Changing flavor wicks?

[Margie123]

Hi, I am a new vaper here. I am not interested in rebuilding coils but I just started dry burning and it's going good. But when I pull the chimney off the coil it seems the flavor wicks are usually shot. Can I replace them with peaches and cream?
And how many times can you dry burn a coil and use it before it goes bad?

 

[crxess]

1) Yes, but always remove and replace when dry burning.
2) Depends on several factors
juice type/blend - Flavorings can caramelize at different rates - Sweeteners can accelerate build up.
Time between cleanings - More often means less to clean
Process of Dry burning - always use short burst, allow cooling between burst, rinse clean as a final cleaning step.

I have had coils break on the 3rd-4th cleaning, but I also have some over a year old and still good.

 

[edyle]

The silica wick will fall apart after maybe 5 or 10 times dryburning; at that point it's time to try cotton rewick!

Wish I'd have tried sooner; turned out to be easier that I though even with my old eyes.

 

[v1k1ng1001]

It helps to buy some silica wick and change out those flavor wicks at least daily.

 

[Tucsonian]

By "pulling the chimney off" I'm guessing you are using a kanger tank. If so, they are really easy to rebuild and work/taste much better when rebuilt. I started with rebuilding kanger coils, it's really not hard. Items needed: straight edge nail clippers, 30g. Kanthal, drill bit that's small enough to fit inside the notches of the base (pretty sure mines a 1/16), and some cotton balls either regular or organic which ever you can get your hands on or prefer, and a butane lighter, and a pair of tweezers. There are lots of YouTube videos that you can watch that will help with the steps. Couple of try's and you'll have it down and be Dan glad you did. It save a good bit of money and like I said it tastes and works a lot better, and if your into tinkering its and slippery slope until your building RDA's lol. Do be careful dry burning kanger coils, if they get too hot it will melt the rubber insulator and taste like burnt plastic. Good luck, and I hope this helps.

 

[DavidOck]

Welcome from south of you

Yes, P&C makes fine flavor wick replacement. I use a full piece of it, snipped off even with the bottom collar, with my Kanger style heads.

I'll typically clean and dry burn after 2 - 4 fills (on a full size, more on minis), and have had some coils last months before the coil and / or main wick needs to be rebuilt. As said, rebuilding is pretty easy. I do have enough replacements that I just set them aside until I have a bunch to do, and do them all in one sitting.

Also as mentioned, how many times you can successfully dry burn is highly variable. I check the resistance after that, and when they get over about 3Ω I put them in the "to be recoiled" jar. Haven't had much issue with the main wicks going south - but I just blot then air dry the heads. Don't wipe them!

 

[Alter]

The silica wick will fall apart after maybe 5 or 10 times dryburning; at that point it's time to try cotton rewick!

Wish I'd have tried sooner; turned out to be easier that I though even with my old eyes.

I have a set of old eyes also and can't hardly see the coil without glasses and still have trouble focusing in on wrapping coils.

This magnifying lamp from Staples is the best 40 bucks spent so far on my vape gear collection.

 

[Necrotic]

I have a set of old eyes also and can't hardly see the coil without glasses and still have trouble focusing in on wrapping coils.

This magnifying lamp from Staples is the best 40 bucks spent so far on my vape gear collection.

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3rd best... first would be your mod... 2nd your RDA/RBA

on topic: I change the wicks in my RDA's every 2-3 days. In my kayfuns I change them when the juice runs out.