Replacing cartridge wool

[surbitonPete]

I would post a link to Wikepedia on tea bag composition but as yet I don't have enough posts under my belt to do so.

It seems that there are lots of tea bags out there with different compositions. Some with some rather undesirable chemistry. It was good reading and I suggest Google search tea bags Wikipedia.

Ray...they are safe enough to boil and drink the tea....we aren't planning to 'eat' them...and the worst thing is the very slim possibility of vaping a fibre from one (although they don't have much in the way of loose fibres)...and whatever happens I can't help thinking that's still gotta be much safer than vaping any form of polyester which does have loose fibres that are more likely to be vaped.

 

[jamie]

It seems that there are lots of tea bags out there with different compositions. Some with some rather undesirable chemistry. It was good reading and I suggest Google search tea bags Wikipedia.

Tea bag - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This doesn't sound so appealing: Heat-sealed tea bag paper usually has a heat-sealable thermoplastic such as PVC or polypropylene, as a component fiber on inner side of the tea bag surface.

 

[Ann]

Well, the coffee filters are just crepe paper.
Bleached or unbleached.

 

[surbitonPete]

I would say that if you feel any concerns ....then carry on using the polyester...or carry on experimenting with other materials.....the metal wicking mesh from dead atomizers is one that isn't too bad or you could always just drip and use no cart material.....and that should be far safer than the polyester. I was always getting 'plastic' taste with the original cart material.....I feel happier now I don't get any of that taste.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I would say that if you feel any concerns ....then carry on using the polyester...or carry on experimenting with other materials.....the metal wicking mesh from dead atomizers is one that isn't too bad or you could always just drip and use no cart material.....and that should be far safer than the polyester. I was always getting 'plastic' taste with the original cart material.....I feel happier now I don't get any of that taste.

Pete--I agree with your idea 100% about these tea bags and I am using them now. I really do not like this charged polyester thing going on. But like you say--if someone does not feel comfrotable---then do not use it--its up to each and everyone of us to make up our own minds here --That is my take on it--and again Pete--thanks for thing outside the box--Sun

 

[Gshock9]

hmmmmm give it a try I will!

 

[RayJ1]

Look....I'm using the tea bags. They work great. However ...I bought some natural hemp bags that work pretty well. I'm not dissuading anybody from using them....or anything like that. I am just including some info about what different tea bags are made of that's it. "Some" tea bags do contain pvc and polypropylene which happen to be toxic when burnt. Look I don't think polyester fiber being burnt is to good for you either when inhaled. I'm just including some info about tea bags...thats it. Excuse me for informing people.

 

[Plum]

The teabag idea is brilliant, whoever thought of it-well done! Tried polyester batting, could never get the right amount, and loads of fraying edges.
Have the teabag in my 901 and it works suberbly, now going to try in my evo, because I don't use it enough due to the carts needing constant refilling, hope this will help.

 

[surbitonPete]

Look....I'm using the tea bags. They work great. However ...I bought some natural hemp bags that work pretty well. I'm not dissuading anybody from using them....or anything like that. I am just including some info about what different tea bags are made of that's it. "Some" tea bags do contain pvc and polypropylene which happen to be toxic when burnt. Look I don't think polyester fiber being burnt is to good for you either when inhaled. I'm just including some info about tea bags...thats it. Excuse me for informing people.

The way you were saying it sounded as if you were simply trying to put everyone off the idea.....but seriously we are glad to have you pointing things out ....every possible improvement on the safety of what we are doing can only be a good thing.....personally I had thought near enough all square tea bags were made of hemp and plant fibre. Sounds like I might be taking up drinking herbal tea...... s

 

[Brian]

just tried some cheap coffee filters....blah... tastes like a combination of earwax and ...wet newspaper....(?)... maybe that is why my coffee has been tasting funny lately. Gonna go scrounge for some teabags and mouthwash... blah

 

[snowpig]

I sent an email inquiry to Lipton to ask if their tea bags use 'heat seal' paper that can contain thermoplastics such as PVC or polypropylene. Or if the bags are made entirely from organic/paper products.

The Lipton bags I have used are stapled together, not heat sealed or glued. So I assume they do not have any plastic binders or coatings. Will report their answer when I hear back.

They do seem to work nicely as cartridge filters, thanks for the tip.

Steve

 

[snowpig]

PS (guess I can't edit my post) -- forgot about the seam... that may indeed be a heat sealed joint. Will wait to hear from the mfgr.

