Tootle Puffers, Redux (The Sequel)

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I've been vaping on a 0.5 coil lately, at 30w, so can't really say that I've been tootle puffing lately [emoji14]

I just like the warm vape, and quick hits, the flavor and comfort. What I don't like is the juice consumption..But I use 3-1.5mg nic so it doesn't really matter when DIY. Soon going to stock up on nic, and vg/pg are cheap to buy later on. Currently I got about 4 litres premade base.

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But I am experiencing some dryhits with higher VG on my coils. I need higher vg as higher pg makes my head dizzy and stomach unhappy.

I have to take a few hits without firing once in a while to make it not happen as it doesn't wick quick enough. Any tips?

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Depending on the coil your using try to run a pin through your cotton. This will sometimes fix the wicking problem.
 

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But I am experiencing some dryhits with higher VG on my coils. I need higher vg as higher pg makes my head dizzy and stomach unhappy.

I have to take a few hits without firing once in a while to make it not happen as it doesn't wick quick enough. Any tips?

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Maybe a drop or two of distilled water per tank. That can thin it out, but you don't want too much water!
 

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Maybe a drop or two of distilled water per tank. That can thin it out, but you don't want too much water!
Does it have to be distilled? We have drinkable water at home, can't I just boil it and use that?
Depending on the coil your using try to run a pin through your cotton. This will sometimes fix the wicking problem.
Could you explain that one further?

I'm building the coils myself btw.

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No, doesn't have to be distilled. Depending on the quality of your water. If high mineral or iron content, it could lead to problems after a while, degrading the coil, for example. Clean and pure is the key. Boiling will, of course, kill off any possible bugs that you don't want to inhale, but won't remove the minerals and such. I've read of some using a drop or two of PGA (eg. vodka), but I don't vape high VG so haven't had a need to try either.

Poking a needle through the wick, inside the coil, makes a tiny "tube", like a straw, that may help with wicking.
 

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Does it have to be distilled? We have drinkable water at home, can't I just boil it and use that?

Could you explain that one further?

I'm building the coils myself btw.

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Are you using a subtank like you had mentioned before? If so just gently push a pin through the one hole on the rba till it comes out the other side.
 

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Are you using a subtank like you had mentioned before? If so just gently push a pin through the one hole on the rba till it comes out the other side.

That pin hole trick works better on the horizontal coils but not so effective on the newer vertical coils tends to make them leak more often than not.
your first sugestion about adding a few drops of water i found works a lot better with the newer vertical coils.

or if you rebuild them just re-wick a little lighter for higher VG .
 

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I like the new skin; I had a very hard time with the old one, the font was so tiny. This one uses the Verdana font, which is bigger and easier to read.

As for what @Vapez said above.... dizzy and unhappy stomach sounds to me more like too much nicotine than anything to do with the PG/VG; maybe the high wattage is making so much vapor, you're getting too much nicotine.

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I like the new skin; I had a very hard time with the old one, the font was so tiny. This one uses the Verdana font, which is bigger and easier to read.

As for what @Vapez said above.... dizzy and unhappy stomach sounds to me more like too much nicotine than anything to do with the PG/VG; maybe the high wattage is making so much vapor, you're getting too much nicotine.

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I know the nic does it, but even when I vaped 3-0mg with 50/50, the same was happening. When I went to higher vg, the issue wasn't an issue anymore.

But it wasn't that much of a problem either. It just meant a little headache after a vape session and a few more toilet visits a day.

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That pin hole trick works better on the horizontal coils but not so effective on the newer vertical coils tends to make them leak more often than not.
your first sugestion about adding a few drops of water i found works a lot better with the newer vertical coils.

or if you rebuild them just re-wick a little lighter for higher VG .

I've never tried it on a vertical coil but I will keep that in the back of my mind for future reference.
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