Cleaning used mesh wicks

[womble]

I've heard the talk of keeping the mesh's holes open so capillary action can continue.

I just wondered how people cleaned their old mesh wicks.

I was just planning to blast it with fire for a bit, but I'm not sure if that's just going to block holes with carbon.

[FirinBlanks]

I burn them off which works for me, although that's with ones that aren't too bunged up.
Sometimes though a fresh mesh & coil is what's needed.

[bones3]

i just re torch them and i have wicks the are still going strong 6 months later!!

[womble]

Thanks both of you, I'd heard about wicks lasting a long time bones, sounds good

[Sandra (aka Chillax)]

I leave them on the Gen with wick still in place and set fire to it, so long as it is not to bunged up, if the coil needs changing then I will take the mesh out and torch it on it's own.

[womble]

The coil did need changing, so I took the wick out to have a proper look at it.

Note to self. Wicks get hot when you burn them ... burnt finger