Re wicking Triton tanks?

[Saundhaus]

I just saw a video on cleaning triton tanks. I noticed that the wicks could be removed. I've also noticed that lots of people have complained about burnt wicks so I was wondering has anyone ever replaced the wicks on the tanks. It seems like an easy thing to do, but I don't know what the wicks are made out of other than a synthetic material.


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[GreenLeaf]

I'm pretty sure they are silica wicks with kenthal wire. There was a great rebuildable tutorial on youtube, but it has since been set to private.

The synthetic wicks are hard to burn/scorch, you can see for yourself if you hold a flame up to an old wick, it doesn't catch fire.

I would just do routine cleaning without totally pulling out the bottom wick, because it's difficult to try and re-thread, and replace the coils ($2.50 each) when they eventually produce unsatisfactory vamping.

I posted how I keep mine clean here.

 

[JohnnyDill]

I re-wick with "generic" 2mm silica wick from various eBay vendors. You can get a lifetime supply of wick for dirt cheap. I have yet to have to replace a coil in over 7 months of vaping. You have to wrap the end of the new wick with teflon tape to get it through the coil. The flavor wick is much simpler to replace. -Hope this helps!

 

[jwbnyc]

I saw a cleaning video on YouTube.

He removed the silicon sleeve and then the small metal collar that secures the wicks in the coil.

Seems like he had no problem getting the wicks back in.

Is there another wick that I'm missing?

Here it is:

*Video removed because it was teh suck.*

 

[DaveOno]

I saw a cleaning video on YouTube.

He removed the silicon sleeve and then the small metal collar that secures the wicks in the coil.

Seems like he had no problem getting the wicks back in.

Is there another wick that I'm missing?

Yea, it's missing accuracy.
The top wick comes right out, but the bottom wick doesn't easily come out. The coil is wrapped around it. When dry, sometimes, I can remove it. But it's tough to get it back in the coil without damaging the coil, or bending it where it shorts out to the side of the coil housing. I use teflon tape.

The way he just lays the wicks on top of the coil is not the way Halo coils come new. He is just laying the wick on the coil, not threading the wick THROUGH the coil. I have heard it gives very poor performance this way, very poor vapor and flavor.

IMHO, I would not follow this technique.

 

[jwbnyc]

Okay. I just posted the video to show the small collar he was removing. I thought the hard part was threading the wick through the slot. I guess I need to go and really look at a coil.

 

[jwbnyc]

I went and had a look at a new unused coil. I see what you mean. I'll dump the video as there is no good to come from leaving it up.

 

[Penguins17]

I've heard that you can use nail polish to help wick or rewick a coil. Apply nail polish, let dry and harden, thread wick and just cut off the polished portion. Really, there are a ton of different things you can use to make the rewicking easier. I would think it would be harder to get what was in there out without damaging the coil a bit.

I've heard quite the bad things about silica wick in general, and that it could be dangerous. Has anyone rewicked a Triton tank with cotton? I've also read that bamboo thread makes a great wick, anyone try that? Or anything besides the silica for that matter?

 

[DaveOno]

I went and had a look at a new unused coil. I see what you mean. I'll dump the video as there is no good to come from leaving it up.

Good idea to remove the poor vid.

lol, there was a thread about someone with poor vape and that was the exact problem, wick on, not in the coil.

And a helpful hint? If you retire or ruin a coil, save it for parts. That little metal top cap gets lost real easy!!!

 

[Saundhaus]

I just cleaned one of my Triton takes after filling it with some midnight Apple and I noticed that one of the wicks does seem to be secured so that video isn't very accurate. Guess this will take a little more thought and examination before I make an attempt.


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[wojo]

I've heard that you can use nail polish to help wick or rewick a coil. Apply nail polish, let dry and harden, thread wick and just cut off the polished portion. Really, there are a ton of different things you can use to make the rewicking easier. I would think it would be harder to get what was in there out without damaging the coil a bit.

I've heard quite the bad things about silica wick in general, and that it could be dangerous. Has anyone rewicked a Triton tank with cotton? I've also read that bamboo thread makes a great wick, anyone try that? Or anything besides the silica for that matter?

I just rewicked with cotton last week and it works great. I still use the silica top wick and it wicks fine and great flavor.

 

[Penguins17]

I just rewicked with cotton last week and it works great. I still use the silica top wick and it wicks fine and great flavor.

Thanks, that is good to know. I got a bunch of organic cotton balls the other day. CVS had bags of 100 triple sized 100% organic cotton balls, buy 2 get 1 for like $3.50 each, so I grabbed 3.

