Burnt hits are one of the worst things a vaper can experience. It can ruin your day, and even worse, turn off a lot of people to vaping. Fortunately these nasty hits can be avoided. Let’s examine some of the major causes of burnt hits and how you can prevent them.

1. Used Coils

If your vape tastes burnt using a tank, the first question to ask is, “How old is my coil head?” Assuming your vape was already how performing how it should, chances are you have either an old or burnt coil. No matter how hot you like to vape, it shouldn’t ever burn your throat and taste like burnt cotton. Just replace your burnt coil with a new one.

2. Prime time

Learning how to prime your coil heads will also help to get the prevent future burnt-tasting hits. First install your coil and put a few drops of e-liquid on the wick holes. Fill your tank, and let the coil sit inside of it for a half hour. It sounds like a long time, but that will maximize its performance, and it helps to not rush it. Starting at the lowest setting, increase it by a few watts every puff until you find your sweet spot. Eventually you’ll find the setting that has just the right balance of heat and flavor to your liking.

3. Turn down for watt!?

If you’re still getting a burnt taste from your vape, then try lowering the wattage on your device. A general rule of thumb is the higher the ohms, the lower the watts, and vice versa. If you are vaping at a wattage too high for your particular coil, then you’ll probably end up with a burnt coil. You can calculate your own watts and optimal setting by using Ohm’s law, or by reading the suggested ratings normally printed on the coil or in the manual. The main rule of thumb is to vape by taste. As long as it tastes good, you’re at a good setting.

4. Take control

Temperature control can be helpful to avoid dry and burnt hits. Using a temp control mod with nickel, titanium or stainless steel coils allows you to limit the exact temperature of your vape. To learn more about using temp control, check out our guide to temperature control vaping.

5. Juice is guilty

If you’re still getting a burnt-tasting vape, and you followed all of the steps above, it could just be your juice. It might contain too much VG for your device to handle since it is thicker than PG. Experiment with a lower VG, higher PG e-liquid until you find the right balance for your device.Sometimes e-liquid that uses too much sweetener can destroy your wicks and lead to dry, burnt tasting hits. Be cautious of those juices. Typically they will be very dark and opaque.

6. 43% burnt

A common cause of burnt hits is when your coil has a hot spot which can cause the coil to partially glow red. It’s a very unpleasant and nasty vape! Hot spots can give you a metallic, burnt taste, even if your wicks were fully saturated. And you may not be able to see a burnt spot on your wicks because they are still fully saturated.

Even if your wicks aren’t showing signs of a burnt spot, take them out. That horrendous flavor can stay in your wicks. Toss them. Then, get your coils to pulse evenly by lightly pinching them with a pair of tweezers or even gently “strumming” them with a small screwdriver (or checking to make sure they aren’t touching any parts of the inside of the atomizer).

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