Will water work?

[2mbitp]

I recently purchased a Blu Cig starter kit, and I was wondering if its possible to put plain water into an empty flavor cartridge? I don't want to purchase 0 nicotine cartridges because I don't really care about the flavor.

The company's customer support people said it would "damage the atomizer" so I wanted to confirm this.

Thanks!

 

[Lab]

yes it will damage the atty..

if you are after 0 nicotine nonflavored vapor.. go to the store and by some glycerin

 

[tarkus]

You can get vg at most drug stores just make it is good usp grade, however, just vg will not have any flavor or throat hit to speak of.

 

[Lab]

before you ask what is vg.. it is vegetable glycerin...

if you decide that you want flavor you can pick up lorann's flavorings and add them to the vg or pg

 

[420GypsyGirl]

You cannot vape water anyways. You can clean the cartridges with water and then pat dry the fiber inside the cartridge with a paper towel. Then put new e-liquid in the little cup in the Blu's cartridge. I have the Blu and I use to do that.

BTW if you have the Blu, you'll end up getting frustrated with it. I recommend sending it back and getting a 510. Seriously. If you are serious about stopping smoking, then get a good PV like a 510. There are plenty of good suppliers that sell 510 kits for like $40. Order one and when it arrives send back the Blu. That way you do not eat the cost of the Blu. Or just keep the Blu as a back up.

Just my .02 cents.

 

[Daifne]

Be sure that the VG you get is 100% pure, USP, Vegetable glycerin. Some glycerin is animal fat based.

 

[Raenon]

Be sure that the VG you get is 100% pure, USP, Vegetable glycerin. Some glycerin is animal fat based.

Just a clarification here- many people have used other USP Glycerin, like humco, and have no issue with any damage, or even a single bad thing to say about it. On the other hand, some have an issue with a slight, but noticeable, off-flavor with animal/mixed source glycerin. Humco might work in a pinch, but VG will taste better.
On the other-other hand, PG (propylene glycol) is what most large commercial juices are made from, is thinner, flows better, and tastes slightly sweet. It produces less copious and thinner vapor as well, however.

Personally, I like VG with lorann's flavoring and such and thin it slightly with pure grain alcohol (like Everclear), or even 80proof or higher vodka (Smirnoff is virtually flavorless, just a slight alcohol twang) so it flows nicely. You could also use distilled water instead of the alcohol (cheap, available everywhere), but it will not give you quite the same flavor and you might need more water than you would alcohol.

Vaping zero-nic liquid is really cheap when you make it yourself like this!

 

[2mbitp]

Thanks for the replies

Do you mix the glycerin with water? And how many drops?

 

[lightinup]

No, you use just the glycerin straight with no water added.

 

[sheep]

Actually no, glycerine is a bit too thick to use on it's own and could harm the atty. Dilute it with 10% distilled water or vodka. Just a little is enough.