refill issue- suggestions?

[waymire]

Hello helpful people,

Been vaping for several months now, and after a few bad experiences with other brands I found V4L, which has been wonderful. I use prefilled cartos and refill a few times. I have been using the condom method, but am beginning to experiment with the drip method. When I bought my V4L, I had many cartos left over from the old company I was buying from. I got some cool cartos, mostly because they came in my favorite flavor (chocolate) and I have noticed they are really difficult to refill compared to the other brand I have. They do not want to take the juice. I can usually refill almost a whole condom full of juice in the other brand, and am lucky to get 1/3 to 1/2 of one in the cool carts. As a result they run out of juice very quickly, and I am experiencing a lot more of the toasted taste, or just a funny aftertaste as well. They are shaped differently than my old cartos, skinnier and longer vs shorter and fatter, perhaps that has something to do with it? Are the various brands of cartos V4L sells different when it comes to refilling? I'm beginning to run out of my old brand and do not want to buy anything else from that company, so I would like to find a V4L brand that works better.

Thanks in advance,
Charlotte

 

[lujin4]

The coolcarts hold a little bit more juice than the wow carts. I have been using a syringe to fill a cart when basically it is "empty". Otherwise I will drip and use the taryn spin.

 

[waymire]

Didn't want to miss the current sale, so I ordered a box of both the wow and the premium, to compare.

 

[lujin4]

The drip and spin and/or syringe methods are much better than the condom method of filling. More control and less mess.

 

[AG51]

Hi Charlotte ! If I'm remember what I think right...The cool carts only hold 1ml of juice when full. Did your other carts hold more than that ?

 

[Sallyem]

Drip, and spin (Taryn spin). Drip again and spin again. Drip again and spin again.
New cool carts will take 30 drops. When new, the juice doesn't soak up quickly,
therefore the spin.

 

[udlike2no2]

I started the same way you did with a V4L and found out that I like the Maxx fusion bloog carto's the best on my 808. they are a horizontal coil and you don't burn them fast and they vape grate. Volt carto's are the same Maxx fusion just re brand name

 

[Morandir835]

What brand are the previous cartos Ms. Charlotte?

 

[waymire]

the old ones are from Buy Electronic Cigarettes | Smoke Free cigarettes | Electronic Cig | Tobacco Free Cigarettes | Quit Smoking | Electronic Cigarettes their e-cig is called the blackjack. the carts are good but expensive ( almost $14 for 5), the batteries are total junk. I was lucky to get three weeks use from one.

just refilled three of my old cartos tonight by removing the plug and dripping, will try that with some of the V4L carts and see if it helps. i had avoided it in the past because the old brand has a hard plug that is stuck in there really well. i managed to get them off finally by using the bent end of a paperclip, but did damage one of them in the process. the V4L plugs are soft so should be easier.

do not have the case thingy demonstrated with the spin, but had pretty good luck rolling between my palms, seemed to help the juice settle in.

thank you for all your help.

 

[chimchim]

the old ones are from Buy Electronic Cigarettes | Smoke Free cigarettes | Electronic Cig | Tobacco Free Cigarettes | Quit Smoking | Electronic Cigarettes their e-cig is called the blackjack. the carts are good but expensive ( almost $14 for 5), the batteries are total junk. I was lucky to get three weeks use from one.

just refilled three of my old cartos tonight by removing the plug and dripping, will try that with some of the V4L carts and see if it helps. i had avoided it in the past because the old brand has a hard plug that is stuck in there really well. i managed to get them off finally by using the bent end of a paperclip, but did damage one of them in the process. the V4L plugs are soft so should be easier.

do not have the case thingy demonstrated with the spin, but had pretty good luck rolling between my palms, seemed to help the juice settle in.

thank you for all your help.

Thanks to Snow Dragon, I made my Taryn Spinner out of a pants hanger rod thingy. I made one for my friend too. It's pretty easy. Did you see his video on that?
YouTube - ‪TeamKR808's Channel‬‏

His videos are the best!

 

[Rick07]

I've tried every method for refilling and now use the syringe method exclusively. 16 Gauge sharp/beveled needle. With the syringe method you fill the cart from the bottom up to get maximum saturation in a short time with no fuss and no muss.

 

[waymire]

Thanks for the video link. The link actually took me to a different video, but it was easy to find the right one. Very helpful, as I do have a battery bag (somewhere lol) and will make a lanyard as soon as I find a minute. I also liked the laundry hanger tube idea, I have horses and am always worried about losing my ecig at the barn, seems like a great idea to keep it safe yet available to use at the same time.

 

[jeffree]

I dream of a world where in which everyone realizes that the syringe rules. Even lazy guys like me. 16 or 18 gauge, bevel edge.

 

[Morandir835]

Jeffree sir there is hope that one day your dream may come true... Not much hope, but it's there hiding behind the tomatoes in the grocery store, plotting it's day when it will get it's revenge... Mean day of fruition.

 

[Rick07]

Hang in there Jeffree. The time is coming.

 

[jeffree]

Thank you Rick and Morandir... But I'll survive. I also dream of a world in which I can use correct grammar (I dream of a world where in which everyone) and a lot of other good stuff. Well, here's to dreaming at least!

 

[Maxwell_Edison]

I dream of a world where in which everyone realizes that the syringe rules. Even lazy guys like me. 16 or 18 gauge, bevel edge.

I agree this is the way to do it Jeffree, so fast and clean. I've figured out a few more tips in the process of using the syringe. I can now fill quicker than ever and not lose a drop of juice.