Biansi Imist

Neil_Sedaka

Just got a Biansi Imist atomizer from Irishvapers and am going to use it with my ego batteries.

I had to pull the wick down a tiny bit to get a good throat hit from it, but it seems to be working beautifully now.
It's feels quite heavy, but very well made.
Looks really nice in chrome, with the Biansi logo printed on it.

It came with:

1 tank (newer type with silicone stopper)
1 wick installed
2 spare wicks

Cost €13, which is a good deal I think, considering the spare wicks.

I'll update in a few days and let ye know how it's performing.

Neil_Sedaka

Neil_Sedaka wrote: »

Just got a Biansi Imist atomizer from Irishvapers and am going to use it with my ego batteries.

I had to pull the wick down a tiny bit to get a good throat hit from it, but it seems to be working beautifully now.
It's feels quite heavy, but very well made.
Looks really nice in chrome, with the Biansi logo printed on it.

It came with:

1 tank (newer type with silicone stopper)
1 wick installed
2 spare wicks

Cost €13, which is a good deal I think, considering the spare wicks.

I'll update in a few days and let ye know how it's performing.

u got a tank too for the €13. doesn't include a tank in the description on their site. let us know how you get on - might be interested in one. no cone required for use?

Neil_Sedaka

glasso wrote: »

no cone required for use?

No, just a battery and some juice and it's good to go!

Esel

Friend of mine is thinking of getting the full kit and asked my advice.

Anyone else with experience of the atomiser or kit? Thanks.

Neil_Sedaka

Neil_Sedaka wrote: »

No, just a battery and some juice and it's good to go!

cool, will probably give it a go once my current atties give up the ghost. have settled on atties + good tank or direct drip. cartos just too much hassle with all that refilling, not knowing when they will run out, spilling juice etc etc.

how does the taste and vapour compare to direct drip?

see that some forums in uk suggest that maybe you can rewick these things with your own wire / wick - could work out very economical.

Esel

Esel wrote: »

Friend of mine is thinking of getting the full kit and asked my advice.

Anyone else with experience of the atomiser or kit? Thanks.

Just googled for reviews there -looks good. I'll tell him to go ahead.

Neil_Sedaka

Been using it all day and I'm impressed.
There's just the right amount of air coming through it for me, unlike some ego-t atties that feel like sucking on a blocked hosepipe.
Vapour and taste are excellent, when the wick is set right.

My one and only gripe is that I've had to adjust the wick a couple of times today, as it seems to lift slightly in the needle plate and I begin to get a slightly dry, muted taste. (perhaps I'm drawing too hard on it or it gets sucked up a tad when the tank is pulled off????)
That said, it's a simple 20 second job to set it right with finger nails or tweezers.

It's early days yet, but I've just ordered another one in case they go out of stock again, so I must be happy with them

Regarding making your own wicks, I've been looking into that for some time now.
I've not had much luck in finding a supply of silicone string yet. I see fibreglass rope for sale (used to seal oven doors and wood stoves) but I'm uneasy about using it, in case my lungs begin bleeding after a week
Perhaps that's what mine are made of anyway? I dunno!

I used the mesh from inside a dead atty to fix up a couple of wicks before, works fine.

derra

Neil_Sedaka wrote: »

I've not had much luck in finding a supply of silicone string yet. I see fibreglass rope for sale (used to seal oven doors and wood stoves) but I'm uneasy about using it, in case my lungs begin bleeding after a week
Perhaps that's what mine are made of anyway? I dunno!

I used the mesh from inside a dead atty to fix up a couple of wicks before, works fine.

I have a few small bits here that you can have, assuming it's very little that you need for each repair.
I get it from here for repairing the Bulli.
http://bulli-smoker.de/index.php?a=45
Is it possible to replace the wire in that atty?

Send me a PM and i'll post it off to ya, just don't expect much

Neil_Sedaka

derra wrote: »

I have a few small bits here that you can have, assuming it's very little that you need for each repair.
I get it from here for repairing the Bulli.
http://bulli-smoker.de/index.php?a=45
Is it possible to replace the wire in that atty?

Send me a PM and i'll post it off to ya, just don't expect much

That's very nice of you thanks

I suppose with the right tools and know how it would be possible to re-wire it, but they are not designed to really be repairable.
I would try to repair it if I had no other choice, but I think it would be a V fiddly and time consuming job.

I'd love to get a few bits of string to try it and if successful I'll order some. PM on the way, cheers.

derra

Neil_Sedaka wrote: »

That's very nice of you thanks

I suppose with the right tools and know how it would be possible to re-wire it, but they are not designed to really be repairable.
I would try to repair it if I had no other choice, but I think it would be a V fiddly and time consuming job.

I'd love to get a few bits of string to try it and if successful I'll order some. PM on the way, cheers.

