Vivi Nova issue, getting desperate

[klbiggs26]

I am beyond frustrated at this point with these tanks; I have the v3 version, I bought 2 from one vendor and 2 from another vendor, all 4 have the same issues so I'm sure it's me doing something wrong. I've had them for a couple of weeks and they've been nothing but a problem. I've been reading through a lot of the threads about issues on here, but I'm totally lost. I have no idea about wick coils, taking screw drivers to parts, dry burns, or any other thing like that lol.

I want to be able to get a tank, put the juice in, tighten the cap, put it on my vv device, and vape every 5-10 seconds (I'm a serial vaper). When I use my vivi's I get a plastic and/or burning plastic taste every few vapes. I don't feel that I should have to take a hit, set my device down, and then come back to take another vape 3-5 minutes later just so I don't get that taste...and sometimes I get it on the first vape.

I've tried pulling up the plastic cap and then letting it naturally tighten down as I put the cap back on, I've tried not completely tightening the tank all the way down on my vv device...neither is working. Please help me. I'm happy to fiddle around with coils and things like that if I can get it to work right, just as long as it's explained to me in non-technical terms lol. Any help is appreciated, ty.

 

[vsummer1]

See my signature? Enough said.

Sorry about your problems. My only advice would be to get a carto tank. Then all you have to do is change out a carto to have a great vape.

 

[klbiggs26]

I do have basic tanks with cartos, they are dual coil 1.5 ohms. Is that the something I should use with a vv? I got the vivi's for vv use, but I am so disgusted with them. I know there are single coils along with dual coils and different ohms...which coil and ohm would be best with vv products? I'll gladly go back to that way if it will end this vivi torture lol.

 

[RudestBuddhist]

I've never had good luck with Vivi Nova's. I bought 2 and kept getting burnt tastes. I did have 1 of the heads actually work quite nicely for about a week until it spewed out horrid tastes.

I even rebuilt one with a mesh wick. Worked great for about an hour, then back to the dry hits and plastic taste. I gave up and ordered an AC9.

 

[klbiggs26]

I've never had good luck with Vivi Nova's. I bought 2 and kept getting burnt tastes. I did have 1 of the heads actually work quite nicely for about a week until it spewed out horrid tastes.

I even rebuilt one with a mesh wick. Worked great for about an hour, then back to the dry hits and plastic taste. I gave up and ordered an AC9.

I've never heard of the AC9. Does the tank come put together, or would I have to assemble the wick, coil, etc.? If it has assembly required other than just popping on a pre-made carto or atty, it probably isn't for me lol.

 

[burnah]

What voltage are you vaping at and what resistance is the vivi head?
I've been vaping through a 2.4 Ohm mini vivi at 3.8v on an Ego Twist for 6 days without any problems at all. Just kept refilling when it gets to half full and haven't cleaned or changed heads but still going strong.

 

[klbiggs26]

I'm using three 3.5 ml Vivi tanks with 2.8 Ohm heads in the tanks and one other tank with a 2.4 head. All 4 tanks/heads are giving me the same issues on 3 different vv devices in volts ranging from 3.2 all the way up to 4.5. Gives new meaning to the word "frustrated" lol.

 

[burnah]

Oh bugger! That is odd. I can fully understand your frustration.
Same juice every time?

 

[damthisisfun]

Maybe I am better off leaving my Nova in its box - lol. Didnt know V3 was out......have u tried the vision/stardust clearos? IMO the CE2s are the best there is............

 

[RANGERmsr]

it could be the juice. VG is thicker and doesn't wick as fast. I have a vivi nova 3.5ml, and two mini vivi novas. I use a 50/50 mix PG VG with a 1.8 ohm head (long wicks) on the mini's. I have a vision spinner set @ around 3.6 to 3.8 volts. I have a 2.4 ohm (I think) with voltage @ around 4.1 to 4.2. They work great for me. Are the heads you use short wicks?

 

[klbiggs26]

I have 4 different juices going in the 4 different tanks lol. However, all 4 juices are either 70 pg/30 vg or 75 pg/25 vg. All the wicks are long wicks. It is frustrating, I had such high hopes for these tanks. I'm still holding on to hope, but after a couple of weeks of this, it's getting hard.

 

[yardbyrd]

Have you tried going by youtube and looking for instructional and tutorial videos? P. Busardo has some excellent videos on all sorts of topics including a good review of the Vivi Novas. Hope this helps you out.

 

[souvik]

Hi Biggs...read through the above posts, it sure is frustrating...well there are some clones in the market, no guarantee yours are genuine coz they came from 2 diff. vendors. I am using mini Vivis for the past 3 months now with absolutely no issues, got them from Health Cabin here's the link for you to compare the one's you have with

Mini Vivi Nova Tank Clearomizer (2.5ml Tube & Long wick) [D-A8 Vivi Nova 2.5ml Kit] - $8.50 : Healthcabin Electronic Cigarettes - Wholesale and Retail

Wish yours are genuine too, in that case try using a different juice the PG/VG ratio is fine, some flavors taste weird with certain devices , so you may try a diff. flavor or from a diff vendor....

Hope this helps

 

[RANGERmsr]

I have 4 different juices going in the 4 different tanks lol. However, all 4 juices are either 70 pg/30 vg or 75 pg/25 vg. All the wicks are long wicks. It is frustrating, I had such high hopes for these tanks. I'm still holding on to hope, but after a couple of weeks of this, it's getting hard.

Yep, this sounds frustrating. They should be working. The only thing left is the wick material, but since you got these from two different places, it doesn't make sense that they could be "bad". They could be 'clones" like souvik said. If that is the case then it's more possible that the wick material is the problem being that they may have come from the same manufacturer. You could try changing the heads out, but there would be no guarantee that would fix it. The ones I use are vision vivi novas. Is the "draw" on them "tight"(maybe they aren't "breathing") What flavors are you using?

 

[klbiggs26]

The first two vivi's I bought are from Health Cabin and the other 2 are from Vaporheads...having the same issues with all 4 of them. I have yet to check any youtube videos, I will do that when I get home from work. Hopefully, I can find a solution to the issue on youtube, but if I have to pull of coils and rewick stuff, it may be a lost cause for me lol.

 

[Ghostrider]

The mini vivi novas for whatever reason are flawless...you should try them, they hold 2ml.

 

[klbiggs26]

Can I still use the same 2.8 long wick heads that I bought for the 3.5 ml on the minis? Or, do they require different heads?

 

[Ghostrider]

They use the same heads and will come with 3 more.

 

[Ghostrider]

I have tried several of them and have yet to get a dry hit, leak or gurgling.

 

[RANGERmsr]

I like the minis better too