I'm having all the same issues as well. Very disappointing because when this thing is working it's a dream. But it only seems to work about 10% of the time. I'm hoping it's just a head issue and ordering from another batch will fix. This whole situation leads me to think I just need to give up on these tank clearo's and bite the bullet and learn how to use a rebuildable...
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Yup, same issues here...thought I'd better check the board as I thought I must be losing my mind after seeing and reading nothing but rave reviews for this tank. Works incredibly well for a little while, then very muted flavor, then the flavor is back, then nothing but burnt hits. Very very very inconsistant which is agitating to say the least. Have filled all the way, half filled, burped the tank, nothing seems to fix the problems for long but haven't tried anything but stock coils yet. Going to switch to refill coils and see if that changes anything.
Good luck to all with this tank, seems to be pretty hit or miss on the board so far.
Good luck to all with this tank, seems to be pretty hit or miss on the board so far.
Update*
Changed the head for one of the replacements I bought from Vaporkings and the tank has been working perfectly. Simple fix but can't for the life of me figure out how quality control could possibly allow total junk heads to be installed and shipped with a great product.
Just glad it's working!!!
Changed the head for one of the replacements I bought from Vaporkings and the tank has been working perfectly. Simple fix but can't for the life of me figure out how quality control could possibly allow total junk heads to be installed and shipped with a great product.
Just glad it's working!!!
Hallo everybody,
now I see myself to wait for some version2, which will be improved. After that, I will buy it immediately. I heart that they plan to build new one with smaller tank. HAVE ANYBODY SOME CONTACT TO THE COMPANY - NAUTILUS MANUFACTURER PLEASE? I would like to write them an email. Thanks.
now I see myself to wait for some version2, which will be improved. After that, I will buy it immediately. I heart that they plan to build new one with smaller tank. HAVE ANYBODY SOME CONTACT TO THE COMPANY - NAUTILUS MANUFACTURER PLEASE? I would like to write them an email. Thanks.
Mine leaks terribly. Always have the e-juice taste in my mouth. Everything is as tight as I can make it. Would I need new coils? Where do I get them in Canada?
Tks
Manycats
Tks
Manycats
Lol I like that metaphor, I had to flirt with mine a little too to get it perfect. I figured out (after actually reading the manual
) that it says to tighten down the atomizer head before twisting the base on, and to only twist it on "hand tight") So after I disassembled it and put everything back together "hand tight" the little girl puts out again. To be honest I put the atomizer head on with almost no strength, just screwed in till it stopped, and then gave it a tiny torque, and this definitely gives me awesome results; my theory is that small torque allows just a little vaccum forgiveness (on a side not I've found that slight gurgling is actually a good thing with this beast, also it puts out great flavor and vapor on smaller wattages, I use 6.8 watts (3.3v on the original head, and 3.5 on the 1.8 replacement). Another thing to watch out for is the adjusting battery connection pin; don't tighten anything on the nautilus too hard because if you do the pin may "stick" and then you just have to poke it from the other end to push'er out again. But after learning this girls quirks, which arent that bad, she is really hasslefree. I freaked out a little when I had the same problem as you, because she's not exactly cheap, and I was excited because she looks good and holds alotta liquid. But our relationship is excellent once I learned not to be rough with her. I guess she's just high class .Hey Folks-
Hoping for some assistance here... Just received my new nautilus tank today. Filled her up with Epic banilla, let her sit for about 10 mins primed her. Took a few toots and great cloud with no flavor. Im using the provari.. tried 3.5v-4.3v... Decided to rebuild the atomizer... followed rips instrux to the T. still no flavor (at 1.6 ohms). rebuilt the second included atomizer using much less cotton and using the lower notches... still no flavor... Driving me nuts cant find a solution. Any takers?
Hoping for some assistance here... Just received my new nautilus tank today. Filled her up with Epic banilla, let her sit for about 10 mins primed her. Took a few toots and great cloud with no flavor. Im using the provari.. tried 3.5v-4.3v... Decided to rebuild the atomizer... followed rips instrux to the T. still no flavor (at 1.6 ohms). rebuilt the second included atomizer using much less cotton and using the lower notches... still no flavor... Driving me nuts cant find a solution. Any takers?
