Not sure if this should be posted in cartomizers, atomizers, or tank systems.
I purchased a few vivinovas -- of both the mini and 3.5ml variety -- with my ego-c twist. They have been great and easily cleaned/refilled (with the help of pbusardo
. However, just as I found my first "wow" juice (havana gold), my first 3.5ml tank has started to taste a bit funky. I do have a cold that's coming back and so don't trust my tastebuds much, but I think it's started to taste different, anyway. Since I just started using it on friday, I doubt that the thing is altogether shot; I haven't even switched the head with one of the other resistance ones that came in the kit. But this does bring about a few questions that I knew I'd be asking here eventually:
1) I know that these heads aren't marketed as rebuildable, but pbusardo says that not only are they able to be rebuilt, they're in his experience easier to rebuild than others that are dubbed rebuildable by the manufacturers. Can I just keep on changing coil n wick or replacing these heads and rest assured knowing that that whole assembly is okay, or does there come a point when the whole thing is shot, the post/stem included, and simply replacing the head will no longer suffice?
2) How can I be sure that the head is shot? As I said, I can't trust my taste buds, and even comparing it to my other tank filled with the same liquid won't work because I was using a menthol/minty ejuice before cleaning and filling with havana gold and there are hints of the first. This brings me to my next question:
3) Can you ever completely clean these things out so that no residual flavors remain? I reckon this depends a lot on which flavor you are trying to get out (menthols/spicy harder than sweets/drinks etc.)
I love the vivinova so much (it wicked the first tank load almost all the way down to the bottom, no tipping or anything. Can I just stock up on heads or am I going to have to go to another system (I don't want to be stuck with a thoroughly spent cartomizer/clearomizer assembly every four days.
I purchased a few vivinovas -- of both the mini and 3.5ml variety -- with my ego-c twist. They have been great and easily cleaned/refilled (with the help of pbusardo
. However, just as I found my first "wow" juice (havana gold), my first 3.5ml tank has started to taste a bit funky. I do have a cold that's coming back and so don't trust my tastebuds much, but I think it's started to taste different, anyway. Since I just started using it on friday, I doubt that the thing is altogether shot; I haven't even switched the head with one of the other resistance ones that came in the kit. But this does bring about a few questions that I knew I'd be asking here eventually: 1) I know that these heads aren't marketed as rebuildable, but pbusardo says that not only are they able to be rebuilt, they're in his experience easier to rebuild than others that are dubbed rebuildable by the manufacturers. Can I just keep on changing coil n wick or replacing these heads and rest assured knowing that that whole assembly is okay, or does there come a point when the whole thing is shot, the post/stem included, and simply replacing the head will no longer suffice?
2) How can I be sure that the head is shot? As I said, I can't trust my taste buds, and even comparing it to my other tank filled with the same liquid won't work because I was using a menthol/minty ejuice before cleaning and filling with havana gold and there are hints of the first. This brings me to my next question:
3) Can you ever completely clean these things out so that no residual flavors remain? I reckon this depends a lot on which flavor you are trying to get out (menthols/spicy harder than sweets/drinks etc.)
I love the vivinova so much (it wicked the first tank load almost all the way down to the bottom, no tipping or anything. Can I just stock up on heads or am I going to have to go to another system (I don't want to be stuck with a thoroughly spent cartomizer/clearomizer assembly every four days.
