Water in my liquid or worn out coils?

[LLGG]

I have been vaping for a few years, but am still a complete noob about much of the tech.

I have two old squonk mods filled with 2 different juices.
Both juices vaped fine for a few days, but now both are acting weird.
They are making a sizzling noise when I fire the mods, and I get almost no flavor and hardly any vapor. The

There are two possible reasons that I can think of:

1. I asked my son to run some warm water over them, and he misunderstood, submerging them for a few minutes. They did not come with any protective seal, so I guess it's possible that some water leaked in and it took a few days for the chemical ramifications of that to really affect the juice. I don't know if it's just the power of suggestion, but I swear I can taste water as much as I can taste the juice.

2. Both of these juices are sweeter than what I normally use. Would gunked-up coils cause the liquids to sizzle, not produce vapor, and lose their flavor? Or is water the more likely culprit?

I have no new coils right now -- just ordered some. I don't know whether to replace the juices or try new coils.

 

[Izan]

I have been vaping for a few years, but am still a complete noob about much of the tech.

I have two old squonk mods filled with 2 different juices.
Both juices vaped fine for a few days, but now both are acting weird.
They are making a sizzling noise when I fire the mods, and I get almost no flavor and hardly any vapor. The

There are two possible reasons that I can think of:

1. I asked my son to run some warm water over them, and he misunderstood, submerging them for a few minutes. They did not come with any protective seal, so I guess it's possible that some water leaked in and it took a few days for the chemical ramifications of that to really affect the juice. I don't know if it's just the power of suggestion, but I swear I can taste water as much as I can taste the juice.

2. Both of these juices are sweeter than what I normally use. Would gunked-up coils cause the liquids to sizzle, not produce vapor, and lose their flavor? Or is water the more likely culprit?

I have no new coils right now -- just ordered some. I don't know whether to replace the juices or try new coils.

Hi and welcome,
Please tell us which two old squonk mods you have and what atomizer(s) are on top.
Did you remove the batteries before giving the squonks a bath?
Where are you located?
Cheers
I

 

[greek mule]

Also did he removed the squonk bottle before rinse the mod?

 

[LLGG]

Moved to reply below.

 

[LLGG]

Also did he removed the squonk bottle before rinse the mod?

it was the juices that got a a bath. I wanted to try to hasten the steeping process, asked my son to run warm water over the bottles for a couple of minutes, and instead he dropped them into a jar of warm water, where they sat submerged for a few minutes.

 

[LLGG]

Hi and welcome,
Please tell us which two old squonk mods you have and what atomizer(s) are on top.
Did you remove the batteries before giving the squonks a bath?
Where are you located?
Cheers
I

Hi and thanks, Izan. I am in the eastern US. My squonks are Kanger Dripboxes (the light model... I think 60W). The atomizers are the ones that came with the dripboxes, and it was the juices that got a a bath. I wanted to try to hasten the steeping process, asked my son to run warm water over the bottles for a couple of minutes, and instead he dropped them into a jar of warm water, where they sat submerged for a few minutes.

 

[greek mule]

They are making a sizzling noise when I fire the mods, and I get almost no flavor and hardly any vapor.

This is a sign of a flooded rda.Did you used warm juice to squonk?With the same press on squonk bottle more liquid flows into your rda.

 

[Izan]

Hi and thanks, Izan. I am in the eastern US. My squonks are Kanger Dripboxes (the light model... I think 60W). The atomizers are the ones that came with the dripboxes, and it was the juices that got a a bath. I wanted to try to hasten the steeping process, asked my son to run warm water over the bottles for a couple of minutes, and instead he dropped them into a jar of warm water, where they sat submerged for a few minutes.

If it was me;
I would not think a sealed/capped bottle, in a warm bath, would permit water to enter because of air pressure, the juice should be fine.
If the cap(s) were not affixed, I would dump the ruined juice and move on to the next bottle or DIY mix.
If the cotton has gotten wet, I would remove the cotton from the coils, dry burn the coils clean (orange is hot enough) and replace the cotton in the coils.

HTH
I

 

[LLGG]

If it was me;
I would not think a sealed/capped bottle, in a warm bath, would permit water to enter because of air pressure, the juice should be fine.
If the cap(s) were not affixed, I would dump the ruined juice and move on to the next bottle or DIY mix.
If the cotton has gotten wet, I would remove the cotton from the coils, dry burn the coils clean (orange is hot enough) and replace the cotton in the coils.

HTH
I

Okay, thank you!

 

[LLGG]

This is a sign of a flooded rda.Did you used warm juice to squonk?With the same press on squonk bottle more liquid flows into your rda.

Thank you! What can I do to fix a flooded rda? Does this mean I am getting too much juice in the well?

 

[greek mule]

Thank you! What can I do to fix a flooded rda? Does this mean I am getting too much juice in the well?

You used the warm liquid to squonk?

 

[greek mule]

Remove top cap of rda,tilt your rda to remove juice from well,assemble it,and try again.If juice is still a little bit warm adjust the proper pressure at squonq bottle.

 

[LLGG]

You used the warm liquid to squonk?

No, I let it sit for a few hours first... and the first few days I used it, it worked great... but then it started sizzling, taste was barely there, and barely any vapor. I am just not sure what a "flooded rda" is, or what caused it/how to fix it or prevent it.

 

[LLGG]

Remove top cap of rda,tilt your rda to remove juice from well,assemble it,and try again.If juice is still a little bit warm adjust the proper pressure at squonq bottle.

Ok, thank you so much! I will update shortly.

 

[greek mule]

A flooded rda is an rda that has much more juice than he can "store" and work efficiently at a time.The coil/coils are making "bath" in there and the wattage applied is not enough to vaporize the juice.Juice is getting boiled not vaporized,thus the gurgling sound and lack of vapor production.

 

[greek mule]

Have you changed pg/vg ratio of e-liquids?Do you use thinner juice (high pg)?

 

[LLGG]

Remove top cap of rda,tilt your rda to remove juice from well,assemble it,and try again.If juice is still a little bit warm adjust the proper pressure at squonq bottle.

You were right, Mule! I was squonking way too much and too often. I did what you said, plus dabbed at the over-saturated wick with a tissue. Now I can taste my juice again and all is kosher. Thanks so much!

 

[LLGG]

Have you changed pg/vg ratio of e-liquids?Do you use thinner juice (high pg)?

These juices are supposed to be 80 percent VG, but they are very thin. This is another reason I thought water might have leaked into the bottles.

 

[Baditude]

When was the last time you changed the coil? A "sizzling noise" when you fire the mods, and "almost no flavor and hardly any vapor" could just be a gunked up coil or gunked up wick.

It is very debatable whether running warm water in an attempt to speed up the steeping process even works. Father time is still the best method.

 

[Punk In Drublic]

If you suspect water in the juice, use a different juice!