Steve

 

[patgwashere]

i am using the lipton teabbag with a staple at top. after hearing about this heat sealed joint i am going to cut off the part that is sealed. you can still get two good cartridge fills from one lipton black tea bag.

 

[ZambucaLu]

OK, so here's what I tried in order of trying them:

1) A plain, white cheapo paper napkin (from a dollar store....lol). Happened to have one on the table next to my laptop. Was quite thin (when unfolded), absorbent and wicked great!

2) A paper towel. Worked well.

3) A teabag. Worked well.

4) A white coffee filter. Worked okay.

5) A brown cone shaped coffee filter, unbleached, that I swiped from work...lol That didn't work for me at all...way too thick (could have just been the brand though....I don't know).

The winner? The paper napkin! Why? Besides working great, I just happen to have napkins around me all the time. Because I travel a lot, I always have some in the car; I keep a pack at work for when I eat lunch there; I usually have a couple in my coat pocket for emergencies (in the winter anyway); one could last for days; I can get them at any diner, restaurant, coffee shop, convenience store, etc, on a moment's notice, if I needed.

Usually in the morning, I check all my carts before I leave the house to make sure they are properly topped off. Then I bring a few extra carts "just in case" (and juice of course).

This morning, I didn't check anything. Grabbed my e-cigs, juice and napkin...and off I went. At the worst, I could pull out my old cart filler and replace it in seconds with the napkin. What a joy that was! No more carrying extra carts for me....just replace the ones I already have with me!

Pete....you really deserve an award for this. You just made my life 1000 times easier. Thanks so much for sharing

Lu

 

[wanderlust]

I tried the pp towel and tea bag and after awhile they both got plasticized or something. No luck at all with coffee filter. Wonder if it was because of the pen style or perhaps ejuice. Really like the idea though. Guess I'll look for a cheap napkin tomorrow.

 

[ZambucaLu]

I tried the pp towel and tea bag and after awhile they both got plasticized or something. No luck at all with coffee filter. Wonder if it was because of the pen style or perhaps ejuice. Really like the idea though. Guess I'll look for a cheap napkin tomorrow.

You can pick one up when you get your morning coffee

Lu

 

[SABOTEUR]

Well...

...read every post in this entire thread with great interest. I've only been vaping for a short time and find the most annoying aspect of the whole thing is refilling or topping off.

I thought I would get some satisfaction purchasing batting material, but it's such a hassle finding the right consistency loading the darn cart! Then, once you go through the trouble of finding the right consistency, it's not long before you have to go through the refill ritual all over again. That, and the constant topping off required is enough to dissuade anyone from considering vaping to be a viable alternative to analogs.

Then I read about the "teabag method".

Teabag.

You've got to be kidding.

Something that simple and that convenient couldn't possibly work. Chances are, even if it does work, it wouldn't work for me.

But, what the heck...I just happen to have a box off brand tea and a box of Lipton Bavarian Wild Berry bags with the triangle shaped bags. Why not give it a try? I decided to go with the Lipton, but I don't want to waste a bag...you know...why waste good tea over a silly idea? Why not drink a cup first? So I drink my tea while continuing to read this thread. Gotta make sure I'm not missing any "crucial details".

Finish my cup, tear open the wet tea bag, dump the grounds and wash the bag (Nice mesh type material). I tear the triangle shaped bag along the seams. Interesting enough, the triangle shaped bag isn't really triangle after all. It's actually 2 "perfect" squares folded into a triangle shape. I take one of the squares and roll it into a cylinder. Stick the cylinder into the empty cartridge and cut the overhang.

So I'm looking at this. Even with the material slightly unfurled within the cartridge, there's a lot of open space left. (This can't possibly work!) Grab my TW 36mg strawberry ejuice and drip exactly 6 drops onto the teabag material. (I'm cautious 'cause I don't want to screw up and flood my atomizer.) Replace the cartridge onto my NCIG and take my first inhalation.

Nice.

Very nice.

Plenty of vapor...nice easy draw.

Who'd a guessed something as simple as a friggin' teabag would be so effortless and work so well.

Kudos to whoever came up with this marvelous refill solution!

 

[Ann]

They need to invent some kind of corrigated paper/hemp round pellet to put in the carts.

 

[Ramblin]

The authorities would have a cow over the hemp pellets.

 

[surbitonPete]

LOL ...Now we need to find out which tea-bags work the best and also makes a really good cup of tea....