Haven't looked into them at all and i won't be buying either to know if ya can.
Am sure there be something on YT or ukvapers about repairing that might give you an idea.
As i said, let me know and i'll pop a bit of wire in the post too.

Neil_Sedaka

Had a good poke around inside the atty and I don't think it's feasible to repair the coil without destroying it altogether

It's so small and tightly packed in, that getting to the underside (where the coil wire connects) without breaking the ceramic, would be a tall order.

Had a look on YT, but can't find anything about replacing coil wire.

Thanks for the offer though, I do appreciate it.

pulled the trigger and bought one of these (is there no end to the amount of crap that you can accumulate through vaping). wonder how long it will last for with the 3 wicks...? I'm not a really heavy vaper - maybe get a few months out of it. How often are you supposed to clean the thing?

Neil_Sedaka

Neil_Sedaka wrote: »

Had a good poke around inside the atty and I don't think it's feasible to repair the coil without destroying it altogether

It's so small and tightly packed in, that getting to the underside (where the coil wire connects) without breaking the ceramic, would be a tall order.

Had a look on YT, but can't find anything about replacing coil wire.

Thanks for the offer though, I do appreciate it.

could you just make your own wicks tho - i.e. make it last longer than the 3 supplied and get as long as you can from the coil bit by cleaning.

derra

glasso wrote: »

could you just make your own wicks tho - i.e. make it last longer than the 3 supplied and get as long as you can from the coil bit by cleaning.

The coil will only last so long as well before snapping.
If ya could replace that as well it be a winner.

Green Hornet

I get fed up topping up the cartomisers too and tried the eGo-C. When it worked, it was great and the atty itself was as good as new after regular maintenance.

But.....after a couple of weeks I've had enough of the leaks, I've had enough of the tampering to get the atty working as it should! Just fed up with the constant fiddling and adjusting. Bit disillusioned with it. Bought some DCC LR XL because at least they are robust.

Is there any leaking at all with this Bianii system? Also, is the vapour warm or cool? I prefer warm myself.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

if you're sick of topping up cartos, look into carto tanks

i have a chibi tank from parkes vaping and it's pretty good

Neil_Sedaka

Green Hornet wrote: »

Is there any leaking at all with this Bianii system? Also, is the vapour warm or cool? I prefer warm myself.

No leaks whatsoever, now on day 3 and it's still storming along.

The draw seems cool to me and I just noticed that the increased airflow is probably due to the fact that there are 4 "air intake vents" on the base of the cone, unlike the ego which has 2.

I'm also only using about half the amount of juice that I used with the DCC's, as there is no mess or waste. That was probably my fault though for over filling the carts in case I ran them dry

achieve

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

if you're sick of topping up cartos, look into carto tanks

i have a chibi tank from parkes vaping and it's pretty good

Or what about the Smokeymizer? Previous versions seemed to have a problem with leaking, but I have not experienced any issues with them. Apart from a small learning curve in the filling of them, once filled you can really just forget about them and vape away for hours on end, without having to refill............

achieve

achieve wrote: »

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

if you're sick of topping up cartos, look into carto tanks

i have a chibi tank from parkes vaping and it's pretty good

Or what about the Smokeymizer? Previous versions seemed to have a problem with leaking, but I have not experienced any issues with them. Apart from a small learning curve in the filling of them, once filled you can really just forget about them and vape away for hours on end, without having to refill............

is the imist easy to fill and clean - how do u do it? do u leave the cap on the tank?

Neil_Sedaka

Filling is very easy, especially with a needle tip bottle or syringe.
Just drip juice through the hole in the tank until it's almost full.
Cleaning should be easy too, easier than an ego-t anyway.

Which leads me nicely to my next point.
I separated the coil part from the wick part tonight, as I felt the need to blow any possible excess juice out (old ego-t habits die hard)

I blew through the wick part and the wick shot out like a bullet and went straight down the sink hole!!!!
So heads up peeps, they're not too tight in there.

Found a really informative YT review here

Mentions all the stuff I initially said, plus a lot more.
Worth a peek if you're considering getting one.

just got this today - pretty good. seems to handle 100% vg ok (bestshop ry4) even tho some have reported problems with thick e-liquid. doesn't work with my vv ego battery tho, only on normal ego batts. do I need a 510 to ego adaptor for that one?

edit - got it to work using this tip....
http://ggecigs.net/index.php?_a=viewProd&productId=199

edit again
very impressed - no leaks at all. much more convenient than cartomisers and taste almost (95%) as good as direct dripping. Hope that it keeps going like this... worth trying out.

Green Hornet

Irish Vapers are out of stock of the atomisers at the moment so I've registered to be notified when they come in again. I've an eGo-C and it's good when it's working but tends to give burnt taste every now and again and also leaks a little. I tried the silicone caps but they were a completed disaster and the leaks were 254,125,000 times worse! They seem to work for some people but I found them terrible and I could taste the silicone too.

