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5 Days
5 Questions
6 Great Prizes
Over the next 5 days I will be posting 5 questions.
Each day one person who has answered the question correctly.will win our smoker’s halo electronic cigarette kit (changable for a tank kit if you prefer using e-liquid). On the final day one person who has answered all questions correctly will also win a £50.00 voucher to spend on either ecigarette direct or The Smoker’s Angel.
You can answer your questions in any of the following places:
E Cigarette Direct sell two kinds of e-cig kits: a cartomiser kit and a tank system. What’s the difference between them?
Answer: Although there are many ways to answer this, essentially a cartomiser kit has s disposable cartridge with an inbuilt atomiser. That means it is a two part e-cigarette, and you just throw the cartridge away when you are finished with it. A tank system, however, is a three part e-cigarette with a separate cartridge which you fill with e-liquid.
Congratulations to Ria Cash, who won an electronic cigarette kit, and to John Skeffington, who has won our bonus prize of a £50 pound voucher. John and Ria, could you please email me on james.dunworth@ecigarettedirect.co.uk so I can send you your prizes.
What is the main reason people switch to vaping?
Because of the smoking ban
To save money
For health reasons
Because they prefer e-cigarettes
Background: We’ve run several surveys on this (including one run and published on this blog), and one answer always wins by a mile. Can you guess which one it is?
Answer: While all four are valid reasons to switch, according to several surveys we have run, people switch to the electronic cigarette for health reasons. Here’s the results of one survey:

See Why We Switched to Electronic Cigarettes: User Stories for more information (and fantastic personal stories.)
Winner: Congratulations to Ian Shaw who won an electronic cigarette kit on Day 4. Ian, can you please contact me on james.dunworth@ecigarettedirect.co.uk and let me know what kit you would like!
Why might someone use a vegetable glycerine (vg) based e-liquid instead of a propylene glycol (pg) based e-liquid?
Congratulations to Val, who wins our third prize. (Val, we’ve emailed you!)
The Answer:
The most common reason people use a VG based e-liquid is because of an allergy to propylene glycol. Other possible reasons include a preference for vapour, for a smoother vape or for a sweeter taste. Many e-liquids include both pg and vg, the strengths of which can be adjusted to change the amount of vapour/throat hit the liquid produces.
Ruyan established a private company, SBT to manufacture and distribute “electronic cigarette” technology under the “Ruyan” brand in 2003.
Several people referred to Herbert A. Gilbert’s smokeless tobacco cigarette, patented but never created in 1963, and we also accepted this as a correct answer.
Next question coming up shortly!
Which of the following is NOT a word for electronic cigarette?
e-cig
personal vaporizer
vapehaler
electric cigarette
Well done to everyone who got the right answers – which was vapehaler.
We put all the winner’s names into a random name selector and the winner was:
Carla Knight
Want some practice?
Try out our interactive vaping quiz below to get your vaping mind going!
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Health reasons for me, I like smoking but Halo so far has allowed me to “smoke” but with a much reduced risk.
HEALH REASONS IVE JUST STARTED SMOKING E-CIGS THERE GREAT,IVE GOT 3 PEOPLE INTEREST IN THEM (FAMILY) I LET THEM TRY MINE &COULDENT GET IT BACK ONE HAVE STARTED SMOCKINGE-CIGS,&THANKS ME ALL THE TIME CANT BE BAD A LINDA
Definitely health reasons, vaping is not about quitting its a healthier alternative to analogues.
Alan
Day 4 Answer ; Because of the smoking ban, also cost of tobacco and to health
health is the main reason, altho all 4 are good reasons also
Answer to day 4: the most popular reason recorded in polls for stopping smoking is for health reasons
Hopefully the correct answer is “for health reasons”
It’s health reasons but personally I prefer the taste
To save money.
To save money
Health reasons followed by the rest
Day 5 – The cartomiser kit is a simple two part system, the cartridge is already filled with liquid, just screw it to the battery and you are ready to go. The tank system has to be filled manually with the fluid.
Health is the most important reason. If you are healthy you can achieve anything you want – without good health you are unable to do anything.
One is refillable and the other is not
day 5 a cartomiser kit as sealed cartridges and the tank system is where you fill the cartridges yourself(i think ).
CARTOMISER KIT IS EASY TO USE2 PARTS CARTRIDGE IS ALL READY FILLED&BATTERY YOU SCREW TOGEATHER &SMOKE
The Cartomiser is a two part system made up of a battery and and atomiser which is quick and easy to use and change flavour on the go,The Tank system is three parts made up of battery, atomiser and cartridge which you fill with your preferred e-juice flavour ahead of use.
