Whenever I clean my coils and pop it back in, I always get a very bad muted taste. Worse then it was when it was "dirty".... so my question is, is cleaning really worth it? Its never once paid off for me
Coils: Is Cleaning Really Worth It?
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ive never had any luck with cleaning the coils. the wick is burnt and saturated w the nasty juice. then dry burning just burns the wick further.
i have a lemo and will reuse the coil itself but replace the wick. that is way more worth the effort.
i have a lemo and will reuse the coil itself but replace the wick. that is way more worth the effort.
While I was vaping PTs with single coils I cleaned them regularly. In general, a freshly cleaned coil actually vaped better than some new ones. YRMV
But if cleaning is not doin' it for you, stop doin' it.
But if cleaning is not doin' it for you, stop doin' it.
I have found that I get around 2-3 extra uses out of Kanger single coils when I clean them. However, since we live in California with the drought, I am just using new coils when needed and putting the used ones on the side until I can figure out how to rewick them with cotton.
if you are talking about the throw away type... I tried cleaning, didnt work well. If you are talking about DIY coils ( RTA type) then a good dry burn and brush off and rewick is the method to follow
the throw away types are just that... and thats why they sell them in 5 packs
the throw away types are just that... and thats why they sell them in 5 packs
My ADV gunks up my coils bad, to the point that it takes 3 times longer for the coil to heat up and produces a lot less vapor and flavor. I have to dry burn/clean my coil and re wick once a day. Takes all of 2 min and is a small price to pay for finding a juice I really enjoy enough to be my ADV.
I always clean my coils with great success! I chuck the wick take coil off tank and hold over stove burners then under tap water ad back over stove repeat until clean as new. This works for some time eventually gets bad can tell by ho the coil looks. At times they taste bad for the 1st few drags the way around that is when you put it back on tank wicked and juiced give the cleaned set up some fire up rounds then more juice on it and reassemble
If you are re-wicking you coil, why do you need a stove burner? Just dry burn it on a mod. It will be much cleaner than after a burner.
I've had mixed results cleaning my coils by soaking then swishing around in PGA. The PGA turns brownish so I know some of the gunk is coming off.
I've had the best results on those tiny dual coil silica wick attys for my t3d, less luck with occ coils for my subtank mini.
I've had the best results on those tiny dual coil silica wick attys for my t3d, less luck with occ coils for my subtank mini.
I only clean the coils in my little esmart disposable clearos. Works fine for them. I soak them in 90% isopropyl alc and then let them dry for a day. I recoil my Evods and just change the cotton when they need cleaning with a bit of dry burning with no cotton in them.
I clean and dry burn my rebuilt Evod coils. I WAS just soaking them in REALLY hot water for 5-6 hrs and letting them dry but IMO, nothing will get the gunk off of a coil better than dry burning it. (Hi Cathy!)
For stock coils, I only clean those once so they are clean when I rebuild them. My rebuilds using 3mm Silica/32 Kanthal are better than a new factory coil.
Val the Valvoline chimp could rebuild an Evod coil.
Bruce in Ocala, Fl
For stock coils, I only clean those once so they are clean when I rebuild them. My rebuilds using 3mm Silica/32 Kanthal are better than a new factory coil.
Val the Valvoline chimp could rebuild an Evod coil.
Bruce in Ocala, Fl
On a dripper, I rewick every few days. For coils I dry burn them (with no wicking) and rinse under a small stream of water a couple of times. Clean as a whistle and they last for months.
Love him or hate him, he taught me a significant proportion of what I know about vaping
Love him or hate him, he taught me a significant proportion of what I know about vaping
If talking about stock coils then for the cheaper coils just put in a new one.
Subtank mini OCC I rebuild.
RBA Sometimes take out the wick and dry burn the coil and put new wick in. Other times do a new build.
Subtank mini OCC I rebuild.
RBA Sometimes take out the wick and dry burn the coil and put new wick in. Other times do a new build.
Yes, otherwise I'd have to build a new one every 3 days.
I unwick/scrape/dry-burn/rinse my coils every 3 days. Doing this they have a life of well over a month.
(Vaping on a Nautilus Mini, RTA)
Op really never said what coils were being cleaned. If it's pre-made head style that the wick can't be removed and replaced then I just toss those unless I can rebuild them completely. Some say they have success cleaning them but to me it's just to much effort for little to no results as the wick-cotton or whatever is never going to get back to where it was originally and you won't be able to dry burn the coil properly with the wick still in it.
If it's a coil that the wick can be removed and replaced then yes I clean those indefinitely. Remove the old wick and dry burn the coil by starting a single stream of water from the faucet, fire the coil until it just starts to glow, let go of the fire button and quickly while the coil is still hot place just the coil under the water stream...this will wash the burnt juice and other junk that's built up away (let go of the fire button before placing JUST the coil under water).
Repeat a few times till the coil is clean, blow it dry, re-wick and you're off and running again with a new coil. I cut prepare my cotton wicks ahead of time, maybe once a month then store them in a airtight bag or box so I can just grab one when needed which makes things go much faster. I can do this with a dripper in less than a minute and most tanks not much longer.
If it's a coil that the wick can be removed and replaced then yes I clean those indefinitely. Remove the old wick and dry burn the coil by starting a single stream of water from the faucet, fire the coil until it just starts to glow, let go of the fire button and quickly while the coil is still hot place just the coil under the water stream...this will wash the burnt juice and other junk that's built up away (let go of the fire button before placing JUST the coil under water).
Repeat a few times till the coil is clean, blow it dry, re-wick and you're off and running again with a new coil. I cut prepare my cotton wicks ahead of time, maybe once a month then store them in a airtight bag or box so I can just grab one when needed which makes things go much faster. I can do this with a dripper in less than a minute and most tanks not much longer.
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