Unfortunately, I doubt very much that these are isolated issues with the heads that come with the unit. I've purchased 7 of these tanks because they are just incredible, except for the...well you know. I've also purchased at least 15 replacement heads. No difference. Just minutes ago, I put in a brand new head, with a half filled tank. Good so far, but a few hits is not enough to measure by. I also doubt that the replacement heads are any different?? The moon and stars should not have to be perfectly aligned for these to work right. They boast a 5ml tank! However, only fill it half way? LOL
If I may ask, when we get the burnt hits, is that it? Throw the head away or, does cleaning restore it?
Massive letdown after praising the tank so much.
If I may ask, when we get the burnt hits, is that it? Throw the head away or, does cleaning restore it?
Massive letdown after praising the tank so much.
I have noticed that when you first prime it, it takes a while for the flavor to come thru. It will rock by the 2nd fill up. If you can wait that long. LOL
@ John Daddyo
Not sure why you say only fill half way. By the time you fill just to the top of the inside stem and turn it upright, the tank is almost full. Have to account for the room the head takes up.
Sugar...
I was just going by what someone said a few posts back. They thought that was the solution!
Normally, if it's a juice I'm gonna use all day (CLS and Groovy Juice Icky Sticky Cinnamon) I would
fill it to the top! mmm...
I'm beginning to think it's me or the individual. I sometimes get manic and take big, constant hits. I'm
finding I need to just slow down a little.
I was just going by what someone said a few posts back. They thought that was the solution!
Normally, if it's a juice I'm gonna use all day (CLS and Groovy Juice Icky Sticky Cinnamon) I would
fill it to the top!
mmm...I'm beginning to think it's me or the individual. I sometimes get manic and take big, constant hits. I'm
finding I need to just slow down a little.
Finding this thread fascinating because my Nautilus has been performing flawlessly. Everybody I know that has one loves it. Using it on an MVP2 at 3.7 volts. Have used new heads without incident as well. Bought at Vaper Villa in Sterling Heights, MI. Knock on wood! LOL
Sugar...
I was just going by what someone said a few posts back. They thought that was the solution!
Normally, if it's a juice I'm gonna use all day (CLS and Groovy Juice Icky Sticky Cinnamon) I would
fill it to the top!
I'm beginning to think it's me or the individual. I sometimes get manic and take big, constant hits. I'm
finding I need to just slow down a little.
I find that when filling carto/clearomizer tanks its always best to fill em up. Part of the way the tanks work has to do with the equalized pressure inside the tank. I have also found that if/when flooding or you have dry hits, that pressure needs to be re-stabilized. Dry hits means you are toking too much, too quickly and not allowing the ejuice to wick properly or quick enough. That is one of the reasons I have more than one battery going at all times, so that no one battery is trying to do the work of a single cig. But that is just me, and for me works quite well.
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So after a lot of trial and error, I seem to have figured all the various tricks with this tank:
First, the tank... QA on this tank it seems is excellent regardless of the online source. The tank seems to have impeccable construction and works flawlessly. Fill it to the brim (I'll get to that in a sec) with your favorite flavors of any consistency and it will vape amazingly well, dare I say the best bottom coil vape you will get. (Aside from building your own)
Heads: these are really where everyone's issues lay. Seems that on average most owners are getting bad atomizer heads right out of the box. This was my biggest issue, and this isn't just exclusive to the heads that ship with the device... Replacement heads are hit and miss as well. I am guesstimating that about 30% of the heads I have received, and I have ordered a total of 40 heads (not to include those that shipped with the five devices I tried), were completely faulty duds out of the box. Three of the heads kept giving me an "atomizer short" message on my EVIC right out of the box. 10-15 of the heads I ordered as replacements would not function properly, either from dry hits and a complete lack of wicking, or burning out completely before even finishing a tank. Lack of wicking was the problem I ran into the most however, and when it happened... no amount of "switching to more PG" or "filling to half" would completely remedy it. A bad head is a bad head, and if you are having to fill your Nautilus half way to get anything resembling flavor, you have yourself a bad head friends. The heads that would burn out quickly (before finishing the first tank on that head) would do so regardless of PG/VG combination, or dark/light differences. Cleaning with 192F water and/or Everclear did not remedy quickly burning heads.. a few puffs, and they were doneskies.
