Has Aspire addressed the issue with bad coils????? I'm sick of people saying fake or not primed correctly. I have bought several packs of authentic coils, and continue to get bad coils and good coils in the same pack. I have yet to buy a 5 pack of coils and get 5 good ones. There is always at least 1 or 2 bad tasting coils, if not more!! I read someone mention the organic cotton that Aspire uses as a possible source of the problem, but I feel like it's more or a metallic or machine oil taste. Either way, this is a manufacturer issue that needs to be resolved. With all the comments and posts regarding bad coils, I'm starting to think Aspire is: ignoring the issue, does not care, simply can't figure it out, or perhaps they do not want to address/fix the issue because it makes us customers purchase packs and packs of coils!!! I'm curious, has there been an official statement made by Aspire. And by "official statement" I mean one that acknowledges the fact that there is a problem. Not a statement, saying there is nothing wrong, or it is a priming issue, or a authenticity issue.
Vaping is as much an art as a science. Folks need to learn the basic techniques first, then adjust them to get the best results out of their hardware and liquid. It does't come overnight, but takes a little time and patience.
Some atomizers will work great for a few hours, then quit. Others will be bad taste hot burning throat gagging (you know what I mean) right from the start and never work correctly.
On the side of the box it says "To get the best quality taste with each vape, be sure to use a new replacement atomizer within two weeks (500 puffs per day)." Yeah-- dream on suckers.
A box of five atomizers costs $14 and should last 10 weeks ( or 70 days). I go through one box every four days. I don't keep track of number of puffs per day, but if I subtract the time I spend working and sleeping, that leaves me with about four hours of puff time per day. Is this really a cheaper alternative to cigarettes? It's been over a year now I've been overspending, maybe time to shop around.
My current set-up: DNA Vaporshark set at 8.5W, aspire mini Nautilus tank, aspire nautilus BVC 1.8ohm.
I would appreciate it if a representative from this company would respond, please. I believe you owe me some free merchandise, or at the very least a damn coupon.
I've just started vaping in the last month here. I own both a nautilus mini and a Triton. Both tanks are the perfect replacement for my prior smoking habits. When they work.
In over 20 coils, I have had approximately 8 that have been usable (including the ones that come with the tanks). This includes one package of five nautilus 1.8 bvc coils, one package of five Atlantis 0.5 coils, and two packages of five Triton 0.4 coils.
The first package of Triton coils were completely useless and awful tasting right out of the blister packs. Doing research, I figured it was my fault (not priming properly, too high vg, too much power, etc.), or maybe even just a bad pack made on a Friday or something. The next 15 included everything from poking a small hole to improve wicking ability, to literally dropping the coil in a bottle of ejuice to prime as well as possible, to simply just drip into the coil and letting it soak in a full tank overnight. None of these had repeatable, predicable results. The few that did work acceptably had an approximate lifespan of 24-36 hours.
Taking apart each type of coil head routinely revealed an internal coil with positive/negative posts seemingly soldered on to the coil midway up the length of it. While I am still learning how this all works, I cannot conceive of how this arrangement could be an acceptably functional one.
While I can accept that I likely screwed a good chunk up from user error, the percentage of them that had what appears to be shoddy coil construction, a strong taste of machine oil, or both, is just unacceptable. Coupled with the figurative mountain of complaints and issues I have read with others having similar problems, I can only assume I am not the single problem here.
All I know is if I keep up with aspire products, I'll be spending approximately 1.5X more than what smoking cost me. Forget health, social stigma, or whatever vaping rhetoric we want to preach. The financial cost involved in these awful, awful coils actually is making smoking look attractive again.
Not that I'll go back. Aspire simply lost an addicted (and likely lifetime) customer. I'll be excluding your company from my future considerations, and I hope there are more reaching this opinion.
I've bought a pack of 5 BVC's, checked the code - I'll see how they work.
If they don't work we'll move on from Aspire products and try someone else.
