Vapour coming from battery?

[MayaKittyKat]

Hi all!

I'm Maya & I've been vaping happily for just over a week.

Today, I accidentally vaped down to no liquid (I know, very stupid of me), I noticed because of a horrid plastic taste. Anyway, I quickly refilled & vaped, however after vaping I decided unscrew to re charge but I noticed vape coming from the bottom of my atomizer once unscrewed.

I'm a stuck on what to do now, is normal or have I sadly broken my poor pen, if I haven't broken it, is it safe to use still or shall I get another one? (& learn my lesson the hard way).

Thanks a lot

 

[djsvapour]

I can't see you have done much wrong. You might have burned the coil a bit, but that's not terminal for your hardware.
If vapor was coming out of your tank when you unscrewed it, there must have been vapor present around the base of your tank. This is normal for some tanks. I am just amazed you got it off quick enough to see such a thing?

 

[SteveS45]

More info needed but sounds like you fried the coil or atomizer and need to change it out. Clean battery contact and test fill your tank. Hopefully those with more knowledge will post some recommendations and suggestions.

 

[gandymarsh]

The title says "vapour coming from battery" but the post says it's coming from the tank. If it's coming from the battery, it could be bad. If it's coming from the tank, it's probably just some vapor that didn't get drawn out.

Welcome to ECF!

 

[SteveS45]

I thought it meant the liquid and that is in the electrical connection.

 

[BrotherBob]

Welcome and glad you joined.
Might want to take the equipment into the local B&M Vape shop and have them look at it, just to be safe.

 

[SteveS45]

Welcome and glad you joined.
Might want to take the equipment into the local B&M Vape shop and have them look at it, just to be safe.

Good Advice!

 

[NealBJr]

Hi all!

I'm Maya & I've been vaping happily for just over a week.

Today, I accidentally vaped down to no liquid (I know, very stupid of me), I noticed because of a horrid plastic taste. Anyway, I quickly refilled & vaped, however after vaping I decided unscrew to re charge but I noticed vape coming from the bottom of my atomizer once unscrewed.

I'm a stuck on what to do now, is normal or have I sadly broken my poor pen, if I haven't broken it, is it safe to use still or shall I get another one? (& learn my lesson the hard way).

Thanks a lot

For pen styles, most of the atomizers get the airflow from the bottom of the atomizer around where you screw it in. if you push the button and not inhale, vapor might come out of the atomizer and into the connection area. It's not uncommon. You can see where it comes out by pushing the button and blowing.... it should come out between the atomizer and battery.

As far as the plastic taste, that sounds like a dry coil. That can be for various reasons, but some might be: Old coil, high VG juice, not enough juice, Not enough time to re-wet the wick, and many more. There are so many factors, it's hard to begin troubleshooting.

also, what's not mentioned enough, is make sure you take a Q-tip and clean the contacts of the battery AND atomizer regularly. This ensures a good connection, and will help your battery last longer.

 

[suprtrkr]

+1. Doesn't sound like you've done anything wrong from your description except maybe fried the coil. Once they burn, they taste foul forever and have to be replaced.

 

[SteveS45]

I almost cooked a coil this morning by running it dry. Was concentrating on the data on my monitor and it was a good thing I passed the tank past my eyes or I would have gotten a dry hit! Maybe a low tank light like in my truck?

 

[KosherVapes]

Yea, just sounds like a coil problem. If your battery was venting (which would promote vapor coming from it), it would also be pretty hot to the touch if not untouchable. I have a tank that has very low airflow holes, and whenever I unscrew it after not inhaling all of the vapor, there is vapor that comes out of it. NBD.

 

[NealBJr]

I almost cooked a coil this morning by running it dry. Was concentrating on the data on my monitor and it was a good thing I passed the tank past my eyes or I would have gotten a dry hit! Maybe a low tank light like in my truck?

That is why TC is becoming popular... it should help prevent dry hits. Remember, just because it's temperature control, doesn't mean you have to vape it at a high temperature and blow massive clouds.

 

[SteveS45]

I believe you can still cook a coil with TC if it runs dry. I have the iStick TC40W and need different coils to use it in Temperature Control Mode.