ekowool v. silica wick

[chykensa]

I'm sure this has been covered before, but could someone please let me know what is the difference in performance and usage of Ekowool and silica wick - thanks.
Can I simply substitute one for the other, or do I have to treat Ekowool differently?
Andy

[Super-Shiny]

For me Ekowool absorbs juice much more quickly and is all i use now, i also boil new Ekowool for 15mins (some say you don't have to but i do) and flame it before i coil anything.

[chrisjw]

Funny enough, I was just about to start a thread, asking the same question.......Basically, what is the difference & the benefits/comparisons?

Also, what about the ribbon?

*Hope this hasn't hijacked the thread...........

[Deleted]

I'm addicted to ekowool. But I don't boil it cos it just frays...

Bit more pricey but well worth it. In fact going to order more wick and wire on tuesday...suppliers anyone?

[Super-Shiny]

Jun 22, 2013 10:13:29 GMT @johanino said:

But I don't boil it cos it just frays...

I tie some of my coiling wire at the ends to stop that

[Super-Shiny]

This place is great for all your wire/wick needs: www.vape-atomizer-mesh.com/index.html

They seem to always throw in lots of extra too

[Deleted]

thanks...looks cheap too....are they good on delivery?

[Moggy]

I just tie a knot in the end of my silica and ekowool. In terms of physical size, the Eko is slightly fatter than its silica counterpart in all mm's, but I've not had any issues getting it fitted into anything. Eko is a braided tube instead of a twisted/woven string.

Using 2mm Eko, I slide an unbent paper clip inside it when wrapping the coil, which is a bonus feature.

I haven't tried ribbon kanthal yet, but the idea is the the wire will cover a greater surface area of the wick, and thus vaporise the juice more efficiently. 0.1x0.4 is the equivalent of 0.2 kanthal wire in ohms per metre.

[chykensa]

Jun 22, 2013 9:40:30 GMT chrisjw said:

Funny enough, I was just about to start a thread, asking the same question.......Basically, what is the difference & the benefits/comparisons?

Also, what about the ribbon?

*Hope this hasn't hijacked the thread...........

chrisjw - not at all! Hope it answers some of your queries too
Andy

[Super-Shiny]

Jun 22, 2013 10:27:44 GMT @johanino said:

thanks...looks cheap too....are they good on delivery?

Mine took 2-3 days but worth it, my last order was this:

Ordered 5 meters of 3mm Ekowool, received 10 meters
Ordered 10 meters of 0.2 Kanthal, received 15 meters

Plus a free reel of something else, think it's nic wire.

Don't know how long the freebie thing will last though.

[Dan]

I've been using ekowool in my evods for a few weeks now.

Ive found that I'm using 1mm ekowool wick with the coil wrapped around it and a seperate 1mm flavour wick.

I started with 2mm wick on its own but found that 1mm + 1mm worked better.. more flavour and more throat hit.

I also use the ribbon with the above wicks and its brilliant!

0.3x0.1 gives ~48? per metre and the 0.4x0.1 gives ~37? per metre. 0.20 A1 is ~43?

I haven't boiled my ekowool but I do the following;

Cut a length and roll it in my fingers to make it round again. (Will probably be flat when it arrives)
Douse in chosen juice and set alight with blowtorch. Let it burn out and repeat twice more.
Flame wick with blowtorch until it glows white and douse in juice again.
Insert straightened paper clip to keep its shape and wrap the coil. Doing this means you wont strangle it.
Insert coil and wick into evod head, assemble, and dry burn to check coils glow evenly.
Cut wick to desired length, and use leftover to make flavour wick.
Reassemble top post
Remove from battery
Fill tank
Put it all together
Vape!

[Deleted]

Jun 22, 2013 10:27:44 GMT @johanino said:

thanks...looks cheap too....are they good on delivery?

When i ordered wire from there, it was dispatched 9 minutes after ordering and i got it next day.

[digicig]

The Mesh Company have always included free stuff - ordered an A3 sheet of 500 mesh and got one free too

Nice to know the Vape Mesh Co are doing it with Ekowool - makes it worth me getting some more (as friends keep on 'stealing' it)

Does mean of course that i don't actually need to order anywhere near as much - but then again i suppose i recommend them to enough folk to make up for it

[chrisjw]

Can I just verify?.............If I normally use 0.20 kanthal, which of the ribbon is equivalent?.....0.3 or 0.4?

[Dan]

Jun 24, 2013 17:24:57 GMT chrisjw said:

Can I just verify?.............If I normally use 0.20 kanthal, which of the ribbon is equivalent?.....0.3 or 0.4?

This is the information I can find.

Ribbon
Kanthal A-1         Resistance (?/m)
0.30mm x 0.10mm      48.42
0.40mm x 0.10mm      37.07
0.50mm x 0.10mm      30.2
0.60mm x 0.10mm      22
0.70mm x 0.08mm      21
0.70mm x 0.10mm      19.6

Round
Kanthal A-1         Resistance (?/m)
0.15mm                      81
0.17mm                      63.01
0.20mm                      43.60
0.23mm                      32.85
0.25mm                      29.30
0.27mm                      25.53
0.28mm                      22.69
0.30mm                      19.60

As you can see there are no like for like, but in my eyes the 0.3*0.3 is a closer match to the 0.20