Using your e-Cigarette

Your e-cigarette only works when you press the battery button.  Press the battery button and inhale. Release the button after inhaling.  Make sure that you press the battery button before you inhale.  If you inhale without pressing the battery button you could end up with a mouthful of liquid (icky! . . . it has something to do with equalising pressures . . .)  And make sure that you hold down the battery button until you have finished inhaling (same possible result as above).

If the heating plate in the top of the battery becomes dry, it will produce a burnt taste, commonly known as a 'dry hit'.  Ensure there is enough liquid in the clearomiser to prevent the coil from drying out  Best practice is to make sure that the bottom of the coil is always covered with liquid.  The itsy bitsy wicks hide underneath the silicone cap which sits over the coil post and so long as they stay wet, you'll have no dry hits and no burnt flavours to ruin your vape..

When you press the battery button, the LED light in the button will turn on and will stay on until you release the button.  Holding the battery button down for too long may cause overheating and potentially damage the clearomiser, the coil and / or the battery..  Your battery will tell you if it's unhappy by flashing the LED light in the battery button.  If it does overheat, wait until it returns to normal temperature before using again.

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The Newbie Vaper : Sciencey Stuff About Vaping and Technique
[or How to Vape Like A Pro Without Looking Like A Dick]

We mentioned on The Set Up page that there's actually a bit of real science attached to the technique used for vaping as opposed to how you smoke a traditional cigarette.  This is something I only read recently, although instinctively, I think all vapers work it out for themselves after that first draw and the coughing attack that usually follows . . . and yes, this is perfectly normal and something you just don't know about when you're a newbie, unless someone clues you in . . . I wasn't lucky enough to have someone clue me in . . . bummer . . .

So, here's the thing . . . you just can't go about vaping exactly the same way as you would if you were smoking a cigarette.
"Why?" I hear you ask . . . well, it's a couple of things :

• cigarette smoke is made up of burning tobacco [plus all those tasty chemicals . . . and carbon . . . from the burning tobacco] : vaping is basically water based.  The nicotine is carried in the smoke of a cigarette but in liquids, it's the water vapour which carries the nicotine
  
• smoke is 1 micron in size : vapour is 10 microns.  Smoke therefore can penetrate a lot deeper into your lungs and airways
• vaping pulls the vapour into the mouth : smoking pulls the smoke into the lungs.  You can then draw the vapour from your mouth to your lungs . . . there's a bit of division as to whether you get a better nicotine buzz using this method . . . I'm on the mouth to lungs side of the debate

In vaping's earliest stages, current smokers were targeted and in the hope of a solution to their various quitting dilemmas, many people switched to vaping, only to discover it wasn't at all what they were expecting . . . it was a totally different deal.  The concept was sound, but the delivery system [water vapour] was a lot slower to bring the nicotine to the brain in comparison to the quick, hard draws taken on a cigarette,

How To Vape Like A Pro Without Looking Like A Dick

The whole key to looking like a pro and not the alternative is to slow down . . . slow way down.

Here's a run down on the basic steps :

• Draw slowly and gently on the e-cig [up to 8 seconds is a good guide]
• Pull the vapour into your mouth and hold for a moment, then draw into the lungs [if that's the way you want to go . . . it's your choice . . . mouth - hold - lungs - exhale.  Test the theory to see which suits you best, we're all different after all]
• Exhale the vapour from your nose or mouth or both.  Some people think it makes them look like a dragon when exhaling from mouth and nose at the same time . . . pretty weird, huh?

I want to see someone tell Arnie he looks like a dick when he's vaping . . . seriously.

Pretty simply stuff, nothing complicated there, but here's some vital differences :

• when you smoke a cigarette, the nicotine supplied takes about eight [8] seconds to reach your brain : when you vape with an   e-cig it takes about thirty [30] seconds to get there
• when you smoke a cigarette, you take short, hard draws : an e-cig needs gentle slow draws to allow the device to heat the coil and heating plate sufficiently to atomise the liquid instantaneously
• when you smoke a cigarette, you pull the smoke directly into your lungs : an e-cig takes the vapour into the mouth first

So if you want to look like a pro from your very first draw on your e-cig, it's important that you slow down and be gentle : draw lightly on your e-cig for up to eight [8] seconds, then be patient for thirty [30] seconds or so to give the nicotine time to hit your brain, giving you the buzz your brain's craving.

Another couple of points you'll want to consider as well are that the nicotine contained in liquids is typically a fair bit lower than tobacco and the absorption rates discussed on the Facts vs Fiction : E-Liquids page [at question 5 - generally speaking, the body only absorbs about 50 - 70% of the nicotine vaped].  So initially, it's not unusual to become a bit of a chain-vaper until you hit the same nicotine feeling [buzz] you were getting from your cigarettes.  Once again, the key is to take it slowly and gently and to give your brain that extra thirty [30] seconds to get the buzz.  Pace yourself people . . . slow and gentle.

Want To Look Like A Dick When You're Vaping For The First Time?  Here's How . . . 
The Other Side of the Newbie Vaper Story

There's two sides to every story so we can't just give one version, now can we?  If you're a newbie, you want to enjoy your first vaping experience; we want that for you too and besides, it would be rude of us to only tell you how not  to make a dick of yourself.

So . . . ready to take notes?

