My coils only last a few days...!

[markus]

Im using an IPV2 usually at around 8-10w with an aspire nautilus on a 1.8ohm coil & the coils only last about 3-4 days before they get all gunked up & the juice starts tasting like cardboard.....Is this right or am i doing something wrong?
I did wonder if it was the juice im making ? Im using VG from Boots & 72mg PG based nicotine with flavourings from cake shops that are either PG or alcohol based.
This would be my mixing for a 10ml mix


Ingredient                  ml        % of total
PG or VG                   6.3           63.0%
Flavouring                 2.0           20.0%
Base Nicotine Liquid    1.7           17.0%

As said after few days the juice starts to taste like cardboard & when I strip down the atty I can see the coils all gunked up....If I wack this IPV2 up to 50w & give it a few blasts it tends to clear it up after a few good puffs & tastes fine again...for a few days .....Dunno if Its a good idea blasting the coil with 50w but it seems to work
Any input from you knowledgable peeps would be great :-)

[Deleted]

how often do you use it? if your chain vaping all day long that will probably wear the coils out quick

[Deleted]

or to much vg?

[markus]

Nope no chain vaping....few puffs, then put if down for half an hour, & I dont usually start vaping until 12-1pm ish

[geordie_vaper]

what flavour e liquid, sweet e liquid , or tobacco e liquids gunk up coils fasts

[OneDay]

It will be your flavourings. Sweet flavours in particular caramelize on the coil and form a gob of carbon. Dry burning helps but gunking is the price you pay for a sweet tooth

[hijack]

Coils do get gunked up over time. Sweeter juices are worst for doing this.
Be carful putting 50w through a 1.8Ohm coil, you could easily pop the coil.
Most will do a dry burn that involves attaching the base and coil to the mod, removing the chimney part of the coil, and giving it 2 second bursts of about 8w until it stops smoking and starts to glow red.
Then reassemble and your good to go.

[Deleted]

I do the above and I chain vape fruit/dessert flavours....

Suits me fine. Only one word of caution. Don't dry burn your coil in your room of a non smoking establishment without telling your landlord you are a vaper LOL

Did that on holiday. Caused no end of stress!!!!

[Montana]

One other thing I've noticed  is after a few hours of on and off vaping during the day , is gunk under the drip tip.
I take the drip tip off , blow out the drip dip and cleaning it with a cloth and also clean the top of the protanks ( atty of choice for me , either Protank 2 or Mini Protank 2 ) . I also use heavy VG juices that are also sweet , a double hit for coils , so for my all day vapes I change the wicks and coils twice a week.Where as my pipe tobacco flavours get changed maybe once every 10-14 days even with heavy VG.


Andy

[tomvaper]

My diy custard (50/50) needs the cotton changed/ dry burn every other day usually but that does use five different flavourings.
But red astaire is good for at least a couple of weeks without re wicking and I've also noticed el toro cigarillos has gotten a lot more wick friendly lately! Also a good couple of weeks before changing wicks

[jaysey]

Change mine weekly ..... Stock piling used ones in the hope of actually recoiling them one day .........

[fred]

What you want, is a nice Genny with a mesh wick, that you can just burn the crud off, and vape away again

An RSST would be a good choice

[markus]

Ahhhh....Thanks peeps, must be my preference for sweet juices then because that glob on the coil people are describing is exactly what it looks like.
lol...wish I'd seen your reply eairler hijack.....I found out a couple of hours ago 1.8ohm coils do not like 50watts..lol...........POP!....Check Atomizer!....Opps!
Good job I took hijacks advice & ordered some A1 kanthal from The vape mesh company which im hoping will turn up tomorrow as im now on my last coil

lol....fred....I like yer sales tactics ;-)...........to be honest mate i'd never heard of an rsst, so im just watching Todds review on it :-)

[chykensa]

I have differing timespans with regard to coils gunking too. Red Astair will probably survive a week in a Russian before needing a dry burn and recoil, whereas my Custard Machine (a.k.a. Taifun GT) only manages two tanks before needing a good clean down. And yes, the inside of driptips harbour all sorts of nasty cruddy build-up which needs to be cleaned - cotton buds are ideal for this, especially the cheaper ones which are thinner!

[tomvaper]

Markus, I have a RSST going begging. Pm me if yer interested