I would have bought a Cleito this morning but I'm waiting to see how the Nautilus coils work first.
If there are problems with them then it's hard to trust Aspire.
Did the early Nautilus BVC coils work more consistently?
How are people getting on with the Cleito coils?
I wonder if the change from ceramic to cotton wicks has caused problems?
I do hope Aspire address this issue before it's too late.
People talk on vaping forums - there does seem to be a problem with Aspire nautilus coils at the moment.
Other companies have had production problems with coils/atomisers and by the time they've taken them seriously, people have moved away from their products.
It takes a lot to get customers back.
There are vaping companies I won't go back to because of past quality problems.
Poor and inconsistent quality will damage vaping - I'm fed up of having products which work well to begin with, then the quality of the coils drops and we're forced to switch brands
The first company to really nail down quality control will take a huge share of the vaping market.
Out Of 12 Coils, Only 2 Have Worked Correctly. Which Is Obviously Unacceptable. I Have Talen Them ALL Apart, And On EVERY Single One; The Middle Of The Wire Had 'Burn Marks' Which Corresponded To The Burn Mark On The Cotton That Was Sittinh Against It!!!! Every One Was Primed Correctly (Resorted To Soacking Through In A Small Plastic Bag) It's Nothing To Do With The Liquid Or Anything Down To The User. By A Process Of Elimination, I Have Been Able To Conclude It Is The Coil And There Is Nithing The User Can Do To FORCE The Coil To Work. If There Are 5 Per Pack, With 4-5 Being Unusable . . . . . How Are You Supposed to Use This Product?! I Have Just Ordered 4 X Packs Of 5, Which Means I MAY Have 2-3 Working Coils!!!
Aspire Need to Recall The Couls And Get This Fixed IMMEDIATELY!! If It Wasn't For The Fact That I WAS So Impressed With The Cleito Overall; I Would Just Write-Off Aspire, Permenantly.
To Be Thorough, These Are The Checks From The Initial Pack I Purchased (From A 'Regular' Online Vape Store) Which Had 4-5 Dead Coils + The First Pack (Of Two Purchased From Amazon, Using Prime For Next Day!) Which So Far, Coil 1 - Has Been In For Around 22.5Hrs Going OK. Coil 2 - Was Dead Immediately (I Soacked It In A Small Bag Of Liquid For Half An Hour, To Ensure That Any Problem Wasn't Related To Priming/Wicking!) Low Wattage, First Puff . . . . . Burnt Taste (BAD). Took It Apart And Suprise Suprise, Burn Mark On The Cotton/Coil After Firing Like 2-3 Times For Around 2/3 Seconds Each? Coil Buring After 4-9 Seconds HAS To Be Deaign/Manufacture Flaw That Affects 70/80% Of Coils!!
(Apologies, I Caught The 'Post Comment' Button Before I'd Finished The Comment!! HaHa)
Bad news. Yet another disappointment from my side. I've used coils that came Aspire cleito tank, and they both worked wonderfully for pretty long period of time (1-1.5 weeks per coil / I do smoke a lot). I had time to test out 5 of my premium juices. After I completed these coils, I bought a pack of 5 replacement coils (.4ohm) in local shop. One of those coils went alright, and other 4 were absolutely disgusting (just like everyone described it here). Preparation was done correctly, just like with original coils, but the taste is some kind of rubber or weird chemical taste just after 3-4 of very first vapes. It didn't go away even after finishing 2nd tank. Frequently, taste of juice is barely noticable (compared to original coils), highly supressed, feels like inhaling dull vapes. Checked the package on this website and it's original, also the package is from new batch (has 3 ohm options). I have contacted my local shop, of course, they told me they can't do anything about it. I mean I'd buy another pack but the tendency is it's going to be another unsuccessful attempt. I'm in disbelief right now.
I have had great luck with Triton 0.4ohm coils.
The original Atlantis coils were hit or miss with maybe one or two coils per pack tasting bad or not firing consistent. Atlantis v2 coils were a vast improvement.
