gunked coils

[Dan]

Hey guys. 

Has anyone got any tips to prevent the coils getting gunked up in an rba?

Re-coiled the igo-l last night and within a few hours of dripping various custard juices it is now black. 

Would wrapping the coiled part of the silica with mesh work?

If not, what else can I try?

I wouldn't be so bothered usually but the flavour has dropped right off..

Help!!

[crin766]

Im plauged by the same problem and custard is my adv!

[ginge7289]

Will it not dry burn off?

[Pam O]

Vape it till you use up most of the juice on the wick then take it off the battery take the top off run under a fast running hot tap, dry the wick with kitchen towel pop back on the battery dry burn, blow off the white ash stuff, tidy the wick back into the drip tray, pop top on, and off you go again. Takes me about two minutes, Ive had the same coil and wick in mine for 12 days now and it is still vaping and tasting great

[Pam O]

SPAM??? I only typed the word kitchen LOL

[Pam O]

Sept 12, 2013 20:24:15 GMT Pam O said:

SPAM??? I only typed the word SPAM LOL

Ohhhhh I cant type the word for the place where you do your cooking in your house

[chrisjw]

Sept 12, 2013 20:25:53 GMT Pam O said:

Sept 12, 2013 20:24:15 GMT Pam O said:

SPAM??? I only typed the word SPAM LOL

Ohhhhh I cant type the word for the place where you do your cooking in your house

Are you on something?..............................

[Pam O]

Sept 12, 2013 20:31:27 GMT chrisjw said:

Sept 12, 2013 20:25:53 GMT Pam O said:

Ohhhhh I cant type the word for the place where you do your cooking in your house

Are you on something?..............................

Just tobacco haze...maybe it's the nuts

[womble]

Sept 12, 2013 20:33:39 GMT Pam O said:

Sept 12, 2013 20:31:27 GMT chrisjw said:

Are you on something?..............................

Just tobacco haze...maybe it's the nuts

Lots of those round here

[Dan]

I see the spam filter is working overtime to stop these K*I*T*C*H*E*N fitters plaguing the forum!

Hi Pam O

So there is no prevention but I can clean the crap off to prevent recoiling all the time.. Thankyou!!!

[Pam O]

Sept 12, 2013 20:55:17 GMT Dan said:

I see the spam filter is working overtime to stop these K*I*T*C*H*E*N fitters plaguing the forum!

Hi Pam O

So there is no prevention but I can clean the crap off to prevent recoiling all the time.. Thankyou!!!

There might be a higher tech alternative that doesn't gunk up but the wire wick combo is as high tech as I go

[Dan]

Sept 12, 2013 20:57:27 GMT Pam O said:

Sept 12, 2013 20:55:17 GMT Dan said:

I see the spam filter is working overtime to stop these K*I*T*C*H*E*N fitters plaguing the forum!

Hi Pam O

So there is no prevention but I can clean the crap off to prevent recoiling all the time.. Thankyou!!!

There might be a higher tech alternative that doesn't gunk up but the wire wick combo is as high tech as I go

No worries, thankyou for your help!

Off to the sink I go!

[Perpetua]

It's the price you pay for liking Custard type flavours Dan . . . and the more sweetener you add to an eliquid, the quicker it will also gunk up.

So it might be worth cutting that back a bit.

[womble]

Personally, I tried all the dry burning and other cleaning methods on many of my attys and for me. none of them worked very well.
The taste was always compromised. If it works for you, then that's great, but the taste for me was always less than perfect.

So I resolved to change the coil whenever it was needed, although after a few hours seems a bit extreme, a couple of days is what I usually manage. But it's what we personally can deal with, I know lots of people on here that go weeks with the same coil.

I like my vape to be fresh and clean, that means I change the coil every couple of days and empty the tank every 4 or 5, of burnt/black juice. I'm still working on the amount of time I need to change the SS rope and mesh, but I think once a month is about right.

The flavour for me is important and it seems like it is to you as well. So change the coil as often as is needed. It's only burnt on juice and I can't see any way you are going to change that.

Changing the coil now takes me less that 5 mins, well worth it.

[Gary Horder]

pmsl @ the room with a cooker spam