works well in a tank. on her recommended list of juices she states what juices she uses that work well with tanks. i havent used any of her juices so i couldnt tell you from experience. i would say a 50/50 would work ok but you wont be able to chain vape it if the juice is thicker. honestly juices that are 70-80% PG or higher work best with the tanks. make sure you remove the little tab (little piece of plastic left after making the hole) on the inside of the tank end cap as well. it really seems to wick better with it removed.

if you must use a thicker juice or with more VG then you can try to adjust the wick. there are some good videos on youtube. check out the videos vicky form cignot made they explain it very well.

you can also take a needle or pin a poke holes in the top of the hat that holds the wick (threw the piercing needle of the atty). start with 1 or 2 small holes and go from there. i would only do this if you have to though because you dont want it to leak if you are using thinner juices.

 

[withravenoushunger]

I just tried using Ms. t's juice with a different atty and its working fine now. I'll have to take a look at the other one

 

[washvap]

I would suggest using juices that are 80/20 or 70/30 with the ego-t. The higher the VG content in the juice, the worse it will be in your Ego-t. Even if you do adjust the wick and that is because of how the atty is constructed. If you use juices other than the ones specified than that will lead to clogging and weak vapor, taste, and TH. Also, the primer goes away after a little bit. As with most other atties. Even if you blow out the primer there will still be a little bit that's in there. All the suggestions above are great. I'm just adding my 2 cents.