We’re just gonna say it: dry vape hits are the worst. If you’ve ever experienced vape dry hits feel free to mutter an “amen” to that statement.
Perhaps you really have the hankering for an e-cig, so you pull out your device and start to vape, vape, vape away. You start noticing that your vaporizer tastes a little burnt, when suddenly the throat hit gets uber intense and hot and well…nasty.
What you’ve just experienced is a “vape dry hit”—the bane of vapor smokers everywhere.
Generally, the cause of a dry vape hit during vaping sessions is liquid not wicking properly or the heating coil burning through e liquid too quickly. As a result, you end up getting a mouthful of hot air from the overheated coil, or worse, smoke from the gunk being roasted off the coil.
Bottom-coil clearomizer tanks are specifically designed to protect against dry hits and are better at keeping the replacement coil saturated because of quality wicking material, but you can still occasionally get dry hits & burnt taste from them.
Why Is My Vape Dry Hitting - Avoid to Avoid Dry Hits
It is impossible to get rid of dry hits permanently—at least not yet. (Who knows where the technology will be in a couple years.) However, there are several ways you can reduce your chances of enduring an unpleasant dry vape hit.
For starters, keeping your heating vape coil moist is key. It’s simple really: if your coil is wet at all times, you won’t get dry hits—ever. To prevent starving the coil of e-liquid, you should avoid over-vaping, chain vaping, power vaping and vaping with too much voltage.
If you are experiencing regular dry hits, your first step should be to turn down the voltage. Learn how to set the ideal voltage level for your e-cig vaporizer by reading our article about variable voltage/wattage.
Next, consider taking longer, slower drags and give your device a rest between vape sessions. Some users have also had luck preventing dry hits by taking an occasional primer puff (without activating the battery) to force more liquid into the atomizer chamber.
Lastly, if the problem persists and you continue getting dry hits, then you might consider adjusting the amount of VG (vegetable glycerine) in your vape juice. High VG ratio E-liquid that contains a high concentration of VG, or vegetable glycerin, is thick, which means it can take longer for the wick to absorb.
Fortunately, this problem can easily be resolved by either turning down your voltage/wattage or lowering the percentage of VG in your e-liquid through either dilution (distilled water) or upping the PG ratio. PG is a thinner substance and absorbed by your device’s wick quicker.
An advanced kit like the SMOK Devilkin gives you a variety of settings to help avoid dry hits.
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