What kind of cotton are you using for rebuilding wicks?

[rheicide]

I've been doing some reading about using cotton to rebuild wicks and I see that there are several kinds of cotton people are using:

1. Cotton balls
2. Rolled cotton
3. Square braided cotton wicks
4. Cotton butcher's twine

So which one of those are you using or are you using another kind? How does it perform? How long does it last? What size do you recommend? Please share your advice and tips!

Thank you for your opinions

 

[TomCatt]

I use the CVS Rolled Cotton (Sterile/USP) and have been for a year. With top-coil cartos/tanks, I've had a wick last for weeks. With Kanger bottom-coils, which I've been using lately, I've been changing the wick out every few days. With the top-coils it was easy to rinse the wicks and blot dry with a paper towel; not so easy with the bottom coils - plus it's simple to just re-wick.

 

[heateris]

Care One 100% cotton balls.

 

[rheicide]

I use the CVS Rolled Cotton (Sterile/USP) and have been for a year. With top-coil cartos/tanks, I've had a wick last for weeks. With Kanger bottom-coils, which I've been using lately, I've been changing the wick out every few days. With the top-coils it was easy to rinse the wicks and blot dry with a paper towel; not so easy with the bottom coils - plus it's simple to just re-wick.

Do you add top flavor wicks? Are there any problems with dry hits/flooding/leaking?

 

[Brewmaster B]

I pull the cotton from a q-tip and stretch it out a bit. It is the perfect size and mass for a dripper setup. Performs great, and wastes very little eliquid.

 

[HughDaHand]

I use cotton balls, already had them and they work great. I think they came from the dollar store. I use it mainly in kanger evods and t3's and get about 10-15ml through a wick before changing it out. I don't use flavor wicks and only get dry hits if I have too much cotton stuffed in the coil. Same for leaking only when I use to little cotton in the wick, hardest part is finding this sweet spot. With a little practice maintaining these cotton wicks is now easier for me than changing carto's in a tank.

 

[BigLebowski]

I use cotton balls, already had them and they work great. I think they came from the dollar store. I use it mainly in kanger evods and t3's and get about 10-15ml through a wick before changing it out. I don't use flavor wicks and only get dry hits if I have too much cotton stuffed in the coil. Same for leaking only when I use to little cotton in the wick, hardest part is finding this sweet spot. With a little practice maintaining these cotton wicks is now easier for me than changing carto's in a tank.

What he said, this man knows his cotton.

 

[TomCatt]

Do you add top flavor wicks? Are there any problems with dry hits/flooding/leaking?

I do add one small cotton "flavor wick". Mainly because without it I was getting juice 'sputtered' up the air tube. I've had no flooding/leaking problems. With cotton you can't make the wick too thick - it just needs to be thick enough to slide easily into the premade coil - otherwise the coils may "choke" the wick and reduce wicking; which could lead to dry hits.

 

[Smokachino]

Check out this link from one of our awesome forum members. I rewick with this method and it works great for me!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/clearomizers/385799-how-i-re-wick-my-t3s-cheesecloth-pictues.html

 

[bsidb]

I use a cotton twine I found in a friends garage, its about 3/16"thick and works well on vivi novas ,Its probably from HD , I wrap tight with a 1/2 speaker wire as spacer ,6/5 wrap 2.8 ohm-ish 34g, I drill out the head to the dry size, it will over wick if I use something else for a day, but daily use, its great and consistant, never a dry hit

 

[cedric212]

CVS sterile cottonball and I use this method for rebuilding my BCCs/VVNs. I swap out the cotton with every fill and recoil after 2-3 fills.

 

[Aurora-Oblivion]

I use cotton make-up rounds, they work great and stay together very well

 

[rheicide]

How about square braided cotton candle wicks?

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[TomCatt]

Others have tried and liked the cotton candle wicks; I've tried it, but prefer the Rolled cotton/cotton balls. With the candle wicks be very sure they are 100% cotton and its a good idea to boil them before using.


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[DJ RyckRak]

Boiled Butchers Twine.
I boil it then drain the water, refill water and boil it a second time.
Rinse it in cold water...then let it dry.
It works great !

 

[jg1986]

I have been using this 65% cotton 35% hemp yarn from my local crafts store. It works great. The only difference is, I can't dry burn it because it will catch on fire. Other than that, it sucks up a lot of juice. I have never had a dry hit.

 

[rheicide]

Do you guys have any experience on how long does one kind of cotton wick last compared to others?

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[rheicide]

Also, what size of wick do you guys prefer to rebuild with cotton? 2mm/2.5mm/3mm? Thank you in advance!

 

[DoogieTony]

I use #4 100% cotton yarn in my vivi.
Works great and is very easy to use.

I've tried the square braided, and while it works, its very dense and doesn't wick as fast and seemed to not give as much flavor.

 

[gotalotgoingon]

I use rolled cotton balls. Nothing fancy about them. The organic ones that had right beside them used hydrogen peroxide for bleaching and these have nothing added so I went with them. Wicks great, tastes great, cheap and easy. What more can I ask for!?!?!