PANIC,!! Riva not working!!

[Figgis]

The clearo I got with the Riva kit 'always' pushed the centre pin down. I binned it within a few days because of this problem. Try the cartomisers to get it working, not that clearo.

[Smokeybebe]

YOU ARE ALL BLOODY AMAZING ON THIS FORUM

Thank you thank you thank you!

[Figgis]

Feb 23, 2013 23:12:58 GMT Smokeybebe said:

Feb 23, 2013 23:06:37 GMT Perpetua said:

A couple of suggestions Bebe, some of which you've tried . . .


Has the clearomiser died? How long have you had it, they don't last forever.

Try raising the centre pin a bit higher - you've tried that.

Try an alternative cartomiser from the kit, see if that works with your battery.

Does the battery light flash eratically?


Edit to say: Too late me, you're sorted.

Lol, thanks for all the suggestions

I'm KIND of sorted... There was a bit of vape, suddenly? ??? Almost like it should be? Maybe it was a bit wet or something? Ooooh, just had a real vape then!!

And another!!!,

What do you all think was the problem? Should I buy more batteries, just incase?

Phew!

Don't want to panic like that again, lol.

Get better clearomisers, or only use cartomisers. I got sick to death of clearos because of this issue until I realised that bloody thing caused the same problem all the time, binned it, bought some Kanger T3s (other options are available) then never had it again.

[OneDay]

Feb 23, 2013 23:12:58 GMT Smokeybebe said:

Should I buy more batteries, just incase?

Phew!

Don't want to panic like that again, lol.

The forum mantra is backups for your backups for your... etc

[Smokeybebe]

Carto working great, thanks again all. Maybe it's the clearly that's causing it, so I'm a carto-girl from now on )

[Perpetua]

I'd have a couple of spare batteries and cartomisers as well Bebe as backups, it's a known unknown the longevity of our gear.

And they always go at the least opportune moments.

[Smokeybebe]

Was just about to post that it had broken down again, then realised I'd not turned it on after turning it off.

BAD hangover!!

[Deleted]

To add to the forum motto, keep your equipment clean! Charger, battery & clearo etc, just a wipe around with some kitchen roll, cotton bud, tissue or whatever will do it.

[Morag]

woo hoo that's great

Figgis, is the Kanger T3 a clearo then? And is that whats referred to as a tank?

[WhamBamSam]

Ahhhh, seee? This is why I am mostly a carto kind of girl.I am finding clearos way too much faffing than it's worth - cleaning, dry burning, pushing up centre pins, minding silicone seals, wicking problems, re-building etc, etc, etc. There are up-sides to them, I know, but for me? I likes to keeps it simples. For now

Glad you are sorted. What was the issue do you think?

[Figgis]

Feb 23, 2013 23:21:34 GMT Morag said:

woo hoo that's great

Figgis, is the Kanger T3 a clearo then? And is that whats referred to as a tank?

I suppose it is a tank. Not sure that's how a lot of oldbies would consider it, but that's how I see it.

If you have a Riva kit it's the equivalent of the Clearo you get with that kit. I just got so arsed off with the one I got pushing down the pin, leaking, then not working (everything Bebe talks about) I just chucked it in the bin, literally. It just didn't work.

The T3 looks pretty much the same, but instead of wicks coming down the inside of it, it's a 'tank' that you buy the outer part, then buy replacement 'heads' for the bottom part which just screw in (they're £2.50 a pop and last about 2 weeks). I just found them so much easier and I have no skin in the game as to which is best.

I fill it up with a couple of mls of juice in the morning and it just works. There are some issues with it, it's not foolproof, the 'gurgling' issue they have can be solved by keeping it above 1ml of liquid, and they do like a regular clean, but I like them.

There's actually something called a Kanger Evod, which is a bugger to get hold of, but costs the same price, and is supposed to iron out the problems the T3 had. These things are advancing every couple of months

[Mary]

Oh im glad you got it sorted

[Morag]

Thanks Figgis, I'm thinking you have a more technical mind than myself I'm not seeing myself rebuilding them (or anything else) This forum would be full of questions if I tried that! But I'd manage to put in replacement heads (I think) thanks I'll give a kanger a go when I place my next order.

[Figgis]

Feb 23, 2013 23:51:02 GMT Morag said:

Thanks Figgis, I'm thinking you have a more technical mind than myself I'm not seeing myself rebuilding them (or anything else) This forum would be full of questions if I tried that! But I'd manage to put in replacement heads (I think) thanks I'll give a kanger a go when I place my next order.

I wouldn't recommend something that was rubbish that's for sure, and maybe you're right, I am quite into the rebuildable side of things and so on, but (without being patronising) I did find the T3 very simple. Just replace a £2.50 head every 2 weeks, you unscrew one, and screw another one in, it's as simple as opening an envelope. Absolute doddle.

[Morag]

No that sounds about my level on the rebuilding front, screwing in a ready made replacement head Bit like my car, I'm fine driving it but don't ask me to do other stuff like tamper with whats under the bonnet!

I see myself as more creative than practical, Chrissie I hope if you read this you weren't drinking a cup of tea or or anything