Bought some DCC LR XL towards the end of last week but I'm gone off them. The atomisers give a better flavour and I can always kind of taste the filler too.

For 13 Euro, I might try the iMist but I'm not really sure if there's any advantage over the eGo-C. I've had some wicking issues with the eGo-C but keeping the PV vertical has helped immensely.

Actually, I can buy 1m for £1.95 from Cloud 9 Vapers but I dont know how to re-wick.......could I just cut a piece and tie a little knot on it and put it into the spike or do I need more finesse............

Neil_Sedaka

Take a look at this

No idea what he's saying, but you get the idea anyway.
Have done this in the past, but I squeeze a piece of wire mesh around the top to keep it together. If you open up an old atty, you will find plenty of mesh inside.

I'm sure there are other/better ways to do it, but I had fairly good results with this method.

by the way - no problem filling the tank with normal eliquid bottle. no need for syringes or needle tips. just put end right up against the hole and squeeze in drops. no spill.

Green Hornet

I see they have replacement wicks for the iMist on IV now. Wonder would they be made to fit the eGo-C?

Green Hornet

Green Hornet wrote: »

I see they have replacement wicks for the iMist on IV now. Wonder would they be made to fit the eGo-C?

give up the ego-c - try the imist - won't regret it! atty comes with 1 tank and 2 replacement wicks with it... worth the 13 euro...

Green Hornet

glasso wrote: »

Green Hornet wrote: »

I see they have replacement wicks for the iMist on IV now. Wonder would they be made to fit the eGo-C?

give up the ego-c - try the imist - won't regret it! atty comes with 1 tank and 2 replacement wicks with it... worth the 13 euro...

Ha ha. Yeah, I'll buy it when IV have the atomisers in stock again. Last hardware I'll buy though...fed up trying to get the hassle free solution so hopefully they get them in soon!

Neil_Sedaka

glasso wrote: »

give up the ego-c - try the imist - won't regret it! atty comes with 1 tank and 2 replacement wicks with it... worth the 13 euro...

So you're enjoying it then?
Mine is storming along for the past 6 days, really impressed with it.
I'm regretting buying that ego-c atty now, I'll put it in the car as an emergency atty for when I'm out and about.

Neil_Sedaka

Neil_Sedaka wrote: »

So you're enjoying it then?
Mine is storming along for the past 6 days, really impressed with it.
I'm regretting buying that ego-c atty now, I'll put it in the car as an emergency atty for when I'm out and about.

all good so far. finally it seems that there are products out there that seem to work consistently. was sick of cartos - too messy - lots of vapour but poor taste and crap to refill (haven't tried carto tanks).

have you tried to clean it yet? going to use isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol)? how many ml do you reckon you should clean it after - I've only got through a few ml so far with it.

only thing about this device - seems to go through juice pretty quickly - anyone else got an opinion on that? maybe I'm just vaping more tho

stevenmu

These look pretty good, I'd like to go something with tanks as long as there's no leaks.

One thing though is I like to change flavours often. Is it possible to have a few tanks on the go with these and swap them around, or do they start to leak if you are taking them off and putting them back on all the time?

stevenmu

Oh, and this review mentions replacement coils

Green Hornet

I'm going to buy the atomiser and tanks when they come into Irish Vapers but they're out of stock. Looked in the UK as well and they seem to be out of stock everywhere as well. It's a good sign I'd say. The reviews are good pretty much everywhere.

You can get the whole kit together in some vendors but I dont need the whole kit.

stevenmu

stevenmu wrote: »

Oh, and this review mentions replacement coils

I saw that but I would say that that will be an attomiser update as doesn't look like the current version coil can easily be removed. (I stand to be corrected on that )

Neil_Sedaka

One week using the Imist and here are my findings:


It's great! Constant full vapour and great throat hit and flavour.
Absolutely no leaks whatsoever.
This is a keeper for me and I think I've finally found the one that "just works"

Initially had a problem with the wick, where it kept rising in the needle plate and causing dry hits. This was easily cured by pulling the wick down slightly.
Then I blew the wick out and lost it, but replaced with one of the included spares.
This has cured the wick problem, as it no longer needs adjusting.
I can only guess that the first wick was a tad too thin and kept shifting in the needle plate.

Yesterday I began to get a slightly burnt taste and opened the assembly to check it out.
The end of the wick was black, so I pulled it out and washed it under the tap.
This removed all the black stuff and after drying and priming it, I re-inserted it and it's working perfectly again.

Short of the Imist going out of production, I don't see myself changing to another device for a long time.
Over the years, I have been through the mill with several types of PV and mods.
Some were initially great, but then went downhill from there and no amount of cleaning or tweaking was going to bring it back.
Some worked very well, but the leaks or waste or inconsistency were too frustrating to be dealing with.
Some were pure sh1t from the word go

I see that the Imist is not widely available at the moment and vendors that do sell it are often low on parts.
I hope this is down to it's increasing popularity and not because it just didn't get an audience with most buyers.



