Cleaning coils
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Yes there is a difference in BVC or BDC coils, in how you clean them.
Soaking in rubbing alcohol, is ok for one type and not so much for the other, but you want to rinse them out after the soak, cause you dont really want to vape residue left behind. Yes there are better way, but once again... it depends on which type of Aspire coil you are using, BDC or BVC....cause the cleaning method for one type is a bit different than the other.
Back when i used tanks i used to take a lot of time soaking and cleaning my coils. I never recommend dry burning the coils because you can melt the rubber grommet in the base and that taste just never goes away. It was alot easier to just buy a 5 pack of coils for a couple bucks (they are so cheap now a days) and replace the coil every week.
But if you must clean. Some use rubbing alcohol, thats sketchy and you should definitely rinse it EXTREMELY well because isopropyl does leave behind a residue. I would just hold the coil assembly with a pair of pliers and let my sink blast it with hot water. This was before i realized it was just easier to buy a 5 pack of coils which lasts 1+ months.
Learning to build your own coils and drip is the best way. But thats another story all together!
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But if you must clean. Some use rubbing alcohol, thats sketchy and you should definitely rinse it EXTREMELY well because isopropyl does leave behind a residue. I would just hold the coil assembly with a pair of pliers and let my sink blast it with hot water. This was before i realized it was just easier to buy a 5 pack of coils which lasts 1+ months.
Learning to build your own coils and drip is the best way. But thats another story all together!
-Crit
Going with your theory...is it cheaper to buy the coils on Ebay, online, or brick/mortar? How much should I be paying for a pack of 5 coils?
Easy.
right here: Accessories - Coils - Eciggity
Personally i recommend the BDC (bottom dual coil). I felt dual bottom gave better flavor and vapor density and temperature.
11 bucks for 5 weeks worth of coils? Hell of a lot easier than dealing with cleaning and getting the taste out of the old ones or risking dry burning and melting rubber.
I love eciggity. I get the grand majority of my stuff from there.
Good luck
-Crit
EDIT: As a side note. Back when i used coils like this i didn't replace them every week if i was using the same flavor. They worked fine for 2 weeks on the same flavor. So if you are the kind of person that sticks to one or two flavors for a long period of time you can technically get 2 months of vaping out of those 5 coils. Which makes the price per month about 6 bucks.
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Buy the BVC coils not the BDC coils. There are 15 threads and 100's of comments that explain why. There is no comparison. Imho, cleaning a stock coil of any kind is a waste of time. You can never recapture the original vape. The only way is to rebuild them completely and that is a whole different discussion. G/L..
I'm not sure the BVCs will even clean up.
So, either BDC and wash/dry-burn (guessing that works?) or BVC and place in the trash.
I know which I prefer.... for me there is no competition, BVC.
So, either BDC and wash/dry-burn (guessing that works?) or BVC and place in the trash.
I know which I prefer.... for me there is no competition, BVC.
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