Table of Contents
- HOW TO STORE YOUR VAPE
- HOW TO KEEP YOUR POD REFILLS WORKING
- HOW TO DRY YOUR VAPE BATTERY
- HOW TO STORE VAPE REFILLS
- HOW TO KEEP YOUR VAPE SECURE
- HOW TO KEEP YOUR VAPE IN TOP CONDITION
- HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU VAPE
- HOW TO CLEAN YOUR VAPE POD
- HOW TO FIX YOUR VAPE
- HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR SMOKO VAPE CONCLUSION
- REFERENCES
Congratulations! You have taken the first step to being smoke-free and bought a SMOKO Vape POD Starter kit.
One of the greatest things about the Vape POD starter kit is that it is so simple; there are no buttons to press, no coils to replace and no tanks to rinse. By following these simple steps with the batteries and refills you can keep them in top condition and make sure you stay off the cigarettes for good.
HOW TO STORE YOUR VAPE
You won't be using your Vape POD starter kit all the time, and so knowing how to keep it safe and secure is extremely important!
HOW TO KEEP YOUR POD REFILLS WORKING
Like any liquid, the e-liquid in your Vape POD refills can evaporate. By keeping the refills in sunlight, you speed up the evaporation, meaning less for you to puff on!
the sunlight can also heat up your Vape POD battery as well, which can in some extreme cases cause issues.HOW TO DRY YOUR VAPE BATTERY
When it comes to batteries this is vitally important, as water and electronics do not mix. If your battery gets soaked then we would suggest recycling it (most supermarkets have places to recycle batteries).
The Vape POD refills can also be affected by water, and if they get soaked the liquid inside can be diluted. So the moral of this story – don’t go swimming with your SMOKO Vape POD.
If your battery does get soaked then leave it to dry and then try it on a Vape POD refill. DO NOT just try and charge it while it's still wet!
If the battery isn't acting as well as it did before, or is charging too quickly or too slowly then get rid of that battery and order a new one.
HOW TO STORE VAPE REFILLS
Like with the sunlight, it is never good if the Vape POD battery gets hot. Though the Vape POD battery has multiple built in safety measures if you get any battery too hot then it will break.
The battery is the most important part to keep cool, but it's also not a good idea if the Vape POD refills get hot either. You don’t want the e-liquid in your VAPE refills to evaporate!
Treat them like a fine wine and keep them in a dry, dark and cool place.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR VAPE SECURE
If you leave your refills or batteries in a drawer with lots of other things they can get banged up. If this happens for long enough you can damage your refills and batteries and be left with nice looking ornaments rather than a working Vape POD.
HOW TO KEEP YOUR VAPE IN TOP CONDITION
To get the most out of your Vape POD Starter Kit it's not just enough to keep it from breaking. To get the most satisfying vapour for a long time it is good to look after your device.
HOW TO STORE VAPE POD REFILLS
When you are not using your Vape POD refills, it’s best to keep it standing upright if possible.
If there isn’t that much liquid left in the refill, leaving it on its side can make the liquid pool away from the coil which would partially dry out. With a dry coil you aren't going to vapourising our UK made e-liquid, instead you will be burning the coil, causing an odd taste.
HOW TO AVOID OVERCHARGING THE VAPE BATTERY
The batteries in the Vape POD have built in safeguards to stop overcharging, but it is never a good idea to continually overcharge a battery.A Vape POD battery should fully charge from empty in about 45 minutes and so doesn't need to be left to charge overnight. If you keep doing this then the battery will slowly wear down and give worse performance.
HOW MUCH SHOULD YOU VAPE
Everyone is different, but we suggest that about 5 to 7 puffs is about the same amount of nicotine as 1 cigarette. How many puffs you need will be different for each person, as well as what kind of throat hit you want.However when you are first starting don’t puff away without thinking about it!
If you do use the Vape POD refills a lot in quick succession, condensation can build up from all the vapour that you didn’t puff on. Over time this can condense back into liquid and build up in the vapour channel.
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR VAPE POD
Over time condensation from the vapour, dust and dirt can build up on your battery and the refills. By cleaning your battery and refill regularly you can keep your Vape POD in top condition, and keep it working like it should
The battery especially needs cleaning, as the connector attracts dirt and grime. If the Vape POD battery isn’t cleaned over time a covering can build up, stopping the connection from the battery to your refills. The good news is that due to the Vape POD being designed to be easy to use, it is also easy to clean.
HOW TO CLEAN INSIDE THE VAPE
As mentioned, if you use the POD refill a lot in quick succession this can lead to condensation building up in the Vape POD refill. This condensation can then either spit out when you next try and take a puff or dribble out.
