Ekowool

[subver]

Maybe I should put a piece of wick in the channels at the very bottom? Hmm..
my next setup I think I will try the Ekowool without the MrKrinkle method

 

[dokebilee]

Is this the German made silica from RTD?

Yep, it is a great wick and it can hold a lot of liquid. The only thing about it that bothers me is how it is braided. It seems like the person/people that made it just did some lazy braiding to it by hand.

 

[yankeebobo]

Ok. For now I've torn down my eko tests for this week. I put eko with Krinkle on one ithaka, one ody, one penny. All vaped 2-3 pulls and then went dry. So I'd close it off and reopen, dry pull a little, or a combination, and it vaped well for 5 minutes. Or less if chain vaping. BUT...here's the thing. Something else is off because the draw slowly tightened up no matter what device and what the air control was set to (if one was used on whichever it was). So I tore the ithaka apart, redid with silica, and it's a wide open draw, that the AC will tighten as it's supposed to. I'm not sure what the relation is as when I disassembled, nothing looked off. It was the same setup that was running in the Twik/Penny configuration.

Unfortunately, I played with the setups that were my go to vapes primarily because those are....well, my go to vapes. But that's also why I had to tear down and start over.

Eko doesn't handle Bobas. But today I got in El Kamino and Deadly Sin. That is only 60VG as opposed to the thick Bobas. I'll try those again. Our DIY is usually around 80VG though, and that struggled.

 

[Kataphraktos]

Ok. For now I've torn down my eko tests for this week. I put eko with Krinkle on one ithaka, one ody, one penny. All vaped 2-3 pulls and then went dry. So I'd close it off and reopen, dry pull a little, or a combination, and it vaped well for 5 minutes. Or less if chain vaping. BUT...here's the thing. Something else is off because the draw slowly tightened up no matter what device and what the air control was set to (if one was used on whichever it was). So I tore the ithaka apart, redid with silica, and it's a wide open draw, that the AC will tighten as it's supposed to. I'm not sure what the relation is as when I disassembled, nothing looked off. It was the same setup that was running in the Twik/Penny configuration.

Unfortunately, I played with the setups that were my go to vapes primarily because those are....well, my go to vapes. But that's also why I had to tear down and start over.

Eko doesn't handle Bobas. But today I got in El Kamino and Deadly Sin. That is only 60VG as opposed to the thick Bobas. I'll try those again. Our DIY is usually around 80VG though, and that struggled.

I just got my first Ithaka, so I am a bit new to this device. I have tried a lot of setups. The one I have now is a dual wick, single coil using 1mm Ekowool and 32g Kanthal A-1 and 32g nickel NR. I just spent the day vaping 100% VG VCV Mewlew's Magic, which is thick as molasses. I didn't get a single dry hit all day, until the tank was almost empty. Even then, opening the liquid feed wide got it vaping until the tank went completely empty, and then continued to vape well until the wicks went dry.

I had inconsistent wicking with 2mm, and 3mm is too thick for the Ithaka channels, it gets stripped and chopped up when you try to assemble. The 1.5mm solid didn't wick at all, but that seems to happen in every device - I really really don't like the 1.5mm Ekowool solid.

 

[yankeebobo]

My goal waste get Krinkle setup. My next attempt may be eko long in channels. But I'm hoping to figure out why eko is failing Krinkle method. I didn't see a thing wrong with my setup. Especially since it worked Krinkle with twik the first week.

But then agin, I'm having a very bad vaping week. Every setup I touch turns to...... My welds are supddenly really breaking, setups are failing. I get these days from time to time.

 

[dokebilee]

My goal waste get Krinkle setup. My next attempt may be eko long in channels. But I'm hoping to figure out why eko is failing Krinkle method. I didn't see a thing wrong with my setup. Especially since it worked Krinkle with twik the first week.

But then agin, I'm having a very bad vaping week. Every setup I touch turns to...... My welds are supddenly really breaking, setups are failing. I get these days from time to time.

I don't know why you're getting those tight draws, even with the airflow control all the way open. I think this could happen if the air pressure is high where you live. Do you live on top of a mountain? Like... Mount Everest? heh

And yea, I also get some bad vaping days, stuff falling apart, coil going bad really quick, dropping my GGTS and Penelope, etc.

 

[RiverNut]

I am having the same tight draw issue on both of my Ithaka's. I even swapped out the center pin nut with the new smaller one in one of them. (isn't it better to have the air enter close to the coil by the way?).

