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According to the World Health Organization, the approximate number of smokers worldwide has been decreasing steadily, approaching a bit over one billion, which might be linked to the growing popularity of vaping. In 2018, 3.2% of US adults were e-cigarette users. In a survey conducted in 2020, 3.6 million US middle and high-school students reported using e-cigarettes "in the past 30 days," which includes 4.7% of middle school students and 19.6% of high-school students, as stated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

With the increasing number of vapers, the number of questions regarding the customization of e-cigarettes is also growing. In this article, we will try our best to answer one of them: why might an electronic cigarette produce a burnt aftertaste?

Were you just getting ready to quietly vape your best all day, but your electronic cigarette has decided to serve you a bad burnt taste instead? More or less pronounced, this famous 'burnt taste' or 'dry hit' experienced by all vapers indicates a problem with your resistance.

This component of the device is composed of cotton and a resistive wire that will heat up to vaporize the e-liquid. These two elements eventually wear out and become clogged with repeated heating and the passage of flavor molecules.

The resistance of your clearomizer is therefore a consumable, which has an approximate lifespan of 2 to 3 weeks depending on the way you vape.

But what do you do when this bad taste starts to happen when the resistance has been changed recently?We have reviewed the solutions as well as the good habits to adopt that will allow you to keep your resistance healthy as long as possible.

How do I avoid these burnt tastes on my electronic cigarette?Too low a level of e-liquid that no longer supplies the resistanceTo function properly, the resistance of your electric cigarette device must always be full of e-liquid. When the level is insufficient, the resistance is no longer supplied, so it will heat the cotton rather than your e-liquid. The result is the 'dry-hit' where your vape will taste like dry burnt cotton.

To find out the minimum level of your electronic cigarette, look at its reservoir or tank. The e-liquid inputs to your resistance are the limit not to be exceeded. In the event of regular dry-hits on the same coil, the taste will remain and it will then be necessary to change the coil.

Note that on migvapor there are models of box or electronic cigarettes that automatically detect a resistance not supplied with e-liquid. This feature is called 'dry-hit protection.' They stop your vape before the resistance deteriorates and tell you that it is time to refill your e-liquid.

Residues that will prematurely damage your resistanceThe vape causes small residues to which your resistance is sensitive. When these residues accumulate in the drip tip or base of the airflow, they can pass into the resistance, causing burning tastes.

It’s the same when transporting your electronic cigarette in a pocket or bag. They may contain dust which can infiltrate your clearomizer through the drip tip or airflow.

First of all, always make sure that the tank is clean and put in a place where you store your equipment.

Regular maintenance of your equipment will also save you a lot of inconvenience. Whenever you change the resistance, do not hesitate to disassemble your clearomizer to clean it with cold or lukewarm water before drying it well.

Only the resistance and battery cannot be rinsed under running water.

A badly adjusted batteryEach resistor has a power range ( expressed in Watts) to be adjusted for optimal use. Below the recommended wattage, the resistance may leak. If used above, it vaporizes the liquid too quickly and gives that infamous burnt taste.

The power range is often indicated on the resistance, or failing that , on its box. It will be advisable to adjust your box to the recommended wattage.

Before burying your 'burnt' coil and replacing it, try some first aid on it. Do a few short hits (3 or 4 are enough) without pressing the fire button, and then test the flavor again. This reboot may extend its life. If the bad taste persists, change it by making sure that your wattages are correctly tuned.

The dry hits of 'Chain Vaping'Chain vaping is a habit of vapers in a hurry, which consists of inhaling frequently very close together. The resistance does not have time to soak itself with liquid and is then used again, causing a burnt taste. This taste will disappear by letting it re-permeate for a while.

Good habits:

• First, lower the watts of your electronic box a little.

• Second, if you cannot avoid vaping for a while, consider taking one or two inhales without pressing the fire button between each inhalation to make the liquid go up mechanically.

• Third, what pushes a vaper to practice chain vaping is their need for nicotine. It is believed that increasing the potency of the box by reducing the level of nicotine is a good method of gradually weaning yourself off. However, this solution leads to vaping more e-liquid with much closer aspirations to compensate for a lack of nicotine.

In this case, a slight increase in your nicotine level can solve the problem. You will use less e-liquid and have better longevity of your resistance. The e-liquids with nicotine salts in a small e-cigarette type pod can also be a more economical solution that will give your resistance a rest.

An e-liquid with too much vegetable glycerin or poorly balanced

If the problem started when a fluid changed, the problem may be that. Very often, the dry hit appears when the liquid contains too much vegetable glycerin (expressed as a percentage of 'VG') for the liquid inputs of your resistance.

This fatty fluid will have difficulty entering your resistance, which will dry up and cause burnt tastes.

Again, performing empty aspirations between your inhalations may limit the dry hit. But the best solution will be to change the liquid for a lighter recipe with less vegetable glycerin.

If you use homemade DIY e-liquids, the balance of the liquids may be slightly wrong.

Perhaps an aroma or additive has been overdosed. If this is the case, look no further, an overdose very quickly clogs your resistance and creates that bad burnt taste.

You can try to rebalance your DIY by adding a little neutral base in your preparation.

A burnt taste on new coilsWhen you install a new resistance, it is completely dry and absolutely needs to be impregnated with liquid. This is the priming phase, the most important part of the installation.

You have the choice between two methods:

Put a few drops of liquid on the cotton of the resistance, fill your clearomizer, and wait several minutes for your liquid to be absorbed by capillary action to the core of the resistance. This manipulation works well with certain vaporizers, but the second technique is more effective.
Put a few drops of liquid onto the cotton of your coil and fill your tank. Without pressing the fire button, do a few strong vacuum aspirations (4 to 5 are enough). This technique will allow the liquid to be sucked into the cotton core of the resistance. You can then vape directly after installation. This solution is certainly the fastest and most reliable.