Who is bad about not refilling cartomizers?

[DaMulta]

I ordered a bunch of them in all sorts of flavors. I do have a bin where they go when they run dry to refill. Yet, lol I seem to never refill them. It's just so easy to pop the rubber off a new one, and vape away. I think I could end up with 50 of those sucks before I went to refill them.

Some days I can use 1 cartomizer, and other days I burn threw 3 of them. I swear if a cartomizer was only 50cents I would never even worry about refilling them......


I think what would work best for me is if I had one day a month. Maybe something like on the 1st of every month to refill a large batch of them it might work for me. Well that's my plan, and if I could refill every one of them 12 times it could work out for a year.

 

[JenJen]

*raises her hand* I have a whole coffee can full of empties that I keep promising I am going to refill lol! I decided I was never going to throw one away, but after refilling once or twice, toss it in the coffee can in case of "prohibition". But I have to admit, I have been taking vaped once cartos and tossing them in the can. Oh sure, I refill once in a while, but man - it's too easy to just screw on a new one lol! Plus there are sooo many flavors to try! I promise though, refilling more is going to be my New Years Resolution! Well, if Steve stops gettting in all those new flavors!

 

[dreho]

Heh, I wish I could afford to be lazy about refilling. Ive found if I just used new carto's vaping would actually be more expensive for me than smoking, but refilling really saves a lot of money. Plus I like to experiment with my own flavors. Oh well, make sure to save them for a rainy day.

 

[Scottbee]

I'll be honest with you, after doing a couple of cartomizer autopsies.... I'm not really convinced that refilling them is such a good idea. Not to be an alarmist in any way shape or form... but it's not what the manufacturer had in mind, and I have my quiet concerns.

 

[sfjreid]

How many times can you normally refill a KR cartomizer? Just curious to know before my KR arrives. To me if i can refill 2-5 times then I will be completely happy.

 

[Scottbee]

Refilling cartomizers is like voting. Do it early, and do it often!! ;-)

Don't wait for your carto to become burned. If you can avoid burning the carto and damaging the filler or coil, you should be able to get almost an unlimited number of refills. Vape quality will begin to trail off as the filler gets "gummed up" though (which you might be able to remedy via rinsing).

 

[JenJen]

I do tend to top off more then refill actually. I try to to off way before it would start burning.

 

[Mary Kay]

I did my refill chores today! I have a couple that weren't what I wanted and so I rinsed them and refilled with a flavor of my making. I did thin mint. Lorann's chocolate (tastes like toosie roll) and creame de menthe. With lots of pg and glycerine..thin mint! Cool. That was my reward for refilling!

 

[Lightgeoduck]

I was at first, but it just became too darn easy... after first top-off (I never let it empty totally) i re assemble it enough so I don't need a tool anymore and I have been using the same 2 carts for a few weeks now. I don't change flavors too often since I have a variety and love them all (mostly) that I figure I can wait to try a different flavor...
I top off once a day on 2 carts.

 

[Charged]

The secret is to know when the cart is about to burn. After a while you will know. You will be getting excellent vapor but the taste will fade. This is the time to stop. Put it in a refill bin and move on to a new one. At the end of the week grab all you've collected and refill. I've refilled mine more than 10 times and they are still vaping (almost) like new.

I would imagine if you don't burn them dry you can get up to 30 refills. I'm too new to say this for sure but I bet it would be possible.

 

[kc0cmp]

Refilling cartomizers is like voting. Do it early, and do it often!! ;-)

Don't wait for your carto to become burned. If you can avoid burning the carto and damaging the filler or coil, you should be able to get almost an unlimited number of refills. Vape quality will begin to trail off as the filler gets "gummed up" though (which you might be able to remedy via rinsing).

And if you live in afghanistan, vote early vote often and as many times as possible for the same candidate!

 

[kc0cmp]

I was at first, but it just became too darn easy... after first top-off (I never let it empty totally) i re assemble it enough so I don't need a tool anymore and I have been using the same 2 carts for a few weeks now. I don't change flavors too often since I have a variety and love them all (mostly) that I figure I can wait to try a different flavor...
I top off once a day on 2 carts.

yeah if you dont mash the little white cap back on like nuts you can pop it back off with a fingernail..really simplifies the refilling tool issue after you get it out the first time.

 

[keyzygirl]

I always refill,cant afford not to!! I hate when I break the little white caps.Now I cut a hole in a condom and slide that on when they break.It works.

 

[Mary Kay]

You can also use a cut down 901 cart.

 

[Taryn]

I doubt I even get them half empty before I refill, I want to preserve the carto as long as possible. I like my hard earned $$ too much!

 

[Moonstruck]

For me the cartos are still cheaper than smoking was (if I don't include the initial cost of the batteries, chargers, and PCC), so for right now they just get tossed into a plastic bin.

I am saving the empties -- you know -- just in case they ever become impossible to get. I have the empties and lots of liquid. But for now I just pop on a new carto and vape away.