Please help -Russian91%

[Custard]

Hi , I have been trying to build (for the first time) a coil for the russian 91% tank , I thought I had done everything correctly , it fires ok plenty of vapour but a weird burnt taste , this is my third attempt , I soaked the tank in boiling water as I thought the taste might be from the manufacturing process but when I rebuilt the burnt taste is back , please help ( oh 8 wraps and sterile cotton if that helps) thanks in advance .

 

[slyphex]

Did you scrub out the whole thing with a q-tip and soap? especially the drip tip?

When I got mine I had a horrible taste and it took about 8 q-tips to clean all the machine grime from inside the drip tip.

If you're sure it's clean, you might have the wick holes blocked. Have you looked at any youtube videos yet? It's very similar to the kayfun light, so you can look up videos for that too.

Most importantly, the cotton should be against the square sides of the 'block' but not against the round sides of the chamber. The little holes in the sides need to be clear to allow liquid to be drawn into it.

 

[VA Vince]

Did you scrub out the whole thing with a q-tip and soap? especially the drip tip?

When I got mine I had a horrible taste and it took about 8 q-tips to clean all the machine grime from inside the drip tip.

If you're sure it's clean, you might have the wick holes blocked. Have you looked at any youtube videos yet? It's very similar to the kayfun light, so you can look up videos for that too.

Most importantly, the cotton should be against the square sides of the 'block' but not against the round sides of the chamber. The little holes in the sides need to be clear to allow liquid to be drawn into it.

This.

I have also found when I first got my KFL, I packed to much cotton down and kind of blocked the juice channels at the bottom. Try a few primer puffs as well.

 

[congaman]

Hi Custard, not sure how hot you are running it but that could cause the burnt taste also. Maybe check for hot legs on your coil and, like slyphex and VA vince mentioned, check to make sure those channels aren't blocked. Check You Tube, there are some good vids on Russian 91 builds. Cheers.

 

[EBates]

Wick - cotton, loose in the coil opening, touching the floor of the base and against the coil pedestal, not blocking the juice channels.
Airflow - adjust to maintain sufficient vacuum to keep the wick saturated.