Cleaning Kanger Protank Heads

[Macogrande]

Ok so i am using a Kanger Protank Mini 3 and i want to try and get my coils to last as long as possible. I know they wont last for months on end but still, maybe a few weeks out of a head would be nice.

Now i have heard several ways of cleaning all the way from letting the soak in hot water or alcohol, to literally boiling them.

If you have one of the Kanger tanks that uses these same coils, what do you do to clean them and is boiling them really an ok option?

 

[epicdoom]

I pull the chimney off remove the wick and heat the coil on my battery mod when its glowing red I release the fire button and dip just till the coil is in the water. this steams off all the carbon build up may take 2-3 tries but works like a charm, then just rethread your wick reassemble.

 

[Lurch]

I do the same as epicdoom, but don't always dip them in water; sometimes it is enough to "dry burn them" (lots of info available here about dry burning to clean the coils). I vape pretty clear liquids (not thick or dark). I replace the wick with cotton. It is extremely easy to do and, to me, taste better. I am not sure how long they will last doing it this way as I have not replaced a coil since I started this procedure, just keep using the same ones with new cotton.

 

[Midniteoyl]

I dont pull the wicks as its harder to do on a dual coil...

I run under hot tap water until the wicks are clear, then place on a batt and pulse the fire button for 2-5 secs until the coil starts to glow. You'll hear the water sizzle as it burns off. When it stops sizzling, you'll start to see the coil glow. Then I keep pulsing until the coil glows end to end (it'll start from the center). Then pulse again until until the coil heats up end to end in about a sec or so and hold for an addition sec. Do that a couple of times. Rinse the coil and dry burn a few times to burn the water out and done.

It takes longer to type it than do it. At least for me I do it daily so its not that long to do..

It must be said that if you replaced the Silica with Cotton DO NOT dry burn it with the cotton in

 

[Vaslovik]

I had this problem with my Protank, and I could not get the heads to clean so they didn't taste bad and fry the wick. I worked on this problem for a couple weeks before arriving at a solution. A genesis RBA.

 

[dabba1991]

i usually clean my tank after about two fills then i open up the head and pulse it till it just stated to slightly glow dip it in cold water do it about 3ish times n my head will usually last about 3 weeks or so before it starts to drop off

 

[spaceballsrules]

When I want to revive an old coil, I start by removing the grommet, the "smokestack" tube, and any flavor wicks. Then I burn the coil while blowing on it until the coil burns red. Then I add a drop of Atty Refresher from Want2Vape and burn it again until the coil gets red. If the flavor wicks are in decent shape, I put everything back together, take a few dry hits (no power) to resaturate the wicks, then a few puffs that I do NOT inhale, as there is some aftertaste left from the dry burning and Atty Refresher, and then I vape.

If the flavor wicks are nasty, I will put them back on and put everything back together, and then repeat the process with the Atty Refresher while taking pulls off the "smokestack," and put everything completely back together. If the flavor wicks are just too nasty, I will just replace the flavor wicks with a fresh bit of 1 mm silica.

This whole process ends up restoring the coils to like new condition, and it takes just a few minutes per coil. I am still waiting for one of my coils to pop and die completely, but I have not bought coils in months.

I should also note that when I have everything disassembled, I use this as an opportunity to double check the coil and make sure that it is properly centered and that none of the individual wraps are too close or too far apart. I use needle nose pliers or tweezers to make any adjustments that are needed. By doing this, I have actually improved a coil's performance. One coil was so far off center that I kept having leaking and gurgling problems. Once I re-centered the coil, it worked flawlessly.

 

[abpigdoc]

I used to go through an elaborate process, but simplified to an overnight soak in alcohol, and then put them in a ramekin with about a quarter tab of Dollar Store denture cleaner and covered in water, placed in small pot with water and heat on low heat for an hour--maybe less...works well for the Nautilus coils, too. Rinse with clean water and put in windowsill and let sun do the work. Coupla of days later, you dirty coils are ready. Ohms back to normal, and a rare dead one may be found. Of course, since buying my Rose RBA, and insanely easily to coil, I'm cleaning less and enjoying more!