What am I doing wrong with my tanks??

[FinchX]

I feel as though I wasted a lot of people's time honestly asking about favorite tanks and cartos for them because I'm to the breaking point now.

I have absolutely no idea what in the world I can be doing wrong with these things, especially considering I was using tanks on my Inferno with NO problems (other than when I tried using liquid not made by Volcano with their tank and carto combination.)

I've had my ProVari 5 days now. I'm using the tanks and cartos sold on the Provape website. They are 3 ohm 2 hole 45mm cartos. I have tried PG liquid, VG liquid (from various sources) and 50/50 ratio from EC Blend. Not a single carto has gone more than 2 days without clogging up on me. I would say its the wrong carto, but how is that possible with the various kinds of liquid?

I prep a new carto using a needle tip on the bottle, making sure it is nicely saturated before filling the tanks up to about 80% capacity.. Slide it back into the top of the tank, pop the tip on, and typically let them sit for about 15 minutes. They're not leaking anywhere, simply getting clogged up to the point where its more of a pain to draw on them than it would be to just go through nicotine withdrawals which I honestly might be starting to go through seeing as how I have no more cartos left thanks to this problem.,

Does anyone have any thoughts on what I'm screwing up here?? I mean this is ridiculous .. I fully intended to purchase several tanks from IBTanked and Phiniac in about a week but I'm not spending anything if I can't get them to work properly..

Before when I first asked about the tanks, several recommended things like the Vivi Nova set up or the Kanger clearos ?? Any thoughts from users on those?? And how well do they work with the Provari?? I'm willing to try anything but I hate constantly filling regular cartos and just really put off with my experience thus far with the tanks and cartos I've been using on my ProVari.

Strangely enough, I had one bottle of my favorite liquid from Volcano and one of the tanks and a new carto for it that was originally purchased for my Inferno ... It's a 1.5 ohm so I adjusted the voltage on my ProVari and its been hitting like a champ as those cartos and tanks always did as long as I use the liquid from Volcano, their manufacturer / retailer ...

So basically if I'm doing something wrong with the tank filling, let me know ... Otherwise, as I said, I'm more than open to anything but constantly filling regular cartos, so thoughts on things like the VV Nova or Kanger used on the ProVari would be more than welcome as well because I'm getting a bit exhausted with this whole problem I'm having with the tanks... Apparently I'm just tank challenged or something and I'm so frustrated that I'm ready to throw in the towel with them. This experience is definitely not what I was looking forward to the first week of owning my ProVari..

 

[Pentarth]

What I do is fill the tank before I prime the carto. Then use a toothpick to pop the white rubber ring off the top. Put the toothpick carefully down the hole, prime the filler with about 20 drops. Pull out the toothpick put the white ring back on and let it sit for about 5 min. The toothpick stops the fluid from getting in the air tube that you draw the air thru. Since I learned the toothpick trick I'm getting 2 to 3 weeks out of every carto.
As far as tanks go NOTHING beats the 19mm XL Pyrex tank from Ibtanked.com for price or versatality and quality. about 24 dollars and they fit my Provari V2 perfectly. I use Provari XL 3.0 ohm dual hole cartos and the 3.2 ohm XL cartos from Ibtanked. Both work excellent.

 

[Pentarth]

One more note is that Volcanos (Lavatubes and Infernos) and Provari are designed to run on 70/30 pg/vg. Higher vg plugs up cartos a LOT faster. When I vape Pluid which is 50/50 I only get a week to 10 days out of my cartos vs. if I use Tobacco Pure from Volcano i get 2 to 3 weeks out of them.

 

[vap0rz215]

Make sure your tank isn't pushed down too far. There has to be a tiny gap between your tank and 510 connection. I have seen people get pretty frustrated over such a simple fix. When you say clogged do you mean its flooded and making a bubbling noise when you drag on it?

 

[FinchX]

I guess possibly I'm getting fluid in the air tube?? I've always been very careful to avoid this though and leaking from the threaded end was never a problem with my inferno or these from Provape.

And I'd agree that a higher pg level should be used, but I've tried a 100% pg that didn't even last as long as you mentioned heavy in vg liquids are lasting you. Can a liquid that's not thick enough cause the same clogging problems??

I just don't want to spend the money on nicer tanks and more cartos if I'm going to have these problems. I'd rather just spend the money on something I MIGHT have the capacity to properly fill seeing as how tanks and punched cartos seem to be beyond me at this point even though they never were with my inferno..

