New to Vaping - Need some advice

[AllySA]

Hi,

Up until the last few weeks, I have been using a 10 motives electronic cigarette which uses cartridges. I had some problems with some of the cartridges and decided to try a 'Shishaa Luxor', which uses e-liquid, in the meantime.

I was wondering when to, and how you know when to, change the clearomizer? The initial clearomizer that came with the Shishaa Luxor is fantastic and I haven't had any problems so far, but I'm not sure when to change it. I ordered a replacement clearomizer by the same brand and although (I think) I did everything the same, the replacement tasted of burning.

I've since ordered a few more different branded clearomizers but I seem to be getting a burnt taste everytime and I'm not sure why. I've tried to make sure enough liquid is in and the coil is wet but I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong. I'd really appreciate some advice!

Thanks,

Alex

 

[iamthevoice]

Welcome to ECF! I've never heard of the brands you brought up, but I'm sure someone here will pipe up soon with a recommendation! Good luck!

 

[Kaezziel]

Maybe the wicks aren't primed well enough before your first vape...
On your first fill, take a few pulls without firing the battery. You may even here a slight bit of gurgling.. now fire the battery and take another pull... that should ensure that the coil is well primed.
Also, does your battery have a variable voltage adjustment? If it does, turn down the voltage. That could help more than anything.

 

[Kaezziel]

Looks like a standard eGo, iamthevoice... with some variety of clearo...
Shishaa London - Shishaa London Products

 

[Kaezziel]

Nevermind about the voltage question... yours does not adjust
It is a standard CE4 clearo with a 650mAh eGo type battery.
Try the priming technique that I stated earlier... that's about the best advice that I can give you on those...

 

[AllySA]

Hi Kaezziel and iamthevoice,

Many thanks for your responses, much appreciated!

Kaezziel, I'll try what you suggested with the priming technique. I've not got any knowledge on the battery and device types really - is there any electronic cigarette you'd recommend that would generally perform better?

Thanks again,

Alex

 

[Kaezziel]

An excellent starter bit of kit would be the MVP 2 with an Aspire Nautilus Tank (or the Nautilus Mini).
Get the BVC (Bottom Vertical Coil) for it (order several of them for spares... as many as you can afford)
The BVC coils are for the Mini, but they also work in the standard Nautilus.
I'll see if I can find some links and I'll come back and edit my post when I find them...

Cheers!

*edit*
The MVP 2
http://myepack.co.uk/itaste-mvp-v2-0.html
Nautilus Aspire Mini
http://myepack.co.uk/review/product/list/id/1311/category/17/