Stocking refills - slight problem

[WOW]

I'm finding that when I refill my cartos when I go to use them later (usually within two days of refilling), the juice has 'dried up'. I was refilling up to 10 at a time until I noticed this. Now I'm just refilling a couple and taking my juice w/ me.

This doesn't happen when I refill one at a time and use the carto right away and the cartos are not broken - they work just fine refilling them again w/ less than 1/2 of a normal refill amt..

I'm not keeping them in anything but room temperature and out of direct sunlight.

Has anyone else had this type of issue and what am I missing about storing them? I'd like to have four that go in the case that are ready to go and carry a few extras but, finding maybe 1 isn't doing this --- the one I've started vaping b4 going out.

Anyone know what I can do to keep the juice ready-to-go fresh? (I was refilling at night for the morning and doing them as I go along but have read many of you are successfully refilling a lot at one time w/o mentioning having the juice dry up) How can I get my cartos to do that?

TIA

 

[Belletrist]

Are you recapping them with the silicon caps they come with?

 

[WOW]

Was just putting the plastic caps back on. doh! (the obvious is sometimes so illusive)

Thank-you very much, Belletrist!

Happy vaping!

Are you recapping them with the silicon caps they come with?

 

[Desertfremen]

Hmmm. I'm at a loss. I've left cartos uncapped for over 2 weeks before with no juice loss.

 

[GrannyM]

Hmmm. I'm at a loss. I've left cartos uncapped for over 2 weeks before with no juice loss.

I'm puzzled too. 2 days without the caps shouldn't be a problem. I don't think ejuice evaporates that fast.

Is it possible that the juice just soaked into the filler better while you let them sit & now there's room for more?

 

[mmcall12]

I put caps on and then put the condoms on the two,, I fill 10 at a time.

 

[mmcall12]

I like to vape different flavors, what is the best thing to use to label what you are vaping,that will stay on till cleaning time

 

[jdvorr]

You say they only take 1/2 the amount of liquid on the refill. Are you spinning or shaking them down to get more liquid in? It may be that you're putting half the amount they hold in & then they soak the liquid up and look dry. Just a thought.

 

[WOW]

Thanks jdvorr.

I think it was not putting them in the soft plastic protectors.

They could have been drying out super fast because I live in a desert climate/different altitude - who knows? (They were taking the 1/2 amt on the second refill after I put them away having just refilled them)

A while back someone mentioned keeping the juices refrigerated, though the condom caps seem to be helping a lot, they seem to still need a couple drops by the next day. Anyone keep their juice in their fridge?

It's still worlds better...I can't complain.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I'm on the careful side to not overfill and not counting the drops so it might be a little of both.

You say they only take 1/2 the amount of liquid on the refill. Are you spinning or shaking them down to get more liquid in? It may be that you're putting half the amount they hold in & then they soak the liquid up and look dry. Just a thought.

 

[WOW]

I like to vape different flavors, what is the best thing to use to label what you are vaping,that will stay on till cleaning time

Not sure if you meant to post this here or not but, I keep the 5pk boxes and use blank address labels marked with the new flavor I put in them. My fav is mint/menthol so I use a green pen for those, berry/fruit flavs are red, coffee flavs black, chocolate flavs brown w/red (the ink looks too close to black to make them easy to distinguish) --- I don't mark the caps cause they get all messed up when refilling them. I put the sweet flavs to one side of the case and the ones I can vape all day, like mint, to the other and keep the 5pk boxes in a tupperware container.

You can find blank labels at office supply stores. I found some at a dollar store or use blank paper and tape it to the outside of the boxes. If you didn't keep your boxes, they also fit in chewing gum and breath mint boxes, both are easy to mark and fairly small. Dollar stores also have small vinyl zip or snap pouches(for keys or change)in the auto isle. You don't get the gum or breath mints with them, they'll hold up longer than a cardboard box and you can get the labels off of them easily.

Hope that helps.