Did you boil your cotton? I've heard it is best to boil it, but not really a needed step. I have a few triton coils that need re-wicked, but I still havn't gotten to it since I have a few coil condoms that just won't come clean . I have a bunch of rebuildables en route, so I should probably get around to that. I do have extra scilica wick too, but I want to see if cotton makes a difference in flavor/vapor.

Thanks again for posting that, anyone ever use the bamboo thread? I heard it is even better than cotton, I guess you can get it at fabric, and arts and crafts stores.

 

[AmandaD]

I use bamboo thread in the RDA on my Reo (or one of them anyway). It's good particularly because it's consistent - you always get the exact same amount. I use 6 strands, and I do find it tends to swell more than cotton - which is probably good. Honestly, though, I'm not sure the vape is any better than a good cotton wick - but ymmv.

I bought mine at Michaels, I think.

 

[Penguins17]

I use bamboo thread in the RDA on my Reo (or one of them anyway). It's good particularly because it's consistent - you always get the exact same amount. I use 6 strands, and I do find it tends to swell more than cotton - which is probably good. Honestly, though, I'm not sure the vape is any better than a good cotton wick - but ymmv.

I bought mine at Michaels, I think.

Thanks, that is good to know. I feel like a dual coil, one cotton, and one bamboo would be pretty interesting.

 

[AngiBe]

Thanks, that is good to know. I got a bunch of organic cotton balls the other day. CVS had bags of 100 triple sized 100% organic cotton balls, buy 2 get 1 for like $3.50 each, so I grabbed 3.

Did you boil your cotton? I've heard it is best to boil it, but not really a needed step. I have a few triton coils that need re-wicked, but I still havn't gotten to it since I have a few coil condoms that just won't come clean . I have a bunch of rebuildables en route, so I should probably get around to that. I do have extra scilica wick too, but I want to see if cotton makes a difference in flavor/vapor.

Thanks again for posting that, anyone ever use the bamboo thread? I heard it is even better than cotton, I guess you can get it at fabric, and arts and crafts stores.

I don't boil organic cotton balls (although some do) but I do boil cotton yarn. I think using yarn in place of the silica in the bottom wick (in the coil) maybe easier to use than cotton balls but not sure. I'm going to play around with some of of coils and see if the cotton yard works and makes a diff in taste.

I've already replaced multiple times the flavor wick with cotton yarn and it doesn't take a huge diff but I can tell on some juices a little bit of a crisper taste.

 

[Penguins17]

I actually got around to re-wicking a coil with the cotton yesterday. (coil and flavor wick) It wasn't hard to re-wick it, but it was a pain to get into the tank. Only had slightly better flavor, but the vapor was much better and the throat hit was good but smooth. The big difference I noticed was with the cotton you have a much larger range of voltages than the scilica. Wheras, I had a juicy fruit juice that was burning around 4.2, I can now turn up to around 4.8 before getting a burnt taste.

 

[AngiBe]

I actually got around to re-wicking a coil with the cotton yesterday. (coil and flavor wick) It wasn't hard to re-wick it, but it was a pain to get into the tank. Only had slightly better flavor, but the vapor was much better and the throat hit was good but smooth. The big difference I noticed was with the cotton you have a much larger range of voltages than the scilica. Wheras, I had a juicy fruit juice that was burning around 4.2, I can now turn up to around 4.8 before getting a burnt taste.

Did you end up using cotton balls or yarn? I have a feeling I may screw this up a couple of times cuz the coil is so dang small/kinda hard to get to but I've got a few wicks that are torched so I can use them anyway. Might was well try.

 

[Penguins17]

Did you end up using cotton balls or yarn? I have a feeling I may screw this up a couple of times cuz the coil is so dang small/kinda hard to get to but I've got a few wicks that are torched so I can use them anyway. Might was well try.

Cotton balls. I twisted up the cotton tight and slid it through gently, and it expanded back out after it was through. I didn't need tape or anything like that. I got it on the first try, but I think it was more luck than me doing anything right.

 

[jwbnyc]

So here's my question re; re-wicking Triton coils:

How often do you need to re-wick once you have started doing this?

 

[AngiBe]

So here's my question re; re-wicking Triton coils:

How often do you need to re-wick once you have started doing this?

I haven't started yet, but I assume a good time would be if you can see a burnt spot in the middle of the wick that will not wash out after cleaning or very frayed. Or if your juices are not tasting up to par, the wicks maybe old/done and need changing.