You have spotted the Innokin Gozee and you are wondering whether a device with a screen, buttons and replaceable coils is sensible as a first buy. It is a fair question. This is not a sealed pod you take out of the box and use without understanding anything. It asks for three or four basic ideas, and after that it becomes very simple. This guide gives you exactly those ideas, in the order you need them.
Which version are we actually talking about
One point before anything else. This article covers the Innokin Gozee kit, meaning the Gozee battery paired with the GO Z+ tank. Innokin sells several devices whose name starts with Gozee, including a newer metal-bodied version launched in 2026, and they do not behave the same way. If your box carries a different suffix, the details below may not line up.
According to the manufacturer, the battery is a built-in 2100 mAh cell, it charges over USB-C, and its output is adjustable from 6 to 60 watts. It reads coils from 0.2 to 3.5 ohm and uses a 510 thread, the standard connection across the industry, so most tanks you meet later will screw straight on.
The GO Z+ tank is made of PCTG, a clear plastic that copes with knocks and heat better than glass. It measures 24 mm across, fills through a sliding top cap, and carries an adjustable airflow ring at its base. Innokin quotes 3.5 ml for the tank, but UK law caps refillable tanks at 2 ml, so the version sold here is a 2 ml one. Nicotine e-liquid is also capped at 20 mg/ml and sold in bottles of no more than 10 ml, and every purchase is 18 plus.
The kit ships with two coils from Innokin's Z-Coil range, a 0.8 ohm and a 0.3 ohm. The same coils fit several other tanks from the brand, which makes restocking in a UK shop far easier than with a device using a one-off coil format.
The three settings that decide everything
A beginner who gets stuck on this kind of device almost always gets stuck on the same three parameters. Once they are clear, everything else follows on its own.
The first is the coil. That is the small cylindrical part that heats the liquid. Its value, given in ohms, sets the power you should apply. On Z-Coils the recommended wattage window is printed on the side of the coil itself, so you never have to guess it and you should never work above it.
The second is power, set in watts with the buttons and shown on the screen. Too low and the vapour is lukewarm and flat. Too high and the cotton dries faster than the liquid can soak back in, which gives that unmistakable burnt taste. Staying inside the printed window is the whole discipline.
The third is airflow, the ring that turns at the base of the tank. Closed down, it gives a tight draw close to a cigarette, which the trade calls mouth to lung, or MTL. Opened up, it gives an airier restricted lung draw with far more vapour and a very different feel in the throat.
The two supplied coils belong to those two worlds. The 0.8 ohm suits a tighter draw with the airflow mostly closed, the 0.3 ohm suits an open draw and a liquid richer in vegetable glycerine. Starting on the 0.8 ohm is the gentler introduction, exactly as it would be on any first pod kit.
Setting up an Innokin Gozee, gesture by gesture
The sequence to follow on the day it arrives comes down to six steps. Skipping them is the single biggest cause of immediate disappointment with this type of device.
First, unscrew the base of the tank and drop the 0.8 ohm coil into the centre of the empty chamber. Screw it back without forcing it. The fit should be firm but light, since excess force crushes the seals and creates leaks you will then blame on the tank.
Second, prime the coil. Put a few drops of e-liquid straight onto the cotton windows visible on the flank of the new coil, until the cotton changes colour. This step is not optional and takes about fifteen seconds.
Third, slide the top cap of the GO Z+ open and fill along the inside wall, without pouring anything into the central chimney, the tube the vapour travels through. Close the cap again and wipe any spill from the threads.
Fourth, wait ten minutes before the first puff, with the tank full and assembled. The cotton needs to be soaked through. This is the wait most new owners ignore, and it explains the majority of coils killed on day one.
Fifth, screw the tank onto the battery, switch on and check that the screen reads the coil at roughly 0.8 ohm. Then set the wattage inside the range printed on the coil, not above it, and not at the maximum the device can reach.