Original Nautilus coils were about the same with one or two per pack not giving a good vape. I am looking forward to trying the Triton Mini tank and coils.
Notice a trend here? I think that as time goes by Aspire has been doing a great job improving the quality, that being said I have noticed that breaking in a coil can make all the difference in the world when it comes to the duration that a coil remains "good".
Here is a trick that I will share. If you are using a new coil and are getting an off or muted flavor that you just can't stand and are stubborn like me you can try and salvage it before throwing it away by blowing through the drip tip while firing the mod, instead of inhaling. Drain the tank this way taking a "test inhale" every now and then to check for improvement. Sometimes a coil just needs to have a tank or two run through it and there will be a vast difference., Sometimes you just got to bite the bullet and replace it.
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Also, did you check the code online to make sure the coils are authentic? It's such a recurring issue I feel like I have to ask every time there is a question.
Where did you purchase the coils? Did you check the code online to make sure the coils are authentic?
Thanks For The Comment. Yes
As You Can See From These 5 X Coil Examples (5, Seen As That's What You Acquire Per Pack) EVERY Single Coil Has Burnt The Cotton And Coil. I Can Guarantee Each And Every One, Was Primed Perfectly! When They Were Disasembled, Immediately After Trying To Activate Them; The Cotton Was 100% Saturated With Liquid, On Every Coil. I Partly Hoped That The Area Of Burn Was Dry, So at Least I Would Know The Cause!! That Wasn't The Case, So This Has To Be Down To Design. Through A Process Of Elimination And Logical Testing, I Have Eliminated Everything Bar The Way The Coil Works . . . . . .
Good information there....but I am at a loss as to what might be causing this. Maybe @Tina can check into this further?
In The MAJORITY Of Cases Tho, The Cotton Burnt On The First Fire (Maybe 2nd) Then Couldn't Be Used. If You Are Getting At; Maybe It Needs The Juice To Run Through Or That It Would Go Away After A While . . . . Once That Black Burn Mark Is On The Cotton, There Is No Chance Of Recovery, It's Going To Taste Burnt
After that, the vape is just great.
Are you sure you don't get the liquid drop too low in your tank ?
If your organic wick coils don't last, or give a burnt taste you need to dial back the power, change to a thinner liquid, take shorter puffs, or allow a longer period between puffs for that particular tank and coil combination.
I Understand The Angle Of The Comment, Although That Would Only Be Relevant If An Issue Than A User Was Having, Was 'User Error'. In The Sense That It Is The Way That They Are Using The Product, Doesn't Suit It Or Their Preference Is Non-Compatible With The Product.
In My Case: Using The Same Power, Liquid, Length Of Puff And Pause Between Them, Is Consistent. The Only Thing That Is Not Consistent Is The Way In Which The Coils Perform. For Example The Coil That I have In Currently (New As Of 48Hrs Ago) Was Primed, Fitted And Initiated Identically To EVERY Other Previously, This One Is Fine (No. 1 Of 5) Although No. 2 Of 5 Burnt Straight Away. They Aren't Burning Early On, Most Cases It's The First Fire!! (No The Wattage Isn't Too High)
When The Coil Is A "Working One" I'm More Than Happy With The Cleito Overall, Performance, Asthetics, Vapour, Flavour etc. Infact I Looked If There Was An Alternative Just Incase, Seems There Isn't. Nearly Every Tank I've Seen Looks Like It Was Designed By A 14 Yr Old Nerd, Who Is Such A Huge Fan Of Sci-Fi, He's Never Getting Laid! I Know From Experience; A Coil That Works, Will Take Any Liquid At Any Power At Any Frequency (Even Chain Vaping). The Cleito Coil Is A Real Work-Horse, It's Just That For Some Reason Working Coils Are Intermittent!! (Surely Has To Be Manufacturing Or QC Issue) Three-Legged Work-Horses's Might Have The Intention To Work Hard . . . . . . Ain't Much Use Tho Are They?
