I used to set mine in distilled vinegar for a little bit,maybe 20 minutes or so..
then pull them out and just add baking soda over the coil and wicks and in the coil chamber then drop them back in the vinegar and let them sit until the reaction stopped..
Then would swoosh the bowl around for about a minute..
then take each one out,but as i was,would swoosh it in the vinegar one last time..then run it under the warmest water i could bare to rinse.
then just sat them on a paper towel to air dry for a day or so or when i needed to replace a coil..
i used to have two sets,one that was drying and the ones i was using..
i just make a coil when i need a new one now rather than going through all that..
thanks that worked well