How often do you change your (cotton) wicks?

[Legolas]

On clear juice over a week darker juices about a week. I've been on a clearing out old juices kick so I been changing it all most everyday with different flavors.

 

[Steamer861]

just remove the top cap and pour it out

Can someone help me? I'm using a kayfun clone, and it is new to me. How do I change my cotton out without leaking the e-liquid?

 

[Steamer861]

mine do that if my voltage is to high rule of thumb coil resistance plus 2 volts I use 1.8 ohms and vape at 3.9 volts
I change my wicks once a week

With me after about a day my wick is all black and disgusting looking. I'm just trying to figure out why it gets like that so fast. Also when it gets like that, usually by the end of the day, the flavor is muted and sometimes nasty.

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[supermarket]

You can either suck it out with a syringe... or the more elaborate but still easy way. Remove driptip. Hold upside down over a bottle or such. Unscrew the base. The liquids should come pouring out the drip tip hole.

Edit: oh wait... you may be talking about the non-Lite. I'm thinking of the Kayfun Lite. If so... no idea.

Nope...you got it, the Kayfun lite.

I use a syringe to fill it, so I could do that I Guess.

The second method is pretty obvious, I was hoping there was a way to somehow leave the e-liquid in there. Sucks I have to take it out just to replace the cotton Oh well, no biggie.

I have a little container from IBTanked (two actually) that are great for dumping the liquid into.

 

[doctadrea]

I change mine whenever I refill my tank, so every few days. Just the wick and it takes less than a minute so why not?

 

[Enoch777]

With me after about a day my wick is all black and disgusting looking. I'm just trying to figure out why it gets like that so fast. Also when it gets like that, usually by the end of the day, the flavor is muted and sometimes nasty.

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For tobaccos and NETs I can get a few days. Fruit and florals around a week. For SOME juices though, especially the sweet ones and the desserts that demand a clean wick to taste the nuances, daily.

As Ryedan mentioned, less is more at least until it's not. Honestly the frequency at which cotton wicks need to be changed, in my experience, is ENTIRELY subjective to what juice you're using. This will most certainly vary from vendor to vendor, and even juice to juice in the same vendor's selection.

If you've got a particular flavor that requires daily changes I'm afraid the only answer is to oblige. Like others have said, it takes only a minute and your vape will be all that much better.

 

[jonny45378]

For tobaccos and NETs I can get a few days. Fruit and florals around a week. For SOME juices though, especially the sweet ones and the desserts that demand a clean wick to taste the nuances, daily.

As Ryedan mentioned, less is more at least until it's not. Honestly the frequency at which cotton wicks need to be changed, in my experience, is ENTIRELY subjective to what juice you're using. This will most certainly vary from vendor to vendor, and even juice to juice in the same vendor's selection.

If you've got a particular flavor that requires daily changes I'm afraid the only answer is to oblige. Like others have said, it takes only a minute and your vape will be all that much better.

Something I totally didn't think about is the amount of sweetener put in and I'm thinking that'd why o have to do daily changes.

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[lightbud404]

I am using a .8Ω micro-coil in a ProTankII and I usually get 3-4 days out of mine.

same here on a .6 dual micro-coil rda

 

[crxess]

In my Kayfuns - only thing I run cotton right now - darker juices, every few tanks.
Lighter e-liquids - I'll have to let you know. I have 2 over 1 month and still fresh as new.

 

[Chiku]

With Boba's Bounty in a Reo, every day. With other juice, maybe every other day.

That's exactly what I do, unless I am changing to a flavour that is quite different. One of my Reo's is for my candy type flavours, juicy fruit and pink starburst do not work well together

 

[p0rnst4r]

I change mine after going through 20-30ml.

 

[rob33]

In a dripper I change it everyday cause is just so easy. I may change it more if trying different flavors. In a rba tank usually every other tank unless I change flavors.

 

[Gummy Bare]

i'm kinda new to cotton, but i seeem to be getting about 5-7days on a wick before it needs to go.

I can go about a week on a kayfun, but a dual rda is only good for about 5 days, maybe less.

 

[JamezC]

About every week or so for me, sometimes longer. I usually don't notice much of a decline in flavor, I just change it out whenever it starts to look gunky.