Can never get the re-wick part, bad taste

[blahzx]

Hi im new to the forum. Everytime i rewick my cottons on my igo-w i can never get a flavory taste, it taste so nasty half of the time it taste like burnt and half of the time it taste soapy. what did i do wrong?

here are my steps
1. wash my hand and let it dry hoping i dont touch and dirty stuffs
2. i dry fire the coils
3. i rolled the cottons and put into the coil then wet the cottons with juices
4. then this is where i take a hit and it taste nasty

i have 2 different brand of cottons
one is CVS 100% organic cottons and the other one is Walgreen 100% pure cotton sterile cottons. this is so frustrating help!

 

[Spazmelda]

Couple of questions... So the coils give a good taste when you first build them, but not when you re-wick?

Are you washing the coils after you dry burn? When I dry burn I wash the coils off to get rid of all the carbonized gunk that I just created. I sometimes even use an old toothbrush to gently scrub off the coils and get the gunk that was on the inside and underneath.

Do the re-wicked coils start to taste better after they've soaked for a bit?

 

[blahzx]

No i havent try to wash it off after dry burn. after first rebuild it tasted really good but my friend was the one that changed the cotton for me. now i want to learn on my own since i cant always rely on him. im waiting for the battery to recharge atm ill let you know on that after washing the coils

 

[Spazmelda]

For me, a newly rewicked coil always tastes a little funky at first, and then in breaks in. Not sure what is involved with this 'breaking in', just that it does seem to happen.

It could also have something to do with the amount of cotton you are using. If it's tasting burnt even with adding the rinsing of the dry burned coil, then you may have added too much cotton. This would not allow the juice to wick as fast as it should and result in a burnt taste.

 

[coalyard]

Dry burn, rinse, dry burn again. Use just enough cotton to feel slight resistance as you pull it through the coil. I often make my cotton wicks thin enough to pull through the coils like I described, then they taper to being fatter to soak up more juice. Soak them well, especially near and on the coils. Add a few drops right onto the coils.

You are going to taste a slight bit of cotton, usually the first few hits or so. If you get juice starved and burn the wicks, it will taste bad and not go away. Good luck.

 

[saltysteve]

Coalyard said it right. That's what I'd recommend and I know that Nadu hit you talking about. It's probably a combination of things. ... dirty coils and burning dry cotton.

Dry burn, rinse, dry burn again. Use just enough cotton to feel slight resistance as you pull it through the coil. I often make my cotton wicks thin enough to pull through the coils like I described, then they taper to being fatter to soak up more juice. Soak them well, especially near and on the coils. Add a few drops right onto the coils.

You are going to taste a slight bit of cotton, usually the first few hits or so. If you get juice starved and burn the wicks, it will taste bad and not go away. Good luck.

 

[jaxgator]

Another vote for choking off the coil by using too much wicking material.

 

[Bunnykiller]

can you tell us what ohms you have in your atty and what kind of mod you are using?? having that info would also give us an idea on what you may be having issues with...

 

[danny4x4]

The law states that you have to rinse after dry burning. Some don't, because they don't get that burnt/funky taste. But if you do, then it's best to rinse after dry burning.

If the bad taste persists after dry burning,rinsing, and dry burning again (to dry coils before wicking), then it might be other issues causing the bad taste.

 

[supafuzz]

One thing that has worked for me is actually wetting the wick with juice a couple of times and pulsing the power 4-5 times before actually taking the first vape from a newly rewicked coil.

My process goes something like this

1-Thread the new wick and before I go about positioning it, completely saturate the wick with juice then fire it 4-5 times for a couple of seconds. You can see if it is wicking well at this point by watching the area around the coil dry out and re-wet itself.

2- I usually then put a couple of more drops of juice up near the coil and position my wick on the deck (I'm building on a Kayfun clone) and then pulse the button a few times, again watching that its still wicking properly.

3-Install the chimney, make sure that the wick hasn't displaced and place another couple drops of juice up near the coil and fire it again a few times.

4- after Im satisfied that everything is in place, put a drop or 2 directly on the coil, finish reassembling it and fill it. A couple of quick primer puffs to get everything flowing and then vape away.

This pre-burning seems to eliminate those eye watering first few puffs on a new cotton wick, at least for me.

 

[Caskark]

Just repeating what everyone else said...too much cotton. When I first got into rebuilding I couldn't understand why every time I'd put a new wick in the juice would taste like crap. Finally I tore what I would normally use in half and the problem was solved. You need a lot less than you think, just enough to feel a slight resistance when you pull it back and forth. Try literally tearing the amount of cotton you use now in half and see how it goes.

 

[Lunis]

have to agree sounds like your choking the coil, try going to where you feel almost no resistence when pulling the cotton threw then you can add some extra cotton on the ends to hold a little extra juice

 

[Equilibrium]

Yeah, I agree, you may be using too much cotton. I had a tendency to do that too when I first started doing my own builds.
As stated - try half of what you'd normally use. If you get dry hits or hot spots.. pull it out and try more cotton.

In my kayfun's I sometimes get a funky taste for the first 5-10 hits and then it goes away. This doesn't always happen and I'm not sure why it does BUT it always goes away.

 

[blahzx]

Okay i changed the cotton again, this time i used alittle bit that its easier to slide through the coil. before i would have to force it and stop and cut it. it taste way better but still tiny burnt or nasty taste alittle. i lost my ohm reader been looking for it all morning

damn this forum is really helpful people actually reply back

 

[Spazmelda]

Seeing the picture, I do think that you still have a bit too much cotton. That's just my opinion and others may disagree. Might be worth a try reducing it a little more.

 

[jaxgator]

Here blahzx, even though I have posted this in another thread I will post it in yours as well so you don't miss it. This works perfectly for me...

Here's how I wicked with cotton tonight on my modified TOBH running .59Ω duals...

I drip 5 drips every 4-5 hits.

 

[DoogieTony]

One thing nobody has mentioned is that it may be your cotton. Cotton from stores can pick up odors if not properly sealed. Try giving your cotton a smell and see if you smell anything similar to what you are tasting.

If it smells off you might try boiling the cotton a couple of times, letting it dry, and then rewicking.

 

[kangolo]

Hi im new to the forum. Everytime i rewick my cottons on my igo-w i can never get a flavory taste, it taste so nasty half of the time it taste like burnt and half of the time it taste soapy. what did i do wrong?

here are my steps
1. wash my hand and let it dry hoping i dont touch and dirty stuffs
2. i dry fire the coils
3. i rolled the cottons and put into the coil then wet the cottons with juices
4. then this is where i take a hit and it taste nasty

i have 2 different brand of cottons
one is CVS 100% organic cottons and the other one is Walgreen 100% pure cotton sterile cottons. this is so frustrating help!

Try boiling the cotton, I was having similar issues.

I had distilled water on hand so I boiled, drained and boiled again then left to dry. Ended up taking a hairdryer to it as it was taking days to air-dry.