Coil question

[Benny797]

Hi,

New vaper here, been doing it for about a week now. I'm a moderate cigar and pipe smoker and decided to give vaping a try as a safer, less smelly alternative. Not looking to completely quit tobacco, just want to have something else that will give me the puffing satisfaction and maybe help me cut back a little.

Anyway, I was wondering what the best indication is of a burnt out coil. Can you tell just by the taste of the vapor?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Rossum]

A coil that's truly burnt out won't work at all.

But I doubt that's what you mean. coils mostly don't "burn out", they (and the wicks) get gunked up with residue (much of which comes from flavorings and sweeteners in the liquid). This manifests first in an off ("burnt") taste. However, if you're still smoking, it may be more difficult for you to detect this that it would be for someone who hasn't smoked in some time. I know I was far more tolerant of gunked up coils early on than I am now.

 

[Benny797]

Okay thanks. Yeah obviously I'm not up on all the terminology yet.

 

[stols001]

Yes, you should eventually taste it. Eventually. When I dual used, my son was always horrified at the state of my coils, but I really wasn't vaping for flavor, to quit, or anything else other than to use a vape when I was unable to smoke. You may see some discoloration of the coil/gunk collecting around it, but when I first tasted my first "burnt" coil, I realized it was a taste I wouldn't soon forget, once I stopped dual using. Usually coils wicks, like Rossum said, will get "hard" to vape on, kind of "clogged" as it were. IDK. When you first taste that burnt coil though, you will know it.

Anna

 

[Benny797]

Good information, thanks Anna!

 

[ScottP]

You can also visually inspect the coils. When the tank is empty/near empty take the base off and look down into the coil. If it's black and tarry looking, then yeah change it. Also as a coil gets toward it's end of life the actual vapor production drops off.

 

[Storm52]

Benny - That taste you can get from an empty bowl and dirty stems on a pipe, is what you'll taste with a burnt coil. Nasty.

 

[Benny797]

Benny - That taste you can get from an empty bowl and dirty stems on a pipe, is what you'll taste with a burnt coil. Nasty.

Okay, thanks. Yeah from what it sounds like I'll definitely be able to tell when the coil is done.