Why do Atomizers taste gross???

[NewYork]

I hear everyone talk about the "pure" and "clean" taste they get from an atty. My experience has been a gross hot plastic flavor or something I cant describe. Is there a certain "quality" of atty you need for the good clean taste?

I have been using 510 LR Cartomizers and they taste and feel great but still wondering about the atty's.

 

[Stosh]

Attys, much like a carto needs to be kept damp with juice. Not enough wicking or dripping and letting it get dry enough to gunk up the wick will make an atty taste as bad as any "burnt" carto filler.

And there is usually a short break-in period...

 

[tearose50]

Have you learned how to blow out the atty before using it? Gets rid of the nasty primer.

I've also heard about soaking it in juice for awhile & then blowing it out---put condom on thread end & load with juice to get wicking fully wet---let it set for awhile (even overnight) so it actually soaks in. Then blow out and use. Really helps stop any burn. Going to try with my next atty.

Many say -- dripping for the cleanist taste.

 

[Levitas]

Attys do in fact come with that nasty primer (most not all of them)

I personally hate it... there is something called atty refresher you can buy from want2vape (want2vape Premium USA E Liquid) but that has alcohol in it, so if you do use it, don't inhale it.

There are many other methods of getting the primer out but I hate it. It's tedious and makes me want to throw up. So, the solution? Buy attys that DON'T have primer on it. Ikenvape is one place and there's another that I forgot (they sell cisco attys).

 

[hellcatrydr]

Try Ce2s. Problem was the same for me. These cured it.

 

[Dakota]

i switched to dripping because of the burnt taste. Now, when I get my last vape from the dripping, I can tell by the taste and simply drip a few more drops in.

 

[tybin]

if you're getting a burnt hot plastic taste, i'd check to make sure the cartridge is on right. you can't just stick it on with out aligning it to the rectangle inside the atty.LF and GP also don't sell attys with allot of primer.

 

[dspin]

Nothing finer than dripping on an atty. Cisco and Ikenvape attys do not have primer. Also one must learn how to properly prepare one for use. They must be kept wet but not too wet. A small learning curve, but once you get it there's no comparison. All attys are not created equal.

 

[ElectroDude]

Hey NewYork! Brand new atomizers usually come with a primer that has a very bad taste, my guess is that is the problem you are facing right now. However, it is very easy to get rid of that primer... if the atomizer is new, first blow out the primer and then dump it with some e-liquid (like washing the inside). Before you use it the first time make sure that your cartridge has a good quantity of liquid and then put a few drops into the atomizer directly... I hope this helps, let us know how it went!

 

[NewYork]

So you guys are talking about still using the cartridges? I thought I was supposed to drip the liquid right on the atty??? The 3 I tried were all from litecigusa and came with the Riva510 kit and the Joye Ego kit. They did not look wet at all so I don't think they had primer in them. I would drip 4 drops to begin then periodically 1-3 more drops after vaping on it a little while. I used one for a couple days and that warm plastic flavor was still there. wasn't really a "burnt" taste just warm plastic or something weird.

BTW are Ce2's better from different companies like how Boge makes good LR Cartos?

 

[tearose50]

Sorry, OP -- A lot of the plastic taste or burnt taste people find with using cartridges......

Still think it's a good idea to blow out that atty----juice it some & blow it out again---Electrodude's data still applies, as does earlier posts.

That said, maybe you'll like LR better. Or, try a different pg/vg ratio. I had some taste trouble once because of too much vg.
Or, your taste buds just could be improving. A lot have said different equipment handled flavors differently.

 

[Credo]

If you do not plan to use carts on the atty, consider de-bridging and/or de-wicking.

There are videos on youtube that describe how.

These mods allow you to drip right in the little ceramic pan that holds the heating coils....or right on the coil.

Pros: More pure flavors. Quicker flavor changes.

