Question about running 100% VG Mix

[Zman217]

Hello,

I apologize in advanced if this is in the wrong forum. I just created my account and it would not let me post this in the general discussion forum. Anyway I am pretty new to vaping. Just started about a month ago. My first vape consists of a Smok 900mah battery with a Kangertech T3S tank. I recently ordered an Aspire Nautilus tank (after reading the rave reviews about it). I would like to try 100% VG mix. Now after doing research about switching to it, a lot of people said that it is too thick for certain tanks and it will damage them. Is this true? I would like to know if a 100%VG mix would work with my new tank thats on the way. I also talked to a girl in my local vape shop about it and she said that you can only use 100% VG mix with a "drip tip". I have absolutely no idea what that is. Is it just a certain tip like a mouthpiece? or a whole new tank of some sort? any information about these topics will be greatly apperciated.

 

[jkc64]

my boss uses 100% organic vg with mini pro tanks and a 650 ego, he has no problem with them except he changes coils every 2 days or so

 

[Ogmudbones]

A drip tip is an atomizer without a tank you simply drip the liquid on the wick in the atty and vape it. as for vaping 100% vg depending on your tank you make have to rebuild the atty with a looser wick but with a quality tank like the aspire it shouldn't be problem just let it sit for a few seconds between hits as 100% doesn't wick as fast as thinner juices

 

[Bernard Marx]

I have no idea if it is accepted generally but I put a drop or two of vodka in heavy VG and it makes it work really well. I have heard (maybe only in my dreams) that it also may kill whatever is growing in your tank and de-grunge your atomizer. As I mentioned this is only me and I am only operating on instinct.

 

[retic1959]

Hello,

I apologize in advanced if this is in the wrong forum. I just created my account and it would not let me post this in the general discussion forum. Anyway I am pretty new to vaping. Just started about a month ago. My first vape consists of a Smok 900mah battery with a Kangertech T3S tank. I recently ordered an Aspire Nautilus tank (after reading the rave reviews about it). I would like to try 100% VG mix. Now after doing research about switching to it, a lot of people said that it is too thick for certain tanks and it will damage them. Is this true? I would like to know if a 100%VG mix would work with my new tank thats on the way. I also talked to a girl in my local vape shop about it and she said that you can only use 100% VG mix with a "drip tip". I have absolutely no idea what that is. Is it just a certain tip like a mouthpiece? or a whole new tank of some sort? any information about these topics will be greatly apperciated.

First off find a new vape shop , they're totally ignorant at best , total liars at worst . 100%VG does not damage equipment in any way , shape or form . I vape 100%VG due to a PG sensitivity and have done so for a year , 100%VG depending on your vendor may not wick as well as higher PG juices but you can compensate by tightening the airflow to pull more juice into the nautilus's coils , there's always a way to vape 100%VG out of most devices , I vape 100%VG from Heathers Heavenly Vapes with no issues at all in my kayfun's , prior to that I vaped out of Aspire clearo's , protank's and evods the Aspire's were no trouble at all , the protank's and evods were a PITA no matter what I put in them .

 

[Blake Braden]

Agreed, it does not actually do damage to the tank, but high VG juice can clog up wicks in a tank, making it very difficult for you to get juice to the wicks fast enough to keep a dry hit away.

 

[edyle]

Hello,

I apologize in advanced if this is in the wrong forum. I just created my account and it would not let me post this in the general discussion forum. Anyway I am pretty new to vaping. Just started about a month ago. My first vape consists of a Smok 900mah battery with a Kangertech T3S tank. I recently ordered an Aspire Nautilus tank (after reading the rave reviews about it). I would like to try 100% VG mix. Now after doing research about switching to it, a lot of people said that it is too thick for certain tanks and it will damage them. Is this true? I would like to know if a 100%VG mix would work with my new tank thats on the way. I also talked to a girl in my local vape shop about it and she said that you can only use 100% VG mix with a "drip tip". I have absolutely no idea what that is. Is it just a certain tip like a mouthpiece? or a whole new tank of some sort? any information about these topics will be greatly apperciated.

When you buy "100% vg" liquid, it could be anywhere from 5% to 20% water.
The less water there is, the thicker it is.

The girl in the shop was talking about a dripper system which uses no tank.

 

[kslice917]

I agree, that woman in the vape shop is clueless. To end some of these rumors, a "drip tip" is simply the replaceable mouthpiece used in most tanks. They come in many different varieties of styles, colors, and materials. I have a stainless steel, curved, long drip tip. It has nothing to do with your atomizer, tank, battery, etc. It's just the piece you suck air/vapor through.

Also, you should have no problems with 100%VG juices in the Aspire tank. I've never had an Aspire myself, I used the Kanger Aerotank which was its close competitor. High VG juices cannot damage your tank - they will; at most, clog up your coil faster which will cause most people to replace them more often. But the secret is, you can rinse out the atomizer/coil with warm/hot water and usually get most of that gunk off since you won't be dry-burning your coils. Yes, high VG juices wick slower - this is usually only a problem for top-coil devices. The Aspire is what we call a BDC (Bottom Dual-Coil) tank - that is, the wick and coil (the dual-coil implying that there are 2) are at the bottom of the tank and juice has no problem wicking because it is force-fed into the wick by gravity and pressure differential. Unless your juice has the consistency of glue - you'll be just fine.

