Vapor residue on walls, carpet etc. Need help/advice.

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It does seem that a little extra film develops on car windows. IMO a film develops on the inside windows over time even if you don't vape. I've seen it in all our cars in the past and no one smoked or vaped in them. It's a small space and it's just going to happen over time.

I haven't seen any film on windows in my house. I also use high filtration filters on the heat pump....even before I started vaping (I never smoked in this house). I find they do make a difference especially for allergies and dust.
 

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"We know your vapering in there, place the Provari on the floor to your left, put your hands above your head, palms facing forward, and come out slowly, walk slowly to the officer to your left, again, move slowly and no one gets hurt" !

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Is that a clip of the movie ET? For some reason that movie comes to mind towards the end of the movie when NASA has the boy and ET.
 

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Has anyone cooked spaghetti in a travel trailer while camping for the summer? I have. That sauce travels! I'd have to wash the ceiling, walls, cupboards in every "room" plus of course the kitchen. Cooking stuff travels! I refused to fry anything, that's what the BBQ is for.

Your landlord is probably going by this propaganda sponsored by an owner of a big Pharma company who sells smoking cessation products. They promote banning eCigs, in favor of buying drugs. They promote buying drugs in place of being evicted. See the circle here?
http://changelabsolutions.org/publications/smokefree-rent-control

Oh, and yes, this company gives funds to Glantz, tobacco free orgs, etc...

Tell your landlord you don't believe in supporting drug pushers and neither should he.
 

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Everybody seems to be missing one simple solution; stealth vape in the apartment. Hold the vapor in for long enough and very little, if any, is blown back out. Problem solved.

I see people writing in this forum all the time about stealth vaping. To me, stealth vaping is sort of a form of torture. It makes vaping more like eating. I love seeing the plumes come out in front of my eyes. I like the clouds hanging in the air. Love the aroma. I have to have that analogy to smoking, or there is no point, for me. The OP should move to another apartment if the promise made is really that important. It's worth moving! Or just break the promise, as I feel nobody will ever know anyway.
 

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I see people writing in this forum all the time about stealth vaping. To me, stealth vaping is sort of a form of torture. It makes vaping more like eating. I love seeing the plumes come out in front of my eyes. I like the clouds hanging in the air. Love the aroma. I have to have that analogy to smoking, or there is no point, for me. The OP should move to another apartment if the promise made is really that important. It's worth moving! Or just break the promise, as I feel nobody will ever know anyway.

While I tend to agree with you about the enjoyment of blowing clouds, (and moving if he has a way out of his lease) my point was that if he can show the landlord that he can vape with no exhaled vapor, the guy hasn't got jack to argue back with. BTW, rather than just holding the vape try a double inhale. (Not to be confused with a french inhale) Pull the vapor into your lungs for a few seconds and then take another quick inhale before exhaling. Not only does it kill 99.9% of the vapor but, at least from my experience, it also enhances the nicotine absorption.
 

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    Oh man.

    Since we are over 90% water, we are going to leave residue; sneezing, coughing, snoring, sweating, flatulence, etc. That is why we weight less after a good 8 hours of not consuming it. Some of us, like me, are made of more water than others (and some of us, like me, drive smaller cars than others).

    I say just run the bathroom or kitchen fans, or a/c unit or all three. Having to blow into devices is about as much fun as not vaping at all. Remember the old stand on the toilet to blow into the parent's basement bathroom ceiling fan? That may been worth it. Maybe not.
     
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    I did an experiment last night with a peice of white kitchen roll and my APV. Basically I placed the tissue over the driptip and vaped for 10 minutes in this filtered way. An hour later I examined the tissue for a discoloured spot. There was nothing.

    If it was me, I would tell the landlord that his premise that vaping leaves a residue is not based on fact, and that I was going to vape in inside. If he didn't like it I'd move out
     

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    I did an experiment last night with a peice of white kitchen roll and my APV. Basically I placed the tissue over the driptip and vaped for 10 minutes in this filtered way. An hour later I examined the tissue for a discoloured spot. There was nothing.

