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Post by Tetsab on Jul 28, 2011 9:24:30 GMT
He looks like a gorgeous little bundle of huggles and wriggles, James. How old is he? I bet he'll keep you busy in all that spare time you haven't got!! Just make sure you don't spoil him TOO much now you have somewhere for all that love to go to! Seriously, I'm really and truly delighted to hear that you've taken the plunge and gone ahead - I'm sure this was a really good decision. I bet Sam doesn't realise yet just how fortunate he is, getting a home where he'll never be short of love for a single day. He's really landed on all four paws there, lucky lad!   |
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 26, 2011 21:33:30 GMT
...and another of those great photos!
I've always used syringes for the first fill on these - quite often for refills too, I like to be sure I'm getting as much in as possible. Certainly goes to show what I meant about being able to see what's going on with the clear ones, with an opaque casing you'd never have known about that gap.
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 26, 2011 21:23:52 GMT
Just been to TW and end caps are out of stock (Good management then) and noticed it states end caps are only 1 use items although most get much more use . Typical! Amazing how many things run out (or have just run out) when TW do their sales. There's a couple of flavourings I wanted to restock so when the sale comes up - out of stock. Even phoned to ask when they'd be getting more. Couple of weeks... so that'll be after the end of the sale then... probably. My luck all over.  I think the thing you need to be most careful about is removing the rubber ones gently - you CAN tear them if you pull at the edge too hard. I use a couple of sheets of folded loo roll to grasp it with and then it is quite easy to remove. Saves getting liquid all over your fingers, too.  Steve - thanks for the extra advice, I'll have to dig about and see what I can find if I get brave enough to try this! |
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 26, 2011 21:00:44 GMT
Now that looks a bit ... er ... tricky!!! Think I'd only have a go at that if the atty is basically at the end of it's useful life because I don't fancy ruining one that is still working OK. Don't have anything like the tube mentioned for getting the spike out in the first place, either! Do you reckon I'd get away with using needle-nose pliers (carefully!) Steve? I've got a couple that I keep meaning to try the baking soda & white vinegar cleaning method on, but that hasn't happened yet, either! |
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 26, 2011 20:36:58 GMT
I reckon those 'gaps' in the filler must be from when you get a particularly big fizz/pop from them - they can be quite noisy, sometimes, can't they! I did see a theory over on ECF that it is from the liquid heating so much that it more or less 'explodes' and that's what causes it.
I haven't had this happen myself, but if it did might well think that unwrapping/rewrapping might be in order to ensure you don't have a 'gap' in the liquid supply system which could allow one area of the coil to overheat and maybe become more vulnerable to blowing.
Great photo, by the way! Really illustrates what you meant extremely well.
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 26, 2011 19:54:20 GMT
Cross-posted with Katfish, there - sorry! I also know a guy who ends up with liquid coming up the sides, he takes really long deep draws which seem to encourage this to happen and I think at least some of it is due to liquid recondensing in the small airways.
I've only had the cap stay inside the atty once since using the softer caps, Birdy, so I've been happy with them myself. If you're worried about this happening hold the tank mouthpiece down when you remove it then you won't have liquid going all over the place if it does happen.
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 26, 2011 19:46:37 GMT
Jason's right, TW are stocking the soft rubber replacement caps but personally I think they're well overpriced for what they are. As they do work fine for extending the useful life of the tanks, you might want to look at getting some of these in stock, Jason? They can be disassembled and given a good wash to keep them hygienic so with a new cap they should be reusable for quite a long time. Worth remembering there is an extra 'baffle' underneath the mouthpiece part which is also removeable if you want to give this a try, Birdy. The softer caps are much easier to pierce, too! |
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 26, 2011 19:30:48 GMT
Lousy luck, Steve - they should certainly last longer than that! Hope you were right and it was just the luck of the draw. Would it be worth dismantling and squeezing out the juice from the filler of one as big as this? Take your point, that's too much liquid to lose.  I haven't had ANY of the smaller ones (about 1.6ml?) blow on me, they scorch the little diapers wrapped around the coils after a while which tastes yuk and that's why mine have got retired. Although they don't look so pretty at times, the clear ones seem to be best for keeping an eye on what's going on with them. I've heard of people keeping the smaller ones going for weeks, though I'm darned if I know how they do it! ??? Just curious - could Ben let us know: are these monster DC's also made by SmokTech, same as the smaller ones or are the other manufacturers jumping on the dual coil bandwagon now? ??? |
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 22, 2011 19:46:49 GMT
I can't help wondering if Aaron's experience has been shaped by the fact that possibly ECW have been purchasing larger numbers of items and Bauway are therefore keener to keep them sweet - or perhaps haven't had any big problems which might lead to them wishing to return an entire consignment.
Out of curiosity (if you are willing to say) Aaron - what HAS your experience been like when you've had occasion to report a problem? There's no such thing as a perfect e-cig yet as far as I can tell so you MUST have had some duds which you've needed to get sorted out.
