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Mixing your own e-liquids saves money, but opens you up to additional risks. Before you get into DIY mixing, make sure you’re well aware of the safety concerns.

Two of the most common tasks you’ll have to do as a vaper is filling up a tank or clearomizer and replacing a spent coil for a new one. Thankfully for new vapers, these are both really easy to accomplish, regardless of the type of tank or clearomizer you have. Here's how to do it.

  Back in the cigalike days of e-cigarettes, high VG e-juice was basically unheard of. The most popular mix in...

Thermal runaway is a possibility with any lithium-based battery, but learning how to minimize the risk helps you stay safe in the world of e-cig mods.

Mod not producing vapor? There are many potential causes for this problem, but thankfully most of them are easy to address if you know what you're doing. Here are the main things you should consider.

The supposed dangers of e-cigarette are sadly amongst the most commonly-reported aspects of the innovative technology. However, this isn't the whole story. The omissions in media and FDA reports into e-cigarettes have led many people to ask the question: are e-cigarettes dangerous? The notion that they’re dangerous is on extremely shaky ground, and when compared to tobacco cigarettes they are virtually angelic.

Keeping your vape pen clean is the real secret of getting a consistently good flavor out of it. When you...

If you have been smoking cigarettes for a long time, you’re most likely suffering from the many diseases and side effects that come with smoking and you must be seeking a safer alternative that can help you quit smoking.

One of the main motivations for switching to vaping is to save money in comparison to smoking. But do you really save money? And if so, how much will you save? What’s the cheapest type of device to use? We’ve taken a look at the numbers to put together this cost comparison for vaping vs. smoking.

Vaping and driving is generally legal, but if you aren't careful about how you vape, it could still land you in trouble or even put you and others at risk. Luckily, if you follow a few simple tips you can stay safe and on the right side of the law.

If your brand new atomizer head is only lasting you a few days – rather than the 1 to 2 weeks you can ordinarily get out of one – you'll end up spending loads of money on vaping. So what's the problem? Can it be fixed? Here’s a brief guide to getting the most out of your atomizer heads.

Your throat hit is one of the most important things about your vaping experience. Too strong a throat hit can make you cough, and too weak a throat hit can make vaping less satisfying. Either one of these issues can make switching more difficult. Luckily, you can adjust your throat hit really easily.

E-cigarettes have been hailed by many as a safer alternative to tobacco smoking, but a persistent problem still dogs users of the vast majority of e-cig brands. E-cigarettes use a nicotine-infused solution to produce vapor, and this can occasionally leak out of the mouthpiece and give users a hit of bitter-tasting liquid.

One of the most commonly cited arguments against electronic cigarettes is that “there is no way of knowing what’s inside them.” Shocking as it may sound; you can rest assured that is far from true. Consumer safety regulations protect people from dangerous substances, and most respectable manufacturers send their products for third-party testing to further verify their safety for consumption. In comparison to tobacco smoke, which has at least 5,000 chemicals (the actual figure is unknown), electronic cigarettes have a clear advantage because they only contain a handful of chemicals.

Black Note has recently published two posts looking at the issue of diacetyl in e-cigarettes, with one covering the science behind the debate and the other focusing more on the disagreement on the issue within the vaping community. The posts are both well-worth reading – so go take a look if you want the full story – but we’ve condensed some of the key take-away points here.

Are you spending too much on replacement coils? If you're willing to do a bit of tinkering and have experience with basic builds, you'll never have to buy a pack of new coils again.

The atomizer is what turns your e-juice into delicious, inhalable vapor, but like everything else when it comes to vaping, there are tons of options on the market, and to a beginner, it can seem very overwhelming. Should you get a sub-ohm tank or a basic clearomizer? What are RBAs, RTAs and RDAs? Does it really make a difference what atomizer you use?

If you’re getting into rebuildable atomizers, learning about safe rebuilding and minimizing the risk of shorts helps you protect yourself and your battery.

We're starting a new series on the basics of vaping, so this post looks at simplest questions you might have - what are e-cigarettes? How do they work? What are the different types of e-cig?