However, when I got heads the worked correctly (25 or so out of 40) this was one amazing vape. Regardless of color or consistency, with properly working atomizer heads the Nautilus performed flawlessly. If you have a properly working head, you can simply fill it to the brim and vape to your heart's content. I typically went two and half to three tanks per head before cleaning in hot water (everclear for the darker vapes) and after cleaning it just kept going. Due to my wanting to test all the heads I ordered, I only went through cleaning twice before switching to another head (and with the cleaned head still working).
Summary: Heads are the issue. If you are having to fill your tanks half way for proper flavor (or any for that matter) or you are having trouble with certain juices. You are attempting to use a bad atomizer head. If your atomizer head burns out before even finishing a tank of liquid, regardless of consistency or color (and especially if it is high PG light colored) you have a bad coil head. You also should not have to take a few priming puffs every so often unless you are running a thicker liquid and/or using the 2 largest air holes. If you are constantly having to suck on your Nautilus like it is going to pay you when you're done, you have a bad atomizer head. Apparently Aspire has done absolutely horrible QA/QC with these atomizer heads.. and this is the one (very major) downfall of the Aspire Nautilus
The suppliers I ordered from: No supplier showed a trend towards shipping more bad heads than the others.
www.vipervape.com
Electronic Cigarette, Clearomizer, USA e-Liquid, e-Cig Juice, DIY Flavors, Wholesale Nicotine, Empty Bottles for E-Liquid - ecigExpress
GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more
The Electronic Cigarette Super Store | myvaporstore.com
DiscountVapers - Your source for savings on electronic cigarettes and accessories, Go-go eGo, vGo
The e-liquids I used: PG/VG
Boba's Bounty (100VG?) from AVE
House Blend 70/30 from Copper Creek
House Blend 100VG from Copper Creek
Fire Cured Virginia Tobacco 50/50 from Vapor Bomb
Vanilla Bourbon Bean (50/50?) from Viper Vape
Black Cherry (50/50?) from Viper Vape
Peach Thymbra (50/50?) from Viper Vape
Canyon Sun 70/30 from Ahlushion
Canyon Sun 50/50 from Ahlushion
Apple Berry Splash 50/50 from Ahlushion
Apple Berry Splash 100VG from Ahlushion
Star Dust Breeze 50/50 from Ahlushion
St. Patty's Shamrock 50/50 from Ahlushion
St. Patty's Shamrock 100VG from Ahlushion
Razzberry 100PG from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
Orange Clove 100PG from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
Trick or Treat 50/50 from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
Sparkling Cranberry 100PG from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
Sparkling Cranberry 50/50 from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
This wasn't exactly a strict scientific testing regimen, but an effort from myself on trying to figure out the issues plaguing myself and my fellow Aspire Nautilus owners, and from what I have experienced first hand as well as from experiences of other users on this forum and a few other locals that I know personally... the constant issue is the atomizer heads. Some people get lucky and get mostly good atomizer heads, some are having horrible luck and have yet to find one that is working properly... most are in the same boat as me (as far as I can tell) - about a quarter to a third of all atomizer heads we are receiving are crap.
Hope this helps inform other owners and prospective owners, and BTW... Boba's Bounty is AMAZING in this device with a working head
PS: Putin
First, the tank... QA on this tank it seems is excellent regardless of the online source. The tank seems to have impeccable construction and works flawlessly. Fill it to the brim (I'll get to that in a sec) with your favorite flavors of any consistency and it will vape amazingly well, dare I say the best bottom coil vape you will get. (Aside from building your own)
Heads: these are really where everyone's issues lay. Seems that on average most owners are getting bad atomizer heads right out of the box. This was my biggest issue, and this isn't just exclusive to the heads that ship with the device... Replacement heads are hit and miss as well. I am guesstimating that about 30% of the heads I have received, and I have ordered a total of 40 heads (not to include those that shipped with the five devices I tried), were completely faulty duds out of the box. Three of the heads kept giving me an "atomizer short" message on my EVIC right out of the box. 10-15 of the heads I ordered as replacements would not function properly, either from dry hits and a complete lack of wicking, or burning out completely before even finishing a tank. Lack of wicking was the problem I ran into the most however, and when it happened... no amount of "switching to more PG" or "filling to half" would completely remedy it. A bad head is a bad head, and if you are having to fill your Nautilus half way to get anything resembling flavor, you have yourself a bad head friends. The heads that would burn out quickly (before finishing the first tank on that head) would do so regardless of PG/VG combination, or dark/light differences. Cleaning with 192F water and/or Everclear did not remedy quickly burning heads.. a few puffs, and they were doneskies.
