silica wicking

[rbeckys8]

should I rewick all my attys or is it OK to use silica, now I'm worried after reading negative things about silica!

 

[sawtoothscream]

it works but doesnt seem to wick as good as cotton yarn to me. the dripper in using has silica in it and its ok

 

[retired1]

Moved to New Members.

 

[Choc_Addic]

Good priced cotton wicks "peaches and creme" yarn at wally or any craft store.

 

[InTheShade]

should I rewick all my attys or is it OK to use silica, now I'm worried after reading negative things about silica!

There is a 475 page thread all about wicks and the safety of vaping using silica wicks. Everyone has their own preference for wicking materials. I personally use silica, no issues with it, but I only vape using silica wicks about 5% of the time now.

Cotton didn't work that well for me, but it was almost definitely user error on my part.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/modding-forum/284030-wick-materials-safe-vs-dangerous.html

 

[jcco]

I haven't had much luck at all with cotton. Plus you can't do a dry burn with it. That's huge to me.

 

[wutarush]

I use silica in everything but drippers (which I use cotton balls for).

 

[Rickb119]

I didn't have much luck with cotton either until I started using this. Buy 100% Natural Cotton 500-Foot L Cone Cooking Twine from Bed Bath & Beyond Boil the heck out of it first as it is not bleached (took me 3 times to get the brown out of it).

 

[rbeckys8]

oh, I see, the twine they use to tie roasts up with!

 

[Rickb119]

Yup. Works great, tastes soooo much better than silica and I have yet to have one flood or leak. Like I said, boil it (and replace the water each time) until the brown is gone. Happy vaping.

Edit: I didn't boil all of it at once. I just pulled off 50 feet.

 

[justinonymous]

Silica is fine. People have their preferences over silica vs cotton. Good cotton is Peaches and Cream.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

The only downside for using silica wicks is after awhile they begin to disintegrate. My are fine up until 10? weeks. Unfortunately there have been no in depth studies done.