In summary:

I love it, you may not!

stevenmu

Have you been swapping tanks much? This seems to be one of the main causes of leaks with other tanks.

Neil_Sedaka

I'm using the same tank for the past week.
I take it off and refill it 2 - 3 times per day, sometimes more.
I use a syringe with a blunt needle, through the silicone stopper.

I've had one since Monday. Before that used cartos but then got pissed off with them and was direct dripping. it just works as the other poster said.... huge vapour. taste is good - a bit less than direct drip but very good. best vaped at 3.3 or 3.7 volts. higher may give a burnt taste. does go through the juice a bit but that's probably down to the massive vapour that it produces. no spilling and wastage compared to cartos so probably use less overall. well worth it. replacable coils will be even better... highly recommended ... I refill with normal eliquid bottles - just put the end right up against the tank and no spill unless you get air trapped which has only happened once - just check that there's not a bubble at tank end before doing it.

cleaned wick and attomiser with Isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) last night. got any black residue off the wick and cleaned attomiser. seems to be going well after it.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

wish there was a decent tank system for higher voltage vaping
i'd like to try it out, curious what most of my juices taste like without the filler

spose I could buy a good atty and direct drip but pain in the ass.

Green Hornet

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

wish there was a decent tank system for higher voltage vaping
i'd like to try it out, curious what most of my juices taste like without the filler

spose I could buy a good atty and direct drip but pain in the ass.

The direct dripping is a bit of a pain alright but it does give clean flavour. That 306 LR that I got gives good flavour but the vapour is so flipping hot that there's no way I could use it all day. It blows the head off me.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

yeah I started off direct dripping, and it wasn't that bad really
it's just after a year of being used to the simplicity of cartomizers... the added hassle of having to drop a bit of juice in every time I want to vape.. meh

Bubba9

Green Hornet wrote: »

The direct dripping is a bit of a pain alright but it does give clean flavour.

The needle caps make dripping a lot easier. Anyone know if there is a drip tip that would fit an Ego A type atty? I have an old one that I've pulled the plate from and want to use it for dripping.

I was reading that some people were using ultrasonic cleaners for cleaning attys, etc and I remembered there's an old jewellery cleaner in the attic. I rooted it out and it works a treat and only takes a few minutes. I think Aldi had one a while back but it wouldn't be worth getting one just for vaping stuff but it cleans loads of other stuff too...dvds, glasses, jewellery, coins, etc.

Bubba9

Here's Scott Bonner's review of the iMist:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj8jnsPHeiI&feature=g-u-u&context=G26b496eFUAAAAAAACAA

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

does anyone else ju8st go on youtube to look at ecig reviews of random products they are never gona buy?

if im bored ill go on youtube and watch just about anything by scott, pbusardo of grimmgreen
kinda weird

Bubba9

I watch most of Scott's hardware reviews just out of interest as he does them really well. I can't for the life of me understand video reviews of liquids, though.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

hehe, some of them are worth looking at if you're curious about a juice
most of them are funny though, people trying to describe a weak flavour they kinda half get from a juice


scott confirmed what i was wondering about the imist, not really good for higher volt vaping
shame as it does look cool. maybe I will do like I said earlier and just keep one around for if I ever do have to use an ego again

Bubba9

You have to take their word about flavour and throat hit. All you see is the vapour from a new device, fully charged battery, well lit against a black background. Funny alright the one I saw ages ago of some American lad take a long drag and get a fit of coughing and spill the bottle of juice.

I use the iMist of a Lavatube with an adaptor. Can't go much above 3.5 volts but I suppose if I was using a lower juice than 24mgs I could. Great bit of kit though but I prefer the Ego-C for the flavour but everyone is different.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

Bubba9 wrote: »

You have to take their word about flavour and throat hit. All you see is the vapour from a new device, fully charged battery, well lit against a black background. Funny alright the one I saw ages ago of some American lad take a long drag and get a fit of coughing and spill the bottle of juice.

hehe, pete busardo was demonstrating some tank system and talking about how it might potentially come apart and spill your juice all over you, naturally it came apart asnd spilled his juice all over him. cue about three or four slow motion replays of the move from shock to anger to bleeped out cursing

Green Hornet

Interesting that Bubba9 prefers the eGo-C for flavour over the iMist. Can't fault the eGo-C for flavour myself either. It's the damned leaks and it looks like the iMist doesn't suffer from those.

Bubba9

Some reviews can be VERY entertaining indeed:)

http://www.youtube.com/user/Vaporess

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tvUy76zlZd0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1P-Uo9RPlU&feature=player_embedded