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Squonking Profile RDA

Hi guys,

Been using the profile RDA with a topside dual for about a week now and am very pleased with it however....

I've watched many videos on the Profile and when someone squonks, the juice comes straight up the middle. With mine, the juice seems to only come up the sides meaning the coil and cotton in the middle is not getting much juice.

Am I doing something wrong??
 

Bluenatic

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Mine does the same thing for the most part or at least by the time the juice would come through the mesh it would leak out of the sides so I don't push it that far. FYI there is quite the thread on the Profile in the rebuildables section of the forum that should help you greatly. I have just started messing around with this RDA lately as I have so many and my first builds on it were unsuccessful. I've been thinking to myself lately that a sewing needle or something similar pushed from the bottom of the squonk pin into the wick might help get the results you have stated seeing but I fear I would bend the mesh if I do not do it right. So for now I have a 30 ml bottle full of the same juice I have in the squonk bottle that I drip onto the mesh around every third squonk. Kind of a pain in the ass but it's kept it soaked from the top while the bottle keeps it from the bottom. Hope you get it sorted out, good luck
 

Hype

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Too much cotton guys . I had the same problem . Just lighten up on the cotton a little bit so the juice wicks easier . You will find it works so much better . Hope this helps ....
 
if u look real closely u see it hiting the middle of the mesh the cotton needs to be really soak before u see it

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I used a profile with an original topside for a while and was constantly squeezing worried about getting a dry hit. I developed a leak internally and toasted the board. I converted the topside to an unregulated device and use it with a drop dead- it has way less liquid resistance and have not noticed any internal leaking so far. The 510 has 3 wires coming off it so the conversion was simple.
The hardest part was getting the burnt electronics taste out of the unit.
 

Just Frank

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Too much cotton guys . I had the same problem . Just lighten up on the cotton a little bit so the juice wicks easier . You will find it works so much better . Hope this helps ....
I agree. My juice comes strait up through the cotton and mesh when squonked. My first try I packed that shit in there TIGHT. Used a whole 6mm Wotofo cotton thingy. FAIL... It doesn't need as much cotton as I'd been reading. You don't want too little either though cuz it'll spit at you.
 
Mine does the same thing for the most part or at least by the time the juice would come through the mesh it would leak out of the sides so I don't push it that far. FYI there is quite the thread on the Profile in the rebuildables section of the forum that should help you greatly. I have just started messing around with this RDA lately as I have so many and my first builds on it were unsuccessful. I've been thinking to myself lately that a sewing needle or something similar pushed from the bottom of the squonk pin into the wick might help get the results you have stated seeing but I fear I would bend the mesh if I do not do it right. So for now I have a 30 ml bottle full of the same juice I have in the squonk bottle that I drip onto the mesh around every third squonk. Kind of a pain in the ass but it's kept it soaked from the top while the bottle keeps it from the bottom. Hope you get it sorted out, good luck
I have been having consistency issues with my profile since getting it. After reading this, I tried squonking and dripping simultaneously like you said and the flavor POPS! Hands down best flavor I've ever had in 3 years of vaping. I just wish I could get that flavor from squonking by itself as the whole point of squonking is NOT having to drip, i.e., while driving or just sitting back on the couch or in bed. When I only squonk I just end up getting a really subpar experience.
 

ajvapes

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I have been having consistency issues with my profile since getting it. After reading this, I tried squonking and dripping simultaneously like you said and the flavor POPS! Hands down best flavor I've ever had in 3 years of vaping. I just wish I could get that flavor from squonking by itself as the whole point of squonking is NOT having to drip, i.e., while driving or just sitting back on the couch or in bed. When I only squonk I just end up getting a really subpar experience.
If it is wicked correctly it should be fine. Some liquids require a second squonk. Pull off your drip tip and watch what happens. A second squonk will flood the chamber, but stop at the air holes.
 
If it is wicked correctly it should be fine. Some liquids require a second squonk. Pull off your drip tip and watch what happens. A second squonk will flood the chamber, but stop at the air holes.
The second squonk seems to help, but it's still not quite as good as when I just drip like 20 to 25 drops down the chamber. When I squonk, a lot of the juice ends up getting sucked back down into the bottle straight out of the cotton and everything without much pooling left over in the camber. Like I said though, the second squonk definitely seems to help, it just doesn't leave the cotton as a saturated as a good ol' fashion drip and it tends to result in leaking from the airflow.
 
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Too much cotton guys . I had the same problem . Just lighten up on the cotton a little bit so the juice wicks easier . You will find it works so much better . Hope this helps ....
Do you think just tearing a small strip off the wotofo cotton threads would do the trick? How do you cut your wick tails?
 

Bluenatic

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I was always terrified of the dreaded demon fire dry mesh hit so before I was using the 6mm wotofo pieces but found that is way too much cotton. I'm not very seasoned with the Profile but my last couple times this has worked. A poster in the other Profile thread suggested to take a fresh strip of Cotton Bacon Prime, which luckily I use. Take the strip and carefully cut it horizontally directly in half. Then take the two even pieces and carefully cut them vertically in half. You should have 4 Profile wicks ready to go. For me what worked is that I will take one of the quarters of the strip and gently fluff it with my fingers so it is not as compact as it is out of the bag. I myself even had to tear a very very small strip off of the fluffed piece. After pulling the cotton through the mesh (Nexmesh), I lightly fluff the tails with my tweezers so it resembles a bow tie. I then cut at a 45 angle from middle of the bowtie downwards towards the mesh gently as to not bend the mesh. This leaves the center of the mesh (in which I have 2 springs installed) packed while the tails have more room to saturate. Using this method I finally achieved the juice coming up through the mesh and not up from and around the sides. Hardly any oversquonking and flavor city.
 

