Please help with tank!

[Katya]

There is one more thing you can try, Piano.

Your atomizer is obviously working when you drip into it, which means that your tank isn't delivering the juice to the atty fast enough. That usually means one of two things: 1) your juices are very thick, like 100% VG and don't flow well, or 2) the wick is sitting too high in the piercing tube and needs to be pushed down just a little so that it can make better contact with the coil. I assume that your tanks are pierced correctly now and that nothing is blocking the opening in the bottom of the tank. Please check it one more time. If the hole in the tank is open, try to push the wick assembly down. Watch Vicky's video first.



May I suggest that you practice forst with your dead atties, if you still have them. You don't want to destroy another one while you're learning. I also ordered my first tornado-t atty from TW in late January and it's still working well.

 

[Katya]

And here's Vicky's cleaning routine. She takes the whole thing apart!

 

[softpiano]

Ok.. I tried to push the wick more inside the atty, i tried to make a hole with a needle like Vicki said.. That gave no results... The only thing i didn't do is i didn't clean it like she does... It seems too difficult for me.. Beginning with that i don't have such tools like she has to remove the parts... So... I guess no hope is left...

 

[softpiano]

And by the way.. No i'm sure i surely demaged one of my atty with the needle Lol I will better never do this But it was still not working properly, so nothing is lost I saw that i pushed the wick too far inside, and tried to take it out a bit.. And that was unlycky.. Now it is deep inside and i think it is demaged.. I took out some thread or coil (don't know how is it called)...

 

[Cat_in_the_Playground]

And by the way.. No i'm sure i surely demaged one of my atty with the needle Lol I will better never do this But it was still not working properly, so nothing is lost I saw that i pushed the wick too far inside, and tried to take it out a bit.. And that was unlycky.. Now it is deep inside and i think it is demaged.. I took out some thread or coil (don't know how is it called)...

If it is already damaged, then you could use this one to practice her cleaning method. You don't to have her exact tools. Tweezers (most people have tweezers. I thought I had hemostats, but I guess I threw them out (or lost them - the more likely of the two), but I'll find something. I don't have that tool that she used to press the plate down and Katya suggested using the empty barrel of a mechanical pencil. I got one of those and it does fit perfectly. If its already broken, then you can't make the situation any worse, right? And you'll get some practice pulling it apart and looking at the different pieces so (ideally) you don't ruin one cleaning it.

 

[softpiano]

But i can't even make the first step.. I can't take out this metal thing... Little tweezers don't help me... I'm amaized by this woman! She is awesome on how she is familiar with her e-cig!

 

[Katya]

She's a vendor. She owns Cignot. Great gal!

I'm sorry, Softpiano. I don't know what else to tell you...

 

[softpiano]

It's ok Katya.. You really helped me finding the problem out... So thank You for Your kind help..! :*

 

[softpiano]

By the way.. One of these two attys, which didn't work properly, now works quite fine.. Sometimes it starts to give me burnt taste again, but then it's enough to suck harder few times without button or with button... And that helps... So i don't know... It started to work more better without doing anything to it... It's so strange... I'm actually quite sad about such uncostant work of attys... And i really don't understand why others don't have such problems...

 

[softpiano]

Ok.. I decided not to give up.. And i tried one more time to take all parts out of my atty.. And thank God i was lucky...I did all the cleaning process in the same way as Vicky did. Except the toothpick.. I didn't understand that move... So i skipped it Not i tried to vape straight after cleaning, seems that i can feel the taste!! ... But i have two inhales with a very little burnt taste.. I decided to let it sit for some time (half an hour or so) and try after waiting.. I will write about it...

 

[softpiano]

Ok... I'm happy!!! I've vaping comfortably! No burnt taste anymore!! It seems like Vicky's cleaning method helped! At least on one of my attys... I still didn't try with other attys, but i guess that the rope (or how it is called) inside the atty, must be clean! Otherwise i gives this damn burnt taste.. So now i'm much more happy about my e-cig..

Thanks Katya for helping me! I love such people who kindly offer help.. It's so good to live in a world with such a wonderful people! Yeah!

 

[Katya]

Well, I'm happy for you, Softpiano! I really am. Never give up! I like your spirit.