Sadly, I rather suspect they've simply trampled all over Camperman because he isn't bigger than he is so they figured they could get away with it. Shame they didn't realise he's also an active and respected forum member... !!
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 22, 2011 10:16:23 GMT
Oops gotta go, just dropped my GGSlim into my cup of tea.  Fox  Hope the GG survived the dunking OK, Foxy? Sorry to derail Nicky's thread (but delighted to hear how well things are going!) but this just had me guffawing fit to disturb the neighbours!! Thankyou so much, Foxy - a real good laugh has improved my morning considerably, and trust me, (being someone who very nearly dropped a 901 down the loo one time when it fell off the end of a loose cart which was clenched in my teeth) I am laughing WITH you not AT you. ...I am still wiping my eyes from tears of laughter, though...! |
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 21, 2011 11:04:58 GMT
I think the thing that worries me most is there are still apparently people out there who will buy from a website with NO PRICES on it, a link that says 'Buy Online' which then tells them to phone an orderline, and last but not least by a long way - a T&Cs link which goes absolutely NOWHERE!!
This would be utter madness in anyone's book, surely?? Talk about a fool and their money...
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 21, 2011 10:49:33 GMT
Very sorry to hear it has come out that way for you Camperman, I haven't followed this all that closely but think I'm right in saying these products just weren't suitable for use with any LR kit, but Bauway totally neglected to let you know about this before problems had already arisen? I hope this sinks in a bit with people who think that sellers are coining it selling e-cigs - it is easy to overlook the effect that finding you are out of pocket for a load of kit that just doesn't work properly has, and this is a real risk with this stuff, sadly. Even when a supplier DOES do the right thing and accepts returns of faulty items and replaces them, the cost of returning goods to China (and possibly also for shipping the replacements) AND the cost of resending to customers also comes out of whatever margin the seller here would have made. I'm very grateful to Camperman for being so open about this lousy experience he's had - I'd certainly think twice before buying any Bauway products in future without checking what other people's experience with them has been very thoroughly indeed first. I'm just very much saddened that he has been the one to pay through the nose for the rest of us to learn this. You certainly DO have my sympathy, even though I know that wasn't what you were looking for and it won't help to pay the 'leccy bill either.  |
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 17, 2011 14:16:06 GMT
As ever, I'm learning by the day. I am saddened though to hear that it seems that problems caused by flavourings in liquids may not be quite as unusual as I'd thought.
Sellaman, I don't think it strange that you might have a reaction to something in a flavouring, and I apologise if you thought that I'd implied that. I simply feel that it isn't likely to be ALL flavourings which will necessarily cause you a problem. In fact the first two responses you have mentioned from other people who had reactions would tend to confirm this view - in both cases they HAD found other flavours which did NOT cause them problems. I'm sorry to hear that Ian hasn't as yet been able to do the same, and hope that you will both be successful in finding alternatives which you can enjoy.
Clearly it would be helpful if you could establish exactly what the triggering factor seems to be, in the same way that your respondent who reacted badly to DX's menthol is doing. You would then be able to take steps to avoid that particular factor.
As you mentioned it can take a while before you begin to feel the onset of the unpleasant effects, I'm wondering if it might be worthwhile just trying out one of the flavours each day after the new ones arrive. This should help you to be more certain about whether or not there's a problem with that particular flavour.
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 17, 2011 0:00:23 GMT
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Post by Tetsab on Jul 16, 2011 23:50:57 GMT
Well, I shall meekly put my surprise away again and consider myself a little better informed, Sellaman. I'm still curious as to exactly which flavours you have; I'm not just being nosy - if they were all tobaccos it could be worth you trying fruit types instead as these would be compounded with very different ingredients.
I should have checked out the supplier you mentioned, Juice Whore, first. They certainly sound as if they know what they're about all right and they use and sell flavourings from both TPA (Perfumer's Apprentice) and FA (FlavourArts) according to their site. As a result I can't help but feel there's not a lot of point in trying those companies separately.
I would echo Jo's advice about DX (Dealextreme) and avoid as they really are at the bottom of the budget market and their juices could contain almost anything and your chances of getting a sensible answer to an enquiry about what is in it aren't good at all. TW on the other hand are pretty much at the top end of the market but I couldn't see much indication from a quick glance that they would ship to you in Aus.
Overall it sounds as if you've probably already been given very good advice by another local vaper and waiting until you can try the Vaperite juices is likely your best policy right now.
James at Paradisevape.co.uk does ship anywhere in the world, and has recently introduced a 'Naturals' range which are all made from natural extracts. He has helped numerous people who have had problems with reactions to PG etc. which are much less unusual than what you have described. It is probably worth consulting him if the Vaperite juice doesn't do the trick for you. He's also a member here (Jimmybat) and can be found in the Suppliers area but has only just returned from holiday which is why it wasn't worth pointing you at him until today. He's really the expert round here for this type of thing and I'm sure he'd do his level best to help if need be.
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