Bluenatic

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Do you think just tearing a small strip off the wotofo cotton threads would do the trick? How do you cut your wick tails?
You should check out the "Does everybody but me love the Profile" thread started by my man gsmit1. It is in the general rebuildables section of the forum. It's like 12 pages long and has tons of info from the most seasoned Profile users on VU
 
I was always terrified of the dreaded demon fire dry mesh hit so before I was using the 6mm wotofo pieces but found that is way too much cotton. I'm not very seasoned with the Profile but my last couple times this has worked. A poster in the other Profile thread suggested to take a fresh strip of Cotton Bacon Prime, which luckily I use. Take the strip and carefully cut it horizontally directly in half. Then take the two even pieces and carefully cut them vertically in half. You should have 4 Profile wicks ready to go. For me what worked is that I will take one of the quarters of the strip and gently fluff it with my fingers so it is not as compact as it is out of the bag. I myself even had to tear a very very small strip off of the fluffed piece. After pulling the cotton through the mesh (Nexmesh), I lightly fluff the tails with my tweezers so it resembles a bow tie. I then cut at a 45 angle from middle of the bowtie downwards towards the mesh gently as to not bend the mesh. This leaves the center of the mesh (in which I have 2 springs installed) packed while the tails have more room to saturate. Using this method I finally achieved the juice coming up through the mesh and not up from and around the sides. Hardly any oversquonking and flavor city.
So, /MESH\ or \MESH/ (with the lines being the cuts)? Thanks by the way. I will try this soon.
 

Just Frank

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The second squonk seems to help, but it's still not quite as good as when I just drip like 20 to 25 drops down the chamber. When I squonk, a lot of the juice ends up getting sucked back down into the bottle straight out of the cotton and everything without much pooling left over in the camber. Like I said though, the second squonk definitely seems to help, it just doesn't leave the cotton as a saturated as a good ol' fashion drip and it tends to result in leaking from the airflow.
Again, It doesn't sound like it's wicked properly. One squonk should saturate the shit out of everything. When there's too much cotton, the juice essentially gets blocked by the solid mass of cotton. When people use too much, it gets kind of compressed in there. Juice comes up, and goes to the sides which isn't what's supposed to happen. Keep trying, you'll get it.
 

Bluenatic

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So, /MESH\ or \MESH/ (with the lines being the cuts)? Thanks by the way. I will try this soon.
\mesh/ (but I know others choose the other, /mesh\, so the bottom line is that it reduces the tails for absorbing the juice) with the cut starting in the middle of the tail (bowtie) That method has worked great for me but I still suggest checking out the main Profile thread. Hope you get it down and would be great to keep seeing you around here. So many knowledgeable people and keeps you up on the latest and greatest gear. Good luck and take care
 
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lordmage

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i find with a squonk you want \mesh/ but only enough cotton to connect i was surprised by the amount or lack there of cotton when i used the extra springs. my profile has been weeks plus on the same wicking.

With the non squonk i tend to use a bit more cotton but stick to the same \mesh/
 

Syythe

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I use rayon. Been using a full piece and trim out about 75% of the tails from the underside of the wick. I trim the tail length to just barely reach the deck. One squonk fully saturates the wicking and you can see juice coming through the top of the mesh. I get about 8-10 hits between squonks with no signs of dry hits. Flavor seems the same as dripping on the juice.
 

Jinx'd

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I am squonking mine now, on the Cut, for the first time. what I am seeing is that when I release the bottle, it sucks juice back down.
 

Rex EvErything

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I am squonking mine now, on the Cut, for the first time. what I am seeing is that when I release the bottle, it sucks juice back down.
that"s exactally how a squonk should work imho...no loose liquid left behind....the profile takes a little different technique than regular squonk atties ....what works for me is kind a a squeeze hold for a 3 count and release...don"t mash the bottle just constant pressure for a few seconds then release ....popping the top off will help you get the feel for it without over squonking
 

Jinx'd

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that"s exactally how a squonk should work imho...no loose liquid left behind....the profile takes a little different technique than regular squonk atties ....what works for me is kind a a squeeze hold for a 3 count and release...don"t mash the bottle just constant pressure for a few seconds then release ....popping the top off will help you get the feel for it without over squonking

yeah, i discovered this just by using it.
 

dubya314

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Hi guys,

Been using the profile RDA with a topside dual for about a week now and am very pleased with it however....

I've watched many videos on the Profile and when someone squonks, the juice comes straight up the middle. With mine, the juice seems to only come up the sides meaning the coil and cotton in the middle is not getting much juice.

Am I doing something wrong??
Have you tried it with a coil instead of mesh? Just my humble opinion, but with mesh it was ok to me. I did find squonking was picky, but maybe my wicking. When I built it with a single coil though, it instantly became ( and still is) one of my favorite rda's. You still can over squonk though, have to watch that. I find with a coil vs mesh your gap between dry and flood is much less.

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