@Cegoca
If It's A 'Working Coil' Like This One, Could Run The Tank Down To The Last Drop No Problem, Fill It To The Top And Crack On For X More Days. Like I Said, Working Coils Will Take Most Things. Not Yet Had A Working Coil That Failed For Any Reason At All Actually, Working Ones Last Really Well!! If I Could Figure The Deaign Issue, I'd Figure A Fix Out i.e. If It Was The Cotton, I'd Replace The Coil's Cotton With An Appropriate Alternative.
Out Of A New Pack Of 5 - No.1 Worked Correctly, No.2 Burnt Out And No.3 Worked Correctly (Well 90%). I Use The Term "Burnt Out" With The Definition Of "A Coil That Is New, Prepared Correctly; Yet, Non-User Affected Factors, The Coul Burns The Cotton Immediately (And Can NOT Be Prevented). 4 Days Later (I Do Use At A Frequency WELL Above Average) No.1 Needed Replacing. I Used A Sharp Needle To Fill It's Sealed Carton, With Only PG (Can Taste Any Burning Easier/Sooner)
2 Remaining Coils, Burnt Out. The First From The Next Pack, Burnt Out. They Didn't Have Burn Marks 'Like' The Previous (See Earlier Media) Taste Was Nearly Identical. Very Light And Slight Brown Discolouration. So I Did Yet Another! Which I Have Fitted Now. I Kept Going/Puffing After The First Few Fires With Burnt Taste. After The Burnt Taste; It Took Aroung 15-20 Minutes Of Puffing, Then The Liquid Flavour Was coming Through. It Seems To Be Working Ok, The Slight Burnt Taste Is Still There At The Back, It Hasn't Got Worse So Far Tho!! It Doesent Taste As A 100% Working Coil Does (I've Compared, Switching Back And Forth Between Two Cleito's). HOWEVER, This Is Not The Same Issue, The Fact That Some Coils Are Faulty And Just BURN OUT Straight Away Is Still The Reality Unfortunately!!
The IMPORTANT Part:
I Already Wrote This On The Previous Post, Although It Didn't Appear Aftet Powting And When Using "Edit" It Did Not Appear!
Anyway, I'm Hoping For Some Advice? I Have Done Some Research, With No Success. I NEED To Source A Tank That Is As CLOSE To The Cleito As Possible!! As Close In; Vapour Production, Aesthetics, Design, Coil Ratings, Classy Design/Appearance And So On. It Was 90% Luck I Purchased My First Cleito (Silver) It Was In The Cabinet Next To The "TRITON" Which Was An Extra £1. I Usually Work On The Principle, The Greater The Price, The Better The Item Is. In Short, I Chose The Cleito Fortunately. The Guy Said The Triton Doesn't Produce Anywhere Near The Vapour That The Cleito Does. When I Have A Working Coil, The Cleito Is THE DOGS! It's Like Michelle Keegan, Hannah Tointon And Mila Kunis All Rolled Up Into A Tank!! Except With PMT For 11 Months And 21 Days Per Year (That's A Comparision To The Bad Coils, Just To Be Clear HaHa)
I NEED A Tank Like The Triton As An Alternative, To Use When Suffering Bad Coil Days. That Is As CLOSE In Every Way To The Cleito.
So, Thanks In Advance To The Genius Who Informs Me Of The Details Of A Tank That Is Nearly Identical To The Cleito. Hell, I Don't Even Care If It's RRP Is £100, £150, I Don't Care!! PLEASE!!
Signed up just to say I'm switching to a different tank because I'm sick of these coils. Most recent pack, first 4 were bad and lasted less than half an hour each. I've emailed support before and they were just like "meh whatever". Its so mysterious, I remember I had a pack where the first 3 lasted a day or two each, the 4th one lasted 3 weeks (!)then the last one lasted a week. Its nonsense.