 

[FinchX]

No it's not flooded, its just as though I can't pull through it without straining

 

[FinchX]

Ugh.. that's it, I'm giving up on tanks. I pulled back the SLIGHTEST bit to make sure there was a tiny gap between the end of the threading and the tank, and I got a mouth full of juice and my ProVaris threading is soaked..

What other options do I have that are not typical cartomizers I'll have to refill 4 times a day??

 

[RosaJ]

If you're using low resistance cartos and you set up your provari at higher voltage chances are you're going to fry the carto in no time. When you set up your carto in your provari check the atty's ohms. If it's lower than 2.0 you need to set up your provari at 3.7 or so. If it is 3.0 and up, you can crank the provari higher.

The provari is only a battery to charge your delivery system (carto). It does nothing to the vape quality on its own, you're the one that determines the voltage for it to fire up at. It sounds like you need to do some more reading on the setup you have. Good luck!

 

[FinchX]

On the 1.5 ohm cartos I still have from Volcano I set it to around 3.2-3.5 volts ... The ones I've gone through like crazy are the 3 ohm from Provape which I've been using at about 4.7 - 5 volts...

 

[FinchX]

I never meant for it to sound like I'm blaming the Provari... It's nothing to do with that.

It's that before I was using volcano liquids with volcano tanks and cartos and I never had these problems. I'm using the 3ohm xl cartos sold on the Provape site for their tanks and liquids from various makers and this is happening. So it's something I just don't quite get or am unable to process regarding the cartomizers and tanks, but I have no idea what. I've asked around and gotten so much feedback on here that at least ONE of these liquids should have worked fine but none of them did..

 

[FinchX]

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[rockymtnrobin]

finchX I had nothing but problems with a DCT tanks working. I just bought a Provari as well. Then bought a tank system from Ibetanked along with a tank filler and carto punch. A couple cardo at 2.8. But I put in a third punch and it works like a dream, I've been running at 5.1. for a week now.Might try that extra hole.......Hope it helps.

 

[papercrow]

Finch--I know some people love them, but I have found carto tanks to be a major PITA! Have you tried the Vivi Novas? They are relatively inexpensive and give great vapor. I rebuild mine with cotton wicks and that clears up any of the muted flavor problems you may have heard about.

They are relatively inexpensive and may relieve your frustration. Might be worth a shot.

 

[FinchX]

Rocky it actually crossed my kind that possibly I just needed to get away from those sold on the Provape site, but I would think ONE of the combinations of liquid I tried would work.

The prices on IBTanked are so inexpensive I might actually grab one and a few cartos just to see if it makes a difference, though I have started a new thread asking about tank&carto setup alternatives just in case lol

 

[FinchX]

The vivi Novas are one of the ones I'm wanting to try. I've used nothing but carto related products since I started vaping so I'll have to look into usage, maintenance and whatnot.

Are they made specifically in a 510 thread that works well with a Provari?? I'd much rather prefer to stay clear of adapters if possible

 

[Sylvaria]

Finch a Vivi should work fine on your provari. You might also want to consider you may have gotten into a bad run of carto's I have had that from time to time. had a couple that I blew through inside a week and then the next went for almost a month before going out *shrug* I have this little device thing that we used to get with computer cd-rom drives that you put into the hole and eject the tray out. been using that in my kit to occasionally "clear" the air-hole in my carto tank. just kinda have to ease it through from the top then the bottom and that seems to really help the longevity. I try and do that once a day. But, yes, I've encountered the same issues as you have with carts and to me it just seems like I get into a bad run of them or something.

Syl

 

[igloo]

If you get juice in the center tube very very very very lightly puff the carto, with a tissue at your 510 to catch the juice in the center tube. Carto's are the easiest hassle free vape everything else is much more frustrating in general IMHO.

 

[Fjnissim]

FinchX, I use the Vivi Nova 2.5 tanks on my lavatube and have had no issues. Yes, they are compatible with the Provari threading as well and you might want to check out Tasteyourjuice.com for some great info from Phil Busardo. He mainly runs Provari's and has some great info pertaining to them and Vivi Nova usage.

 

[FinchX]

In my other thread asking about alternatives I mentioned I will probably attempt once more by getting a tank from IBTanked and some cartos other than those from Provape and see if the problem is solved... though the vivi nova seems to be the backup plan if it doesn't lol

 

[FinchX]

Thanks for the link, will be checking that when I get off work as well! lol