The rope is a wick, and it helps your ejuice travel from the tank to the atomizer. If it's sitting too low in the piercing needle, the unit will leak. If it's too high, it will not make proper contact with the coil and you'll be inhaling dry, burning fumes.

By the way, the best way to clean that wick, once it's out, is to burn it. Just take a cigarette lighter or a butane torch and hold it to the wick for awhile. It will burn off all the gunk from your wick. Once the wick turns white, rinse it off. Like new.

Good luck!

 

[Justice]

Ok... I'm happy!!! I've vaping comfortably! No burnt taste anymore!! It seems like Vicky's cleaning method helped! At least on one of my attys... I still didn't try with other attys, but i guess that the rope (or how it is called) inside the atty, must be clean! Otherwise i gives this damn burnt taste.. So now i'm much more happy about my e-cig..
Thanks Katya for helping me! I love such people who kindly offer help.. It's so good to live in a world with such a wonderful people! Yeah!

I read most of this thread and see you've had some success I just want to add if yourstill getting dryish hits try keeping your juice in the tank warm it helps it flow better. I can even vape some of my vg juice just by warming it. I usually keep it in my pocket close to my body. It helps the flow.

 

[Cat_in_the_Playground]

Ok.. I decided not to give up.. And i tried one more time to take all parts out of my atty.. And thank God i was lucky...I did all the cleaning process in the same way as Vicky did. Except the toothpick.. I didn't understand that move... So i skipped it Not i tried to vape straight after cleaning, seems that i can feel the taste!! ... But i have two inhales with a very little burnt taste.. I decided to let it sit for some time (half an hour or so) and try after waiting.. I will write about it...

softpiano - what did you use to remove the plate? I can't find my hemostats and was curious what you used to safely remove it? And the the wick come apart like hers did in the video?

 

[softpiano]

I used pincetted (some kind like this: Google https://shop.jujo.net/images/pincette-a.jpg vaizd ) So i did it a bit in other way.... I didn't try to grab this mettal thing from the both sides, cuz the pincette was too big... So i pushed it into one hole which are too in the atty right? and tried to push it up, and then the same with the other hole, and i made it! I don't know if i explained You clear, if not, maybe i will be able to make a short video for You..

 

[softpiano]

Also i wonder, how often should i take such cleaning routine? Once a week? Won't my atty go wrong cuz of so many disturbance?

 

[Cat_in_the_Playground]

I used pincetted (some kind like this: Google https://shop.jujo.net/images/pincette-a.jpg vaizd ) So i did it a bit in other way.... I didn't try to grab this mettal thing from the both sides, cuz the pincette was too big... So i pushed it into one hole which are too in the atty right? and tried to push it up, and then the same with the other hole, and i made it! I don't know if i explained You clear, if not, maybe i will be able to make a short video for You..

I have tweezers like those, so I should be able to do it your way. You may have explained it properly, but like with the description of how to clean, I need a visual. If you have time to make a short vid, that would be excellent! Thx.

As far as how often to do it, I would probably do it when the performance starts to wane. I would do the less invasive cleaning that Katya does maybe every 1-2 weeks (prolly depends how much you use it).

 

[softpiano]

Well... Acording to that i vape like a vacum-cleaner, so i guess i should clean my atty really often

 

[softpiano]

Ok.. I hope it'll be clear for You.. I can't remember when last time i spoke in English At the period i only write So my vocabulary in speaking is very poor Sory.. I didn't show how to clean as Vicky in her video explained everything really clear, so i only showed You how i took it(the metal thing) out from the atty... So hope it'll be clear for You
YouTube - IMGi.avi

 

[Cat_in_the_Playground]

Ok.. I hope it'll be clear for You.. I can't remember when last time i spoke in English At the period i only write So my vocabulary in speaking is very poor Sory.. I didn't show how to clean as Vicky in her video explained everything really clear, so i only showed You how i took it(the metal thing) out from the atty... So hope it'll be clear for You
YouTube - IMGi.avi

Thanx! BTW - your English is great! I wish my Spanish were that good.

I think I understood (since the part was already out). You spread the tweezers apart and used one side or tong and put it in the atty and lifted one side up, then lifted the other side up and out it came.

Thx again.