Thinning VG liquid

[railfan844]

I got a bunch of VG-based e-liquid in the mail yesterday and most of the bottles are too thick to vape in my clearomizer.

I've diluted it with a couple ml of tap water in each 1-oz bottle - will this hurt anything? I know I'm supposed to use Distilled water but I didn't want to make another trip to the store to get some.

 

[XfooYen]

Definitely use distilled water. Water will thin VG most effectively while only minimally reducing nic level and/or flavor. 3-5% by volume usually does the trick for 100%VG liquids (depending on original viscosity). You can also use PGA or vodka, but that will add TH and you have to be careful about adding too much. Inhaling alcohol vapor may be harmless in very small percentages, but remember, vaporized alcohol bypasses the liver and goes directly to the blood stream. If you have an aversion to alcohol or any sensitivity to it, use water (which is what I use with no problems).

ETA: Municipal water is unpredictable and should not be vaporized. It can have harmful bacteria, hard minerals, heavy metals, treatment chems, and all kinds of unknown stuff you likely wouldn't want in your lungs.

 

[railfan844]

Definitely use distilled water. Water will thin VG most effectively while only minimally reducing nic level and/or flavor. 3-5% by volume usually does the trick for 100%VG liquids (depending on original viscosity). You can also use PGA or vodka, but that will add TH and you have to be careful about adding too much. Inhaling alcohol vapor may be harmless in very small percentages, but remember, vaporized alcohol bypasses the liver and goes directly to the blood stream. If you have an aversion to alcohol or any sensitivity to it, use water (which is what I use with no problems).

ETA: Municipal water is unpredictable and should not be vaporized. It can have harmful bacteria, hard minerals, heavy metals, treatment chems, and all kinds of unknown stuff you likely wouldn't want in your lungs.

Yikes.

Should I throw out the liquids that I thinned with tap water then?

 

[railfan844]

bumpity bump

 

[VapieDan]

Yikes.

Should I throw out the liquids that I thinned with tap water then?

Try it first. I think a lot depends on the chlorine and or minerals. I've found the chlorine is the worse for taste. I have well water which causes rust on anything. Bad for tanks. I have good luck with purified spring water as well.

 

[catlady60]

Yikes.

Should I throw out the liquids that I thinned with tap water then?

That would be a definite yes. You don't want to risk lung damage by vaping chlorine, harmful bacteria, and other impurities in tap water.

 

[railfan844]

That would be a definite yes. You don't want to risk lung damage by vaping chlorine, harmful bacteria, and other impurities in tap water.

Aw man.

Well live and learn.

Thanks

 

[railfan844]

Try it first. I think a lot depends on the chlorine and or minerals. I've found the chlorine is the worse for taste. I have well water which causes rust on anything. Bad for tanks. I have good luck with purified spring water as well.

Well I already got another reply saying to throw it out - so is it safe or not?

What confuses me is it's not dangerous to inhale steam when you cook something with tap water, so why would it be dangerous to inhale vapor with traces of tap water in it?

 

[vaperature]

I haven't yet thinned anything with water. I haven't had any juice yet that wouldn't vape in a clearomizer.

 

[JustB'nMe]

Well I already got another reply saying to throw it out - so is it safe or not?

What confuses me is it's not dangerous to inhale steam when you cook something with tap water, so why would it be dangerous to inhale vapor with traces of tap water in it?

As previous posters have said, there are many unknowns with tap water so it's wise to err on the side of caution. I've heard of instances where the steam from tap water was inhaled via a nettie pot with undesired side effects. I would suggest just throwing out the liquid, lesson learned, and keep distilled water on hand for the future.

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[railfan844]

As previous posters have said, there are many unknowns with tap water so it's wise to err on the side of caution. I've heard of instances where the steam from tap water was inhaled via a nettie pot with undesired side effects. I would suggest just throwing out the liquid, lesson learned, and keep distilled water on hand for the future.

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Thanks, will do. Already got some 50/50 liquids on order, this time I don't want to have to worry about needing to thin anything out.

 

[rowdyplace]

MY two cents...

Use them. How many drops of water are we injesting? Probable less than the amount when one gets into the lungs if strangled...

OK, maybe leave the cap off overnight to allow the chlorine to escape - it will. Otherwise my tropical fish would be dead.

We need eight 8oz glasses of water a day. What's another drop or 10? We breath in much more damaging things in the daily workplace than you will incur here.

I would use them.

That is my 2 cents worth...

 

[GetVaked]

I would vape it. You breathe in terrible stuff daily. I think you will live haha.