tank/coil question

[jwjordan322]

Hello everybody. 3rd time posting here, hence why in new members forum. Been 3 weeks cigarette free tomorrow and have a question/ problem.
So 3 weeks ago I bought the mvp2 and it came with a iclear 30. I've cleaned it under hot water twice sense. Now last night I experienced a very hot/ burnt taste. And its also happened a few times today. Could these mean I need a new coil? Or just need to clean it? Also I think it's notable the first 2 weeks I was using 80 pg/20 VG, and the past week got in a order of harvest berry from vcv (100% VG) and been vaping that exclusively.

Any help would be awesome.. Thanks!

 

[*deleon517*]

one thing to note is that vg can be very thick and have a hard time wicking. You can try adding a drop or two of distilled water per tank and see if that helps. Usually a dry burnt taste while juice is in the tank is a sign of wicking issues.

 

[jwjordan322]

Any reason why it would feel very hot? Like irritate the back of my throat hot?

 

[boblangdon]

Might be too much nicotine.

 

[Amnion]

I'm new at this too, just a couple of weeks, but I can tell you I much prefer bottom coil tanks. The top coils ones
I've tried are a much hotter vape even when I remember to keep them topped up and "up-end" them to keep the wicks wet.

 

[440BB]

A hot burning taste on a fairly fresh coil with mostly VG liquid is typically a sign that it can't wick fast enough, so a bit of PG or distilled water will normally solve it. At the three week mark, most coils have built up some gunk, and the wicks as well, so you probably should replace it. Three weeks to a month is good coil life with thinner, clear liquids.

 

[Legolas]

Too much nicotine too much voltage. If its burnt your volts or watts are to high or it may not be wicking right. Try lower v/w it's the easiest to correct. Vg is thicker so it won't wick as fast. You can also try primer puffs just prior to a regular draw.
Primer puff is a un-powered draw.

 

[Legolas]

A hot burning taste on a fairly fresh coil with mostly VG liquid is typically a sign that it can't wick fast enough, so a bit of PG or distilled water will normally solve it. At the three week mark, most coils have built up some gunk, and the wicks as well, so you probably should replace it. Three weeks to a month is good coil life with thinner, clear liquids.

Beat me too it lol

 

[jwjordan322]

It's only 12 mg, which I've been using since the start. And the coil is 3 weeks old, so is it starting to"die" ? And aside from the hot burnt taste is there any other way to tell when to replace coils? And how often should they be cleaned?

And also vaping at 8 watts which I've found to be a good standard for taste/vapor

 

[Legolas]

8 watts is fine. I would replace the coil and put the old one in vodka and let it soak then dry burn that old coil.

 

[Legolas]

Dry burn is removing tank and only firing the coil, short pulses on fire button. It will put out vapor to start, that cleans gunk off your coil. The coil may stop working if its weak. Thats called popping your coil. One of the coil legs fails and it needs to be replaced or rebuilt. A gunked up coil will not fire properly.

 

[jwjordan322]

I think a 2.1 comes standard on a iclear 30? Gonna have to order coils. Luckily I do have a second iclear till I order and it arrives. Would I go with authentic innokin brand coils 2.1?

 

[jwjordan322]

And when dry burning should I be removing the rubber cap on top?

Not trying to bombard with silly questions, just fairly new to all this

 

[Legolas]

Atomizer head for Innokin iClear 30 Tank

They come in different ohms 1.5 or 2.1 I've seen. I would stay with authentic coils. Lots of places sell those there's a link to one above. You may want to try a lower ohm just to see if you like it.

 

[Legolas]

And when dry burning should I be removing the rubber cap on top?

Not trying to bombard with silly questions, just fairly new to all this

no thats a good question and yes remove that cap.

 

[jwjordan322]

OK tyvm for all the help

 

[Legolas]

OK tyvm for all the help

Post back on how you make out

 

[Katya]

A hot burning taste on a fairly fresh coil with mostly VG liquid is typically a sign that it can't wick fast enough, so a bit of PG or distilled water will normally solve it. At the three week mark, most coils have built up some gunk, and the wicks as well, so you probably should replace it. Three weeks to a month is good coil life with thinner, clear liquids.

True.

Or one of the coils has popped. OP, did you check the resistance of your atomizer?

 

[edyle]

Hello everybody. 3rd time posting here, hence why in new members forum. Been 3 weeks cigarette free tomorrow and have a question/ problem.
So 3 weeks ago I bought the mvp2 and it came with a iclear 30. I've cleaned it under hot water twice sense. Now last night I experienced a very hot/ burnt taste. And its also happened a few times today. Could these mean I need a new coil? Or just need to clean it? Also I think it's notable the first 2 weeks I was using 80 pg/20 VG, and the past week got in a order of harvest berry from vcv (100% VG) and been vaping that exclusively.

Any help would be awesome.. Thanks!

3 weeks.

100% VG.

Your coil is gunking up and when it gets hot, the gunk is burning and producing a burning smokey stuff;

If you dryburn the coil yourself and look see, I think you will recognise the smell of the dryburning gunk and the burnt taste. Not something you want to be inhaling.

Definitely get yourself a few replacement coils; at the very least you want to be able to pop in a spare coil just in case that is the problem.

 

[edyle]

Any reason why it would feel very hot? Like irritate the back of my throat hot?

fumes from burning gunk.