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New to vaping, got my VV Mod in but having some general issues

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bigtoe

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New to vaping, actually coming from smokeless tobacco which was tearing up my mouth. I started with the ego-t and the CE4 clearomizers. I like it in general but have some big issues with my setup. They have great vapor and taste but no matter what juice I use or how careful I am they only seem to last a week or two before they get a burned taste.

The first one I had the metal ring and the following rubber ring between it and the 'tank' came loose. I fished the ring out and super-glued it all back together. Worked for a while but eventually started leaking like mad so I tossed it. I tried to clean one in hot water and the metal ring part fell apart in the water. I have another that started to taste burned so I tried to clean it in hot water etc which helped but only for a short while.

So I picked up a DC cartomizer whith tank. No clue what it is, the guys at the vapor shop here can be .... holes and wont give you the time of day and could not tell me anything about their products anyways. So I blindly picked it up, I know it has a replaceable bottom coil and has a tank not much larger than the CE4. I really like it because it never ever leaks and the one flavor I have used it tastes great. However it does not produce the best hits and I think thats in part because the ego battery was just too weak for it. It works its best on a fresh charge and a fresh fill. Goes downhill from there.

So anyways I have been lurking here for sometime and see here and with my friends that vape that they love their VV setups and really like the Vivi Nova. I feel almost worse about the whole thing now because I almost feel like I went a step backward. Nicotene intake has gone from a casual few times a day thing to an outright hobby. In part because they facinate me for some reason and blowing big 'vapor rings' is awesome, they taste great too. On the plus I can much better regulate and monitor my intake of the drug.

I just got my Sigili ZMAX and have a Vivi Mini-nova on it. I must say that that setup is far superior to my previous in terms of vapor quality, all around. However The Mininova is a pain, it leaks like a sieve. Even if I clear it out and am sure to leave it standing upright and not overfilled the thing manages to get flooded. It is a real drag to have to clear it out everytime you want to vape. So I tried to use the ZMAX with my DC and CE4. The DC works but the airflow is a bit restricted in the ZMAX as is and CE4 unuseable for the same reason. Do they make spacers to help fit these smaller cartos/clearos on the ZMAX?

My only gripe with the ZMAX itself is that changing voltage/power settings by a single increment is nearly impossible for me. It increments too fast after changing from the selection to the set menu.

So obviously I am still exploring what is right and works for me. Products people have no problems with I seem to have problems with. I will stick to the ego for day to day because it is small, fits in my pocket, and I don't feel like I am vaping out of 'The Sex-Matron' in public.

Sorry for sounding like I am just beng a big downer because I am not. I rate the overall venture as a success but I hope maybe people can point me in the right direction for successful use of these products.

 

klynnn

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Welcome bigtoe, there are many people on here and I know someone will be able to help get it straightened out for you. I have the zmax on order so not familiar with it yet. I have found on the mini vivi to check and make sure the center post is evenly centered in the tank, if it is leaning slightly either way it will leak since it's not screwed in quite right. Also only fill just to the top of the wicks at the base of the silicon cap . I pretty much use the vivi mega and have never had a problem with it. Best to get the genuine vision ones as the knockoffs don't work as well.
 
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Zamstaff

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Hiya bigtoe. so I just wanted to throw this out there, grimmgreen on youtube is the shiznit. This guy has pretty much dedicated himself to the world of vape. I highly suggest checking him out, hes tryed and rated pretty much everything out there and is the master of mixing and matching parts or grimmgreen dot com. Everything i know is from this guy and i now have kickass mods that dont leak, mixing my own juice and learned about VV, VW. Good luck man :vapor:
 

bigtoe

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Thanks for the replies.

I did notice the center post was off kilter, I adjusted it back to center but did not fix it. I just realized it is leaking out of the bottom of the mini nova. Not the complete bottom but the part where the atomizer meets the bottom of the threaded metal portion of the tank. I am starting to wonder if the local vape store is selling broken/poor quality/knock off stuff to a degree. May be why I am ending up with these things falling apart. I have used the nova for all of two days, think it was probably leaking from the get go, why my fingers always smelled of the flavor.

I will check that guy out for sure. Thanks Zamstaff. I just want to know what I am doing/not doing that is causing me somewhat of a problem.
 
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