help on coil cleaning......

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Xaiver

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Honestly? I just bought a cheap-o ultrasonic cleaner. I tried it on some really old coils that were super charred up. It seemed to clear the chunks off, but it didn't actually -clean- them.

I've been using rebuildables for 3ish years now, so I don't have much love for coil cleaning. It's faster and easier for me to pull the coil and remake it than it is to try and clean the thing. I use Kanger ProTank 3s, the heads can be re-built, but they're kind of small and tightly packed.

I haven't tried an Aspire Clearo though, not sure if they can be rebuilt.

The ProTank coils are pretty cheap though, so I will sometimes just buy another pack of heads instead of rebuilding them. (Unless I'm at a B&M....I'm not spending 20 bucks for a 5 pack of coils that I can get for 6 dollars online, sorry.)
 

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I too use an ultrasonic cleaner but, with good results. It will not work for cleaning "charred" burnt coils but, it works well for cleaning gunked up coils. The key to getting the longest life from them is to not let them get gunky to start with IMO Rinse your coils under running hot water every few days and they should last long enough for you to feel as if you got your money's worth.
 
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