How Can You Tell When a Disposable Vape Is Empty?

A modern disposable vape contains a huge amount of e-liquid and can last a long time before it’s empty. Every device runs out of vape juice eventually, though, so it’s important to understand how to know when your disposable vape is empty. It’s also important to have some idea of when it’s close to running out of e-liquid because you need to plan your purchases. So, how can you tell when a disposable vape is dry? We’ll walk you through it.

Use a Disposable Vape with a Clear Tank

The reason why it might not be easy for you as a new vaper to know when your disposable vape is empty is because most disposable vapes are opaque on the outside – so there’s no way to see your e-liquid supply. However, not all vapes are designed that way. The Foger Switch Pro, for example, stores its e-liquid in a clear tank. The tank-based design means that while you’re enjoying those Foger vape flavors, you can just keep an eye on the tank to know when you’re going to run out of vape juice. The clear tank has helped to make the Foger Switch Pro one of the most popular vapes on the market today.

Pay Attention to the Flavor Quality

If you’re using a disposable vape without a clear tank, you can’t observe your e-liquid supply directly. In this case, you’ll have to rely on your sense of taste to know when your vape is empty. When a disposable vape is completely out of e-liquid, it begins to produce a harsh, burnt flavor every time you puff on it. The burnt flavor results from the coil overheating, which happens because there’s no vape juice to keep it cool.

Getting a burnt hit from a vape is an extremely unpleasant experience that you definitely want to avoid if possible, so it’s generally best to dispose of a vape before it’s completely empty if you can. You can tell that a disposable vape is close to being empty because the vapor production and flavor quality will both drop noticeably. You may also taste a plastic-like flavor from the wick, which will start to get hot during vaping when it’s close to drying out.

Check the Screen or Indicator Light

Some disposable vapes have indicator lights or displays to let you know when they’re almost out of vape juice. That’s a great feature for a vape to have when you can’t see what’s going on inside the device.

• If your vape has an indicator light for the e-liquid supply, the light will either turn on or change color when the vape juice is low.
• If your vape has a smart screen, it’ll have a meter that reads “0” when the e-liquid supply is low.

As useful as it is to have a vape with an indicator light or smart screen, it’s important for you to understand how these features work because you can’t rely on them completely. Your vape doesn’t have a sensor in the e-liquid compartment. Instead, it relies on a software algorithm that simply “guesses” when your supply of vape juice is likely to be low based on how much time you’ve spent vaping so far.

When the screen or light says that your vape is out of e-liquid, it most likely isn’t empty. In fact, it could still have hundreds of puffs left. Manufacturers design their algorithms to be conservative because people would be very unhappy with a vape that ran out of e-liquid while the screen said that there was still vape juice left.

As long as you understand what’s going on, a smart screen is a great tool that can help you understand when your disposable vape is almost empty. Just remember that when the screen says that you’re out of vape juice, you might have quite a few puffs left – but you should definitely plan to buy a new vape soon.

How to Make a Disposable Vape Last Longer

Now that you understand how to know when a disposable vape is empty, you might be curious about whether there’s anything that you can do to stave off those burnt hits for a while. Is it possible to make a disposable vape last longer before it’s empty? Here are three strategies that can help.

• You can take shorter puffs. The longer you puff on a disposable vape, the more e-liquid you’ll use. The atomizer coil in the vape will also get hotter during long puffs, causing it to consume vape juice more quickly. Taking shorter puffs doesn’t have to mean that your experience won’t be satisfying. You can hold the vapor in your lungs longer before exhaling it to ensure that the nicotine is fully absorbed.
• You can use your device at the lowest available power level. In many cases, a modern disposable vape will allow you to adjust the wattage by pressing a button or moving a slider. Your device can do this if it has a feature with a name like “Pulse Mode,” “Turbo Mode” or “Super Mode.” When your device operates at a higher wattage, it’ll consume the e-liquid more quickly. You should use your vape’s higher-power mode only when you really need the extra vapor production.
• You can use your vape more carefully. By that, we mean that you can vape only when you actually need the nicotine and not because you’re bored or want to keep your hands occupied. If you vape habitually and not because you need the nicotine, you’re guaranteed to run out of e-liquid early.

Another way to think about your vape usage is by comparing yourself to a smoker. On average, a cigarette typically lasts for about 10 puffs and then burns out. Therefore, being a pack-a-day smoker means that you’ll puff on a cigarette about 200 times a day. Try counting how many times you hit your vape in a day. Is it well over 200? If so, there’s a good chance that you’re using your vape more than you really need to.