• Don't go out and buy the biggest, meanest looking MOD you can find because your mate says it's the greatest thing in the World, especially if your mate's a pro vaper.  Start with a mid-range, good quality kit that has a bottom coil clearomiser [preferably with replaceable coils] and a variable voltage battery [funnily enough, just like the ones in our shop . . . just sayin']  If you try to vape one of those MOD monsters like a cigarette as your first vaping experience, you'll most likely hate it [or come damn close to coughing up a lung . . . ]
• Don't draw too hard or sharply on your e-cig . . . you risk getting a mouthful of liquid if the coil and heating plate haven't had long enough to heat up properly.  Remember, slow and gentle
• Don't try to draw the vapour directly into your lungs [cough, choke, hack and cough some more]  Remember that e-cigs are mouth - lungs - exhale
• Don't compare vaping to smoking . . . especially if you're hanging with pro vapers. 
• If you're not overly enthused with the first few test runs, it may be one of a few things : 

1. you may have crappy e-liquids, a crappy clearomiser or your whole e-cig may be crap [sorry to be blunt, but I know you didn't get them from us if they're crap and we're obliged to give you all of the possibilities which may contribute to a bad start to vaping for you]
2. you may be drawing too hard or too fast . . . I know I've mentioned this before . . . slow and gentle
3. you may need to adjust your battery power [voltage] so that it reaches atomising temperature faster : increase the voltage setting on your variable volt battery to heat the plate and coil faster - crank the volts up a bit [check the chart below for suggested coil resistance vs voltage settings]
4. if you feel or taste a burnt flavour in your mouth or throat, your clearomiser coil could be dying or you have the power [voltage] set too high for that particular ohm coil or liquid.  Check the chart below to note if your voltage setting falls within the suggested range for the coil you're using [what ohms rating is the coil?] And from the liquid perspective, the lighter coloured liquids tend to deal with higher power levels far better than the darker coloured liquids which can tend to burn quickly at higher power levels. Each liquid has it's own 'personality' and will respond differently to a variety of settings of both power and ohms combinations. Aside from the increased vapour production to be had, there are also subtle flavour variations bought out in each liquid as you change the voltage settings on your battery or resistance of the coil in your clearomiser.  Half the fun is finding your own personal 'sweet spot' for your favourite liquids

And always try to keep a spare coil or two on hand because sure as God made little green apples, the last one you have [the one in your clearomiser right now] will drop dead on you when you really don't need it to and don't have the time to do anything about it . . . you know what I mean . . . the special anniversary dinner you're about to go to with the significant other when your e-cig coil unceremoniously snuffs it, leaving a 'do not resuscitate' message . . . .it's 7 PM on a Friday night and there's no retailer open until the morning . . . on-line shopping won't get to you until next week at the earliest . . . aaarrrrrrggggghhhhh!

A spare coil or two could just save you going out and buying a packet of cigarettes 'just to tide you over' or committing some heinous crime to get your hands on a new coil now.  Adopt the old boy scout attitude about it and 'Always Be Prepared'.

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Coil Resistance [Ohms] vs Battery Voltage [Volts = Power]

Here's a handy little guide to setting up your e-cig with a variety of coil resistance ratings [Ohm ratings] and their associated suggested voltage [power] settings for your variable volt battery.

Using these settings as a guide should help you to avoid the burnt taste and burning out coils at a rapid rate.  Keep in mind though that each liquid has it's own 'personality' which you need to take into account when choosing the coil and voltage settings for your e-cig.

We supply replaceable coils for all our clearomisers at 1.8 Ohms, 2.3 Ohms and 2.5 Ohms.

All of our variable volt batteries, the Spinner Twist I, the Spinner Twist II and the Rainbow Twist, have four [4] distinct voltage settings : 3.3 volts, 3.8 volts, 4.3 volts and 4.8 volts. 

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Any Questions?
Get in touch via email or text or phone our Customer Service Guru directly on 0416 213 144
[Please leave a message if she doesn't answer immediately; she will call you back as soon as she's able . . . it's the polite thing to do]

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Just to put your mind further at ease, you're in great company when you become a vaper . . . these familiar faces are the Top 5 Celebrity Vapers . . . and they're all damn proud of it . . .
[even if they do seem to prefer those funny looking cig-a-like things]

Charlie Sheen is so impressed with vaping that he's become a partner in an e-cig brand!

Leonardo DiCaprio [the Wolf of Wall Street] was one of the first to be spotted vaping at the Golden Globe Awards

Robert Downey Jnr - Even Iron Man vapes! How cool is THAT?

Johnny Depp loves to vape . . . on screen and off

Where else would you expect to find Paris Hilton vaping? The 'A' list clubs of course.

Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones . . . who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

Katy Perry's being out there vaping in public for over a year now . . . you Go Girl!

And not forgetting some of their famous friends and associates . . .

For the life of me, I can't figure out the fixation American's seem to have for the 'cig-a-like' type e-cigs . . . you know the ones I mean, they look kind of like a toy cigarette and the tip lights up . . . six out of these ten Celebrities use 'cig-a-likes' and that's just strange in my view . . . ah well, each to their own as the saying goes. 

Love or hate him, no-one ignores Jack Nicholson . . . pretty sure he's smoked just about everything during his life time . . .

Samuel L Jackson . . . I just LOVE this guy . . . for SO many reasons . . . check out that insane Monster MOD!

Our Celebrity Wall wouldn't be complete without Snoop Dogg . . . he's given his name to a full range of herbal e-cigs

The Snoop Dogg Herbal G Vape Pen

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