Very sweet taste with cotton wick

[Mezrein]

Hey guys, venturing into micro coils and cotton wicks on my Kayfun clone and Russian 91 and Ive noticed something. First 30 or so vapes I get a really really sweet taste, almost sickly sweet. I just changed the wick on the kayfun clone for a juice change, and noticed a lot of charred gunk. The wick came out mostly in one pieces. Re-wicked both the kayfun and the Russian and they both, again for about the first 30 vapes, had that sickly sweet taste again. Am I burning my wick or is that just the initial taste of cotton as they absorb the juice? I'm really kind of worried about it to be honest.

Thanks

 

[illitirit]

ive noticed with cotton and my kayfuns that anytime its a new wick, the first pulls will taste off. I dont really get a sickly sweet taste but i sure do get a slight bitter taste. Then after the wick settles, it tastes great.

The charred gunk on your wick is dependant on what type of juice you are using. My clear liquids like strawberry burn clean, meaning I can use the same wick for well over 2 weeks. If im vaping something like coffee, it wont last me 5 hours. I can literally pull my wick into 2 pieces from the middle when vaping coffee after a few hours of vaping.

But, you could very well be just burning your wick. Maybe you are using too much cotton and your coil is strangling your wick causing it to burn. If your kayfun / russian are wicking correctly you should hardly ever run into problems. Cotton is finnicky, too much or too little is bad. It has to be jusssssssssssssssssst right.

 

[Mezrein]

So I will probably get better with it as I make more and more wicks. I run boba's bounty, which is 100% vg, vanillia, nut and tobacco, its almost a dark amber color, and my own personal mix in with the metal tank section which is peppermint, cinnamon, and vanilla, each at 2ml mixing a 50ml total batch.

 

[Mezrein]

Ok guys, not sure if anyone is going to read this or not but I hope someone does, espically if you're using a cotton wick. Please Read!!

There is a MAJOR difference between organic cotton balls, and ones that do not say organic on them!! The taste is 10 times better, vapor is better, wicking is better. Go to walgreens, or whatever your local medical market is and spend the extra buck on organic. Dont get ones that just say 100% cotton because my god the difference is ......ed!

 

[Harley0227]

Ok guys, not sure if anyone is going to read this or not but I hope someone does, espically if you're using a cotton wick. Please Read!!

There is a MAJOR difference between organic cotton balls, and ones that do not say organic on them!! The taste is 10 times better, vapor is better, wicking is better. Go to walgreens, or whatever your local medical market is and spend the extra buck on organic. Dont get ones that just say 100% cotton because my god the difference is ......ed!

Man, agree totally on that. I tried the 100% cotton, and thought everyone was nuts for liking cotton wicks. Then read about and tried organic... What an insane difference!

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

I'll try it ONE more time...but I couldn't shake the wet t-shirt/actual cotton taste.

Yes, I prepped the hell out of it.

 

[Mezrein]

I didn't do anything to the cotton ball other than unroll it, desperate 3 times and wick it


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[Tbev]

Sounds like you handled it a lot, spoke people complain of a funny bad taste due to the oils on your hands being absorbed by the cotton..

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[Briankrok]

I've got this nasty taste on from my new Russian 91%. Use organic cotton ball wick. Same coil & wick setup I use in my kayfun 3.1 clone and the taste in that one is great. I've tried re-wicking it twice. Now I threw some ekowool in the coil and STILL the nasty taste is there. I'm wondering if maybe it's because I used dish soap on the initial cleaning after I unboxed it. Anyone ran into this before or have ideas?? HELP!


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[keonee]

Asked this in another thread but so far no response. Should the ekowool be boiled?

Thanks!!!

 

[savagemann]

Asked this in another thread but so far no response. Should the ekowool be boiled?

Thanks!!!

I don't use it much anymore, but when i did, I would boil, dry, then torch the heck out of it.

 

[Mezrein]

To Brian, if it tastes like a wet shirt it's the cotton. Do some draws without inhaling. Goes away after about 10 to 15 draws. But first rinse the ever living crap out of the thing. Take it all the way apart, including center post and build deck and just rinse it in a strainer for a good long time. Vaping soap can't be good for you.


