Reo Help For First Time Owners

[Metal Liz]

okay, some silly questions hehehe

1. is it a must for the airhole to face upwards and if so why?
2. how hard are you supposed to squonk the bottle?
3. how often must you replace / rebuild the coils
4. how often must you replace your wicking material?

I'm going to attempt a coil with ekowool wicking tonight, wish me good luck hehehe

Vape strong and rock on

 

[Reonat]

Oh thank the Pope! We were all stressing big time!

Yep.. sorry for that little rush of adrenaline. Feel rather empowered now. Think I'll go and tinker with my husbands 4x4 now. Perhaps a little modification whilst he is away

 

[PeterHarris]

okay, some silly questions hehehe

1. is it a must for the airhole to face upwards and if so why? - if the airhole is facing you, you might get a gurgle
2. how hard are you supposed to squonk the bottle? - i take off the drip tip and look while i squonk, i press until my wick is submerged in juice, or just below the airhole, then release. if the bottle is full you will need to press less, when its empty, you need to squeeze more
3. how often must you replace / rebuild the coils - i have been using the same coil for over a month now - just dry burn it every week or so
4. how often must you replace your wicking material? - cotton usually replaced once every 3 days. - i use ekowool from SUB ohm - and that i replace every 3 weeks

I'm going to attempt a coil with ekowool wicking tonight, wish me good luck hehehe

Vape strong and rock on

1. is it a must for the airhole to face upwards and if so why? - if the airhole is facing you, you might get a gurgle
2. how hard are you supposed to squonk the bottle? - i take off the drip tip and look while i squonk, i press until my wick is submerged in juice, or just below the airhole, then release. if the bottle is full you will need to press less, when its empty, you need to squeeze more
3. how often must you replace / rebuild the coils - i have been using the same coil for over a month now - just dry burn it every week or so
4. how often must you replace your wicking material? - cotton usually replaced once every 3 days. - i use ekowool from SUB ohm - and that i replace every 3 weeks

 

[Rob Fisher]

1. is it a must for the airhole to face upwards and if so why?

Because you won't get liquid coming out and there won't be a gurgle if you have over filled... plus the vape is that much better!

2. how hard are you supposed to squonk the bottle?

Enough to get liquid flowing... take out the drip tip and look inside and squonk... I press pretty much all the way and count to around 3 and then release.

3. how often must you replace / rebuild the coils

Replace coils when they break (mine is a month old) or you want to change the resistance!

4. how often must you replace your wicking material?

I use cotton and change it every morning... the vape is so much purer that way!

I'm going to attempt a coil with ekowool wicking tonight, wish me good luck hehehe

Best of luck!

 

[Metal Liz]

thanks for the help guys

follow up on question 1

I replaced the cotton now at lunch time and my airhole is on the side, can't figure out how to get it to the top again hahaha
if it's pointing to the side, is this still okay?

 

[PeterHarris]

is you airhole allinged with your coil?

maybe your RM2 base moved ?

the airhole should be anywhere on a 180 degrees away from you, so to the side is also fine - but the more towards the top the better

 

[thekeeperza]

thanks for the help guys

follow up on question 1

I replaced the cotton now at lunch time and my airhole is on the side, can't figure out how to get it to the top again hahaha
if it's pointing to the side, is this still okay?

I think as long as the hole points to the sky when you vape it should be ok - depends on how you prefer holding your REO

 

[Metal Liz]

yeah i think it did move hahaha, i just turned the whole thing and the hole is now almost centre on top again and you're right, YUM YUM soooooo good Thanks so much for helping with the silly questions

 

[Rob Fisher]

I replaced the cotton now at lunch time and my airhole is on the side, can't figure out how to get it to the top again hahaha if it's pointing to the side, is this still okay?

This is my biggest big bear with REO's... band new ones tend to have the hole perfectly on the other side of the button but as time goes on and things loosen up etc and especially when you use other attys the holes move... I vape each of my REO's differently because I'm convinced the hole needs to be in the air... so I check each time depending on which REO is in my Paw and modify my technique accordingly.

The technical boys and girls will talk about using O rings to get it back to the perfect position but I haven't been that successful at it.

 

[Andre]

Success!!! Hugh is restored back to his former glory and vaping like a champ. Have to admit it was really scary but I guess is proves that if I (a mommy from the burbs) can do it, anybody can.

Awesome, kudos! Am much impressed. And now you know how simple this thing really is.

