Refilling the cartomizer: The Movie

[PhoenixRising]

You don't need to push the cap all the way down. You can push it about 3/4 of the way down and then pinch the top of the cap between your fingers and thumb and pull it back up. Then back down, then up, then down..etc.. while still pinching. Quick and easy. No lube needed.

(hope I didn't offend anyone )

Thanks for the clarification! This sounds a lot easier that what I have been doing. I guess I am a visual person and had my own interpretation!

 

[gib]

Thanks for the clarification! This sounds a lot easier that what I have been doing. I guess I am a visual person and had my own interpretation!

I like your explanation.
I will post some pictures with a better explanation in the next few days. (can't do videos). Then maybe someone who can do videos will post one. "Wink wink, nudge nudge."

 

[Shelley]

Number 1 works for thicksauce...when youre dealin with VG or insanely thick PG like some of the custom stuff..and might work in her case

number 3 is a win, in a way..paperclip, safety pin, whatever thin and long you got...but my suggestion is to put it in the top side (side you're not filling) to allow air flow. I rarely have this issue with a cart..but i'll admit, it did happen to me maybe 3x...if you saw the pile of carts i got over here (like 20 now) you'd know what i mean by rarely.

Some of you know just how much juice i hammer down in a week...lifespan of my cartomizers is...extended..and thats putting it loosely haha, i milk them till theyve either developed burned flavor permanent, or taste funny from half vaped juice buildup.


Then i put on a new cartomizer and im like WOW! yum!...over time you forget just how good a new one is haha

I didn't think vaping could get any better and then I saw your video!

I have seen a place that sells "cores" which is the batting with a hole in the middle packaged in plastic shaped like a cart. Looks like you could pick out the old and pop in the new batting stuff. Have you had any experience with replacing the core batting, or is that a waste of time for a product considered disposable?

 

[peekapoo]

thank you so much!

 

[madvapor]

Great vid,this is the same method I've been using ,so I can confirm it works. Also wanted you to know your vid review on the VK is what cinched it for me (tell Lisa "hi",loved her I went directly to the site and ordered ult/ult kit, could not be happier
Anyway your doing a great job !!!

 

[Pugzley]

Thank you for making this video. It was the perfect guide to refilling my first cartomizer tonight.

 

[Flowersoul]

Excellent video with teacher-like patience and clarification.

 

[kc0cmp]

I didn't think vaping could get any better and then I saw your video!

I have seen a place that sells "cores" which is the batting with a hole in the middle packaged in plastic shaped like a cart. Looks like you could pick out the old and pop in the new batting stuff. Have you had any experience with replacing the core batting, or is that a waste of time for a product considered disposable?

I won't say that it's physically impossible to change the batting..but for a disposable, yeah....maybe not.

If you spend more than like 2 dollars effort on the job, you've about bought a cart.

 

[kc0cmp]

Great vid,this is the same method I've been using ,so I can confirm it works. Also wanted you to know your vid review on the VK is what cinched it for me (tell Lisa "hi",loved her I went directly to the site and ordered ult/ult kit, could not be happier
Anyway your doing a great job !!!

Thanks! Don't let Lisa fool you, she's a show hog when she's in the mood. Never met a smaller dog with a bigger personality. I'll give her a treat though, cause you loved her lol..she probably deserves one anyhow, best attack dog/guard dog I ever had..not cause she's successful, but cause she's convincing!

 

[DaMulta]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I was filling them in the battery end, poping the cap off smashing the E-Liquid around...blablabalba

This video showed how many drops, and what to do with thicker E-Liquid. Which was great because I think TW liquid is thicker, and I was having problems refilling one.

The taste was also a lot better filling the cartomizer up like this too!

 

[TheB0lt]

Hi there,

I do not have this type of device any longer, but am thinking of getting it.

Very nice video! It begs a question though: Could you not use a needle/syringe and inject through the two holes to fill, avoiding the labor (once you figure out how much 18 drops would take to fill the syringe)?

 

[leeshor]

Hi there,

I do not have this type of device any longer, but am thinking of getting it.

Very nice video! It begs a question though: Could you not use a needle/syringe and inject through the two holes to fill, avoiding the labor (once you figure out how much 18 drops would take to fill the syringe)?

Somewhere there is a video using a syringe to fill the carto. But I think you can be more precise by looking at the inside as you're adding liquid. The short answer is that you can but it's difficult to tell how much is enough or too much.

 

[LastOutlaw]

Thanks for this video. I have had my V4L setup for a couple days now and am loving it. I used this site to research what type to buy and decided on the V4L due to user posts here. I am presently trying different flavors and was pleasantly surprised at the extra carts that came with my order. I'm going through them and realize I will need to refill them as much as I can. This video was a godsend to me. My big problem at this point is trying all the flavors to make sure I order the refill I like the best. I have to say that Steve has been great so far and I'm very happy with the V4L product and service. I was concerned when I saw my order was shipping USPS but it came very quickly.
Again, thanks for the video.
LO

 

[kc0cmp]

Somewhere there is a video using a syringe to fill the carto. But I think you can be more precise by looking at the inside as you're adding liquid. The short answer is that you can but it's difficult to tell how much is enough or too much.

That is precicely what's wrong with the "needle through the hole" and "blind battery end dripping" refilling of cartomizers. Once you superflood one, youre waiting many drags before it comes back to vaporville .

It's like surgery..some things are better done when you can see what you're doing.

 

[kc0cmp]

Thanks for this video. I have had my V4L setup for a couple days now and am loving it. I used this site to research what type to buy and decided on the V4L due to user posts here. I am presently trying different flavors and was pleasantly surprised at the extra carts that came with my order. I'm going through them and realize I will need to refill them as much as I can. This video was a godsend to me. My big problem at this point is trying all the flavors to make sure I order the refill I like the best. I have to say that Steve has been great so far and I'm very happy with the V4L product and service. I was concerned when I saw my order was shipping USPS but it came very quickly.
Again, thanks for the video.
LO

just remember that i used my 19-20 drops on a familliar cart of known emptiness and that i have been doin this long enough to have a feel for how much i can jam in them.

A half full cart takes less, but it's not clear..you cant see through the side and determine if the glass is "half full or half empty". consequently, you look for moistness..and i tilt them 45 degrees so that when i see moistness that goes away very slowly i know its full up..over full..on one side. once it's stood up the other side (picture a bottle tilted sideways with liquid in it) will get most of the excess if any and technically it's full *then*...i sometimes add another drop to the dry side *if* it doesnt immediately appear to have absorbed..and some of my "thicksauce" flavors require forceful shaking just to fill LOL.

 

[Flowersoul]

Well, I just wanted to come back and say 'thank you' again, because I've shared this video with a couple of my friends, and by far, it is the most effective way I've seen to refill our 'disposable' carts.

I'll still get a cart now and then feeling a bit hot after filling with a new juice, but I think that has to do with the individual cart atomizer.....although, not sure.

Anyway, thanks again, and keep those tutorials coming. They are wonderful for newbies as well as veteran vapors.

 

[impostor71]

Just wanted to say thanks to KC for the video. I refilled my first carts yesterday using his method. Everything worked out great!

 

[Osculum]

Thanks for this video. Helped me to get my VG goodness into the cartomizers after removing the PG stuff.

I used a very small allen wrench to pry the cap off.

 

[kc0cmp]

Again, thanks very much for all your kind responses, makes it all worthwhile!

 

[corybrown40]

Does anyone's cart get get noticiably hoter when vaping after you refill? And if so is that normal or am I doing something wrong?