 

[yankeebobo]

I don't know why you're getting those tight draws, even with the airflow control all the way open. I think this could happen if the air pressure is high where you live. Do you live on top of a mountain? Like... Mount Everest? heh

And yea, I also get some bad vaping days, stuff falling apart, coil going bad really quick, dropping my GGTS and Penelope, etc.

I have no clue. No altitude issues here. I'll figure it out. It worked once but with cotton filled. But I mean after a day or two I keep checking AC ring on GGTS thinking I was closing it while holding or something. But... After trimming at the edge of the rebuildable, the edges start to open up. So is more juice getting into the ceramic than into the wick? I don't know. And if it was flooding the ceramic I'd think I'd gurgle and possibly leak.

I am having the same tight draw issue on both of my Ithaka's. I even swapped out the center pin nut with the new smaller one in one of them. (isn't it better to have the air enter close to the coil by the way?).

My first thought would say yes. The more the air has to travel the faster it would cool.
Oddly, I setup three silica atties and draw opened. I'm at a loss. I mean stupid loss. Days like this just make me want to scream. Outta my mind. That first with the twik vapes SO well I was sure I'm onto something. I may just setup another cotton one in one atty and an eko in a second. In fact I could probably do that all side by side with silica. Then get side by sides. Yeah yeah.
But wait. How long could I vape the same flavor for testing?




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[yankeebobo]

Everyone who has eko and Krinkle going chain vaping it to all hell sometimes? I tend to chain vape at home. I tried to pace myself to see if I'm vaping too fast for a wick fill. But I fail.


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[Aal_]

I tried the 2mm hollow eko with it in Ithaka's channels but it didn't wick well at all. I'll try 1mm in the channels at some point but so far eko only does well with MrKrinkle's method. I think I'll continue with twik to see how long that will last me since that's working better for me in the channels. Eko will be used with MrKrinkle method in some of my tanks and my BF/drippers. The eko/ribbon combo is just too good for flavor...I have blown through some juice in the last couple days!

Received My ekowool today. I will try inserting cotton hemp inside it and put the cotton hemp in the channels.

 

[subver]

I had an idea today and wanted to hear your thoughts. What if you put the ekowool down the channels and slot the ekowool on the side that touches the liquid, so the liquid can get into the center of the wick faster? I might try this, even just cutting a big notch out of one side with nail clippers..

 

[yankeebobo]

You'll break the strands and it'll come apart. It's still weaves of strands. My thoughts are that it won't go in and have that vacuum/suction affect ...that capillary action that hollow it trying to achieve.
Maybe I'm wrong. That's my genesis experience coming into play.


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[subver]

ah yeah good call. Hmm..
I do like the MrKrinkle method, the only thing that is bothering me now is that I'm getting a very very very slow leak out of my Ithaka on the oring around the center post. Not sure if it has anything to do with the MrKrinkle method but it's the first time it ever happened.

It's not dripping or flooding my collection tank or anything like that, but the oring keeps getting a layer of juice on it, and it just annoys me

I may have screwed the rebuildable housing in way too tight (because there was no wick in the channels, I felt like if I unscrewed the mouthpiece it would start to unscrew the housing as well.. there was no resistance so I screwed it in very tight) - or maybe it's something else.. I don't know..

I'm gonna rebuild tonight and I'm debating on doing another MrKrinkle or just use the Ekowool in the channels and test that.. or even just putting wick in the channels at the bottom..

 

[yankeebobo]

Post results of whichever you do. It will likely be a few days before I try something else.


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[subver]

yup, I will indeed!

 

[Aal_]

I received my ekowool. I will try inserting silica 1.5mm inside it for better wicking

 

[subver]

Actually, maybe I will try to put 1-1.5mm silica inside the ekowool but only have the silica run down the channels? I'll have to fiddle with it
So many options!

 

[Aal_]

Actually, maybe I will try to put 1-1.5mm silica inside the ekowool but only have the silica run down the channels? I'll have to fiddle with it
So many options!

Yes this is what I want to try

 

[TheSneakerHoarder]

I've noticed that juice consumption is off the charts using the krinkle method.

I've doubled my juice use--I normally vape about 8mls per day, but am now up to 15mls a day same vape time.

 

[subver]

any ideas on how to actually get the silica through the ekowool?