The good news is that it is easy to avoid this with two simple methods:
1) Hold the Vape POD refill over a sink with the mouthpiece facing the sink, and then give it a few short flicks.
2) With kitchen roll or any other thin material roll the material into a point and put it down the channel until it’s halfway down. Tip the refill down, so the mouthpiece is facing the ground, and let the material soak up the condensation
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR VAPE BATTERY
Before you begin you will need a cloth or tissue to wipe the connector end of the battery. We suggest that you do this every time you recharge the battery or when your replace a refill. This will keep your battery nice and clean.
1) Take the refill out from the battery and make sure the POD battery is not plugged in to charge.
2) Inside the part of the battery that you normally put the refill into you will see 2 gold connectors
3) With a cloth of tissue gently wipe the connectors, making sure to not to press too hard
4) Clean the outer edges and in the spaces between the connectors
HOW TO CLEAN YOUR VAPE REFILLS
It's always a good idea to give your Vape POD refill a clean before using it.
Whether this is to clean up the condensation building up or just to get rid of any dust or dirt from having the Vape POD in your pocket.
Although not as important as cleaning your battery (as unlike the battery you can't re-charge or reuse the Vape POD refills once they are done) it is a good idea that whenever you take a Vape POD refill off a battery, or if it has been sitting around for a day or two, to give your refill a quick clean.
Like the battery you will need a cloth or tissue.
1) Turn over the refill so the mouthpiece is facing downwards.
2) You will see 2 gold disks in bedded into the refills, these are the connectors and what needs to be cleaned.
3) Carefully wipe any condensation or dirt from the connectors, making sure that you don’t push it down.
4) Don’t be too rough! The connector can come out so don’t pull on it too much.
5) Wipe up any other dirt from around the edge.
HOW TO FIX YOUR VAPE
Whether due to wear and tear, old age or just bad luck sometimes your VAPE POD will stop working. However there are a few quick tricks you can try to get your VAPE working again.
WHY ISN'T THE VAPE REFILL ISN'T WORKING
This is normally down to a connection issue between the refills and the battery, as power isn’t getting to the Vape POD refill and so the atomiser isn’t turning the e-liquid into vapour. To get it started again:
1) Make sure your Vape POD battery is fully charged
2) Make sure to clean the Vape POD battery and refills – this is the most common issue with and Vape and giving the connectors on the battery and refill a clean can help get that connection working again.
3) Make sure the connectors on the Vape POD refills haven't come off - The golden connectors on the bottom of the refills can sometimes come off when you take a refill out of the battery. If there is only one, or zero, golden disks on the bottom of the refill then they are probably still in the battery. If you use tweezers to get the connectors out of the battery you can put them back into the refill.
4) Try the Vape POD refill on a different battery – It might be that your refill is not connecting, try it on several batteries and see if it will work on any of them.
WHY DOESN'T THE VAPE REFILL DOESN'T TASTE NORMAL
If you put on a refill and it doesn’t taste right, it could be the coil hasn’t been soaked in the liquid enough or has dried out. To fix this:
1) Leave the refill upright for 10 minutes – If the refill has been on its side for a long time it could be the coil hasn’t absorbed the e-liquid. Leave it upright for 10 minutes to let the liquid be absorbed again.
2) Unscrew the refill from the VAPE battery and take a few puffs – Like priming a pump if you take a few short puffs when the refill isn’t connected you can get the liquid moving back onto the coil.
3) Clean the VAPE – If the connection isn’t quite right it can make the refill taste strange, cleaning the battery and the refill can help with this.
4) Try the refill on a new battery – If cleaning doesn’t work then try the refill on a newly charged VAPE battery.
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR SMOKO VAPE CONCLUSION
This may seem like a lot of information, but after a few weeks of using the Vape POD it will become as simple as lighting up a cigarette was before you made the switch!If this seems a bit daunting though just remember why you made the switch to E-Cigarettes in the first place. Not only are E-Cigarettes at least 95% less harmful than cigarettes (according to Public Health England) but it can help lower your chance of a heart attack, diabetes, cancer and more!
REFERENCES
1) Public Health England on E-Cigarette's safety compared to smokingABOUT THE AUTHOR
Written by Mike Cameron
Mike Cameron is a former smoker of 15 years (2 packs a day) until he successfully quit using a cigalike. Mike is the Co-Founder and CEO of SMOKO E-Cigarettes and over the last 10 years, SMOKO has prevented 600M+ cigarettes from being smoked, helped their customers save £320M+ of their hard-earned money from going up in smoke and helped 10,000’s of adult smokers in 25+ countries to live smoke-free.
