I broke my atty coil ... 2 questions on maintenance.

[Jim N]

When I took off my wick, it was stuck to the coil. I should have stopped, but I kept pulling and broke the coil. I have extra heads, but I have two questions on cleaning.

1) If the wick is stuck to the coil, is there something I should soak it in before I start tugging?

2) How often should I clean the wick & head?

 

[vsummer1]

What kind of a unit is this? Can you recoil it?

Why were you tugging on it?

Sorry this wasn't seen before now...

 

[dennis_j]

been there done that, the coil can get a build up from the juices ,frist soak or wash under hot water, dry wick, than dry burn the wick untill it stops smoking, than your set to go, i have rewicked them but just as easy to put diffrent head on it if you can , never pull on wick or coil there very thin wire breakes easey

 

[Jim N]

What kind of a unit is this? Can you recoil it? Why were you tugging on it? ...

It's an eGo. I did precision soldering about 20 years ago, but don't have that kind of equipment (and don't even think it would be advisable). I wasn't "tugging" on it; I was just trying to separate the wick from the coil to clean them. Should've stopped when I felt the resistance.

... frist soak or wash under hot water ... i have rewicked them but just as easy to put diffrent head on it ...

I was thinking I should soak it in some kind of cleaning solution since we're talking about a charcoal build up. I know oven cleaner would work, but I wouldn't want to use it for inhaling if I did that. I know if you put oven racks in a plastic bag with ammonia (and seal it up), it will make them easy to clean. Soaking in water wouldn't hurt and I guess I have nothing to loose if I dry burn them.

I guess I should clean them weekly. I cleaned mine last night and had quite a build-up on the coil. I've upped the VG in the last couple weeks and I think I'm getting more of a build-up in response.