To sum up Cartomiser for on the go and Tank system for those with time to spare
The major difference is the that a cartomizer style Ecig – like my HALO, is a two piece design, consisting of a battery (rechargeable on the HALO) and a pre-filled ‘tank’ consisting of the atomiser and the flavoured medium containing the nicotine. You just screw one to the other, no fiddly refilling and then enjoy!
The Tank system has separate units for the nicotine container (tank) – which is filled and then refilled by the user, an atomiser (the heating bit!)- which is replaced periodically, a battery and a bottle of eliqud (the nicotine bit!).
halo regular kit is a 2 piece design ,prefilled cartos and battery, the tank is unlike our standard kit, these sleek pen-style e-cigarette looks very different from a regular cigarette
before inhaling, you click a button to activate the atomiser
atomisers come seperately, and are pushed into the battery
cartridges come blank, and are filled with e-juice prior to use
e-liquid needs to be dripped onto the atomiser before use
Day 5 – The cartomiser kit is a simple two part system, the cartridge is already filled with liquid, just screw it to the battery and you are ready to go. The tank system has to be filled manually with the fluid
Day 5 the cartomizer has the atomiser built in the tank has it seperate.the tank also had to be refilled. The cartomizer is handy to get up and go with no messing.I personally prefer the tank seems to last longer and can see when its running low x
The cartomizer is a 2 part system consisting of the battery and a disposable cartridge.
The tank sysyem has to be manually filled with e-juice fluid.
I had trouble loading the page for Day 4′s quiz, and although most people switch for health reasons, I personally switched for that… and a bit of curiosity at 1st. Along with the strict no smoking laws where I live and the increasing prices of cigs… I have also found that they have helped with my anxiety/panic disorder, too!!
Day 5: The Cartomizer kit consists of 2 pieces… a battery, and a cartomizer (which is an atomizer and cartridge combined) and contains a filler that the holds the liquid. While the Tank kit has 3 parts… a battery, atomizer and tank cartridge (which has no filler in it).
The cartomizer is simpler, ie 2 parts. The Atomizer has 3 parts with the Eliquid going into a tank and them being heated in a seperate atomizer. Although it takes a bit more effort the tank kit is more versatile, (more choice of flavours)is cheaper to run and some say more pleasurable. (I am new to Halo and enjoying it immensely but will try the tank system soon.)
Day 5
The Cartomiser contains the atomiser and is already prefilled
with eliquid, just replace the cartomiser each time and it’s the same as replacing the atomiser and cartridge on some electronic cigarettes.
The Tank system has a seperate atomiser and a tank for eliquid
which means you can fill up and vape for longer.
The tank has a manual battery – you just have to press a button to activate the atomiser.
The difference is one is a 2 piece system with a cartomizer filled with batting to hold the eliquid fairly inexpensive to replace and refill. The tank system is a type of atomizer with a piercing plate and a small cartige/tank that pops into the atomizer and supplys liquid to the coil and can be somewhat expensive to replace. In essence a carto is nofuss no muss while the tank system takes a bit of effort to use.
halo reg kit is a 2 piece design for easy vaping, carto is disposable,the tank system uses a refillable tank you put e juice in. you fill the tank push into the atty and press the button on the batt an your ready to vape! yum yum!
The halo cartomiser system has 2 parts, a battery and a cartomiser. These 2 parts screw together and do all the work for you, all you have to do is chose which strengths and flavors you would like to vape.
The halo tank system has 3 parts, a battery, atomiser and cartridge. You fill the cartridge with e-liquid, which again comes in various strengths and flavors, then put together and vape away.
Some people prefer the cartomiser for the convenience, but others prefer the tank as they can control the nicotine and tobacco flavors.
Robert Parkin · Levin, New Zealand
I think one comes with pre-filled cartridges and the tank you fill your own.
Reply · Like · Unfollow Post · Yesterday at 5:56pm
Robert Parkin · Levin, New Zealand
For health reasons I think.
Reply · Like · Unfollow Post · Friday at 11:00pm
Robert Parkin · Levin, New Zealand
VG – Vegetable Glycerin is used, usually, by people with allergies or.
sensitivity to PG…. The vast majority of e-liquid you will find will be PG based; if.
you are new to… Propylene Glycol generally produces sweeter juices, and less.
vapor.
Reply · Like · Unfollow Post · Thursday at 10:10pm
Robert Parkin · Levin, New Zealand
In 2003 I believe electronic cigarettes were invented.
Reply · Like · Unfollow Post · January 25 at 2:37pm
Robert Parkin · Levin, New Zealand
vapehaler is the odd one out definatley NOT a word for electronic cigarette.
Reply · Like · Unfollow Post · January 24 at 9:55pm