1st week with my Riva 1100 deluxe kit

[dgacampbell]

Well folks,

It has been a week and a few hours lol, with my Riva 1100 deluxe kit.

What can I say? Well I'm happy, no cigs at all from monday night last week. It has been a painless transition!

I definitley get a day and a half out of a battery, I'm still using the clearo that came as part of the kit, and all but about 30mins per day that is all i have used. I have just been topping it up well before it gets the chance to run dry. For the 30 mins i'm not using it, I have a Boge xxl lr carto with tank full of pure menthol E-Liquid, just to help clear the sinuses lol.

I am interested just to see how long this clearo lasts.

Anyway just thought I would share that lol

Dan.

[River]

Great to hear Dan,keep up the good work

[Sandra (aka Chillax)]

That is great to hear dg I was exactly the same when I started, knew this vaping thingy was for me

[Karma]

Great update, thanks for sharing

[tmax]

Sept 18, 2012 18:00:46 GMT dgacampbell said:

I am interested just to see how long this clearo lasts.

Well done Dan Great to get away from the stinkies ain't it,

I still have the 1st clearo i used as long as it`s looked after and washed,dry burned etc its ok,Flavour does get a bit muted though.
Now Ive tried a Vivi theres no going back

[DiscoDes]

Hi Dan, I am pleased to hear you are doing so well

Now some tips on maintenance:

When you refill the clearo, make sure you wipe the battery connector getting down in the well where the centrepost is and wipe around the inside bottom of the clearomiser.

After some time you may notice the wicks turning a bit brown on the clearomiser. This is due to the caramelisation of the liquid, this build up around the coil and eventually smothers it when this happens the amount of vapour you get and the amount of flavour you get diminishes. For some periodic maintenance (about once a week ) when the clearo needs refilling take the mouthpiece out and rinse the tank out with WARM water, not boiling, squirt water inside if you can and gripping it between your thumb and finger give it a good shake with water inside it. Shake the excess water out. Next there are 2 schools of thought, some people then like to put it somewhere warm disassembled and let it dry out before refilling. Me, I get as much water out as possible (blow it through) then re-fill and go. The first few draws may be weak while the water boils off but it's soon okay.

Doing the above will lengthen the time a clearomiser lasts before you either bin it or recoil/rewick it.

HTH

[Ellen]

Well done glad to hear you're doing so well

[shelly999]

I have had my Riva for a week and 3 days now, apart from losing my taste i have found it easy to give up the cigs, i hope it lasts i have my original clearo too, i wash it out most days and it is still going well, i have 2 as backups. I am already looking at what i can upgrade to, i dont want to spend a fortune though at the moment, i have bought so many juices, does anyone have any suggestions ?

[Karma]

Shelly you could get an ego twist, your charger and everything else will fit it and it's a great introduction to vv

[shelly999]

I have seem those, not sure how they work and what you need to turn and twist its all a big scary what is the difference between the riva and the twist ?

[Karma]

Not a great deal shelly, if you buy the 650mAh one it's around the same size as a Riva! There is a small dial on the bottom which you just turn to give it a bit extra oomph if you feel the need. Not scary at all

[shelly999]

I think i might treat myself to one next month, afterall i am saving money

[dgacampbell]

Thanks guys, sorry have been absent for a week there.

And thanks des, followed your instructions and have been back using my original clearo for another week, and it is vaping perfectly.
Have had a few days with little or no flavour, my tastebuds adjusting I assume, but have just vaped through it, while not an enjoyable situation, it still kept stinky cravings at bay.

So 2 weeks and a day clear from stinkys, and painlessly, an absolute first for me!

One query tho, I have decided it is time to get some new flavors to try out, which leads to another question, I assume it would be best to get dedicated cleros or cartos for this purpose. Before I decide on which road to go down here, I am going to beg some of you good folks for experience.

When I washed out my original clearo that came with my Riva kit, I filled the ego vision 3 rebuildable the night before (my thoughts where to allow it to fully wick through the juice, so the next day I had a new clearo to use. So washed out the original as per Discodes's instructions, and left it to dry 24hours on a towel on a radiator.
The ego I have not used since, it was not a happy experience
First few puffs where fine, the 3rd a really horible burnt taste, which faded after a few puffs, but keeps coming back, now the clearo was full of juice, and still is. Have just tried it again, with a view to washing out the original again, but still getting the burnt taste.

Anyone else experienced this?
Is it maybe a faulty head? I should probably try another head in it.

I like the clearos from the point of view I can fill up well in advance of them running dry, as it obviously makes sense they should last longer due to this. (in my head anyway lol)

I don't want to order more of these if this is a common problem.

I have looked at the Kanger T2 2.4ml Tanks, they seem to be rebuildable, and have a higher capacity, Anyone have any experience with these? They might be more suitable as one fill a day would maybe do me with them.

TIA
Dan.

[Karma]

I rate the vivi nova far higher than the visions

[Pam O]

I still have and use the original clearo that came with my riva kit, it has been thoroughly abused and washed only once in a month and still going strong
Pam