dry burn = aweful burnt taste

[gomjabbar]

I am somewhat new to clearo's and tried a dry burn with one. I pulsed it till the coils were glowing and the wick looked white again but now it has a really foul burnt taste. Did I burn it too much or too little?

 

[heateris]

Normally, I rise the coil again after a dry burn. Let dry, then put a few drops of liquid right on the coil before I reassemble. The burn taste should subside after a few hits.

 

[gomjabbar]

I have it bathing in rubbing alcohol so im hoping that will fix it. Will soak in water after to get alcohol out. fingers crossed

 

[MaDeuce]

"I remember your gom jabbar. Now you remember mine - I can kill you with a word."....... or a burnt wick.

 

[gomjabbar]

I AM THE QUIZAT HADERACK! but I cant fix a burnt wick...

 

[bacc.vap]

I've never had a burnt wick no matter how much I've dry burned, and I dry burn like a muthu. If your'e having burnt taste after dry burning, and assuming the coil has liquid, you probably didn't get the coil clean enough. If you've used a high percentage VG juice they often build up a burnt crust on the coil, if it's not all gotten off you will taste it. Sometimes you have to pick that stuff off then do a second rinse and burn. Another thing I've seen on some of the cleaning videos where the clearo is just rinsed and burned without being taken apart, as far as I'm concerned if you can't take it apart and see the full coil you can't really effectively clean it.

 

[gomjabbar]

I've never had a burnt wick no matter how much I've dry burned, and I dry burn like a muthu. If your'e having burnt taste after dry burning, and assuming the coil has liquid, you probably didn't get the coil clean enough. If you've used a high percentage VG juice they often build up a burnt crust on the coil, if it's not all gotten off you will taste it. Sometimes you have to pick that stuff off then do a second rinse and burn. Another thing I've seen on some of the cleaning videos where the clearo is just rinsed and burned without being taken apart, as far as I'm concerned if you can't take it apart and see the full coil you can't really effectively clean it.

ill give it some more burning and see what happens. cant hurt it really at this point.

 

[Aheadatime]

Dry burning does that sometimes, and I learned early on that I'm not a huge fan of the concept. What I do dry burn I have 91% isopropyl alcohol (only other inactive ingredient is water) handy. After a normal rinse, if the head seems really gunked up to me, I dry burn it, re-rinse it, then leave it in a cup of iso over night. Next morning, rinse all the alcohol off with water, soak it in water for an hour or so, then let air dry. Drip a few drops of your ejuice on the coil when its ready to vape, and you should be good to go.

 

[Ryedan]

ill give it some more burning and see what happens. cant hurt it really at this point.

Yup, that's what I would do. I dry burn clearos/VN's a lot. The more often I do it the better they perform. OTOH, if the wick is not silica and it degrades with high heat, my advice is discard and move on to a different clearo.

 

[Unforeseen]

Moved to Assorted PV Topics - Clearomizers

 

[travanx]

I've had the same problem with the T3 and Evod. The burnt taste never went away. At this point its less hassle to just buy the Evod removeable coil and be done with trying to figure this out. Or maybe recoil if I can figure out where I can get wick material around here.

 

[gomjabbar]

so it seems the soak in rubbing alcohol messed up the plastic seal on the bottom of the clearo. oh well I was gonna buy some new ones anyways. Thanks all for the tips

 

[DaveP]

I guess it depends on the wick and the method. I just wash out my Vivi heads under hot water and then dry burn until the sizzle stops and then I pulse the fire button until I see a cherry red glow. I do that until I don't see little wisps of smoke coming up from the coil (burning caked juice). At that point I wet the wick with a drop of juice and refill the tank and vape. My experience is a like new vape afterward.

If it has a strange taste, that's my cue to change out the head for a new one.