Genny questions

[goodkidd]

Hi I am new to using Genny's after getting past the frustrating coil building, I have a couple of questions, how often should I clean the tank out as I've heard a good build can last ages? And what may be a silly question do I have to have a empty tank if I want to use another tank? Reason for asking is as with a cotton build you can leave for a couple of days & the cotton still has juice over it as a genny the coil is at the top & I assume the mesh is dry, is this a problem as it could be with cotton?
Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks

[phtumshk]

i just dunk the whole tank in a cup of boiling water.
it will remove old juice from the tank and most of the fat off the coil/wick.
if you can get it out whilst its still very hot it will pretty much dry itself.
some like the next gen you can disasemble the tank with the build left untouched and clean it like that.
i avoid over dry burning the coil as it will melt the nylon insulators.

[poochops]

May 13, 2016 14:17:53 GMT goodkidd said:

Hi I am new to using Genny's after getting past the frustrating coil building, I have a couple of questions, how often should I clean the tank out as I've heard a good build can last ages? And what may be a silly question do I have to have a empty tank if I want to use another tank? Reason for asking is as with a cotton build you can leave for a couple of days & the cotton still has juice over it as a genny the coil is at the top & I assume the mesh is dry, is this a problem as it could be with cotton?
Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hi mate, gennies are pretty old school nowadays, I keep one and a sheet of mesh for old times sake, but I'm buggered if Im gonna coil it any time soon! 
My experience anyways was that the wick would burn out, honestly it would degrade due to heat, the outer mesh would burn away slowly and that was at 15 watts! Flavourwipse they were great compared to what was available at the time,, but compared to a modern atty; not so at all. 
Advise from me is rinse out the tank when changing flavours then dry burn the coil. 
Be prepared to make a new wick weekly.
change your cotton every two days, it sags.
Gennies were great fun when the alternative was a Vivi nova, but nowadays a novelty imho

[thatguy]

Gennys still produce the best flavour you'll find short of a dripper. You name it and I've tried it, but still always go back to my army of krakens. A genny build lasts for aeons when done right. Generally, I'll recoil my krakens about every 6 months, and rewick every week (with cotton wicks) or every 3-4 months with SS mesh/rope.

A genny can sit with some juice in the tank or sit empty with a build no problem. I've had gennys sit in a cupboard for months with a half full tank and no problems have been apparent.

The big thing with gennys is to find what wicking you like. Traditionally they have been used with SS mesh or rope, but the various types of cotton or silica are options as well. These days I find myself using jap cotton most often. 11 wraps of 0.4 kanthal (dual coiled) gives a 0.5 ohm build that is fantastic with thinner than usual cotton wicks at 30-35 W. Just be aware that your cotton wicks MUST be thinner than you normally use to prevent the cotton swelling and causing choke points in the wick holes.

Another plus of a well built genny is that they never flood or suffer from RCS(rice crispy syndrome - snap crackle and pop)

[VapingBad]

Just clean them when you get dark deposits on the coil, I like to use a hand help steam cleaner or ultra sonic with non toxic degreaser than just water.

[monty]

Mesh drying is not a problem. I have several - each dedicated to it's own juice (similar juices eg café latte and hazelnut latte share a genny). I can leave them with juice in. Mainly the learning curve is a matter of dealing with and recognising what can go wrong. In the long run they are the least faff. Upright they never leak or flood and you don't get juice on your hands.

[yourgurnard]

May 14, 2016 0:15:11 GMT thatguy said:

Gennys still produce the best flavour you'll find short of a dripper. You name it and I've tried it, but still always go back to my army of krakens. A genny build lasts for aeons when done right. Generally, I'll recoil my krakens about every 6 months, and rewick every week (with cotton wicks) or every 3-4 months with SS mesh/rope.

A genny can sit with some juice in the tank or sit empty with a build no problem. I've had gennys sit in a cupboard for months with a half full tank and no problems have been apparent.

The big thing with gennys is to find what wicking you like. Traditionally they have been used with SS mesh or rope, but the various types of cotton or silica are options as well. These days I find myself using jap cotton most often. 11 wraps of 0.4 kanthal (dual coiled) gives a 0.5 ohm build that is fantastic with thinner than usual cotton wicks at 30-35 W. Just be aware that your cotton wicks MUST be thinner than you normally use to prevent the cotton swelling and causing choke points in the wick holes.

Another plus of a well built genny is that they never flood or suffer from RCS(rice crispy syndrome - snap crackle and pop)

& You were doing so well 'till then!!!! 

[thatguy]

May 15, 2016 14:47:56 GMT yourgurnard said:

May 14, 2016 0:15:11 GMT thatguy said:

Gennys still produce the best flavour you'll find short of a dripper. You name it and I've tried it, but still always go back to my army of krakens. A genny build lasts for aeons when done right. Generally, I'll recoil my krakens about every 6 months, and rewick every week (with cotton wicks) or every 3-4 months with SS mesh/rope.

A genny can sit with some juice in the tank or sit empty with a build no problem. I've had gennys sit in a cupboard for months with a half full tank and no problems have been apparent.

The big thing with gennys is to find what wicking you like. Traditionally they have been used with SS mesh or rope, but the various types of cotton or silica are options as well. These days I find myself using jap cotton most often. 11 wraps of 0.4 kanthal (dual coiled) gives a 0.5 ohm build that is fantastic with thinner than usual cotton wicks at 30-35 W. Just be aware that your cotton wicks MUST be thinner than you normally use to prevent the cotton swelling and causing choke points in the wick holes.

Another plus of a well built genny is that they never flood or suffer from RCS(rice crispy syndrome - snap crackle and pop)

& You were doing so well 'till then!!!! 

It's just because my ADV tastes better with a cotton wick.  If I were to vape anything else in a genny then mesh and rope would be my go to wicking.  If only people would master genny building they would have the most faff free vape ever.

A little aside for all tanks, (especially the kraken).  Screws and washers get gunked up through use and are a pain to clean due to the small size.  Mr Coca cola and Mrs Pepsi and uncle Barrs cola (sod it, you aint drinking it, cheap own brand cola)  are great for cleaning up small parts.  We all know the effect they have on a tarnished penny, the same applies to our little parts.  Give them a cola bath when you are looking sorry and you;'ll get some shiny parts back.

[yourgurnard]

Cool tip re. the cola! I'll deffo try that (any I keep from being guzzled by My Lad is a good thing!!!).
Also, I can save the cider vinegar for the NET mixes!