Sixth, close the airflow ring almost fully, then draw slowly and long rather than sharply. The vaping gesture is slower and softer than the cigarette one. You will then open the airflow a notch at a time until the draw feels right for you.
Living with the kit day to day
Once it is running, daily use of the Innokin Gozee is undemanding. Refill before the tank runs dry, because firing a coil with no liquid on the cotton, even for a couple of seconds, damages it permanently and there is no way back from that.
Charging is over USB-C. Get into the habit of plugging in before the battery is completely flat, which is simply good practice on any built-in lithium cell. UK reviewers have flagged charging complaints on early units after a few months, so it is worth keeping your receipt and your warranty details.
Change the coil when the flavour dulls, turns slightly harsh, or when vapour output drops noticeably. The interval depends entirely on how much you vape and on which liquids you use, since sweetened flavours clog cotton far faster than plain tobacco or menthol ones.
At every coil change, empty the tank, rinse it in warm water, let it dry, then repeat the priming and the ten minute wait. It is the same routine as day one, and it takes the same few minutes.
Week one mistakes on an Innokin Gozee
The first mistake is starting with no priming and no wait. It costs a new coil and leaves a terrible first impression of the device, when the hardware was never at fault.
The second is raising the wattage to chase more vapour without looking at the range printed on the coil. The box will go to 60 watts, but a 0.8 ohm coil pushed far past its window will taste burnt within a few puffs.
The third is starting straight on the 0.3 ohm coil with the airflow wide open. The volume of vapour is startling, the draw feels nothing like a cigarette, and plenty of people give up at that point, wrongly concluding that vaping is not for them.
The fourth is filling through the central chimney, which sends liquid into your mouth and produces gurgling. The fifth is overtightening the tank onto the battery, which deforms the seals and causes the leaks that follow.
Finally, many people buy online without ever having held the device. Handling one in a shop tells you more about size and draw in thirty seconds than any spec sheet, whether you are browsing in the UK or in a Paris shop while travelling.
FAQ
Which coil should I start with, the 0.8 ohm or the 0.3 ohm? The 0.8 ohm gives a tighter draw and moderate vapour, the 0.3 ohm an airy draw and a lot of vapour. For a first device the 0.8 ohm is considerably more comfortable, and you can move across later without buying new hardware.
What is the real tank capacity in the UK? Innokin quotes 3.5 ml, but UK rules cap refillable tanks at 2 ml, so the version sold here holds 2 ml. Treat any listing offering a larger tank as one intended for another market.
Why does my vapour taste burnt from the very start? Almost always because the coil was not primed, or because the wattage sits above the window printed on its side. A burnt coil cannot be recovered and has to be replaced.
Can I use coils other than the ones supplied? Yes. The GO Z+ takes the full Innokin Z-Coil range, the same coils used on several other tanks from the brand, and the battery reads values from 0.2 to 3.5 ohm.
Is there anything to set besides the wattage? No. The chipset is deliberately plain. You set the watts, and the screen shows battery level, coil reading and power. There is no complex mode to configure.
What to weigh up before buying
The Innokin Gozee sits halfway between two categories. It is more technical than a sealed pod, yet far simpler than most multi-setting boxes, and that middle position is exactly what makes it interesting for a beginner who expects to keep the device for a while.
It carries the usual caveats. UK reviews praise the battery life and the coil range, while forum owners have raised flavour on the 0.3 ohm coil and charging reliability after several months of use, so it is worth reading recent owner feedback before committing.
The condition for a good experience fits in one sentence: prime the coil, wait ten minutes, and respect the wattage window printed on the coil. Those three points remove nearly every problem reported in week one, and none of them ask for any technical knowledge.
If you accept that short learning curve, the Innokin Gozee kit becomes a quiet, predictable everyday device whose upkeep amounts to refilling regularly and swapping a coil now and then. Compare it with a simpler capsule device before you decide, and handle both if you can.
Editorial content for adults aged 18 or over. Nicotine is a highly addictive substance. This article is not a purchase recommendation.
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