iSub Tank / Ejuice residue advice

[mikedidthis]

This may sound a little odd, but does ejuice change colour after its been heated / vaped? I am using an Innokin iSub Tank in blue. I believe the tank is polycarbonate. The ejuice is clear, but the residue ejuice in the drip trip is a tinted blue. I blotted both the ejuice from the bottle and the residue on to a paper towel.

Am I going crazy?

[lisburnvapes]

Juice does change colour as it heats in the tank, mine usually to a honey or toffee colour but never blue !
Not sure if colour would leach from the isub tank, I think Perpetua uses an isub, she may be able to give you her opinion

[mikedidthis]

Appreciate the comment lisburnvapes. I can only presume the ejuice is stripping or leaching colour from the tank. That or magic.

[Deleted]

Is it a hard juice like menthol ?? if so that will kill the poly tank.

[tim]

Oct 29, 2015 19:42:42 GMT mikedidthis said:

This may sound a little odd, but does ejuice change colour after its been heated / vaped? I am using an Innokin iSub Tank in blue. I believe the tank is polycarbonate. The ejuice is clear, but the residue ejuice in the drip trip is a tinted blue. I blotted both the ejuice from the bottle and the residue on to a paper towel.

Am I going crazy?

I'd stop vaping that immediately. If it is the poly tank, which seems highly likely, I wouldn't want any of it in my lungs, doing any amount of unknown harm. Stop using it until you find the cause.

[mikedidthis]

@broadblaster I am not 100% sure if it is a hard menthol, but it had menthol in it.

tim Yep as soon as I noticed the blue residue, I stopped vaping it.

Thanks for all the comments, really appreciate it.

[drunkenbum]

Sounds like the menthol is eating the poly tank

[Deleted]

as above the poly tanks really do not like menthol in them at all i would stop vaping it and wash the tank ASAP and hope it don't crack your tank.

[mikedidthis]

Tank has been emptied and cleaned. Thankfully no cracks have appeared so far. I was aware of issues with citrus flavours and tanks. Thank you again everyone for the input, I really do appreciate this community.

Today I learned menthol kills poly tanks.

[tim]

Oct 29, 2015 21:28:27 GMT mikedidthis said:

Tank has been emptied and cleaned. Thankfully no cracks have appeared so far. I was aware of issues with citrus flavours and tanks. Thank you again everyone for the input, I really do appreciate this community.

Today I learned menthol kills poly tanks.

You might want to look further into "tank crackers", as menthol is only one of many. I don't use any poly tanks, so I didn't know it was on the list. Google it though, there will be info on what to avoid.

[Deleted]

or buy the isub g so you can vape it with no problems they are cheap nowadays

[Deleted]

this is a very old list and does not have menthol on it but it has been known to bugger them up and as said this is old i would also add that i'm sure some flavours have been changed over the yrs so they now do not do the poly tanks in.  bigdaddyvapor.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=8

[mikedidthis]

I have a Smok TCT and eGo One Mega. I use the iSub as a test tank as its super easy to clean and fill. Another lesson learned.

[Perpetua]

Nothing much further in the way of advice to add mikedidthis . . . . although I believe the Isub's poly tank was said to be resistant to crackage. It's possible that it's just a colour coated tank, like many of the glass tanks tend to be if they're coloured and your menthol based eliquid is stripping the dye used.

Although I keep my poly iSubs for Dessert type eliquids, then use the G for those flavours known to be crackers.

Our forum ' Crackers ' list may be useful as well.

allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/13481/eliquids-flavourings-cause-issues-tanks?page=1