 

[Reonat]

yeah i think it did move hahaha, i just turned the whole thing and the hole is now almost centre on top again and you're right, YUM YUM soooooo good Thanks so much for helping with the silly questions

Watch that video that shows you how to roll the coil on to the reel of vapowire using a screwdriver. I find that much easier however you need a really thin mandrel (getting the terminology now) to put through the middle of the Ekowool. I used the needle attachment for a syringe and just nipped the sharp end off.

 

[Andre]

yeah i think it did move hahaha, i just turned the whole thing and the hole is now almost centre on top again and you're right, YUM YUM soooooo good Thanks so much for helping with the silly questions

We all had those questions in the beginning! Do not fear to ask any question, your Reoville family will look after you as the Reonauts above have just shown in exemplary fashion.

 

[Alex]

This is my biggest big bear with REO's... band new ones tend to have the hole perfectly on the other side of the button but as time goes on and things loosen up etc and especially when you use other attys the holes move... I vape each of my REO's differently because I'm convinced the hole needs to be in the air... so I check each time depending on which REO is in my Paw and modify my technique accordingly.

The technical boys and girls will talk about using O rings to get it back to the perfect position but I haven't been that successful at it.

use the 1mm o-ring pictured above, and you can pretty much position the reomizer in any position you like. I like having the coil facing opposite th firing button. Tighten it down without the top cap on.

 

[johan]

use the 1mm o-ring pictured above, and you can pretty much position the reomizer in any position you like. I like having the coil facing opposite th firing button. Tighten it down without the top cap on.

Agree with Alex, but I prefer to use the 1.5mm O-ring in that position. Once tighten down the Reomizer is "put" and doesn't move around.

 

[Andre]

use the 1mm o-ring pictured above, and you can pretty much position the reomizer in any position you like. I like having the coil facing opposite th firing button. Tighten it down without the top cap on.

Thanks, that shows the o-ring very well. Some use the thicker o-ring if the thinner one does not work well. Of course some people hold the Reo different than in the picture. I usually illustrate it as below. The air hole can be anywhere on the blue arrow line.

 

[Alex]

Agree with Alex, but I prefer to use the 1.5mm O-ring in that position. Once tighten down the Reomizer is "put" and doesn't move around.

Agreed, I wasn't sure of the exact size of my oring. But it keeps that position, even when you over tighten the top cap.

 

[Reonat]

Agreed, I wasn't sure of the exact size of my oring. But it keeps that position, even when you over tighten the top cap.

Is that what the o - rings in my bag of Reo goodies is for? Or should I as a standard have them elsewhere

 

[Andre]

Is that what the o - rings in my bag of Reo goodies is for? Or should I as a standard have them elsewhere

Yes, that is what they are for. Nowhere else to use them. Some use them, some do not.

 

[Alex]

Is that what the o - rings in my bag of Reo goodies is for? Or should I as a standard have them elsewhere

It was one of the orings I got with my Reo from @johan, I think it does come standard with the Reo.

 

[johan]

Is that what the o - rings in my bag of Reo goodies is for? Or should I as a standard have them elsewhere

Yes (2 sizes): big ones as explained by @Alex and very small ones are for juice bottle caps.

 

[Rob Fisher]

use the 1mm o-ring pictured above, and you can pretty much position the reomizer in any position you like. I like having the coil facing opposite th firing button. Tighten it down without the top cap on.

So much easier when someone draws a picture for me! Works like gang busters on my SL/LP... but on my Standard with Cyclone the cyclone won't fire... but that's OK because it's almost perfect as it is... but I will do this on my Woodys! Thanks @Alex!

 

[Rob Fisher]

I Wondered what the hell they were for!

 

[johan]

So much easier when someone draws a picture for me! Works like gang busters on my SL/LP... but on my Standard with Cyclone the cyclone won't fire... but that's OK because it's almost perfect as it is... but I will do this on my Woodys! Thanks @Alex!

Rob if I'm not mistaken, the centre pin on the Cyclone can be adjusted. If I'm correct, just unscrew the centre pin on the Cyclone a wee bit and try again.

 

[Andre]

Yes (2 sizes): big ones as explained by @Alex and very small ones are for juice bottle caps.

Are the juice bottle caps ones smaller? Think they are the same diameter and thicker. For the Grand. Smaller for the caps for the Mini of course.

 

[johan]

Are the juice bottle caps ones smaller? Think they are the same diameter and thicker. For the Grand. Smaller for the caps for the Mini of course.

No they are smaller; will take pics & sizes of each and post a bit later Andre.