Cartomizer Break-In Period?

[uniqueusername]

I got my second order from MV today and filled up a couple of my shiny new cartomizers to use with my LUX. To my surprise, they induced a bit of a nasty chemical taste. The same liquids don't have the chemical-y taste while dripping on an atty or using cartridges, it's just with the cartomizers. I've been hitting the same ones pretty hard all day hoping the chemical taste would dissipate but so far it hasn't. Is there some kind of break-in period for cartos where they kind of "adjust" after a couple of days?

Also, they're slightly harder to draw on compared to an atty and cart. Is that normal as well?

 

[mwa102464]

I would pull one apart and look at the inside, see if it is all burnt up, this may be your culprit, a bad carto, I've had a few myself.

 

[Garnoch]

I'll say this, cartos don't taste quite like an atty, but I do find the 902 and the Sidesho to be the closest of any I've tried - and that includes the LUX XL, which is actually my main carto now regardless of that. I don't taste any more of a chemical taste with cartos than I do with an atty though, although with an atty, its fairly easy to blow out that primer before vaping. That being said, just like an atty, I find a carto tastes best on the second fill. I couldn't even count how many cartos I've gone through, but I've only ever had one that tasted weird and that was last week.

 

[Garnoch]

Oh let me add this too. I don't like the feel or taste of the rubber cap on the LUX XL cartos, so I keep my 902 plastic caps and use them on my XLs instead.

 

[uniqueusername]

After using these two all day, the chemical taste is finally starting to dissipate from one of them but it's still lingering pretty bad with the other. When I refill tomorrow, I'll report back as to whether or not it's still there. I might also try boiling one or two of the new ones before bed and see if they taste right when I fill them tomorrow. Might be worth a shot.

As far as the chemical taste itself, it kind of reminds me of hairspray or perfume. If you've ever walked into the bathroom while your wife is getting ready and walked into a cloud of that with your mouth open, you know exactly what I'm talking about. lol

@Garnoch: I popped the carto caps off and threw them away as soon as I opened the package. I greatly prefer the flat tips from the cartridges over the round style, so I put those on there. It also helps since the regular-size cartos don't mesh well with the large cone on the LUX. I need a small cone. Or XL cartos. Or both.
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[Garnoch]

Oh these are 902s. Weird. Yeah I use tips on them as well. Maybe contact MV about this one to get a new batch.

 

[uniqueusername]

After refilling this morning, the chemical taste is totally gone. Still kind of hard to draw on, but it doesn't really bother me now that I've gotten used to it.

I didn't get a chance to boil any. I'll boil two of the unused ones tonight and see if that changes anything when I fill them up tomorrow. It will be nice if I never have to deal with that taste again. lol

 

[uniqueusername]

I boiled a couple of them fresh-out-of-the-box last night. Filled them up around lunch time today and there's no hint of the chemical taste at all. I suppose the boiling got rid of whatever was left in them from manufacturing. Glad to have gotten that figured out.

 

[Garnoch]

It stick that you got a bad box of cartos but that's a great tip so thanks!