Yarn for wicking. Is boiling required?

[Elendil]

Going to work on my first tank rebuild today. Have both yarn and standard wicking material. If I am going to use yarn for my wick do I need to boil it first, and if so, why?

 

[bipmartinez]

we used to call it organic wick brownish yarn like. I suggest using cotton instead of yarn. yarn does not hold juice much

 

[Steamer861]

Yes you should boil your wicking material to remove any potential toxin's in the material

 

[brekec88]

When you boil cotton balls the fibers become a bit stiffer and are waaaayyy easier to work wit as well.

 

[sawtoothscream]

I boil mine 15 minutes, get as much water out as I can with paper towels then do short burst in the microwave until its dry. then put in a zip lock. I boiled a decent amount the first time over teh summer and still have enough to last maybe the next yr.

my peaches and creme yarn kicks the crap out of cotton puff balls IMO.

 

[zapped]

Helps if you use quality distilled water or clear alcohol such as vodka in the boiling process as well. A google search will probably show a list which bottled waters are considered more pure. I use Deer Park and its been tested pretty clean.

I dont drink the water coming from my tap so Im sure as hell not vaping it or the residue it leaves behind.

 

[rbryant4]

love my peachs and creme. but always remember cotton is not WHITE unless its been bleachd or colored in some way. so if u bought some. its white. it gets boiled. IMO. natural cotton should have a yellowish hint to it. even organic cotton you buy at the store has been tampered with. so i ALWAYS boil. i boil TWICE for about 15 minutes each time, then use a hair dryer to get them some what dry, and let them sit over night before using just so i know they dry completely

 

[Ar10shooter]

And it's best to do all of this in a clean room, wear gloves and use distiller water only..... Really you could probably use a dirty wool sock and it would be safer then the analogs most of us smoked before vaping