How often do you replace the actual coils?

[Jixil]

I just recently started building my own coils since I figure it's a lot cheaper than buying premade ones, and I've been replacing my cotton every couple of weeks or so. How often do I actually need to replace the coil itself? It seems like if I keep it fairly clean, I don't really need to? When it starts to be a little bit burnt tasting, I know it's time to replace the cotton, but when should I be actually replacing the coils?

 

[r055co]

Me, 3 or so months on average or when I get bored. You can tell when you need to change the coil when it's looking ragged.

 

[PoppaVic]

I tend to replace cotton/wick about weekly, but Coils -

• when they are bad/poor,
• when they are NOT doing what you "expect"
• when you want to test another wire
• when you wantto test another form
• when you want ot test another wicking material.

As far as NEED: if today doesn't taste - to you - like yesterday; if the last puff was "bad", (or harsh or wrong) - change it all.

The "change" can be replication or alternate - you know and we don't.

 

[UncleRJ]

I think I am right around 6 months

 

[HondaDavidson]

When I feel like it....... never had a self wound coil fail from vaping in 4 years... those that did fail did so because I damaged them messing with em... or they just didn't give desired vape. My error again.

I have 2 atty with 1 year plus old coils 1 at 2 months and the 4th in rotation is 2 days old...... 1 of the 1 year old coils also gas a 1 year old silica wick in it.. the rest are cotton and those wicks get change every 20 to 30 ml of juice. I use 10ml per day.



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[Pastorfuzz]

I have some SS Fused Claptons going on 5 months already and they still work fine.
I clean them when I change the cotton.
I use Everclear Grain alcohol and a nylon brush/pipe cleaner and lightly scrub them in and out.
Rinse with water and blow them and the deck out with compressed air.
Maybe a little overkill but it works for me.

 

[lucifah]

When I change the wick and/or juice, I usually change the coil too. Every other day? But then, I only use simple round wire "builds", so it takes me five minutes to do and costs next to nothing.

 

[Jixil]

Thanks for all the info guys! It seems like I can make them last a really long time as long as I just take care of it!

 

[HondaDavidson]

Coils themselves can last a long time.. the hotter you get them and more you repeat that the shorter the life span..

The wick is what goes bad first even in coilheads.. difference is with a head you can change the wick. So bad wick = bad coil... with a Rebuildable atty you just change the wick and clean the coil...



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