Wicking Issue

[JaneinMesa]

I am on day 6 of being a non-smoker thanks to vaping. I've been using a couple gas station ecigs and a borrowed Ego. My biggest issue is the throat burn/taste I'm getting, even though I'm getting vapor. I probably take hits too close together, like I would when I'd smoke a cigarette. The Ego does give better hits and is more consistent, but it is still annoying to be constantly fooling around with topping it off. I would like to buy a better system, but it seems the drying out of the wick happens with all of them. Any news of a better designed one coming out? My throat is dry and getting sore. I'm using 100% Veg. Glycerine from neverlightagain (Tobacco - High). I'm disappointed that this happens even with a more expensive model. Would tank systems prevent this? One hit too many just ruins the otherwise pleasant experience.

I don't know if I'll continue to vape once I have the smoking beat, so I also don't want to spend too much on a system. I also don't think (?) I want to build a mod, though I would want to replace parts easily, if necessary. At this point, I don't really want to fool around with it that much. I'm finding they are somewhat quirky and annoying.

Also, my neverlightagain ecig came with a lithium ion battery ($20), but I read unspecific warnings about them. I always thought lithium ion batteries were the better batteries?

 

[wasabi5858]

I am guessing you are using a cartomizer?

Probably look into a vivi nova mini or a ego vision clearomizer v3 (I have both of these), and I would think it is very hard to have a dry hit until the liquid gets very low.

 

[JaneinMesa]

I actually took the atomizer and cartridge off the Trio and use it on the neversmokeagain. The neversmokeagain came with 2 cartomizers but they don't work so well.

How long do the types you recommend last normally? I would still need to buy a better battery too?

 

[missmopar77]

I have read allot about high % Veg. Glycerine causing issues/clogging with atomizers because it is thicker, maybe you could try higher % Propylene Glycol ejuice and see if you still continue to have problems

 

[DaveP]

Try 100% PG just to see the difference. You can always mix variations of the same flavor to adjust the balance between PG and VG. Most people like 70pg/30vg. PG is thin. VG is thick. Most vendors add water or alcohol to VG juices to thin them. Others don't and you get a thick juice that wicks very slowly through the filler in an atomizer or cartomizer.

PG provides better taste, but a lower volume of vapor. VG provides less flavor, but clouds of vapor.

A good test for viscosity is to turn the bottle upside down and watch the bubble rise. If it seems to rise instantly, your juice will wick well. If it's a little slow getting to the top, it's thick and will give you trouble in filler based or wick based atomizers.

70%pg/30%vg is a good compromise for a mix. Some use 80/20 and others use 50/50/. Dark juices tend to clog the filler and wick slowly. Clear juices work well in atomizers or cartomizers, provide they aren't really thick.

You can experiment with about 10% water added to a small amount of the juice to thin it. If you decide to try adding alcohol, use only clear alcohol that you would drink, not rubbing alcohol. Everclear or Vodka is popular.