What the heck is that?

[stormwench]

I use vivi novas a great deal, mostly all the time. First possibility is that you are not really getting the wicks free of old flavor and that mix can really give an ugly taste - using vodka or vanilla extract or a mix of both to rise them and letting them air dry over night can fix that.

Depending on the juice you use the coils can get very gunked up and rinsing just won't help - sometimes it makes it worse as it moves some of the gunk down on the connection as well as it being all around the connection.

Its time to replace your head - but to extend the life you can try dry burning the coils and blowing the produced ash away. If the coils are really in bad shape dry burning does of the risk of breaking the (not sure if its called burning them out or not) coiled where they make contact with the battery. In that case you have to replace the head but you were going to have to anyway it seems. I keep a 5 pk of vivi nova heads in my supply box so I can switch out once dry burning them a bit ( not like crazy -just enough short bursts to turn the gunk on the coils to a white ash that can be blown away) no longer extends their lives.

You can just replace the head - they are relatively cheap - no reason to dispose of the rest of the vivi nova - but dry burning will extend the life and any thing that saves a couple of dollars for a couple of weeks is worth it.

 

[jazon1]

best way i have found to clean and reuse vivi heads other then rebuilding them is to just,
wash them really well in hot water(i boil them from time to time just remove the rubber seal part on the head first)
then i sit them on a paper towel on there side with wicks touching the paper for a minute so some of the water comes out of the wick,
then i screw it on to a battery with the rubber still off so i can see the coil,
then i press the fire button for about 5 seconds and then wait about 2 seconds then fire again for 5 seconds,
i just keep doing this until i can see the coil glowing red each time and see no signs of any smoke coming off it then i give it one more rinse and inspect it, the coil should look clean with no gunk at all left on it and nothing left between the coils, after that your all set to use it again once its dry.

the most common mistake i see people make with dry burning is just not doing it long enough and leaving a bunch of burnt favor on the coil, i think some people think if they do it to long it will ruin the coil or burn the wick,i suppose if you just held the fire button down for a minute or two you might burn out the coil
so just dont do that and you will be fine,as far as the silica wick goes your not going to damage that ive used a blow torch on some just to see if it would burn...it wont it was designed to be used on wood stoves as a seal it can handle a puny glowing coil

 

[flbutterfly1]

Yes, they say warsh here and I find it annoying and have to correct them. I am from here this is my hometown, but growing up with two Yankee parents and a lot of my teachers being from the north I was taught proper English. They also pronounce my town Inter lark in. It is Inter latch en. They live here and can't speak it correctly.

 

[skyztheLynnit]

I hope it works out for you..
i am a little wary of boiling stuff that has plastic on it because.. ok this is kinda gross.. my boyfriend's hair and nose trimmer switch out thingies.. i cleaned them but there was still hair in them.. so i boiled them and the hair was gone but they were warped and didn't fit on the main battery anymore.. he was mad lol

 

[NotoriousJDP]

Stormwench it can't be that all 3 of my heads need to be changed when I use them different amounts of time. My 1.8 doesn't get used nearly as much as my 2.8. Maybe that one needs to be replaced but not all three.

 

[NotoriousJDP]

UGH...So boiling and dry burning them dry didn't help...I'm just gonna buy some new heads. I don't know what I did wrong but oh well. I don't have anymore tanks since my other one cracked. Dangit. Gotta suck it up and deal with no nicotine til the morning.

 

[Pescondo]

This is what works for me....

I disassemble everything, and using pliers to hold each component (my tap water is too hot to hold with my fingers), run it all under hot tap water from both sides. Then I'll dry as much water as I can from the wicks using a clean towel. Then, still using the pliers, I'll use a blow dryer on the high setting and dry everything well. I then screw the head onto the base and attach it to my battery device, Vamo (at 3-3.5 volts) or Ego. I then do 2 second pulses until no more vapor is visible. I put a drop of juice directly on the coils and the ends of the wick just outside the head, replace the rubber cap and reassemble the unit. I fill with juice and let it set for 10-15 minutes, puff a few times without pressing the fire button, then fire and just blow out the first few vapes. Then I'm ready to vape away!

Works well for me.....I'm too impatient to let it all air dry plus it's a 5-10 minute process. I also do this after every 2-3 tank-fulls so gunk doesn't build-up as much.

 

[DeeDee1234]

Soaking them in vinegar can help break up the crud on the coils. you may have not dry burned them long enough.Also I always run them under water good after dry burning to remove the ash and nasties. I also don't bother drying them out totally before using them. I just blow them out and dry them off. The first few hits are watery but then it's fine.

 

[Pescondo]

I've tried rinsing again after the dry burn, but can't tell any difference......but whatever works for you is the best way! I'm assuming the amount of buildup on the coils would determine how much ash you would have. Different power levels and different juices will build-up differently.

 

[jazon1]

I hope it works out for you..
i am a little wary of boiling stuff that has plastic on it because.. ok this is kinda gross.. my boyfriend's hair and nose trimmer switch out thingies.. i cleaned them but there was still hair in them.. so i boiled them and the hair was gone but they were warped and didn't fit on the main battery anymore.. he was mad lol

dont boil anything with plastic silly, you take the atty out and remove the rubber seal on it and just boil the metal atty with wick and wire, no plastic/rubber