However, when I got heads the worked correctly (25 or so out of 40) this was one amazing vape. Regardless of color or consistency, with properly working atomizer heads the Nautilus performed flawlessly. If you have a properly working head, you can simply fill it to the brim and vape to your heart's content. I typically went two and half to three tanks per head before cleaning in hot water (everclear for the darker vapes) and after cleaning it just kept going. Due to my wanting to test all the heads I ordered, I only went through cleaning twice before switching to another head (and with the cleaned head still working).
Summary: Heads are the issue. If you are having to fill your tanks half way for proper flavor (or any for that matter) or you are having trouble with certain juices. You are attempting to use a bad atomizer head. If your atomizer head burns out before even finishing a tank of liquid, regardless of consistency or color (and especially if it is high PG light colored) you have a bad coil head. You also should not have to take a few priming puffs every so often unless you are running a thicker liquid and/or using the 2 largest air holes. If you are constantly having to suck on your Nautilus like it is going to pay you when you're done, you have a bad atomizer head. Apparently Aspire has done absolutely horrible QA/QC with these atomizer heads.. and this is the one (very major) downfall of the Aspire Nautilus
The suppliers I ordered from: No supplier showed a trend towards shipping more bad heads than the others.
www.vipervape.com
Electronic Cigarette, Clearomizer, USA e-Liquid, e-Cig Juice, DIY Flavors, Wholesale Nicotine, Empty Bottles for E-Liquid - ecigExpress
GotVapes.com, E-cigarette Supplies - Atomizers Cartomizers Mods Juice and more
The Electronic Cigarette Super Store | myvaporstore.com
DiscountVapers - Your source for savings on electronic cigarettes and accessories, Go-go eGo, vGo
The e-liquids I used: PG/VG
Boba's Bounty (100VG?) from AVE
House Blend 70/30 from Copper Creek
House Blend 100VG from Copper Creek
Fire Cured Virginia Tobacco 50/50 from Vapor Bomb
Vanilla Bourbon Bean (50/50?) from Viper Vape
Black Cherry (50/50?) from Viper Vape
Peach Thymbra (50/50?) from Viper Vape
Canyon Sun 70/30 from Ahlushion
Canyon Sun 50/50 from Ahlushion
Apple Berry Splash 50/50 from Ahlushion
Apple Berry Splash 100VG from Ahlushion
Star Dust Breeze 50/50 from Ahlushion
St. Patty's Shamrock 50/50 from Ahlushion
St. Patty's Shamrock 100VG from Ahlushion
Razzberry 100PG from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
Orange Clove 100PG from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
Trick or Treat 50/50 from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
Sparkling Cranberry 100PG from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
Sparkling Cranberry 50/50 from Heather's Heavenly Vapes
This wasn't exactly a strict scientific testing regimen, but an effort from myself on trying to figure out the issues plaguing myself and my fellow Aspire Nautilus owners, and from what I have experienced first hand as well as from experiences of other users on this forum and a few other locals that I know personally... the constant issue is the atomizer heads. Some people get lucky and get mostly good atomizer heads, some are having horrible luck and have yet to find one that is working properly... most are in the same boat as me (as far as I can tell) - about a quarter to a third of all atomizer heads we are receiving are crap.
Hope this helps inform other owners and prospective owners, and BTW... Boba's Bounty is AMAZING in this device with a working head
PS: Putin
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Thank you so much for all the information. I was hoping the nautilus would be a cure all for the problems I'm having with kanger tanks. Think I'll wait and see how things pan out.
See, it's threads like this that keep me from buying one.
I've got 4 iClear 30S tanks. I've never had a bad head for one, and I've never had a head last less than a month. The flavor is fantastic from it, and I'm often left tasting the flavor for a minute or two after I quit vaping. The only downsides are no adjustable airflow and the plastic tank.
The lack of adjustable airflow doesn't bother me. In fact, with my Nemi wide open it's too airy for my tastes. As far as the plastic tank goes, it is supposed to resist tank cracking juices. I finally got brave enough to try one. Didn't crack the tank but it did cause a light haze to appear in the plastic. No worse than that though, no cracks, frosting, or anything significant, just a slight haze to the plastic, and it didn't affect performance or flavor.
