Just curious......How many of you change cotton wicks every time you change flavors in your rda's?
Changing wicks......
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With cotton... every time.
Because the wick will have enough caramelization after I've run a few tanks of my preferred juice... obtaining best flavor from a new juice change justifies wick replacement.
That, and it gives me opportunity to check screws and dry burn the coil, removing any juice residue from it as well. Clean start. ;-)
Because the wick will have enough caramelization after I've run a few tanks of my preferred juice... obtaining best flavor from a new juice change justifies wick replacement.
That, and it gives me opportunity to check screws and dry burn the coil, removing any juice residue from it as well. Clean start. ;-)
I usually change the wick when I switch flavors but sometimes if the flavor is similar I may not change wicks.
Im kinda new to cotton and KFL tanks,but ive been changing wicks after 2 tankfills even tho i dont find any drop in taste or perfomance,i till ill try to go for longer just to test.
If I changed wicks in an RDA evrytime I vaped a new flavor, I would spend 90% of my time wicking and almost no time vaping. Never had a problem with flavor contamination. New wick (cotton) tastes the same as a cotton wick 6 flavors deep. Obviously you don't go from raz lemonade to hazelnut coffee but if you slowly change flavors from something sweet and light to something dark and robust its not a big deal. If I was gonna vape the same flavor over and over and over an RDA would be the wrong choice of hardware.
changing wick is quick and easy.
When I can't rewick: I vape almost dry and then vape a little straight vg when changing flavors.
At home I usually have three RDAs going with different flavors - just inexpensive IGO-Ls.
When I can't rewick: I vape almost dry and then vape a little straight vg when changing flavors.
At home I usually have three RDAs going with different flavors - just inexpensive IGO-Ls.
I've just been vaping almost dry then changing flavors, so far. Haven't really noticed any cross contamination (not for more than a couple of draws anyway), even when the 2 flavors are drastically different. Obviously, I'm not going from something with menthol to something fruity, lol.
Main purpose of getting an RDA was to be able change easily and frequently (something new to play with didn't enter into it all......honest. lol). I use my Russians when out and about or for a flavor I use constantly.
I have been perfectly happy with my Provari's and Russian's, got an RDA and mech to try low impedance and fun. Also thought an RDA would be nice around the house to change flavors constantly.
Still haven't made up my mind on wicking it though. Seems like laying wick across entire deck is a little wasteful. It needs re juiced long before end of wick tails are even close to dry, and that changing every time I changed flavors would be awfully wasteful.
I can see where it might help with leaking, but that's about it.
Maybe I'm just doing it wrong, lol. Cause I am an RDA noob.
Main purpose of getting an RDA was to be able change easily and frequently (something new to play with didn't enter into it all......honest. lol). I use my Russians when out and about or for a flavor I use constantly.
I have been perfectly happy with my Provari's and Russian's, got an RDA and mech to try low impedance and fun. Also thought an RDA would be nice around the house to change flavors constantly.
Still haven't made up my mind on wicking it though. Seems like laying wick across entire deck is a little wasteful. It needs re juiced long before end of wick tails are even close to dry, and that changing every time I changed flavors would be awfully wasteful.
I can see where it might help with leaking, but that's about it.
Maybe I'm just doing it wrong, lol. Cause I am an RDA noob.
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Like everything, depends on the juice, setup and frequency of use.
I too may not change wicks if going to a similar flavor. I prefer to, but sometimes I just dont have the time. This is why my Atomizers each have a designated flavor profile so X contamination is nonexistent to minimal (if not somewhat pleasant)
I dedicate a flavor for each of my rba's, so rarely change the flavor out, unless I develop a new one. I pretty much just fill and vape until my quality suffers, then I yank the wick, dry burn the coil, and re-wick, saturate, fill and vape, fill and vape. Using hemp fiber now, last longer and wicks better.
I never change cotton wicks. I do run some pure PG through my mesh wick when changing flavors, tho 
I never change cotton wicks. I do run some pure PG through my mesh wick when changing flavors, tho
So, what you're saying WattWick is that cotton is better because it's cheaper and faster to re wick than to buy and run mesh then pure PG through it when changing?
Lol, just kidding
Nice one though, WattWick!
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