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Thank you all! I'll have a shop around.

What a lovely treat to come back after work and see all these responses, thanks everyone.  As keepitgoin mentioned very early in this thread, I think it will apply now - there's a lot of information to digest!  I'm glad I'm not the only newbie to have this problem with cheap clearomisers, so perhaps the responses will benefit Tykess as well.

DaveJ , when you say "replaceable coils", do you mean the actual tiny little coils themselves, or - it is called - the atomiser?  I've been purchasing replaceable coils for my Socialites atomisers for a while now, and it's a little piece you screw in.  Super easy, so perhaps some of my new clearomiser purchases have replaceable atomisers that I haven't yet discovered.

snow , the price sounds great for a Nautilus, and especially its clone.  Would you recommend a clone?  And then you said something about "rewickable".  Sorry to sound stupid, but does that mean you take apart the wicked clearomiser and replace the wick itself?  That sounds complicated, and messy, ha ha.   But I trust it's easy enough for a novice!

What a lovely group of people you are, thank you all for the warm welcomes.

Ha ha, the coding on this board is a little different to boards I've posted pictures on in the past, but it works! I had to re-size my images because they came out too big at first. Happy to show you how, KeepItGoin!

I hope I can post my question on this board, as I'm sure there is an answer somewhere on this forum. Please forgive me that my search for the answer became a bit overwhelming because I'm not sure where to start. So if someone can point me to the right thread, I would be most appreciative.

I started out vaping with one brand of e-cig and one or two brands of e-liquid, which worked well. I started to add different liquids for variety, my favourites changed or became discontinued, so I found others. When I noticed my batteries wore down a bit, I invested in another brand of battery that was a little less expensive and provided fun battery colours! Then of course, I had to get new clearomisers to work with the batteries. I noticed I could mix and match a bit, and all was fine.

I've recently had a problem - well, more off-and-on for a good while now. And though I'm not too new to vaping, I don't quite know the terminology and haven't really got to fully understand how e-cigs work. I think it's time I learn!

I've heard the phrase "dry hit" and "burning taste", and that might be what it is. I recently invested in brand-new clearomisers to try to remedy the problem, and I've been frustrated that I cannot get them to work either!  A couple have worked, but most of them - not at all.  The problem is obviously that the liquid is not burning properly, and I don't know how else to explain it.

I know there are differences in PG vs VG, and I now understand the basics of the liquids.  I think the liquids I use are mostly 50/50, but I'm sure some are 30/70... I haven't really paid attention, and most of my bottles are not marked.

I have tried a couple things, like of course letting the liquid seep into a new clearomiser for at least 10 minutes, if not a day.  I also saw a tip on YouTube to take a pin and pierce into the wick area of the atomiser to loosen it up a bit, which didn't work.  I also saw something about the centre pin to ensure there is a complete connection, and I can't quite locate both pins when I take apart the clearomiser.  And unfortunately, I've tried so many brands, they all look different now!

The clearomisers I use are both wicked and those with replaceable coils.  My favourite battery now is the EGO II 2200 m/Ah, but I have lots of 650m/Ah by EGO and Socialites, and a couple of 1000m/Ah Kanger EVOD EGO.

Thanks in advance for reading and for your help, and sorry for my lack of knowledge and terminology!