Hi guys. I know these things have a big following, so I'm looking for some advice to help me stay on the wagon. Here is my experience so far:
I bought my first pack of clearomizers last week. I went with the Phoenix bottom coils. They take a while to get used to how to use them well at first, because they do not wick very well. However, I quickly learned that if I blow in and out, and even squeeze the tube gently, to get the air bubbles flowing (signifying the wick getting wet) that I can avoid dry hits that way.
Once I learned how to avoid dry hits, I fell in love. I loved the flavor and the vapor production is GREAT. They also hold about a half a day's liquid for me. Where can these go wrong, right????!!!
I've been running them for about a week, and I'm already growing increasingly skeptical. I actually threw out the first one I opened (and used the most) last night, because I was getting incredibly weak hits and the flavor was off (hits that can be compared to hits on a low battery). Just a massive decrease in performance. I'm going to take the second most-used one tonight and try and clean it out to see if that boosts performance at all.
I think the fact that the juice is constantly just sitting in there (virtually unavoidable unless you clean it every single day) is causing problems. I'm seeing a lot of build up beginning to settle at the bottom of the tube, even after i refill with fresh juice. the non-leaking relies on an air vaccuum, so shaking the carto does virtually nothing. Tipping the carto when filling doesnt help to mix it up either because the buildup is sort trapped in that tight area between the tube and the base.
In closing, my experience with these thus far has not been anything to write home about. Like most hardware, once you get past the learning curve, the first impression is fantastic, but frustration quickly begins to mount by around the third day.
Any advice would be great. I want to like these things, and I'm sort of stuck with them for the near future because I ordered two more packs before experiencing the above symptoms (lesson learned).
I bought my first pack of clearomizers last week. I went with the Phoenix bottom coils. They take a while to get used to how to use them well at first, because they do not wick very well. However, I quickly learned that if I blow in and out, and even squeeze the tube gently, to get the air bubbles flowing (signifying the wick getting wet) that I can avoid dry hits that way.
Once I learned how to avoid dry hits, I fell in love. I loved the flavor and the vapor production is GREAT. They also hold about a half a day's liquid for me. Where can these go wrong, right????!!!
I've been running them for about a week, and I'm already growing increasingly skeptical. I actually threw out the first one I opened (and used the most) last night, because I was getting incredibly weak hits and the flavor was off (hits that can be compared to hits on a low battery). Just a massive decrease in performance. I'm going to take the second most-used one tonight and try and clean it out to see if that boosts performance at all.
I think the fact that the juice is constantly just sitting in there (virtually unavoidable unless you clean it every single day) is causing problems. I'm seeing a lot of build up beginning to settle at the bottom of the tube, even after i refill with fresh juice. the non-leaking relies on an air vaccuum, so shaking the carto does virtually nothing. Tipping the carto when filling doesnt help to mix it up either because the buildup is sort trapped in that tight area between the tube and the base.
In closing, my experience with these thus far has not been anything to write home about. Like most hardware, once you get past the learning curve, the first impression is fantastic, but frustration quickly begins to mount by around the third day.
Any advice would be great. I want to like these things, and I'm sort of stuck with them for the near future because I ordered two more packs before experiencing the above symptoms (lesson learned).
