Wicking limitless rdta plus (or similar type)

[Antiks]

Does anybody have any tips for how to wick this tank or if they have a similar style tank? The first time I wicked it it was working amazing. Great flavor and the juice was getting to the coils perfectly. Since then I haven't been able to wick it so great. Mostly the cotton in and around the cool will dry too fast while the bottom stays saturated. I wick it to the top of the glass. I use cotton balls that I unroll, spread out a piece then roll it up loosely to make the wick. Not ideal but it is OK. Sometimes to help it through the coil I will twist it making it smaller then un twist once it is in. I have tried fluffing the cotton at the bottom.

Wicking is always one of the biggest problems I have. Sometimes it is amazing but there is nothing notably different I have done to make it work do well... In my old tanks I have fired a wet wick and watched how the juice flowed through cotton from ends to the center heat source. I know these wicks are longer but I just can't t get it right. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Eskie]

I use sheets of Japanese cotton, not cotton balls, so I can't describe building with that. But with the cotton sheets, they're about 60 cm long. I cut a strip maybe 4 or 5 mm wide (3 mm coil) take off the skin, puff it up, roll it, insert through the coil, and tuck down the edges into the slots. After neatening up the ends, that length is just about perfect on the L+, reaching the top of the glass when all assembled. Before a puff, give it a quick tilt an turn around to be sure the wick is wet in the chamber, and I've had zero wicking issues with the tank using a 70/30 VG juice.

 

[whiteowl84]

Cotton balls don't wick well because the fibers aren't running the same direction.

If I was using cotton. I'd get as much through the coil as I could (if it's a big coil) and straighten out the tails so that the wick and coil are both horizontal (sticking straight out). Now cut it at an angle so that the fibers are all touching the deck at the same time with a couple millimeters extra. Now fluff them till they're as fluffed as they'll get.
Take a few strands and poke them in the hole (not tightly, they should have a tiny bit of wiggle).
Now take the rest of the fibers and lay them around the hole.

I'd recommend rayon (Kotex U is really fine and an excellent choice).
Shove as much as you can through the coil...it should squeak audibly and you should feel it. You want to hold on to the coil as not to bend it.
Leave it as long as you want or to the bottom of the tank.
Now you should have a coil with 2 or 3" of wick on either side.
Starting where the wick comes out of the coil start cutting it away till you have just enough to fill the wick port fairly tightly...it will shrink a little. Now just stuff the end of the tail in the port till it's touching the bottom or till you have it all in there.
Now you have a genny you can lay down with no dribbles.