eRoll Gurgle?

[Sed Contra]

I just got an eRoll kit yesterday, so I'm new to the eRoll.

One cartridge has been no problem, but the other one seems to have two problems: 1) brown liquid near the top, and 2) a serious gurgle on the draw.

I'm not sure if these two issues are related. Thoughts?

I can wipe away the majority of the brown stuff, but I'd really like to get past the gurgle issue.



BTW - I've found out that filling them is easier if I clear the surface tension with a toothpick before inserting my bottle into the top to fill.

 

[ostego]

I've used an eroll for around 6 months now. The gurgle is something you always get with new attys from what i can tell, it's the sound of the eliquid properly boiling and breaking it in! I like it personally! Enjoy it, you always seem to get more vapour when it gurgles, and it will stop after a few days!

With regards to the brown liquid, that is something i have recently had big problems with. From all the help others on the forum have given me, it seems brown deposits are down to both the type of eliquid you use, as well as the atty's age (if not cleaned). Using a cola liquid, which was very thick and sweet, brown would appear around the rim of the tank early on, and in later stages, this brown decolouring will dissipate into the liquid stored into the tank (tends to happen when left static for long stages, i.e. over night).

The browning isn't anything to be worried about health wise, but i found can affect the taste, so have been using a different brand, less sweet eliquid over the past 4 days, and so far have no "browning" of any note.

The browning happens because as the coil inside the atty burns the eliquid, gunk gets left over and builds up around it, this eventually seeps back into the tank, and the eliquid inside of it. I posted a thread asking about it a few days ago, and the peoples' responses were very helpful. The link to this thread is here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...own-after-few-days-what-am-i-doing-wrong.html There's a load of info in there about the gunk, whats causing it, as well as how to open & clean the atty!

 

[EricDykstra]

With new attys they tend to crackle and pop at the beginning. If you are getting a gurgle, that sounds like a flooded atty. The best way to clear it is to put the atty and the cone together(no battery or tank) and blow on the end where the tank would connect. Make sure to cover the end with paper tower before you blow otherwise you will get juice everywhere. Also wipe out the inside of the battery where the atty would sit. If you use the blow method a couple of times it should clear out. If that doesn't work for you, soak the atty in vodka or rubbing alcohol. Just make sure to let it dry before you vape again.

 

[misterholidayhouse]

Besides the gurgle caused by atty flooding, I've found that the air passages in the tank can get enough condensation to cause a similar gurgling sound and feel. There were a couple times I thought I had a flooded atty and I simply washed the tank with water and did a quick blow dry with compressed air and everything was fine again.

 

[daisyd]

If you have a flooded atty, and you don't want to do the tissue thing (like while driving for instance) you can just pull the tank off and vape normally for a few puffs. Don't chain vape with the tank off, 'cause it gets hot, but that will use the excess juice without having to blow it out.

 

[patkin]

Yup.. +1 what daisyd said. My middle name is over-fill and I've learned all about stove piping. I get clouds of vapor when I do and know to stop when the vapor decreases. Then slap the tank back on.

 

[ostego]

Ooh, i'm a tad confused now and a bit worried i've been flooding my atty's every time i start with them! By gurgle, are we referring to "pops and crackles", or is this more of a deep gurgling like you'd get from a sink or a drain pipe sort of sound?

 

[patkin]

Pop and crackle is fine... in fact, I like that sound because I'm used to that with my ego c and cartos. That's when the atty delivers to best to me. When you were a kid, did you ever hold a glass of something to your lips and make bubbles? The gurgle is similar to that but tinier.