Cons: Might not hold as much juice before giving you problems...and the learning curve on getting just the right amount of juice in there is a little steeper. It's also prone to more leaks. Once you de-bridge...there's no going back to carts with that atty...tho' you can still use the carts if you leave the bridge and pull out the wicks (dewicking with a bridge and carts doesn't work well for me, but others swear by it).

A typical atty bridge w/wicking can hold 5 to 8 drops or more (along with older flavors you might be trying to get rid of). That's a good ciggy's worth vaping for most folks!

 

[NewYork]

Thanx for all the feedback but I guess I just would really like to know... What exactly IS the benefit of using an ATTY vs a Cartomizer. I havent ever got a bad taste from a carto (except when it runs dry and burns from not keeping it wet)

 

[db13berry]

For me. There is no benefit to dripping except to try out new flavors when I get them. I do not like dripping. Too much trouble for me and I am unable to taste that much of a difference in flavor.

Some people love dripping. They say the flavor is better and vapor is better. I just haven't found that. It's all about preference.

 

[Credo]

I use cartos most of the time. I can fill them and go.

I use attys for trying out juices, or for a quick hit of a flavor that I don't have packed in a carto.

I.E. I have a few really powerful flavors that I like, but 30 or so puffs of it, and I don't want any more of it for a while
I just wet an atty and vape happily till I'm growing tired of it, then vape out whatever is left on the bridge. So this is more like lighting a cigar for me. 8 to 10 drops of it and I've had enough of that flavor for a while

It's also great for folks that tweak their own juices. Taste and tweak before packing it into cartos.

Fun for 'juice parties'...where all yer pals come over and bring a bottle of their fave. Drip...taste...blow it out, and try another juice For juice parties I like to bring several attys tho'....like one for sweet/desert flavors, one for powerful minty stuff, and another for tobaccos and spicy goods.

 

[garyinco]

I agree with the above. I'm, I guess, a 95% cartomizer user. I use atomizers to try out new juices and vape the occasional sweet stuff after a meal or something. After playing around with the CE2 cartomizers for a bit, I still don't know if they are worth the trouble. But the industry is growing quickly, so I can only expect good progress in the near future.

 

[Secti0n31]

I've got one regular (2.2-2.4ish ohm) 510 atty that I got from CoV that always tastes dry. No matter what juice I use or how much of it it always tastes like wick. I've washed it out, vinegar'ed it, flooded it, un-flooded it. Still tastes very dry. I de-bridged it and it still tastes dry. It happens.

I de-bridge all of my LR attys for dripping, it tastes a lot better. I also wash them out and dry burn them once in a while (no more than 2 seconds per click for LR attys). If you dry burn an atty with the bridge and wick in there you could scorch the wick.

I recommend a vinegar or alcohol soak anywhere from an hour to overnight, followed by about 2 minutes of rinse under a steaming hot faucet. Then blow em out and let em dry for an hour, a real quick burn to dry them out. Then prime em and drip.

 

[brandon555]

I've got one regular (2.2-2.4ish ohm) 510 atty that I got from CoV that always tastes dry. No matter what juice I use or how much of it it always tastes like wick. I've washed it out, vinegar'ed it, flooded it, un-flooded it. Still tastes very dry. I de-bridged it and it still tastes dry. It happens.

I de-bridge all of my LR attys for dripping, it tastes a lot better. I also wash them out and dry burn them once in a while (no more than 2 seconds per click for LR attys). If you dry burn an atty with the bridge and wick in there you could scorch the wick.

I recommend a vinegar or alcohol soak anywhere from an hour to overnight, followed by about 2 minutes of rinse under a steaming hot faucet. Then blow em out and let em dry for an hour, a real quick burn to dry them out. Then prime em and drip.

Sometimes the coil sits too high and isn't submerged in fluid causing the burnt taste no matter what. I've had this happen on a few attys. I just push the coil down with a toothpick until it is seated on.the bottom. Then I get the oddball atty that has no cure for the dreaded burnt taste. Those usually end up in the trash.