Newbie looking for guidance (and answers)
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I use anywhere from 60/40 to 80/20 PG/ VG without problems.
Note below adjusting the PG/ VG can affect the flavor, TH and lung hit.
juice Components
Flavoring usually about 15%
PG enhances flavor, TH and lung hit- water like
VG= vapor and can mute flavor- thick
Nicotine- TH, lung hit and our need for nicotine. The MOST important ingredient in regards to TH and lung hit.
Standards in the industry are 80/ 20 or 70/ 30 PG/ VG. I vape 70/ 30 PG/ VG.
Then you would want to use either 1.5 or 1.8- if using cartos always use single coil.
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I would love to stress DON'T give up!! Eventually you will work the bugs out and you will be so glad you didn't give up. There is a learning curve and some get lucky and find a great system fairly quickly. Others, such as yourself, have a harder time. Vapor eyes er is one of the best for helping and he will do a great job of getting you through this phase in your journey. Just don't give up. We are all pulling for you!!
Got the Mini Vivi Nova this morning and still the same problem, the throat hit really burns my throat... I wonder if im doing something wrong. Maybe it's the juice i don't know. But my order from Vaporium has yet to ship (and i ordered on Sunday).
You want me to send you some juices to try? I have a huge variety won't mind sending you a few samples. You could be allergic to PG as well.
Nah its alright, i just got an e-mail saying my package was shiped. But im really starting to think im doing something wrong. Am i suppose to pour juice where the metal wires lighten up or something? I only filled the tank on the sides. The juice i order is 50/50 but i might go for a more liquid type on the next batch if i can ever get into e-cigs.
Dry hits are a pretty common issue with those types of tanks, vivi novas, stardusts, ce2 types, etc. Do you have a dripping atomizer? Something like this one maybe ? AvidVaper good atty's from there. Dripping is a good way to test out juices once you get the hang of it.
Sorry i cant post pics right now but ill try to this weekend when i have some free time.
But i think i've found the 2 problems that's causing me dry hits. The first would be that i actually didn't clean the tank because i though they were knew so they couldn't be more clean then that, but as mentioned in a thread that i stumbled on while doing research, heads can have bacterias and whatever is left of their manufacturing process which prevents them from being to able to absorb liquid properly ( or at least that's what i've read) and i guess it's a believable theory.
The second thing is probably the fact that my juice is very thick. I was watching this video and at the 16m30s mark, his juice is much more liquid the mine, his almost behaves like water. Mine takes a second or two to fully travel from one side to another when i flip it upside down. I can't seem to find any info on my juice's manufacturer's website about the PG/VG but can anyone guess what PG/VG the guy in the video has? I ordered mine at 50/50 and im praying it wont be too thick. Ill probably go for a more liquid ratio next time, like Vapoor Eyes er, i don't really mind less vapor.
Sorry for my english but its getting a bit late here and im exhausted. Ill try to clean the Novas tomorrow and see if it's better. If juice is causing me problem ill have to wait til Monday for my juice order to come in. I hope i didnt contaminated the juice by using it without cleaning the tanks first.
But i think i've found the 2 problems that's causing me dry hits. The first would be that i actually didn't clean the tank because i though they were knew so they couldn't be more clean then that, but as mentioned in a thread that i stumbled on while doing research, heads can have bacterias and whatever is left of their manufacturing process which prevents them from being to able to absorb liquid properly ( or at least that's what i've read) and i guess it's a believable theory.
The second thing is probably the fact that my juice is very thick. I was watching this video and at the 16m30s mark, his juice is much more liquid the mine, his almost behaves like water. Mine takes a second or two to fully travel from one side to another when i flip it upside down. I can't seem to find any info on my juice's manufacturer's website about the PG/VG but can anyone guess what PG/VG the guy in the video has? I ordered mine at 50/50 and im praying it wont be too thick. Ill probably go for a more liquid ratio next time, like Vapoor Eyes er, i don't really mind less vapor.
Sorry for my english but its getting a bit late here and im exhausted. Ill try to clean the Novas tomorrow and see if it's better. If juice is causing me problem ill have to wait til Monday for my juice order to come in. I hope i didnt contaminated the juice by using it without cleaning the tanks first.
