General chat for vaping vipers.

[magimedi]

Hooray to getting our own space (within giving up smoking).

& (gin) to MNHQ for giving us this space.

I'm hoping some of our most knowledgeable vapers are going to start threads about specific aspects of vaping.

Theselittlelights - you might need higher nicotine. Also, try looong slow puffs and less (or no) inhaling. Almost all the nicotine is absorbed through the mouth and nose. The coughing phase doesn't usually last long. If it goes on a bit you could try a VG based juice (most eliquid is PG based and some people don't get on with it).

I think I'll just stick to my Evod, on saying that I just had a sneaky cig upstairs

Looks OK to me You can use any tank on any battery generally (some of the bigger mods need a 510-ego adapter to use with some small tanks but they're only about £2).

Diary, the Evod 2 is a decent bit of kit Just keep counting the ones you don't smoke. Loads of people dual fuel for a while.

Yes thanks, Ive gone from 30 per day to 1 so that's not bad. I have 8 left in a pack which is hidden away.

Cheers Plenty I have some spare cash this week so I might treat myself. Hoping that it comes with a charger!

My clearo seems to be burning hot at the moment. I have the spinner set to 4.2 and it's not producing as much hit/vapour.

I use iclear 16 wicks and coils, I thought this voltage would be ok.

Do I need to replace it do you think? Will this voltage work ok on the nautilus when I get it?

And what the hell is dry burning, I keep reading about this. Do I need to do it and can I leave the wicks on to do it?

Sorry if these are silly questions. Thanks!

Megan the "right" voltage is the one you like the best! A mate and I often try each other's kit, and he dials my batteries up to almost double what I like with the same tank on & same juice in it - all down to personal preference. As long as the battery itself isn't getting too hot safety isn't an issue, though I think (not sure, Plenty please confirm?) that the coils will last a shorter time with high voltages.

Diary I dual fuelled for ages & ages, and the final 2 fags a day (first in the morning & last at night) took nearly 2 months to lose. But eventually I managed to go smoke free, and it's been nearly a year now

I'd try going up to the 12mg nicotine for a while, littlelight. You can always tape r it down again afte a while, but it's better than going back to the fags.

Yes allergic that's my time for a cig - morning then one at night and vape during the day. I have to sneak to my bedroom though as my son goves me a row.

I love all the support we give each other!

I feel the same

I've been playing with my EVOD today, blowing vape rings

Megan when you say hot, does it taste burnt or just feel hot to your hand? If it tastes burnt it's too hot and is burning instead of evaporating the liquid. It's not a great idea health wise to carry on vaping on a burnt coil (plus it tastes disgusting) and so you should replace it. If it just feels hot to your hand that's fine.

What makes a coil get too hot and burn is quite complicated. The voltage is one factor but it will also depend on the resistance of the coil, the surface area of the coil, how fast the liquid is getting to the coil and how much airflow there is.

When you're trying to find the right power level for your setup, start low and increase the voltage a bit at a time. If you reach a point where it starts to taste a bit burny, take the power back down a bit.

though I think (not sure, Plenty please confirm?) that the coils will last a shorter time with high voltages.
They will tend to yes, because the more vapour you produce the more liquid will have passed over the coil. Certain ingredients in the flavourings have a tendency to stick to the coil so it gets gunked up over time.

You can dry burn to get rid of the gunk and soak in leftover cheap vodka to get rid of stubborn smells. Done regularly this can greatly extend the life of your coils

Theselittlelights - 0.6% is very low. You can't really compare the amount of nicotine in fags with the level in eliquid because it's absorbed so differently. I agree you should try 12mg (1.2%), maybe even 18mg if needed.

Well done Polter and well done all the new vapers!

I often wonder what the grand total is of people helped by these threads. I wouldn't have done it without the support here

I'm the same Plenty. I was trying & was half way there, but having the first "Evangelical" thread pointed out to me was my big turning point. I'm heading for a milestone soon too Polter.....

Well done Polter and thank you for this thread everyone else, it helps enormously having knowledgeable people here on hand to help, I've also started munching on fruit when I get any overwhelming urges, it seems to be helping and I have finally worked out how to see how much liquid is in my evod. It only took 5 days

Ive had 3 pears and 1 apple so far today.

Whereas I just VAPE my fruit flavours (apple & grape at the mo).

Hmm, wonder if that counts as 2 of the "5 a day"?

Thanks plenty that's really useful. It doesn't taste burnt, it just feels hot. I was wondering if it meant my coil was on its way out.

I will have a look at the video and give the dry burn a go. I have a spare coil so it's no great loss if I do mess it up.

I was well and truly helped with these threads

Nearly a year now.....Allergic stopped the same time as me I think. Bought tobacco for DH the other day and was quite shocked at the price, although in my smoking days, never gave it a second thought.

Am still on my bog standard 1100 batteries, Kanger T2's and RY4. Think I'll go down to 6mg soon.

The mad dreams at the start are normal, as are the nose bleeds and in my case, shite spotty skin for a while. Skin now looks lovely and I really notice the "greyness" of smokers now. Also my circulation is much better, big bonus in the cold weather. And gasping for breath at the end of the lenght in the swimming pool is a distant memory. I now swim till I run out of time.

Well done everyone!

I am now 2.5 years free of stinkys! Can't believe it.

I was also on bog standard batteries etc until a couple of weeks ago when I got my Ileaf & mini nautilus. Just loving it & have had no gurgle/leak problems.

Diary - You should be saving the fruit for your unicorn!!

Oh thank goodness the mad dreams are normal, I thought I was going madder

One week today and Ive been having a stinky at night and one or 2 in the morning (when I wake up from mad dreams).

I hope we can keep this thread going it's really useful, I'm going into the vape shop next week to let the man check my coil because I don't even know where it is.

magimed I'm feeding her the leftovers

The coil on my vape obv.