There is nothing that vapers hate more than a dry hit.
Almost everyone who has been vaping for a long period has experienced the
dreaded dry hit. When it hits you the first time, you feel like abandoning your
vaping device until you remember the good times you’ve had with it. Most vapers who have been vaping long enough
have had a couple of dry hits.
Thankfully, dry hits can be easily avoided and after finding the
solution to the problem, you can get back to your wonderful vaping experiences.
How Do Dry Hits Occur?
Dry hits usually occur because of inadequate e-juice
absorption while the device is heating.
When the wicks in the atomizer are not moist, the heat has nothing to
vaporize, and it scorches the wick instead.
This makes you experience a hot burnt taste that will make your taste
buds dread the moment they came to be and probably start thinking of
migrating. A burning smell is produced,
and you will also cough a lot.
Based on many instances, dry hits occur due to
specific causes, faulty units being one of them. However, most of the dry hits
are caused by human error. You might be
forced to think that you purchased a faulty vaping device only to discover in
the end that your device is just fine, and the dry hits were caused by minor
mistakes. Once you learn how to avoid
them, you’ll hate yourself for not discovering it sooner. The frustrating experiences are usually
because of the following reasons:
Improper Wicking
When you fail to put sufficient cotton between the
coils, the heating of the coils does not go at the pace which the cotton is
absorbing the e-juice. Putting a strip
of cotton that is too thin will always result in a dry hit and you must put
enough to avoid it.
Using Overused Cotton
It is normal for someone to assume the need to change
the cotton every time you put new e-juice in the tank. Most people do not think that it is necessary
but once you experience the burnt taste, you know for sure that it is time to
change the cotton. Overused cotton will
be unable to soak enough e-juice causing a dry hit. In this case, a cotton change will solve the
problem.
High Wattage
Most of the devices that have been introduced recently
can handle the high wattage. However, some of the previous ones are
incapable. Your vaping device may be
meant for power wattage of below fifty watts and using higher power wattage may
be the cause. You can try using a lower
wattage and see if you get rid of the dry hits.
Using a Faulty MOD
Although not often, you might purchase a faulty device
that is unable to perform accurately. It
is however rare since most manufacturers produce devices that are of high
quality nowadays. Your device might be
working incorrectly leaving you with no choice but to find a replacement.
Final Thoughts
Inadequate e-juice is the most common cause of dry
hits in different devices. Dry hits are
less common in MODs and new modders are the only ones likely to experience dry
hits. MODs require huge pulls to avoid leaving some liquid on the wick. If any liquid gets left on the wick, the next
pull will utilize the liquid that had remained and since it will have been
heated for a longer period, the hit in that instance will be burnt. Luckily, the problem ceases when the user
gets used to it.
Dry hits can be eliminated by simply avoiding the
fore-mentioned mistakes. All it takes is
for you to be mindful when using the vaping device and you will forget that the
problem ever existed. You should never
forget to power the vape adequately and ensure that the e-liquid is well
saturated. By doing this, you will
always enjoy your vaping experience.
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