How to Fix the Taste of Burnt in Vaping

Many cannabis users who vape can relate to this scenario: you grab your vape so you can have a long draw. Now you raise your pen to your lips and as per usual, you anticipate a delicious flavor. But instead, a horrible burnt hit your taste buds and you develop a nasty throat feeling that won’t go away. Burnt hits can make beginners stay away from vaping for good and even ruin the day of any veteran vaper.

Although a burnt hit is an experience that’s likely to occur again and again due to several reasons, it can be avoided so you don’t experience it anymore. In this guide, you will learn the common causes of burnt tastes in vaping and discover ways you can fix them.

 

  1. Prime your coils properly

When a new coil produces a burnt taste after a few puffs, the problem is usually a failure to prime it and not a faulty coil as many assume. Faulty coils exist but they are not so common and you’re likely to use one in a long while. However, if you don’t prime your new coil before using it, you can burn it before without even getting any use out of it, giving you that nasty dried puff taste.

Usually, a new coil needs to be completely soaked before it is ready for use. So even if you have installed your new coil, you will need to wait several minutes so it goes from completely dry to being completely soaked. Alternatively, you can prime your coil manually by saturating the wick and dripping a small amount of e-liquid down holes of the coil. Most coils have an opening at the top and also some ports around the side from which you can see the cotton-like wick. The rule of the thumb is to make sure the parts of the coil are completely soaked with e-liquid.

Are you using an e-cig? You can easily saturate the coil with e-liquid by taking a few puffs without pressing the fire button. In all, you want to make sure that your coil is properly primed so you don’t experience a frustrating burnt taste.

  1. Quit Chain Vaping

If you get a burnt taste no matter how often you change your coil, the problem could be chain vaping. Chain vaping is the practice of taking many puffs in a row and just vaping out the whole room without taking a break in between. It’s considered as the second most common cause of burnt taste and is often peculiar to those new to vaping. The problem with chain vaping is that it makes the wick dry up fast without time to soak up more e-liquid between puffs, leading to a burnt taste. Chain vaping gives little time or no time for your coil to “re-prime” which exposes you to a burning situation.

The solution to chain vaping is quite simple – slow right down! When you’re vaping and you sense the flavor in the puffs dropping, it’s a sign you will soon experience a burnt taste. All you need to do is to drop your vape pen for 5 to 10 minutes and allow the liquid cover the dry spot of the wick. Alternatively, you can create a breathing space of 10-15 seconds between puffs during your vaping session. But if you love chain vaping and don’t want to quit, you should consider getting a Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer (RDA) that can quickly soak up juice so you don’t have to wait when vaping.

 

  1. Reduce your wattages

If you’re aiming for big clouds, you might have to vape at very high wattages to get it. While this will gives you the satisfaction you want, a high wattage setting can also lead to a burning situation. If you exceed the recommended power setting (measured in wattages), you run a high risk of damaging your coil. Why? High power vaping makes it easy to vaporize the liquid faster than the wick can soak it up. And when the wick struggles to soak up enough liquid to keep up without fail, it can begin to burn and produce the burnt taste many vapers dread.

The solution to high power vaping is to stay within the limits of your coil as coils usually come with a recommended range of use. The problem pops up when you exceed the coil limits which can cause a loss of flavor and a burning wick, leading to short lifespan for your coils. All you need to do is to reduce the wattage on the power setting so your coil can have more time to soak up liquid. Staying within the recommended limits is a good decision to make, especially if you give some breathing space when vaping (as stated above) and yet experience burnt tastes.

 

  1. Keep your tank full at all times

Some vapers seldom refill up their tank until they use up the last drop out of it, leading to higher chances of a burning situation. Letting your vape juice run lower than a certain point raises the chances of a dry hit as its can be difficult for the juice to reach the wicking ports which are not always positioned at the bottom of the coil. Your wick gets dried when there’s less juice in the tank to soak up and can cause problems in the short term as well as damage your coil in the long term.

Like other causes of burnt taste, the solution to an empty tank is to simply make sure it’s full at all times. The sign of an empty tank is almost too easy to miss for the performance usually drops and the flavor starts to diminish. When you experience the sign, the first thing to do is to check if your tank has enough juice and refill it if it’s running low. While you may not like the idea of going out with some gorilla bottles in your pocket, you want to make sure your tank is full before you leave your home.

 

  1. Use the right vape juice

Sometimes, the cause of experiencing a burnt taste in vaping is not because of how you vape but in what you vape. All vape juices are not the same as some vape juices can “gunk” up your coils and limit their ability to perform. Propylene Glycol (PG) is thinner than Vegetable Glycerin (VG), meaning it can soak into wicks in a short time. The right vape juice for your use should strike a balance between speed of wicking and the speed of vaporization.

Juices that have a high VG usually contain a lot of sugar and also have a slow time soaking to the wicks, which might ruin your coils. This shouldn’t be an issue if your tank has large holes but, sadly, not all tanks have large wicking holes. You should stay away from juices with VG content that’s higher than 70 percent as the standard mix is 50/50. You want to have juice that soaks into the wick as quick as possible or you might have a burning wick (and also experience a burnt taste).

 

  1. Avoid e-liquids with a lot of sweetener

If you want to fix the burnt taste in vaping and also want your coils to last, try to avoid juices with a lot of artificial sweetener. While they can be quite tasty, they can also “gunk” up your coil, leading to a quick damage. The problem with sweeteners is that they make it difficult for a wick to soak up new juice. Vape juices that are darker than other juices are usually filled with sugars and the best solution is to avoid them totally.

However, if you have “gunked” up your coil with these artificial sweeteners, you should consider cleaning the wicks using water or strong grain alcohol. It usually takes 24 hours to dry cleaned wicks before they’re ready for use again and there’s usually no guarantee that you will have your coil back. But if you don’t fancy the idea of cleaning your wick, you might need to get a new coil and stay away from juices with lots of sweeteners.

 

  1. Consider temperature control

If you’re having a problem deciding what wattage power is right for you or you’re constantly vaping on low juice, you should consider using temperature control. Temperature control devices can detect the coil material to avoid burning wicks and deliver the right amount of power for an enjoyable vaping experience. When your e-cig is getting hotter or getting insufficient vape juice on wicking, the temperature control technology simply stops delivering power to it, making it an effective way to prevent burnt taste.

Summary

By now, you should be able to figure out why you’ve been having a burnt taste when vaping. No vaper wants a gross taste or experience that awful throat feeling. Using the tips associated with each scenario, you can beat the burnt experience and have an enjoyable vaping experience.

Photo sources: pixabay.com, shutterstock.com, pexels.com, flickr.com, gettyimages.com, istockphoto.com, unsplash.com, freeimages.com, 500px.com, rgbstock.com