Some help with my vaping experience

[Dr Tchock]

Hi forum

I've been trying to get the hang of this vaping thing for a few months now, but since I made the step up from basic tanks and batteries, I've had a few problems. Here's my slightly long-winded history:

My first proper attempt was an Ego One. I got that and some Wake n vape eliquid, and with the 0.5 coil, it was great. I even grabbed a second Ego one kit in the smaller size.

That liquid ran out pretty quick, and I was given a bottle of The King, by King's Crown... That started giving me burnt hits pretty quickly, so I figured I'd buy new coils.

It was the same story with those, however - I'd prime the coil, allow it to soak in the tank, and take a few draws without power. Initially fine, but the burning taste crept in very quickly. Maybe a bad coil, but I've now gone through the whole pack with the same results. Sometimes it lasted a little longer, but never more than few hours. This was even the case with other liquids; a 70/30 VG/pg mix from B-juice for example. In the end I was refunded for most of the coils.

So after some frustration, I bought a subtank nano to use on the Ego batteries - and I have the same issues. Its not as bad with the nano, but with a darker liquid I can see the coil is quite gunked up and blackened after only a few days use.

So I'm not really sure where to go now. I've wasted a fair bit of juice, and I'm out of coils. Its worth noting I've been lent an RDA with a 0.4 dual coil build, and its actually been great on the ego batteries - but its not a convenient thing to take out with me.

My plan was to completely clean the nano, which I've had less than a week, buy some coils and research a juice that should be happy with the sub-ohm coil. I really don't want to spend much more, as I pretty much hit my budget already. I plan to be rebuilding coils, and moving onto an RDA in the future, but right now I have 3 tanks that just seem to burn up and I can't see why. Potential factors are... Unsuitable juice, a string of coincidentally bad coils, the batteries, or just me missing something.

Sorry for a long post, its been a very frustrating experience - particularly since it worked so well for about 10 days. Any advice would be welcome.

 

[The_Nom]

It honestly sounds like the new juice is a bit thick for your tank. Try a thinner juice and I'm sure you'll see better results. (even if it's a local shops house blend to just try. Hey, you never know, my local shop has great house blends for use in a tank)

 

[Apple_Betty]

A bad back of coils is a possibility, it does happen from time to time. However, the biggest culprits that I have found for blackening coils is sweeteners in the liquid and running at too high wattage/voltage. The_Nom is also correct, 70/30 might be too thick for your tank. I usually tank 50/50 and use higher VG on my RDAs.

 

[Izan]

Hi forum

I've been trying to get the hang of this vaping thing for a few months now, but since I made the step up from basic tanks and batteries, I've had a few problems. Here's my slightly long-winded history:

My first proper attempt was an Ego One. I got that and some Wake n vape eliquid, and with the 0.5 coil, it was great. I even grabbed a second Ego one kit in the smaller size.

That liquid ran out pretty quick, and I was given a bottle of The King, by King's Crown... That started giving me burnt hits pretty quickly, so I figured I'd buy new coils.

It was the same story with those, however - I'd prime the coil, allow it to soak in the tank, and take a few draws without power. Initially fine, but the burning taste crept in very quickly. Maybe a bad coil, but I've now gone through the whole pack with the same results. Sometimes it lasted a little longer, but never more than few hours. This was even the case with other liquids; a 70/30 VG/pg mix from B-Juice for example. In the end I was refunded for most of the coils.

So after some frustration, I bought a subtank nano to use on the Ego batteries - and I have the same issues. Its not as bad with the nano, but with a darker liquid I can see the coil is quite gunked up and blackened after only a few days use.

So I'm not really sure where to go now. I've wasted a fair bit of juice, and I'm out of coils. Its worth noting I've been lent an RDA with a 0.4 dual coil build, and its actually been great on the ego batteries - but its not a convenient thing to take out with me.

My plan was to completely clean the nano, which I've had less than a week, buy some coils and research a juice that should be happy with the sub-ohm coil. I really don't want to spend much more, as I pretty much hit my budget already. I plan to be rebuilding coils, and moving onto an RDA in the future, but right now I have 3 tanks that just seem to burn up and I can't see why. Potential factors are... Unsuitable juice, a string of coincidentally bad coils, the batteries, or just me missing something.

Sorry for a long post, its been a very frustrating experience - particularly since it worked so well for about 10 days. Any advice would be welcome.

Pick up some of the Ego one rebuildable coils, they are easy to re-wick and will allow you to burn the "crud" from the coil and pop a tuft of cotton/rayon in and you are set for another week. As noted above...the sweeter the juice, the more quickly the deposits build up on the coil.

Have fun
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[Dextrose]

Welcome to ECF Dr Tchock as mentiond by Nom i would try a more tank friendly juice, i generaly use 60/40 vg/pg in my tanks, you can also add a little bit of distilled water to thin it out a little. hope that helps Happy Vaping!

 

[Dr Tchock]

Cheers for the welcome, and the replies!

I wouldn't say my choices were particularly sweet, I avoid the traditional dessert choices, and veer towards the coffee or tobacco flavours with a hint of extra flavour - buttery, vanilla, cinnamon etc. Even so, I'd be disappointed if this meant my coils lasted only 2-3 days. They do tend to be the darker liquids too, but again, if they caused such a problem I'm not sure why they'd be so popular.

I did notice the CLR heads for the ego one were coming, but I don't think they're available in the UK yet. I'll be keeping an eye on those though.

So with the 0.5 coils, I should be looking for a thinner juice, around 60 VG Max? There's a local store where I can pick up OCC coils tomorrow, so my plan was to do that and get a juice to try.

 

[Wolfenstark]

Ive only got 3-4 days most out of the stock occ.'s in the subtank.
Or a week in ones I rebuilt.Depending on whats in the liquid some do gunk up coils faster than others.
Watts/volts with an ego battery shouldn't be an issue , think they go up to 4.8v , with the 1.2Ω its within its recommended range.

 

[Wolfenstark]

Vg adds some gunk and such but shouldn't be getting any burnt taste at least not for 3-4 days until the coils have been gunked up.

 

[jseah]

FWIW, I generally get around 2 weeks or so from my Subtank OCC coils, and I use clear (or fairly clear) but sweet, fruity juices. I do tend to vape at lower wattages with the Subtank though (around 22 watts) since the Subtank tends to run a bit too warm for my taste.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Try a lower voltage/wattage. start low and gradually build up the voltage/wattage till you find your sweet spot.

 

[Dr Tchock]

So what's likely to be my most sensible option, alongside finding an ideal juice?

- Buy 0.5 OCC coils tomorrow
- Buy Joyetech CLR heads, hope it's quick postage from Joyetech UK
- Buy a Subtank Mini tomorrow, and try the rba deck

I'd say that's as far as my budget can stretch at the moment, to salvage my 3 tanks. Anyone have a juice recommendation for 0.5 coil tank use? Something like tobacco or coffee, maybe with a sweet edge to it?

 

[Dr Tchock]

Try a lower voltage/wattage. start low and gradually build up the voltage/wattage till you find your sweet spot.

Not an option with my ego one batteries, unfortunately. I avoided box mods with those features due to the form factor/power combo offered by these.

I will look at getting one eventually, but I have spent almost £100 already - I admittedly rushed out and got a second ego one, which I vaguely regret, but in theory it should be a great mix of portability and power.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Ahh I thought those batteries were adjustable.

Then the only adjustments you have are in coil resistance or juice thickness/viscosity.