New to refilling.

[J.rad2010]

Hello anyone out there. I could use some help with a cart refill/restuffing. I am new to filling and I have some pre-cut little blue foam squares and my first bottle of juice. I was really excited for everything to arrive and to prepared I have read countless threads and viewed so many youtubes. So when I filled up my cart like I thought i should. Put a little drop on a brand new atomizer that I was saving for this occasion. Then I compressed the pre-cut blue foam square and inserted it inside to the cart. Then i put the cart on and try to puff on it. Couldn't get anything out of it and it felt like the thing was clogged. Couldn't even hear the sizzle of the atomizer. So I thought to take out the blue foam square and give it a snip and put it back and a little less resistance however wasn't getting any vapor. I hope I didn't flood my atomizer. Idk can anyone here point me in the right direction please. I want to know the ins and outs of the cart refilling process. I am smoking my ecigg from purecigs . but I bought some liquid to try from aquavaporcig since purecigs doesn't sell juice and they don't want me to use juice. shh dont 'tell plz. anyways I could really use some expertise since I want to get this right..

 

[dormouse]

You mean re-stuffing a cart? (I call refilling what I do when I add more drops of ejuice into a cart). I think people will need to know more about your ecigarette model is. Purecig is probably a rebranding of an existing model but I don't know what one. Are you using precut blue foam meant for your model or for a 510 or for some other model? Few models use the same carts and carts are all different diameters and lengths. If the precut squares are sized for a different e-cig then they might be too big for your Purecig.

 

[J.rad2010]

Yes I mean re-stuffing a cart Dor. I am not 100% sure the model but I tried to research the model while trying to possibly find a review about my model. I came across someone who was an affiliate with pure and said it was a j109 model. I am still not 100% sure Dor. I know the measurements of everything is that helps. The battery length is 65mm (automatic battery) with a diameter of 9mm idk if this helps. The cartridge is not fully round and by cartridge I mean the insert with the filler and the liquid, it is round but has like a straight edge on one side lol I just realized I can post a photo. Also idk what's up with my atomizer I think i may have gotten it too wet so I am going to hope it dries out. Also if anyone reading this knows about the pure brand that I am vaping I would also appreciate. Thanks for putting up with noob.

http://tinypic.com/r/2eamb5s/7



Hope the pic loads..

Thanks,
J

 

[KissMint]

Need some help for J. pls. I'm no good with carts either. BUMP.

 

[letsrock0303]

Ok the first thing I would do would be to remove the blue foam put it back together and try to take a drag. If you don't at least hear the atty sizzle/feel it get warm it is your atty or battery. Try using the bat with a different atty. If it works it is probably the atty. Best I can think of.

 

[dormouse]

Thanks for the picture. Unfortunately I am a total newb and own one PV so far so I cannot recognize anything!

I do know some standard things...

1. Never twist on/off a push-on cart. When you unscrew the atty from the battery, either pull off the cart first or at least make sure you are twisting only the atty and battery connection. Twisting the cart can stress the wire bridge of the atty.

2. If your atty is flooded you take it off, make sure both sides of the atty connection to battery are dry. and blow through the threaded end of the atty onto a tissue on the other side to remove any trapped liquid. I do this occasionally anywhay to make sure it is clear because just like you, I have a battery with a hole in it (even though my M402 batteries are manual they still have a hole). You do not want to get liquid in that hole - it could kill the battery.

re the carts themselves and blue foam, I am clueless!! Some people love blue foam but lots of people have problems getting it to work right - i.e. draw nicely and not flood their atty. I hoped someone else would help you on this one. I recommend you Edit then Advanced edit your first post and change the title to Help with blue foam (or something like that). Good luck!

 

[J.rad2010]

Thank you for all the help.. Everyone seems too nice here. I did tinker with the foam with a dif atty and it seems to hit pretty well. I am however disappointed because I had an atty reserved for this and idk if I flooded it or what. I don't know if i can recover it. I am hoping it dries overnight but idk. I realized that my foam was compressed too tight . I also felt adventurous and put 2 drops on the good atty and tried to drip with it.. Tasted really nice. I don't want to get into the habit of dripping for some reason. , idk why. I just want to get the carts right so i can just refill and thats it. I hope I can recover that atomizer since today is the first day I busted it out. I am smoking this 555 blend i got today from aquavaporcig.com cuz they told me it resembles the camel turkish royal I used to smoke. My opinion is that it tastes like the peanut stuff I received in my starter kit sampler pack of carts from pure. I didn't like that taste but for temporary I like it b/c it has better vapor for me to get my fix. I hear so much about this ry4 stuff and I will order that next. Is aquavaporcig.com products good to use?? Let me know what you guys think. Thanks

 

[J.rad2010]

thanks for taking time to respond dor.

 

[letsrock0303]

It is quite possible that it is just a bad atomizer. Unfortunately it happens. As far as flavors go, I always tell people not to be scared to try flavors other than tobacco. One, they taste better than you would expect. Two, It's nice to get the nic fix and get to taste something good for a change lol. But there are many different formulas of tobacco flavors so try out as many as you can afford. You'll find what works for you eventually.

