What the heck is that?

[NotoriousJDP]

So I cleaned the heads of my Vision mini vivi nova today. I just used hot water to rinse them out (like always). Then I let them air dry. All of them now have this weird chemically/metal taste when I vape them. Any ideas of what this is and/or how to get rid of it.

 

[Baditude]

I don't use use Vivi Nova's on a regular basis, but from what you have described...did you allow the string wicks time to set up and absorb your juice prior to vaping? You're likely tasting the burning of the silica wicks. It sounds like you're getting dry hits from your wicks not being adequately wet before using them. Just an observation.

 

[Thrasher]

sounds like its time for a real dry burn to get the caked up crud off the coils. i dont remember a chemical taste but i do remember it getting nasty after a while constantly rebaking the crud with new juice.

 

[onry]

sounds like its time for a real dry burn to get the caked up crud off the coils. i dont remember a chemical taste but i do remember it getting nasty after a while constantly rebaking the crud with new juice.

thats about what it sounds like to me also.
If you need help with that let me know and ill swing by sometime when im in town and show you how to do it notorious

 

[NotoriousJDP]

I don't think it's a dry hit burning the wick. I let the juice sit in my tank for at least ten minutes before I vaped it. I think I'll try to dry burn them. It's weird though because it's all three of my heads and I don't use the lower resistance one nearly as much as the higher resistance one and that one seems to taste the worst. I'm wondering if I didn't let them dry enough and I'm tasting something from the water left in the wick. I dunno. I'll let y'all know how the dry burning works.

 

[NotoriousJDP]

So I did a good dry burn and it didn't help. If anything it made the taste worse.

 

[flbutterfly1]

I have had that metal like taste when the wicks aren't dry enough. Kind of a vapor - steam and a flavorless even though there is vapor. Also it will take a bit to break in again after the wicks do get dry.

 

[volume control]

Your wicks arent clean and now theres water in them. Soak in vodka overnight and dry 1 hour or boil 20 minutes and dry overnight.


Also make sure you do put some juice on the wicks/coil once they are dry, leaving your heads completely dry and cause them to corrode =(

 

[NotoriousJDP]

Yeah, it is kind of vapor-steam like hits. And there is a little flavor but not like normal. So what do I have to do? Just keep using them until it goes away?

 

[Butters78]

I never air dry my heads. As soon as in done washing them I blow into them. When they are somewhat dry I dry burn for a while then i pop it back in. Good as new.

Anyone notice that sometimes people say warsh instead of wash in certain parts of the country? I find it unsettling.

 

[Train2]

Or a cleaning "do-over" with a longer dry time.
And disassemble - pull the little silicon cap thing up so that and the metal tip inside it can dry out too...
(careful - not over the sink drain!)

Yeah, it is kind of vapor-steam like hits. And there is a little flavor but not like normal. So what do I have to do? Just keep using them until it goes away?

 

[NotoriousJDP]

I have two heads boiling right now. I'm a little worried about the little white O ring on them getting messed up, should I worry? I'm gonna let one air dry and dry burn dry the other one and see which method works better for me. I'll keep y'all updated. And thanks for the help guys. I might just be buying some new heads tomorrow. I do need a reason to visit the B&M I just found out about.

 

[Train2]

Anyone notice that sometimes people say warsh instead of wash in certain parts of the country? I find it unsettling.

LOL.
Now you're probably going to suggest a thread to compare and contrast the use of:
Hoagie
Sub
Hero
Grinder

 

[skyztheLynnit]

I have two heads boiling right now. I'm a little worried about the little white O ring on them getting messed up, should I worry? I'm gonna let one air dry and dry burn dry the other one and see which method works better for me. I'll keep y'all updated. And thanks for the help guys. I might just be buying some new heads tomorrow. I do need a reason to visit the B&M I just found out about.

You should worry.. if you aren't worrying you aren't doing it right. More worry=cleaner heads

 

[skyztheLynnit]

I wish i could help you with this.. i dry burn.. blow.. soak.. errtang .. still a nappy taste for a day..

 

[NotoriousJDP]

I'm worried about melting them off or something by boiling them too long. Is this possible?

 

[skyztheLynnit]

I haven't tried boiling yet so i really don't know.. (i was only teasing about the worrying )

 

[NotoriousJDP]

I've always just rinsed them off and air dried them. It's always worked fine. I usually do this every time my tank goes dry (once a day) and usually only one head at a time so I always have a fresh, completely dry head to pop on while my other one dries. I didn't do this for a couple of days 'cause I was out of town. When I got home today I cleaned all three at once and I think I didn't let them dry enough. When I got that nasty taste I immediately switched to another head and got the same thing. I will NEVER do this again. Sorry if I'm ramblin' on but it's keeping me busy while I try to fix this problem.

 

[NotoriousJDP]

Anyone notice that sometimes people say warsh instead of wash in certain parts of the country? I find it unsettling.

Yeah, that's weird. Know what else is weird? My girlfriend doesn't say underarms or armpits...she says underpits.

 

[onry]

i never air dry mine i pat the wicks dry on a towel and then pulse burn them til i can see the coils glow red all the way across voila done.
put it all back together fill er up and vape. dont forget to check out the group you can ask questions there also.like here there is almost always someone online lol