Kayfun 3.1 tastes like cotton

[Feryll]

I did a 2mm coil (28awg, 7 wraps) to build a micro cotton setup.
First I thought I used too much cotton so I tried it with less so its gurgling but it still tastes like cotton.
Maybe the coil is too close to the air tube ?
I fill it from the top.

I am a bit fed up with tank RBA-s, my kayfun and taifun won't work properly regardless of how I build them... My rda-s work fine...

 

[Vapocalyptic]

Is it organic cotton? Are you allowing it time to properly wick? If it isn't organic, I'd suggest boiling your cotton a few times over and straining it. Not to mention giving it a few minutes to wick. You could also saturate the cotton wick and give it a few pulse fires. Check your air flow channels. Honestly without a detailed picture it would be relatively hard to trouble shoot.

 

[djsvapour]

I've only had 1 fail out of 8 (?) rebuilds on my Taifun...

I wonder where you are going wrong?

 

[Feryll]

Another reason could be having vapor's tongue.

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

Honestly, I had this issue with all cotton when i first started until I started boiling it. It removes that weird taste because it boils out the hydrogen peroxide.

That weird taste goes away after you Vape that tank for a while. With me, it was usually 3/4 of the tank, then it was great. But, if I boil it the taste is good right off.

I boil it three times. I pour out the water each time, refill and boil again, then again. I then lay the cotton balls out on paper towels to air dry. I flip them over on fresh paper towels after a few hours. I transfer them to ziplock baggies to keep them clean.

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

Btw: I have 2 Russian 91%, Kayfun full size, and taifun GT. I love them all. It's the best flavor and give off tons of vapor. I have other tanks but those are the ones I use because of the quality and taste of the Vape. Once you get it right, you'll be in Vape heaven.

 

[Vapocalyptic]

I don't know about vape tongue, with or without it, burning cotton isn't a normal taste !

 

[rawr]

Probably too much cotton in the coil and 2mm is too small. I make 3mm 1.5ohm coils on my kayfun and its great.

 

[Vapocalyptic]

Yes, I should have thought of that as well. If you're using too much cotton it won't properly wick. Can we get a picture of your build?

 

[Bunnykiller]

Honestly, I had this issue with all cotton when i first started until I started boiling it. It removes that weird taste because it boils out the hydrogen peroxide.

That weird taste goes away after you Vape that tank for a while. With me, it was usually 3/4 of the tank, then it was great. But, if I boil it the taste is good right off.

I boil it three times. I pour out the water each time, refill and boil again, then again. I then lay the cotton balls out on paper towels to air dry. I flip them over on fresh paper towels after a few hours. I transfer them to ziplock baggies to keep them clean.

hydrogen peroxide is an unstable chemical... it will decompose into water and oxygen even in the presence of direct light ( thats why the bottles are opaque) if the cotton is dry, there is no presence of the hydrogen peroxide... Hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizer ( used in rocket fuel for mixed liquids) and can ( at higher percentages 50%+) literally remove your skin... the stuff you get at the drug store is a mere 2-5% solution....

 

[DetraMental]

I'm using cotton in my Kayfun 3.1 and I prime it initially prior to filling, it gurgles just for a moment until it absorbs properly, so no burnt cotton. I do boil my cotton. So far so good.