 

[Stosh]

From your picture, it looks a lot like a 401 mini that was my first purchase. I had
problems with the carts, as they were too small to effectivally file without spilling
more than went in the cart. I never tried blue foam, but it sounds like the foam
is cut for a larger cart. You could try cutting it down a bit so it fits snuggly but
not stuffed in so hard it plugs up the air flow.

I ended up just putting 2 -3 drops in the cart without filler and getting a few puffs,
lousy vapor production, poor taste, but kept me going until my new eGo arrived.

If you INVEST in a 510 or eGo setup, you'll enjoy vaping a lot more because
it will be easier. And you can get off the analogs for real, which is usually
why people come here. Better to spend the cost of a weeks analogs on quality
equipment.

Losing the smokers cough after vaping a while is free!

 

[samsmom]

I looked at your picture and you need to put the blue foam in the WHITE part - not the black part - are you doing that? One drop shouldn't flood an atty - most people recommend 2-3 drops to prime one. If it's never been used however, you should blow it out into a paper towel from both ends to remove any packing primer which will taste nasty.

The blue foam should be placed into the white part - it should fill the whole white part as much as possible but don't overstuff it. Now drop your juice onto the foam slowly, letting it absorb between drops. Stop when it looks "slushy" and won't absorb any more.

Place the white part you just filled into the black part with the open end DOWN towards the atty. Don't push it up into the black part or it may get stuck and not touch the atty at all and then it won't work.

Screw your atty onto your battery and place the black part onto the atty with the long part of the foam against the bridge of the atty so the atty won't touch any of the black plastic part - this could melt the black plastic.

Push closed as tight as you can get it and give it a try. Your goal is to get the atty bridge pushed INTO the foam so it will wick the liquid from it as you vape.


I hope this helps - It's hard to put instructions in writing but I did the best I could!

Good luck!

Note: I AGREE with Stosh's post about better equipment, but hopefully this will get you by for a little while!

 

[J.rad2010]

OK thank you Stosh and I am very satisfied with whatever model this is since it is pretty lightweight and resembles an analog. I haven't had an analog since after my trial with the lux ecig that I was lucky to escape. So during the 3 days I was waiting for my order from pure I had a few analogs. That was almost 3 weeks ago. Thanks for your help too.

@letsrock a bad atomizer?!?!?! eeek!! Well all i can say is that I know the middle spring thingy inside the atty turns red like it is burning and I do feel some heat but no sizzle after I blew on it a few times and this was also after it has sat bridge side down for over 5 hours. Please help this newb.

 

[letsrock0303]

If your atty is heating up it is working. Samsmom's post should clear up your problem.

 

[J.rad2010]

Samsmom, thank you also for your time. Yes I am getting the hang of the re-stuffing with the blue foam and yes I put the foam and liquid in the white part. They were the pre-filled carts from the pure starter kit that I cleaned out. Next order of business I guess is to find out if there is a fix for this atomizer. Seriously I just started with it today for my first ejuicing experience and I did put a generous 1 drop onto the bridge. I think what happened was maybe I had too much juice inside the cart after the refill. I guess I was over excited so when the bridge of the atomizer I am assuming maybe there was too much liquid to touch the atty. That is my best guess unless I actually did get a bad atomizer. I hope that isn't the case. Well i heard that these things need to be dried out to maybe come back to life. If this is true how long should I give it?

thanks again

 

[samsmom]

This looks like an automatic battery so it will be hard to do a "dry" burn like I usually do. You need to get the WHOLE coil in the atty to glow red for a few seconds 3 or 4 times to dry it out. You could try putting the BLACK tip on WITHOUT the white part inside and take several long draws, but DO NOT inhale - just blow out any vapor you get. If it glows (which will be hard for you to see) it is working. Do you happen to have a MANUAL battery to use to dry burn it?

The other thing you can do is clean it with alcohol and let it dry overnight - check out this VIDEO - I have done this method many times with no problems.

Also - check out all of Mistress Nomad's VIDEOS FOR BROKE NEWBIES in the sticky section of the New Members Forum - a wealth of information!

 

[J.rad2010]

Ok Samsmom, I know that the coil turns red and I do feel the heat. Before I tried to vape with the dummy cartridge still no sizzle and no vapor of course, but I should mention that I had such a tiny bit of vapor the first time I tried this and after nothing. Idk if you have seen this happen before..

 

[samsmom]

I don't know what else to tell you - sorry! I am sure someone with more knowledge will chime in soon!
It seems to me if you are not hearing a sizzle or popping noise that there is NO liquid at all on the atty but I could be wrong. Flooded attys using gurgle and pop (at least in my experience).

 

[J.rad2010]

This is so disappointing..Anyone here know what these purecigs model is? I want to try a new atty from a different company and maybe it will work.. ugh i am having the atomizer blues.

 

[J.rad2010]

***Update*** Threw away all my blue foam!!! I am liberated..I discovered the pyramid tea bags!! WOWOWOWOWWOW!!!
just wanted to say thanks to you guys though for taking time to help me..If none of you have tried this you need to..I promise.