RDA On the fence about getting a Tsunami 24

[alex8039]

Hey guys, I'm fairly new to RDAs but I'm hooked already. I got a Tsunami original (22mm) and I'm really loving it so far, only issue is the wicking is a major pain in the ..... I have to stuff it in to the little deck and it still clumps up and wicks poorly no matter what I do. I've read that this is a common issue, and the obvious reason why they even made a 24mm.

Thing is, I only bought this like 3 weeks ago for $40AUD, the cheapest 24mm around is $45AUD. That's quite a lot to spend on something unless the results are worth it. I have a loooot of cotton and wiring to play around with, and I'm about to order $150 worth of FA, Inawera and Capella flavors so I want to make sure I have a pleasurable vaping experience without constantly worrying about wicking. Is it worth the peace of mind or will I be getting similar issues either way?

 

[ej1024]

Get the YUN rda you won't regret it


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[Taowulf]

Hey guys, I'm fairly new to RDAs but I'm hooked already. I got a Tsunami original (22mm) and I'm really loving it so far, only issue is the wicking is a major pain in the ..... I have to stuff it in to the little deck and it still clumps up and wicks poorly no matter what I do. I've read that this is a common issue, and the obvious reason why they even made a 24mm.

Thing is, I only bought this like 3 weeks ago for $40AUD, the cheapest 24mm around is $45AUD. That's quite a lot to spend on something unless the results are worth it. I have a loooot of cotton and wiring to play around with, and I'm about to order $150 worth of FA, Inawera and Capella flavors so I want to make sure I have a pleasurable vaping experience without constantly worrying about wicking. Is it worth the peace of mind or will I be getting similar issues either way?

If you use the cotton pads (like KGD), I have two words for you.

Scottish roll.

I use this method in all my RDAs and RTAs. Works great, lessens the chance of a dry hit, a little time consuming but the wick lasts until you want to change flavors or is gunked up beyond recognition.

In a 22mm Royal Hunter RDA -

In a TFV4 RBA head -

And lastly, in a Griffin. Believe it or not, as white as that cotton is, I was not getting dry hits at all.

 

[Ben85]

I'd work on sorting your wicking on the 22mm. If you aren't getting good wicking, you are doing something wrong. There is no reason why you can't achieve good results on a 22mm deck.

 

[WharfRat1976]

Hey guys, I'm fairly new to RDAs but I'm hooked already. I got a Tsunami original (22mm) and I'm really loving it so far, only issue is the wicking is a major pain in the ..... I have to stuff it in to the little deck and it still clumps up and wicks poorly no matter what I do. I've read that this is a common issue, and the obvious reason why they even made a 24mm.

Thing is, I only bought this like 3 weeks ago for $40AUD, the cheapest 24mm around is $45AUD. That's quite a lot to spend on something unless the results are worth it. I have a loooot of cotton and wiring to play around with, and I'm about to order $150 worth of FA, Inawera and Capella flavors so I want to make sure I have a pleasurable vaping experience without constantly worrying about wicking. Is it worth the peace of mind or will I be getting similar issues either way?

Sooo many better rdas. Tsunami is a Niagara Falls leaker if you are prone to over dripping. I hate how thin the metal is on the top cap.

 

[ej1024]

I agree


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[APathos]

Yeah. My Tsunami doesn't get much use. But for me its more because I'm a careless/lazy dripper, and every so often I dip an airflow. I personally don't want to pay THAT much attention when dripping. The daily is the goon, and I'd definitely recommend. It's is awesome, but is on the expensive side; and they just came out with a 22. I fight the urge to just get one. But as Ben85 did mention, its probably not the rda. More its just play around with the wicking (tight/loose/long/short) and maybe the internal diameter of your coil (to meet your juice consumption/speed needs).

Forgot to mention, the reason I consider moving the opposite direction, down to 22, is for more flavor, and the fact that i don't build crazy on rdas anyway; Dual 8ish wrap spaced at 3 id 24g ss316l for about 0.2ohms. And 22 is tons of space compared to my rtas and rbas.

 

[seek2]

Same. My tsunami doesnt get much use. I just use it for super hot builds to test juice under those conditions.

Velocity v2 is by far my favorite rda. Many come in 2nd. Tsunami down there with rda's that basically sit around.