I've been wanting to try the Aerotank and Nautilus, but the constant stories about bad heads keeps me from taking the plunge. Why do $35+ tanks have such problems with bad heads when the $15 tank has heads that work every single time? Especially when you consider the price of the heads (I can get a 5 pack of 30S heads for less than $10)
I've got 4 iClear 30S tanks. I've never had a bad head for one, and I've never had a head last less than a month. The flavor is fantastic from it, and I'm often left tasting the flavor for a minute or two after I quit vaping. The only downsides are no adjustable airflow and the plastic tank.
The lack of adjustable airflow doesn't bother me. In fact, with my Nemi wide open it's too airy for my tastes. As far as the plastic tank goes, it is supposed to resist tank cracking juices. I finally got brave enough to try one. Didn't crack the tank but it did cause a light haze to appear in the plastic. No worse than that though, no cracks, frosting, or anything significant, just a slight haze to the plastic, and it didn't affect performance or flavor.
I've been wanting to try the Aerotank and Nautilus, but the constant stories about bad heads keeps me from taking the plunge. Why do $35+ tanks have such problems with bad heads when the $15 tank has heads that work every single time? Especially when you consider the price of the heads (I can get a 5 pack of 30S heads for less than $10)
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I think the problem is accountability. Pavone pretty much stated the same as everyone prior. Bad heads. Being that we all order from all over the place, it's not like we can all 'join as one' and have a voice. In fact, a quick Google search shows problems all over the world. Good luck finding a way of Contacting Aspire, let alone whomever makes the heads for them. Somehow, even though I take every hit with caution, it's my favorite tank. Pathetic I am!
Really interesting thread! I was crushed when my nautilus first arrived, huge clouds, no flavor! It took about 1/2 a tank and a high (about 11) wattage to get it started flavor-wise. I also remember that it took pliers to get it apart straight out of the box. It's much better imho opinion once you break it in. No major head problems here, but I do have flooding problems sometimes. It is dedicated to Good Life Deadly Sin, the only constant in my juice rotation.
I am apparently one of the lucky ones! I've used 3 coils (over a month period) and all of them have been great. I only changed when I changed flavors, and figured it was about time for a new one .I have noticed though, that filling it up completely does sometimes interfere with the wicking. If I fill it to the 5ml line (when it's drip tip side up) there's about 3/16" of empty space at the top of the tank and it works perfectly. Any more than that and I get dry hits without priming it until it gets to the 5ml line and then it's smooth sailing from then on. I've run 50/50, and 100%vg and other than the vacuum issue with filling it to the brim I couldn't be happier. I actually prefer it to my AGA-T2 tanks, the flavor and warmth of the vapor is incredible. Hopefully this continues for me, and you guys get your hands on some good coils. I am using it on a provari at 4.3 to 4.5 volts any more than that and it tends to get a bit of a burnt taste.
I just got lucky because both my Nautilus and Aerotank came with good coils, and I couldn't be more impressed with both.
I think the answer to the coil head problem is to build our own coils. After all, if these people can do it, we can too.
I've yet to rebuild my first coil, but I'm looking forward to learning, so I can know these great devices can work well forever.
Since so many are getting bad coils, and they're not cheap, I'd like to see the retailers contact their buyers and give them a couple of weeks to send them back and get a refund from these retailers, who should be able to recoup their loss from the manufacturers.
Edit: Okay, I was told that no one can be held responsible for the bad coils. They're just not warrantied. But the retailers should let the makers know how dissatisfied the customers are and we should too if someone can tell us how.
I think the answer to the coil head problem is to build our own coils. After all, if these people can do it, we can too.
I've yet to rebuild my first coil, but I'm looking forward to learning, so I can know these great devices can work well forever.
Since so many are getting bad coils, and they're not cheap, I'd like to see the retailers contact their buyers and give them a couple of weeks to send them back and get a refund from these retailers, who should be able to recoup their loss from the manufacturers.
Edit: Okay, I was told that no one can be held responsible for the bad coils. They're just not warrantied. But the retailers should let the makers know how dissatisfied the customers are and we should too if someone can tell us how.
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