When to refill tank

[Punk In Drublic]

@Vaper12345678 – Like many I am going to assume you are an ex smoker? And being a smoker I am sure you know which cigarettes can be smoked past their filter line and which ones can not. To me your questions about vaping and how far you can take an empty tank is no different. Also being new to vaping I to wanted to know what my thresholds were. So I pushed the limits to discover for my self and I have found there is no real definite answer. Every drop-in coil has its own characteristics on how much juice it can retain and dissipate. Some I have found to only offer 2 or 3 hits after the tank is empty before I get a dry burn while others seem to go on forever. The VG to PG ratio of juice you are using will also play a part in how much your coil will retain and dissipate after an empty tank. Experiment for yourself to find your own thresholds. At worse you may prematurely burn out a coil. But given the wide variance of quality with some of these coils that may happen even with a full tank. And if you do not want to experiment, then a good rule of thumb is to just keep juice in your tank. Doesn’t have to be full.

There is also no harm in storing a tank full of juice for a pro-longed period. At worse the coil may become over saturated which could lead to leaking (also dependent on the coil) or you may a get a bit of spitback for the first couple of fires. Leaking is a PIA but spitback is more of an annoyance than anything else…will go away after a couple of fires.

As for cleaning coils…many different tips can be found on the web on cleaning drop-in coils from vodka or Everclear (do not use isopropyl alcohol), to boiling your coils to just running them under warm water. I haven’t really found one method to be that much better than the other…YMMV. This may be of interest to some users but I have also used a pressurized steam cleaner on my coils. I have one on hand for various house hold cleaning duties. Just remember to hold your coil with pliers or something similar…holding them with your hand will guarantee a trip to the burn clinic! I have found this to be the quickest method

 

[Darren Baker]

well if I am changing flavours I vape till there is note left in tank if sticking with same juice I top up before just before cotton holes exposed thats just me

 

[United States]

Distilled water stols? Do tell.

 

[stols001]

Meh, I am PG sensitive (10% max) so I was chain vaping all these MTL setups with like 90% VG. My tanks were getting noticeably overheated, so I started using 10% DW (I had a few judicious and not so judicious experiments with alcohols too, including a few drops of cooking burgundy laying around in one tank. Vodka's okay (apart from its tendency to make everything taste like juiceflavor + vodka it all tastes the same after awhile) but the burgundy cooked on my coil instantly (I knew it was a bad idea, but like, I had to try it) and it actually tasted okay only it made the entire house smell like curry, very thick, very authentic curry.

So yeah 10% distilled water lowered my temps considerably. Also, it made my coils last longer and wick better and flavor was even improved (which I was not expecting) but then MikeP, the author of the temp thread and experiments, told me about PEG400 which is a PG alternative and things got REALLY good then. But, DW has a lower boiling point than PG or VG, so it lowered my temps a LOT.

LOL, I believe I may have read almost every single thread on that TC thread, and it certainly alarmed me I mean I was all like "WHA??? I have MADE the great effort to switch to vaping and now I am gonna die ANYWAY? How can LIFE BE SO CRUELLLLL!!!!!!!!! (Censored words.)

Only it turns out I'm fine EVA had STRUCK!!!!

There is tons of useful information to be had on that thread actually, in between vast SWATHES of graphs which I examined breathlessly, thinking the entire time, "O I'MMA gonna DIE."

I don't recommend it to a new vaper at least not one who isn't already dying to get into rebuildables and etc.

I will admit, that my first true temp mode experience was pretty "meh," compared to my expectations I mean I was totally like, "The SKIES will OPEN AND THEN THEN GOD HIMSELF will come DOWN and AWARD me life POINTS and promise me it's either going to be heaven or hell, but not purgatory (my secret fear, I hate boredom)!!!!"

But, it wasn't like that. It was like, "Hmm. Vaping TC. And I'm still alive, after all this time."

Anna

 

[United States]

Thanks for the explanation. I tried TC. Wasn't for me.

At my work today a boss who had said recently "those things cause popcorn lung" says today "I was just see-ing on the news those things explode".... yeah, Mr. Happy strikes again. He asked if I worry about that and I said "look, between the things I've smoked, sniffed, inhaled, eaten and drank combined with car crashes, dating crazy people, rode my skateboard 55mph barefoot, and a bunch of stuff worthy of placing on my tombstone..... if a vaper kills me then so be it"..... now I just wanna to puff my 'lectric peace pipe while melting in the sunshine at work and be left alone Mr. Government employee. Pretty please with sugar on top.

I like the idea of adding a few drops of distilled water to my thicker sauces.... that tap water stuff'll kill ya. lol.

 

[gerrymi]

it is safe to store it so when I done with the vape should I leave some juice right? But I cannot leave a vape with juice in its tank for a long time.

Hi Vaper123...

Having a hard time figuring what the problem is...

"when done with the vape"...do you mean...like...before you go to bed???

"a long time"...are you talkin' overnight???

I usually have 4-5 tanks in my rotation...when one gets near to the level of the holes in the coil...I just refill all the "low" ones...

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