Be aware; however, there is still a potential danger to your tank. I believe the Aspire Nautilus is a glass (possibly pyrex glass) tank - so you will be safe. But plastic tanks can and will crack from the juices put in them. It is not because of the VG, PG, or nicotine. It is simply because of the flavor(s) themselves. Mostly cinnamon and various other flavors will crack plastic tanks.

 

[retic1959]

Agreed, it does not actually do damage to the tank, but high VG juice can clog up wicks in a tank, making it very difficult for you to get juice to the wicks fast enough to keep a dry hit away.

As you gain experience there are work arounds for most devices , none is necessary in the Aspire other than airflow , BTW I can chainvape 100%VG out of an Aspire without dry hits .

 

[lsdftw]

I also have used 100%vg in a variety of carto's and rba's with no real issues except having to change carto atomizers more frequently.

 

[Myk]

There are no issues with 100% VG. There are issues with people's recipes.

As mentioned above, more water means thinner liquid. If you find a liquid that is too thick add a drop of distilled water and shake it up (do it a drop at a time, it doesn't take much).

VG doesn't gum up the works. That may have to do with the flavorings interacting with the VG but it is not the VG. I was vaping 100% VG unflavored when I saw this thread. I've been through at least 3 tanks on that gennie and it is nowhere near as bad as my cleanest flavored liquid after 1 tank.

 

[Giraut]

I would like to try 100% VG mix. Now after doing research about switching to it, a lot of people said that it is too thick for certain tanks and it will damage them. Is this true? I would like to know if a 100%VG mix would work with my new tank thats on the way.

Firstly, why do you want to try 100% VG?

The only three reasons I can think of are:

- You like the taste of VG. It has a sweet, buttery sort of aftertaste that mixes well with certain flavors, but taints many others. It takes several weeks vaping 100% VG juice for the brain to "overlook", or "forget" the buttery aftertaste of VG and finally enjoy the flavor.

- You're PG-intolerant. That was my reason for switching to VG.

- You prefer inhaling one less chemical (PG) in your lungs if you can, out of precaution.

Secondly, no you won't damage your clearo, unless you vape a juice so thick it won't wick and you insist on running it dry. But vaping VG won't be a walk in the park: real VG juices are very, VERY thick (almost like honey) and not very many clearos work well with them. Those that do often require modifying the head (the bit with the resistance and the wicks). Finding what works well with a given juice can be really frustrating.

There are also fake 100% VG juices. Usually they're diluted with water, or even PG. Some juice makers consider 10/90 PG/VG to be 100% VG. You can tell by shaking the bottle: if the juice is runny, it's not 100% VG.

Vaping VG that's diluted with water is perfectly okay. It usually works well in clearos. The problem is, from one VG juice to the next - even from a single manufacturer - the juice's fluidity changes. So you won't be able to switch juices easily. You never have that problem with juices containing PG, which are consistently runny and rarely give you nasty surprises in clearos. You may find you can only vape certain VG juices from a given manufacturer, but not others. Again, frustration can ensue.

I also talked to a girl in my local vape shop about it and she said that you can only use 100% VG mix with a "drip tip".

She must've been talking about a dripping atomizer. Yes she's right: with really pure VG juices - those that flow like warm honey - a dripping atomizer is probably the best option. Drippers let you control how wet the wick is. The wicks in clearos "do their best" to soak up liquid, so to speak. Also clearos are usually wicked for runnier liquids, that the majority of vapers use.

If you don't have a reason to switch to 100% VG (real 100% VG that is), I suggest you don't. You'll most likely be disappointed, and you'll have to keep at it to make it work for you.

 

[OldtimeRocker]

Not sure why anyone would waste a good drink(alcohol) on e-juice LOL. I vape 100% VG DYI i add 5 to 10% water bottled is fine or alcohol or sterile water or tap water. It will all work. All the vendor that sell 100% VG add one of these, a good VG is pretty thick.

 

[Giraut]

Not sure why anyone would waste a good drink(alcohol) on e-juice LOL. I vape 100% VG DYI i add 5 to 10% water bottled is fine or alcohol or sterile water or tap water. It will all work. All the vendor that sell 100% VG add one of these, a good VG is pretty thick.

There are reasons to use straight undiluted VG: some people like the taste of VG on its own, without flavoring. Some flavors come out differently with VG and yield interesting results.

For example, I have this pistachio flavor that acquires a fantastic taste of pop-corn in VG, for some reason. Thinned out with water, it doesn't taste anything like that. I haven't found anything that tastes this close to real pop-corn, and that's a must when you go to the theater and you don't want to pay through the nose for the theater's stuff and put on weight

There's another reason why I use undiluted VG in my dripper, and that's to "stack" flavors. You know those jawbreakers that are made of several layers and change flavors as they dissolve in your mouth? Well, you can get the same effect with vaping.

What you do is, for a while, you vape something very thick and very flavorful in your RDA, to really get it deep into the wick. Then you switch to a lighter, zesty flavor in a very runny juice (mostly PG): you'll be tasting almost nothing but the new flavor right after dripping, then the previous flavor will come back slowly and mix with the new flavor as the wick dries out, then it's back to the previous flavor as it's almost time to drip again. Re-charge, and the effect restarts.

Depending on the heaviness of the first juice and how well you saturated the wick with it, it'll do that for 5 to 10 charges of the new flavor (20 to 40 drops). Very entertaining!