Wicks stop working after one day

[gill50]

My husband has never had any trouble with iclear 16 before. For the last week he has been burning out wicks in one day or less is there any reason this could happen. He hasn't changed liquid or the way he vaps. Any suggestion please. All the help I can get would be appreciated.

[Chrissie]

gill50 I've moved this thread to the general vaping board as forum help is for help with using the forum

[giles]

Sounds like a bad batch of heads to me. But just to check - he knows iclears should be swirled about a little before they are used if he hasn't had a vape for a while? He might have got away without doing it if they've been moved around a fair bit anyway, but if his life has changed somehow maybe that could be it.

Other possibilities are different resistance heads and different power from the battery, but I'd have thought he'd notice the difference in the vape - dry hits seems more likely.

[dragon]

I've never experienced this with i16s, but my stock was bought ages ago and so maybe quality control issues have crept in?

Is he using a vv or vw battery? If so has he accidently put it on a much higher power?

When you say wicks stop working, I presume you mean the replaceable head? If it is suddenly completely dead then is he screwing the heads in securely enough? If it is just a severe drop off in performance, then you can change the wicks on the i16s. Cut the silica next to the coil and pull it out the other side. Roll some cotton wool tightly to a width that can easily thread through the coils (you need to do this twice for each coil) Cut the cotton to the required length and off you go. You will probably get a better vape from them than previously

I hope you get it sorted

[gill50]

Many thanks for the replys. When I tried pulling the wick out the wire is push throught the wick so breaks on some of them. Is it just normal cotton wool you use. I am the one who puts the replaceable coil thingies in so I know they are tight enough. They just stop giving and vap or noise.he has a vv spinner but keeps it on a Lowish setting.

[dragon]

Sounds like a blown coil rather than a wick issue. Or a power issue ...

Has he managed to press down the connection on his battery? It's easily done if he over-tightens everything like my OH does

I use ordinary cotton wool, just make sure it is 100% pure, perfume and stuff makes an unpleasant vape You need to cut the old wicks on one side before you pull them out to stop them yanking on the coil.

[GunJack]

Sept 24, 2014 18:38:38 GMT dragon said:

Has he managed to press down the connection on his battery? It's easily done if he over-tightens everything like my OH does

may need to raise the battery centre pin a touch (with the battery switched off, of course

[gill50]

Sept 24, 2014 20:46:49 GMT GunJack said:

Sept 24, 2014 18:38:38 GMT dragon said:

Has he managed to press down the connection on his battery? It's easily done if he over-tightens everything like my OH does

may need to raise the battery centre pin a touch (with the battery switched off, of course

It happens with every battery even mine.

[gill50]

Sept 24, 2014 18:38:38 GMT dragon said:

Sounds like a blown coil rather than a wick issue. Or a power issue ...

Has he managed to press down the connection on his battery? It's easily done if he over-tightens everything like my OH does

I use ordinary cotton wool, just make sure it is 100% pure, perfume and stuff makes an unpleasant vape You need to cut the old wicks on one side before you pull them out to stop them yanking on the coil.

Thank you I will give this a go.