Need advice from 100% VG users

[toots]

Yeah, you can add the cooled water you just boiled, that will be fine.

[Steve (VapeStorm)]

toots wasnt it deionized water that shouldnt be vaped? Distilled water is pure and has no impurities. Thats why people also use vodka. And yes kaska tap water isnt the best idea, it still contains small amounts of bacteria that when vaped could cause infection. Also its full of impurities and trace chemicals from treatment.

[iLardyboy]

How do all get your liquids to be 100% VG, doesn't the flavourings add PG to a mix? I've been curious about 100% VG, but I tried some Accies Ambrosia and it didn't wick very well with a microcoil and cotton.

[toots]

Jul 1, 2014 23:01:47 GMT kaska said:

Oh, I read somewhere only to use distilled water as tap water grows mold. Is that a myth? Why not distilled?

I just know you shouldn't use distilled water. Several people on here put me wise to that when I started buying undiluted VG.

They sort of typed it like this: distilled water noooooooooooo lol

[Steve (VapeStorm)]

Jul 1, 2014 23:14:56 GMT iLardyboy said:

How do all get your liquids to be 100% VG, doesn't the flavourings add PG to a mix? I've been curious about 100% VG, but I tried some Accies Ambrosia and it didn't wick very well with a microcoil and cotton.

Some flavourings are water based so just count toward thinning down the vg. Next time you have a juice that wont wick properly add a few drops of vodka

[toots]

Jul 1, 2014 23:13:47 GMT Steve (VapeStorm) said:

toots wasnt it deionized water that shouldnt be vaped? Distilled water is pure and has no impurities. Thats why people also use vodka. And yes kaska tap water isnt the best idea, it still contains small amounts of bacteria that when vaped could cause infection. Also its full of impurities and trace chemicals from treatment.

No, definitely distilled water. My friend upstairs had a 5 litre bottle of distilled which she said I could have some of, but loads of peeps here told me noooooooooooooo.

Once your UK tap water is boiled it is perfectly fine to use Steve. Many people, plus I think Disco Des especially mentioned something about using tap water was ok.

[Steve (VapeStorm)]

kaska toots just had a good google (ooh err)

And I can confirm that distilled water is recommended. Its deionized that should not be used. Not much mention of tap water

[Steve (VapeStorm)]

Even checked my nic base and thats 10% distilled Tease-smiley

[andy01424]

i use/make all my VG juice and use 5% either distilled water or vodka[little tipple bottle lasts ages]also may be by sound of it the coils you have are gunked or basically knackered,wick has basically started to dissolve wear out,hence why your more likely getting the burnt taste,if badly gunked ,you could try cleaning it off with a pin,then rinse and leave to dry ,but either way new coil will help or re-coil it yourself.....

[Perpetua]

Jul 1, 2014 23:14:56 GMT iLardyboy said:

How do all get your liquids to be 100% VG, doesn't the flavourings add PG to a mix? I've been curious about 100% VG, but I tried some Accies Ambrosia and it didn't wick very well with a microcoil and cotton.

You can't iLardyboy . . . unless it's an organic concentrate which has the flavours carried in organic VG, or pure Ethanol/Alcohol based. There aren't so many of those ranges about that I've seen.

If kaska is using F'arts then there will be some PG in the mix, so strictly speaking they're not 100% VG.

[wibble]

Why would you use any kind of water if you can water it down with vodka ??

[iLardyboy]

Jul 2, 2014 6:13:08 GMT Perpetua said:

Jul 1, 2014 23:14:56 GMT iLardyboy said:

How do all get your liquids to be 100% VG, doesn't the flavourings add PG to a mix? I've been curious about 100% VG, but I tried some Accies Ambrosia and it didn't wick very well with a microcoil and cotton.

You can't iLardyboy . . . unless it's an organic concentrate which has the flavours carried in organic VG, or pure Ethanol/Alcohol based. There aren't so many of those ranges about that I've seen.

If kaska is using F'arts then there will be some PG in the mix, so strictly speaking they're not 100% VG.

So when diluting VG, would I add 10ml of vodka/water to 100ml of base to dilute by 10%? Is that right?

[toots]

Jul 2, 2014 8:13:54 GMT iLardyboy said:

Jul 2, 2014 6:13:08 GMT Perpetua said:

You can't iLardyboy . . . unless it's an organic concentrate which has the flavours carried in organic VG, or pure Ethanol/Alcohol based. There aren't so many of those ranges about that I've seen.

If kaska is using F'arts then there will be some PG in the mix, so strictly speaking they're not 100% VG.

So when diluting VG, would I add 10ml of vodka/water to 100ml of base to dilute by 10%? Is that right?

Yep, that's correct

[iLardyboy]

Jul 2, 2014 10:32:12 GMT toots said:

Jul 2, 2014 8:13:54 GMT iLardyboy said:

So when diluting VG, would I add 10ml of vodka/water to 100ml of base to dilute by 10%? Is that right?

Yep, that's correct

Thanks toots.

[Perpetua]

Jul 2, 2014 8:13:54 GMT iLardyboy said:

Jul 2, 2014 6:13:08 GMT Perpetua said:

You can't iLardyboy . . . unless it's an organic concentrate which has the flavours carried in organic VG, or pure Ethanol/Alcohol based. There aren't so many of those ranges about that I've seen.

If kaska is using F'arts then there will be some PG in the mix, so strictly speaking they're not 100% VG.

So when diluting VG, would I add 10ml of vodka/water to 100ml of base to dilute by 10%? Is that right?

My method is slightly less scientific iLardyboy . . . .

I decant some plain VG off into a separate bottle and just slosh enough in ( the VG! ) until it's less gloopy.


Then I always have some ready to use, although if it's a runny(ish) VG base, which the ones from within the UK tend to be I've found. Then I don't use diluted VG as I prefer a thicker eliquid.

Toots uses Nicvapes base, which is quite thick.