REALLY hard draw on the 901?!

[fatalis]

Is this normal??? I got my first 901 model a week ago and it literally feels like I'm trying to suck a whale through a straw!!! I know some models have harder draws than others but this is different, it's as if the holes in the atty are all completely plugged up... Has anyone else had this experience, and if so, is there anything I can do about it? The irony is it's still under warranty but since I bought it from Heaven Gifts in China, I'd have to pay shipping to send it back to them for exchange. Grrr...

 

[t3nkra]

Bought my first ecig Friday, granted a 4081 not a 901 but I thought mine was messed up too. Same problem, felt like I was going to blow a blood vessel in my brain getting vapor out of the damn thing. 2 days into owning it, it began to work better and better and keeps getting better. I've also heard many others mentioning this "break-in" period. Try giving it a couple days.

 

[dalton3699]

in my opion that was how i felt about the 901 and is the leading reason for my switch to the 501. On another note heaven-gifts.com has given me replacements on numerous items without ever having to send anything back.

 

[fatalis]

That's exactly how I felt, like all the veins on my forehead and neck were popping out LOL! As for Heaven Gifts, I guess there's no harm in asking them if they could replace it... Thanks!

 

[Scottbee]

The 901 has a vent hole in the side of the atty. You're not accidentally plugging that with your fingers.. are you? That hole needs to be clear, free and open. Else the draw is VERY hard.

 

[BanjoMan]

The 901 has a vent hole in the side of the atty. You're not accidentally plugging that with your fingers.. are you? That hole needs to be clear, free and open. Else the draw is VERY hard.

Second that. It's a common mistake with new 901 owners.

 

[MadeyeTony]

You could try this: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/experiments-equipment/5782-atomizer-resurrection-pt-1-a.html

 

[fatalis]

The 901 has a vent hole in the side of the atty. You're not accidentally plugging that with your fingers.. are you? That hole needs to be clear, free and open. Else the draw is VERY hard.

No, I've been making extra sure to leave that hole open. No difference though, may as well be plugged.

 

[aschmidy]

When my 901 attys act like that, I can usually get them going again by blowing in the end that connects to the battery and then hold it in your fingers and snap your wrist- kind of whip it. Be sure to do it over a sink. Mine tend to get flooded with juice and that clears them out.

 

[DeadRevel]

Yes, this happens to me on and off. Sometimes clearling it by blowing down the atomiser works. I stick a piece of tissue over the end to catch the nicotine. Sometimes it's about getting the right amount of juice in the cartridge, too. And also, there are several ways to inhale. Sucking with your lips, and breathing from deeper towards your lungs, if that makes sense tend to create different 'draws'.

 

[four2109]

Back to the hole in the side of the atomizer... stick a needle through it and make sure it isn't clogged with the finish. A 901 atty won't have a hard draw if the hole is open and it isn't flooded. Even if it's dead, it will have a light draw. The last few attys I got from Wayne died fast. Not sure what that's about. Not buying anymore though.

 

[ceo51378]

Usually when any atty starts getting hard to draw (901, 801, 510, etc), thats the beginning of the end. If you blow out your atty and it is still hard to draw, that means there is too much liquid fried and crusted around the coil and inside the atomizer. It will eventually start over heating and die. You could try to use a needle through the battery side to open it back up (but you run risk of hitting the coil), or try the dozens of techniques out there to clean the atty... but in the end, it's a $6 part. Trust me, it's cheaper just to replace them than spending money on supplies to resurrect them. I never had luck with the 901's; they had too short of a life span. The 801's got too hard to draw too quickly for me. My 510's have been great. As with all my atomizers, I blow them out once a day and drain them at night. So far, none of them have died on me yet. But when they start getting hot, I place an order.

 

[nubee]

I've had a few 901's where the outter and inner tube "lining" have not been lined up so that the vent hole is a clear shot - and it does make the draw very hard and vapor very low.

If you see/have that, you could try a large sewing needle and see if you can line them up - or - write that atty off and start another one.

 

[fastfwd]

I know with this 51 i have i have to actually loosen the cart/atty a little bit to get it to suck. If i tighten all the way it wont let me get anything at all

 

[E_DeCastro]

it literally feels like I'm trying to suck a whale through a straw!!!

wow. um, call me? jk.

 

[dee5]

E deCastro!! LOL!!

 

[HighHeeledGoddess]

One of my 901 atties is like this too. I almost passed out trying to get a hit earlier today. I wish they could all work like the one in my car hooked to my passthrough.