The juice in that video is pretty thin, I'd say it's at least a 70/30 PG/VG mix. It's hard to tell though because when VG heats up it becomes thinner, then when it cools it thickens up again.
Alright so i havent tried cleaning my atty yet but great news, i got my juice today instead of monday so im pretty damn happy about that. All from Vaporium:
1x ELIXIR Tutti Frutti ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Vanille - Vanilla ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Chocolat - Chocolate ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Raisin - Grape ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Tabac Maxboro Tobacco ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Banane - Banana - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Pomme - Apple - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Tabac Ultimate Leaves ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Tabac Shade Tobacco - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Tabac Desert Ship Tobacco ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Melon deau - Watermelon ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Framboise - Raspberry ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Bleuets - Blueberry - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR After Eight - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
The 50/50 seems more liquid the the Liqua i have so there's that. Funny enough there was a mistake in my order, all the juice i ordered arrived but i got a Mint Vanilla that i hadn't order (dont like mint) but hey, a free simple. Just hope someone else wont be missing their mint vanilla.
Really hope ill be able to quit analogs starting this week-end, wish me luck.
1x ELIXIR Tutti Frutti ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Vanille - Vanilla ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Chocolat - Chocolate ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Raisin - Grape ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Tabac Maxboro Tobacco ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Banane - Banana - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Pomme - Apple - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Tabac Ultimate Leaves ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Tabac Shade Tobacco - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Tabac Desert Ship Tobacco ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Melon deau - Watermelon ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Framboise - Raspberry ELIXIR - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR Bleuets - Blueberry - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
1x ELIXIR After Eight - 5ml / 50-50 (50%VG - 50% PG) / Medium (15mg)
The 50/50 seems more liquid the the Liqua i have so there's that. Funny enough there was a mistake in my order, all the juice i ordered arrived but i got a Mint Vanilla that i hadn't order (dont like mint) but hey, a free simple. Just hope someone else wont be missing their mint vanilla.
Really hope ill be able to quit analogs starting this week-end, wish me luck.
You gotta good selection of juices now, that should help a ton. Good luck and don't be a stranger! Let us know how it goes.
Oh btw if one of the juices doesn't taste good to you at the moment, set it aside and revisit it in a couple weeks. Once you quit smoking even for a week your taste buds wake up and something that tasted bad before might actually taste pretty good. I hated mint vapes in the begining too but now they're one of my favorites. Odd as it might sound, vanilla custard with mint and/or menthol is in my top 3.
Oh btw if one of the juices doesn't taste good to you at the moment, set it aside and revisit it in a couple weeks. Once you quit smoking even for a week your taste buds wake up and something that tasted bad before might actually taste pretty good. I hated mint vapes in the begining too but now they're one of my favorites. Odd as it might sound, vanilla custard with mint and/or menthol is in my top 3.
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Damn havent had time this week-end but i bought white vinegar and im curious how to clean it exactly. I take it apart and put it in the vinegar and then i rinse with hot water right?
I'm not really sure what you are cleaning, the Vivi Nova? If so, I've only done it with hot water out of the faucet. I take it apart, run everything under water, blow through the top of the head (where the coils are), dry everything as well as I can. Then before I put it back together, I will dry burn the coil. Hook up to your unit and pulse it, dont leave it on too long. I do it until my coils glow. Then put it back together. Make sure when you do that the white rubber cap had the little metal thingy in it, and you want the mental thing flatside down, making contact with the head. The video explains it better.
So only hot water?
Well i just tried it and filling it up, hopefully it tastes good. Trying the Malboro juice.
Edit: Tobacco e-juice smell and taste like soap/perfume
... It's really disgusting. Im going to try another oneand cross my fingers i guess. Also there's one vivi noa tank that i just cant get the old taste out of it, water doesnt seem to work, any ideas?
Well i just tried it and filling it up, hopefully it tastes good. Trying the Malboro juice.
Edit: Tobacco e-juice smell and taste like soap/perfume
... It's really disgusting. Im going to try another oneand cross my fingers i guess. Also there's one vivi noa tank that i just cant get the old taste out of it, water doesnt seem to work, any ideas?
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