To Keonee
Honestly I don't know. My guess would be its preference. I hear you should boil organic cotton but I personally don't. I hear you don't need to boil hemp wick but I do.


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[trouble1000]

I've never had to boil the cotton I use. I pinched some cotton make up removal pads from the Wife. 100% cotton untreated, unbleached. Really easy to work with, as their a compressed pad. I just cut a 1mm strip, pop it into my micro-coil and vape away.

But I don't chain vape on cotton wicks, I tend to have about 5 or 6 different set-ups that I swap and change with at home, all with different flavours. Doing it this way, I can go through at least 7 or 8 tank loads, before I need to re-wick. I just swap the cotton when the vapour production starts to drop off. I guess it works for me, cos the wicks are getting chance to get saturated instead of running dry.

I've never had odd flavour at the beginning of the vape using the cotton pads, just lovely flavour constantly

 

[CloudZ]

If your cotton tastes super sweet, it has some kind of perfume or baby powder in it. I experienced this with some dollar store q-tip cotton, it was not fun. Stick with sterile rolled cotton, organic cotton balls, or boiled 100% cotton yarn. It's all super cheap and we know it works.

 

[HighEnergyProton]

I read that you can't dry burn a cotton wick. What would you do to get all the gunk off the coil? Remove the cotton wick and dry burn the coil without a wick? Or just dry burn when you replace the wicking? I live in Ireland and basically the Dekang liquids are the most widely available, I don't know if it's just that brand that leaves a residue that would need a dry burn every 2-3 refills, or if it's normal.

 

[savagemann]

By the time you would need to dry burn, you would want to change the wick anyways.

 

[Nomoreash]

I read that you can't dry burn a cotton wick. What would you do to get all the gunk off the coil? Remove the cotton wick and dry burn the coil without a wick? Or just dry burn when you replace the wicking? I live in Ireland and basically the Dekang liquids are the most widely available, I don't know if it's just that brand that leaves a residue that would need a dry burn every 2-3 refills, or if it's normal.

Remove the old cotton and dry burn the coil. That burns all the gunk off and your ready to replace the cotton and go again. That's one of the perks of a mico coil once you have the coil in place you can use it indefinitely, I've never had one pop. Just dry burn, replace cotton and done.

 

[montara]

Ok guys, not sure if anyone is going to read this or not but I hope someone does, espically if you're using a cotton wick. Please Read!!

There is a MAJOR difference between organic cotton balls, and ones that do not say organic on them!! The taste is 10 times better, vapor is better, wicking is better. Go to walgreens, or whatever your local medical market is and spend the extra buck on organic. Dont get ones that just say 100% cotton because my god the difference is ......ed!

And if you want to take it up even further, Amazon.com: Maxim Hygiene Products Organic Cotton Balls -- 100 Cotton Balls: Beauty
There is as much difference beteween these and regular organic, as organic vs non-organic.

For ease and consistency all I use now is yarn. Great results everytime.
Amazon.com: Lily Sugar'n Cream Yarn, White: Arts, Crafts & Sewing

 

[CloudZ]

Remove the old cotton and dry burn the coil. That burns all the gunk off and your ready to replace the cotton and go again. That's one of the perks of a mico coil once you have the coil in place you can use it indefinitely, I've never had one pop. Just dry burn, replace cotton and done.

You are correct on the coil and wick maintenance, but I wouldn't say that a coil can be left in indefinitely. They eventually build up enough of an oxidation "crust" which can't be burned off that reduces its ability to transfer heat to the liquid. IME this happens anywhere from a few weeks to a couple months depending on frequency of use and possibly the type of juice used.

 

[Nomoreash]

You are correct on the coil and wick maintenance, but I wouldn't say that a coil can be left in indefinitely. They eventually build up enough of an oxidation "crust" which can't be burned off that reduces its ability to transfer heat to the liquid. IME this happens anywhere from a few weeks to a couple months depending on frequency of use and possibly the type of juice used.

Yep, that crust can build up quick, sometimes after a tank or two for me depending on what juice I'm using. After a dry burn the crust can be brushed off, some use a sharp object to scrape it off. I use a small cheap brush that came in a grooming kit, cleans it right up. I've got a coil in a AGAT2 around ceramic that hasn't been changed since April, other than some discoloration after a dry burn it looks new.