Lost art liquids burning my coils

[Vapinggenie]

Hey guys i have been vaping 70/30 pg/vg for a while and my coils usually last me 2 to 3 weeks. Ive began using lost art liquids thats 15/85 pg/vg and my coils only last me a couple of days. Im using prebuilt coils. Now is it possible to poke a hole in the cotton once through each side to make the coil last longer? Ive seen it done on a youtube video but idk if it is worth risking a coil to do the trick in case it doesnt i want to hear from yall

 

[K_Tech]

Hey guys i have been vaping 70/30 pg/vg for a while and my coils usually last me 2 to 3 weeks. Ive began using lost art liquids thats 15/85 pg/vg and my coils only last me a couple of days. Im using prebuilt coils. Now is it possible to poke a hole in the cotton once through each side to make the coil last longer? Ive seen it done on a youtube video but idk if it is worth risking a coil to do the trick in case it doesnt i want to hear from yall

Welcome to the forum, @Vapinggenie !
Coil life is dependent on a few different factors. Generally speaking:

• Higher power will gunk up your coils faster
• Sweeter e-liquids will gunk up your coils faster
• Darker e-liquids will gunk up your coils faster
• Some flavor additives will gunk up your coils faster

That being said, I can't answer about what you need to do with your specific setup, but if you can give us a few details about what you're vaping on (Mod, atomizer, power levels, coil resistance, etc.), we can figure something out.

 

[Bunnykiller]

its the juice doing it... some juices are just gunky

 

[djsvapour]

Improving the wicking by messing with the cotton in the juice holes is always worth a try but doesn't necessarily change much.
I might be wrong, but unless you are definitely getting dry hits (you'd know or sense if close) allowing more juice to a coil that already has enough juice probably won't prolong the life.
I do know that for example, iSub coils wick a little slow whereas Eleaf EC coils wick faster. The Eleaf last longer (also at higher power) but if I hit the sweet spot for both (best power for wicking), there'd be almost nothing in it.
You can try, no harm in poking around as long as you don't tweak the coil in an unwanted way.

 

[Carl2]

I bought a vaporizer that came with the Big Beast Baby, the original atomizer so far has lasted about a month and a half. I'm vaping at 350F temp mode, make my own liquid, 80 PG 20 VG, 3 mg. I'm now using the RBA deck in the tank with dual Claptons, after a month I burned the coils to clean the and it's working great.
Quite a while ago I had an Eleaf Pico and have to agree that they have very good atomizers that last a long time, good vapor and flavor.

 

[Bonskibon]

I have to rebuild for a couple of my ADVs otherwise I will go through a stock coil a day. Some of my other juices I can get a week out of a stock coil. Many factors as already mentioned.

 

[BrotherBob]

Hey guys i have been vaping 70/30 pg/vg for a while and my coils usually last me 2 to 3 weeks. Ive began using lost art liquids thats 15/85 pg/vg and my coils only last me a couple of days. Im using prebuilt coils. Now is it possible to poke a hole in the cotton once through each side to make the coil last longer? Ive seen it done on a youtube video but idk if it is worth risking a coil to do the trick in case it doesnt i want to hear from yall

Welcome and glad you joined. The information below may help you form your question(s) and may also answer it.
Might like to read:
vapetown
http://www.vaporauthority.com/pages/learn
http://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/a...tte-college-guides-tutorials-information.html
One Stop Reference Shop For New and Experienced Vapers
http://guidetovaping.com/category/e-cig-beginner/
http://vapingcheap.com/vaping-101/
(10) Advancing Up the Vaping Ladder with Egos and Mods | E-Cigarette Forum
(1) Proper Terminology - Is it a carto, a tank, or what? A Guide to Juice Attachments. | E-Cigarette Forum

 

[Smoke_too_much]

Hi Vapinggenie & welcome
The gunking up of your coil is likely being caused primarily by the sweetener in your juice and being helped along by some of the darker flavors like chocolate.

Sticking a pin through the cotton is most likely someone trying to get thicker VG juice to wick better. Some of the older style coils had very small juice holes but most coils these days have much larger ones so doing this shouldn't be necessary anymore. It was a hit and miss thing anyway.

You can try gently flushing and cleaning your used coils with plain water. This may help get a bit more life out of them. The other route is rebuildable.

 

[VintageModMan]

Hey guys i have been vaping 70/30 pg/vg for a while and my coils usually last me 2 to 3 weeks. Ive began using lost art liquids thats 15/85 pg/vg and my coils only last me a couple of days. Im using prebuilt coils. Now is it possible to poke a hole in the cotton once through each side to make the coil last longer? Ive seen it done on a youtube video but idk if it is worth risking a coil to do the trick in case it doesnt i want to hear from yall

I use a lot of lost art they are a very popular brand at my local shop and they use a lot of sweetener. I get about 1-2 weeks if I'm vaping pretty heavy. So I just started to build my own coils because I do like sweet juices. You will get used to what you like and how often you will need to change it. Try some Betty in it and it won't last 4 days. Haha.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk

 

[Vapinggenie]

Whats a betty? Is that something to mix it with?

 

[Vapinggenie]

Welcome to the forum, @Vapinggenie !
Coil life is dependent on a few different factors. Generally speaking:

• Higher power will gunk up your coils faster
• Sweeter e-liquids will gunk up your coils faster
• Darker e-liquids will gunk up your coils faster
• Some flavor additives will gunk up your coils faster

That being said, I can't answer about what you need to do with your specific setup, but if you can give us a few details about what you're vaping on (Mod, atomizer, power levels, coil resistance, etc.), we can figure something out.

Im using an istick pico mod, and a totally wicked tank. Im vaping at 20 watts and have a .5 coil. Its the juice it has to be the juices im using

 

[jamesbeat]

VG is definitely more viscous than PG, so it's probably not wicking as well.

I find that in the cold months I tend to burn wicks if I'm not careful because the liquid becomes even more viscous.

I found that doing a few sharp 'priming puffs' without hitting the button works to an extent.

 

[VintageModMan]

Whats a betty? Is that something to mix it with?

No. Betty is a liquid made by Pin Up Vapors. The recipe they use has 75% sweetener in it which will super gunk up your coils.

Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk