Vladdin RE first use concerns

[Pod_Vaper]

I've wanted one of these since they came out, but gave up on pod devices. But there was this great sale...long story short, I now have 2 Vladdin REs. I opened one tonight and filled with my usual 3mg to judge flavor, which seemed a bit underwhelming. But more concerning are two other issues -
1) It seems to get really warm in my hand. Not hot or anything, but I've not experienced this any other pod device.
2) It makes a strange whistling sound when you draw on it. I even reseated all parts to make sure there was no trapped air or anything. It sounds like a very muted tea kettle. Which makes it hard to keep this thing stealthy.
Has anyone else encountered this and if so, did it go away? Because I bought another as a back up that arrived today as well and have 2 packs of pods on the way. I've read and watched so many great reviews and I've never heard of this.
Thanks!

 

[Anise]

Your eliquid might be too thick. I use nicsalt in mine at a 50/50 blend and have none of the problems you reported. Try a higher pg. Good luck!

 

[Pod_Vaper]

Well, that's not going to work because I only use 70/30. And I have more 70VG coming in from holiday sales. If this is, in fact, the problem, then I have another useless product. I'm not going to change my favorite juices just for one device.

 

[Northstar6]

I don't have an RE, but the smaller Eden which uses the same pods; I only use 50/50 nic salts in it and it works fine. I suspect most of these lower powered pod systems struggle with certain juices.

I've tried a few thicker liquids in both my Caliburn and Zero and some just don't wick well at all. I use nic salts in most of these devices now, except some freebase in the Caliburn as long as it's not too thick.

 

[United States]

70vg is all I use in mine. No whistling or other strange sounds, nor does the battery get warm.
You may have a dud.

I had a voopoo rota do what you describe and in that case a new pod tank solved the issue.

 

[Pod_Vaper]

Thanks United States. I've used 70VG in all the pods I've tried wit no problems til now. This is the pod that came with it, so I'll have to wait til the new ones come in to see if the pod stops this problem. Fingers crossed.

 

[Pod_Vaper]

Turns out that it just needed a longer break in period than I thought. Second fill of the same pod and it went perfectly. This is the most flavor I've EVER gotten from a pod device. Just wish the headlight on it wasn't on high beam. LOL

 

[GOMuniEsq]

Turns out that it just needed a longer break in period than I thought. Second fill of the same pod and it went perfectly. This is the most flavor I've EVER gotten from a pod device. Just wish the headlight on it wasn't on high beam. LOL

Thanks for the follow-up. Though 50/50 is recommended for optimal performance, it's good to know that thicker stuff can work in a pinch.