First post -

[cokemachine]

Hello...

My name is Dan. I'm not sure where the CokeMachine came from, but I thought it sounded quite nice. 

Anyway, I've signed up because I've started to vape, and took the various bits of advice given out here as an instruction on how to do it. I ordered a Riva 1100mah Kit which arrived this morning. I also got a couple of different flavor juices to get me going. 

But I already have my first question. I have two atomizers, with the kit I got, one seems to work fine, and produces everything you'd expect. The other simply glows red and produces no noise and no vapor. 

Is it faulty? Or am I doing something wrong?

[nurseygirl]

Hi Dan, welcome... are you the diet coke man then

Sounds to me like the other atomizer isnt working but i havent been vaping that long and im no expert... so its probably best if someone else answers your question

[Super-Shiny]

and cokemachine

Have you checked out this guide regarding the Riva: allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/19393/riva-1100-step-guide

[Roscopecotrain]

Hi cokemachine. Welcome to the forum. Is it a cartomiser that isnt working or a clearomiser?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

[cokemachine]

Jun 17, 2013 9:39:35 GMT Roscopecotrain said:

Hi cokemachine. Welcome to the forum. Is it a cartomiser that isnt working or a clearomiser?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

Hey - I think it's a cartomiser. 

A cartomiser being the bit with the wadding inside it that slides onto the atomiser yeah?

[Roscopecotrain]

Jun 17, 2013 9:48:00 GMT cokemachine said:

Jun 17, 2013 9:39:35 GMT Roscopecotrain said:

Hi cokemachine. Welcome to the forum. Is it a cartomiser that isnt working or a clearomiser?

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

Hey - I think it's a cartomiser. 

A cartomiser being the bit with the wadding inside it that slides onto the atomiser yeah?

Yep that is a cartomiser mate. Not much you can do with those so sounds like a duff one mate.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2

[dave]

Hi Dan and welcome. Where did you get your kit from? It sounds like you have got a separate atomiser and cartridge set up? If you have, you drip the liquid onto the wadding in the cartridge which you then put onto the atomiser to transfer the liquid to the heating coil in the atomiser. If you just connect the atomiser you will see the coil glowing red.

[giles]

Dan

Sounds to me as if there is no juice in that 'atomiser'

[cokemachine]

Jun 17, 2013 10:02:01 GMT dave said:

Hi Dan and welcome. Where did you get your kit from? It sounds like you have got a separate atomiser and cartridge set up? If you have, you drip the liquid onto the wadding in the cartridge which you then put onto the atomiser to transfer the liquid to the heating coil in the atomiser. If you just connect the atomiser you will see the coil glowing red.

Hello...

I filled the wadding up with juice, and then attached it to the atomiser - which then screws onto the battery. But it doesn't work - or at least nothing is produced. I've got two, and the other works fine. I got the kit from freedom-vape and Kev has said he'll send me out a replacement. So I presume it's simply faulty. 

I did try and add a bit of juice to the tip of the cone, but that did nothing either. 

Ho hum!

[moonraker]

Welcome

[dave]

Jun 17, 2013 10:42:32 GMT cokemachine said:

Hello...

I filled the wadding up with juice, and then attached it to the atomiser - which then screws onto the battery. But it doesn't work - or at least nothing is produced. I've got two, and the other works fine. I got the kit from freedom-vape and Kev has said he'll send me out a replacement. So I presume it's simply faulty. 

I did try and add a bit of juice to the tip of the cone, but that did nothing either. 

Ho hum!

Just screw the atomiser to the battery and switch on - does the coil glow red? If not, the atomiser is dead. If it does just put two drips of juice in it and switch on again - you should see some vapour coming off.
If that all works and your cartridge is well soaked with liquid, the problem is likely to be that the wadding in the cartridge is not getting close enough to the coil, so try prising it down a bit.

Funnily enough I got my first (Riva) kit from Kev as well, so I'm sure he will sort you out if you have a problem. The only snag is that he is based in Spain now, so it will take a few days. Might be worth getting a clearomiser or two in the meantime - much less faff than the cartridge/atomiser combination. For example, one of these:

www.vapeescape.co.uk/Vaping-Spares/Clearomisers/Vision-Ego-V3-Rebuildable.html

or (I think) better, one of these:

www.vapeescape.co.uk/Vaping-Spares/Clearomisers/EVOD-BC-Clearomiser.html

Another good vendor and AAEC gets you a 10% discount. Many other vendors sell the same types of thing.

[Super-Shiny]

+1 for the Evod clearomizer

[Chrissie]

Hi Dan

It does indeed sound like (as Dave says) that the wadding isn't getting close enough to the coil, If as you say the atomiser glows red then the atomiser itself is working

[Deleted]

Hi Dan & welcome to the forum.

[Perpetua]

Some great advice as always Dan . . . so I'll just say welcome to you.