Eleaf GS Air Fan : Part 2
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I rebuilt it this weekend and yes the off taste came back. It's aweful. I wish I could just dry burn the break in period.•ya know the `ole sayin' - "practice makes perfect"
•I've definately experienced 'slightly off' or 'kinda foul' taste from new cotton & rayon, which goes away fairly qwik...
You can shorten (and sometimes eliminate) the break-in period. After I get the wick in and before putting the cap back on, I soak the cotton in juice and burn it several times before actually starting to vape. I always make sure to keep plenty of juice on there so I don't burn the cotton. It cuts down on that "new cotton" (or rayon) taste you can get.
I've had that happen at times, other times it's hardly noticeable. When I do get that taste, I always wonder if I've over-wicked the coil. Hard to tell.
Good luck.
I do this everyday (break-in a new build/rewick)very gently I "breath" into device to blow the new particulates, yuk, foulness, contaminants, or whatever might accompy a new build...
I just DON'T WANNA INHALE those first several fired hits
I say ' breath into ' because you don't want to BLOW into the mouthpiece and cause troubles with syphoning
but I breath into while firing for first several hits, then I gently 'huff' - meaning I breath in, then suc out (without inhale)
after my OCD is satisfied, I vape a few hits then start with raising the watts/temp° to where I like
boy, after writing it all out it sounds like an afternoon worth of time spent - but it goes qwik, maybe a minute or so...
I broke out in a sweat reading that...
very gently I "breath" into device to blow the new particulates, yuk, foulness, contaminants, or whatever might accompy a new build...
I just DON'T WANNA INHALE those first several fired hits
I say ' breath into ' because you don't want to BLOW into the mouthpiece and cause troubles with syphoning
but I breath into while firing for first several hits, then I gently 'huff' - meaning I breath in, then suc out (without inhale)
after my OCD is satisfied, I vape a few hits then start with raising the watts/temp° to where I like
boy, after writing it all out it sounds like an afternoon worth of time spent - but it goes qwik, maybe a minute or so...
I broke out in a sweat reading that...
no need to worry, with all that breathin', I can assure you I brushed & gargled...
Just now my iStick burnt another coil minutes after switching to wattage mode and I rebuilt it real quick and while dry burning it I noticed the smoke coming out of it smelled like the off taste I was getting. So I kept dry burning it in short bursts until the smoke stopped. Then to be on the safe side I also did the "breathing into it" thing. And the off taste wasn't there after that I guess it was the oil on the wire after all! I really appreciate all the help from you guys
I guess it was the oil on the wire after all! I really appreciate all the help from you guys Meanwhile, I guess I'm gonna put my GS coils and tank in the backup stash as the CLRs in EGO ones are so much easier to rebuild and have so much better air flow IMO. I'm using the 0.5ohm heads and my rebuilt coils come out to be 0.9ohm every time.
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Just now my iStick burnt another coil minutes after switching to wattage mode and I rebuilt it real quick
and while dry burning it I noticed the smoke coming out of it smelled like the off taste I was getting. So I kept dry burning it in short bursts until the smoke stopped. Then to be on the safe side I also did the "breathing into it" thing. And the off taste wasn't there after that
Don't Breath that SMOKE from a dry wire coil- some say it is toxic - I don't mess with it (since I have a choice) and stay away from fumes of dry wire
cool-glad to hear maybe you found your foul taste
Oops... Thanks for the warning
Don't Breath that SMOKE from a dry wire coil- some say it is toxic - I don't mess with it (since I have a choice) and stay away from fumes of dry wire
cool-glad to hear maybe you found your foul taste
Happiness is a new coil.
If they don't last a week I'm bummed. Some last a couple weeks, some a couple days. (I don't rebuild).
I never use dark juices because I've heard they clog the coils faster, may be an "old wive's tale" though.
I tried soaking my old ones in vodka a couple days, then water, then drying out really good, but the used ones are still hard to draw through.
I just ordered another 15 from Rocky Mountain just to be sure I have plenty (code "turkey" still takes 30% off).
If they don't last a week I'm bummed. Some last a couple weeks, some a couple days. (I don't rebuild).
I never use dark juices because I've heard they clog the coils faster, may be an "old wive's tale" though.
I tried soaking my old ones in vodka a couple days, then water, then drying out really good, but the used ones are still hard to draw through.
I just ordered another 15 from Rocky Mountain just to be sure I have plenty (code "turkey" still takes 30% off).
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yepper, ya just can't get by without a cleaning with those coils
ya REALLY need to get into taking them apart or MAYBE try another coil system you can re work
if you don't have a problem BUYING replacement coils, all is good...
before, they were built using silica wick, in which you could dry burn with no fault
but now, most use cotton inside, which prevents you from dry-burn cleaning like days gone by
good luck
I tried all kinds of ways to extend the life of the Air coils, using a syringe to flush water through them,
soaking, you name it. Since they are such a contained coil system, nothing seemed to work very well.
If you really like the performance, recoiling is the way to go. Not easy, but worth the effort.
Check out my blog to see what you get yourself into.
@Cheechako : Totally OT, but if I recall correctly from early on in this thread you were into shaving with double-edge razors. I've been doing that for about a year now and I'm wondering what your favorite soap is and why?
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