Still having a horrid burnt taste

[Pappy55]

Im really disapointed in my 901 so far..
The burnt taste has come back this is with different carts and 2 attys..

I let my attys drain on paper kitchen towl overnight
Even cleaned them with builing water
I makesure the carts are filled so they are mushy on top and drop 1 or two drops on the atomiser and its still happening.

The taste is that bad it has before made me throw up violently when it first happened..

i'm seriously considering trying a different model. I spent more time pissing about with my 901 than vapeing.
My girlfriends 901 seems to taste weird too.

 

[vert1276]

well the cart/atty system is a horrible system that's why everyone has moved on to cartos, AND YES I know there are still some people out there who love carts lol. The burning taste you are getting is not from the cart unless you see the polly fill is burnt. The burning taste you are getting is from the atty. Under the bridge there is a wick. if this wick doesn't stay wet with juice feed to it from the cart it will burn and that's were you are getting the burning taste from. You can de-wick it if you want, but with no wick you will not be able to use carts anymore, and will only be able to drip with that atty. phee303 does some GREAT dewicking and bebridging videos on youtube if you want to look into that.

 

[classwife]

Try putting 4 or 5 drops of your liquid in the atty, let it stay there a minute or 2, then blow that out...do this one more time......see if that helps...also make sure the filler is reaching the atty so the liquid can wick down.

Sorry you are having trouble.....

 

[honuhart]

I only use a drip tip, so i always pull out those white threads in the atty...and they are always burnt..

 

[Pappy55]

After giving the attys another good clean, I decied to try dripping its OK for the firtst few pufs if not a bit bland in flavour still but then I can taste somthing thats not natural.

It hard to describe. but the best way I can describe it is..

The small you get when somthing electronic burns out, imagine that small as a taste.

Very tempted to try a 510 model

 

[bassthumper]

try a 510.

 

[Pappy55]

I just ordered a Riva 510 lite bundle from Liberty Flights UK..

Hopefully I am going to have more luck. I have been researching online and I'm not the only one who has had this problem with 901's

I love to vape and dont want to give it up

 

[Wuzznt Me]

I've gotten rid of burnt taste with both soaking in denture tabs overnight and soaking in some baking soda with vinegar after dry burning. First time a cart runs a little less than soupy it comes back. I haven't had that problem since I switched to a tank system.

 

[GiddyLydia]

I just got a Riva 510 lite bundle from Liberty Flights , like it a lot. Good luck!

 

[MasonD]

Is it, perhaps, the juice, rather than the hardware? nasty juice is nasty-- almost more so when it's subtly nasty, rather than being outrightly so...

 

[Bozzlite]

After giving the attys another good clean, I decied to try dripping its OK for the firtst few pufs if not a bit bland in flavour still but then I can taste somthing thats not natural.

It hard to describe. but the best way I can describe it is..

The small you get when somthing electronic burns out, imagine that small as a taste.

Very tempted to try a 510 model

Yes, that is the smell of a burnt atty. I think once you get that smell/taste it is darn near impossible to get it out of the atty.

All it takes is running it too dry one time. Toss them and get some new attys, or better yet, try the 510.

The first filling is the most critical for attys and even cartomizers. Blow the primer fluid out of the atty into a tissue. Drop at least 4 drops of juice directly on to the bridge and let it sit a few minutes. Fill the cart and slip it onto the atty.

Then take a few small "primer" puffs without inhaling to get it going. Once you get a good strong vapor, you are good to go.

And keep 'em wet but not flooded. You should be getting the equivalent of only 3-4 cigs from one filling.

Don't try to stretch it out, at the first hint of flavor or vapor loss, top them off again. Usually will hold about 7-8 drops when refilling.

Good luck.

 

[nosmok]

I had the same issue with my first kit, it was a 901. They need to stay really wet or the atty gets nasty. I ended up with a 510 and a 901 to 510 adapter so the batteries wouldn't go to waste.

 

[Pappy55]

At least i'm not the only one who has had problems with the 901..

I will take the advice for the first filling with the new 501 when it arrives.

I might get some new arrys for it and give to my mate as a pressie who is trying and failing to give up smokeing

 

[Critter Man]

I agree, 901 seems to need to stay really wet. There are two times I have encountered the burning taste. Once, it was bad liquid. It took a bit of time to get the attys working right again, but soaking in water and then dripping good liquid saved them. The other time was the atty not properly getting liquid to the coil. That was saved by dripping until flooded. The atty eventually wicked fine on it's own.

The burned taste can be taken out of the atty, but it requires both a long soak to clean and then vaping until the atty is working correctly. A defective atty might never be saved, though, as the problem that keeps it from staying wet enough may not be repairable. Good luck to you!