    If it was me, I would tell the landlord that his premise that vaping leaves a residue is not based on fact, and that I was going to vape in inside. If he didn't like it I'd move out

    I'm going to do some tests into a clear plastic container, as IMO this tissue thing is a very inaccurate testing ground. Were you getting any vapor to come through the tissue? If so then that means the particles were small enough to pass right through, thus not sticking. Also many ejuices are pretty clear, the only discoloration you might see is from any kind of coloring, which may be eliminated when it gets vaporized. There is nothing that says residue can't be colorless (building up a clear film for example).

    People need to realize that when you exhale a cloud of vapor, that cloud is comprised of PG/VG (and anything else not absorbed by your lungs/throat), and unless there is some reaction to the air that absolutely neutralizes those tiny particles and breaks them down into nothing, they are going to float around and stick to things. And eventually build up. The only way around this is if the exhaled vapor was indeed just water vapor.
     

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    I'm going to do some tests into a clear plastic container, as IMO this tissue thing is a very inaccurate testing ground. Were you getting any vapor to come through the tissue? If so then that means the particles were small enough to pass right through, thus not sticking. Also many ejuices are pretty clear, the only discoloration you might see is from any kind of coloring, which may be eliminated when it gets vaporized. There is nothing that says residue can't be colorless (building up a clear film for example).

    People need to realize that when you exhale a cloud of vapor, that cloud is comprised of PG/VG (and anything else not absorbed by your lungs/throat), and unless there is some reaction to the air that absolutely neutralizes those tiny particles and breaks them down into nothing, they are going to float around and stick to things. And eventually build up. The only way around this is if the exhaled vapor was indeed just water vapor.

    No, it only means SOME "particles" were able to get through, most likely water vapor.
     

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    I'm going to do some tests into a clear plastic container, as IMO this tissue thing is a very inaccurate testing ground. Were you getting any vapor to come through the tissue? If so then that means the particles were small enough to pass right through, thus not sticking. Also many ejuices are pretty clear, the only discoloration you might see is from any kind of coloring, which may be eliminated when it gets vaporized. There is nothing that says residue can't be colorless (building up a clear film for example).

    People need to realize that when you exhale a cloud of vapor, that cloud is comprised of PG/VG (and anything else not absorbed by your lungs/throat), and unless there is some reaction to the air that absolutely neutralizes those tiny particles and breaks them down into nothing, they are going to float around and stick to things. And eventually build up. The only way around this is if the exhaled vapor was indeed just water vapor.

    No, it only means SOME "particles" were able to get through, most likely water.
     

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    No, it only means SOME "particles" were able to get through, most likely water vapor.


    Why would you assume it's mostly water vapor? eliquid is comprised of mostly PG/VG, water only makes up a small part of the liquid (I think 15% or so, read that somewhere here on ECF).

    Also are vaporized water molecules bigger than vaporized PG/VG molecules?
     

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    Why would you assume it's mostly water vapor? eliquid is comprised of mostly PG/VG, water only makes up a small part of the liquid (I think 15% or so, read that somewhere here on ECF).

    Also are vaporized water molecules bigger than vaporized PG/VG molecules?

    Do your experiment with two bottles, one filtered through tissue. Then we'll know for sure...lol
     

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    I'm going to do some tests into a clear plastic container, as IMO this tissue thing is a very inaccurate testing ground. Were you getting any vapor to come through the tissue? If so then that means the particles were small enough to pass right through, thus not sticking. Also many ejuices are pretty clear, the only discoloration you might see is from any kind of coloring, which may be eliminated when it gets vaporized. There is nothing that says residue can't be colorless (building up a clear film for example).

    People need to realize that when you exhale a cloud of vapor, that cloud is comprised of PG/VG (and anything else not absorbed by your lungs/throat), and unless there is some reaction to the air that absolutely neutralizes those tiny particles and breaks them down into nothing, they are going to float around and stick to things. And eventually build up. The only way around this is if the exhaled vapor was indeed just water vapor.

    That reaction would be called evaporation.

    Otherwise I would have a very wet house. (Ignore the fact that I forgot and left the kitchen sink running tonight and have a very wet house at the moment.)
     
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