I bought some peaches and cream yarn to try as wicking material. I love it on my drippers, but I can not get it to wick correctly on my kayfun. Does anyone have any tips/suggestions or videos that might help.
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I had a hard time getting it to work in mine too. I finally gave up because no matter what i did that damn KF would leak out its air holes. Or I'd get dry hits cause it wouldn't wick fast enough.
Until I discovered rayon and that fixed my not so fun Kayfun problem.
But one thing I did not try with the KF and the Peaches and Cream was doubling up on the wick. Instead of one strand of yarn maybe try two strands.
Until I discovered rayon and that fixed my not so fun Kayfun problem.
But one thing I did not try with the KF and the Peaches and Cream was doubling up on the wick. Instead of one strand of yarn maybe try two strands.
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Definitely not one strand with Kayfun's , wrap a coil that you can fit two strands through ( double up with a longer piece and pull it through with a small wire ) and tuck the extra along the tops then put the chimney on. Saturate well and let sit for a few .
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when i used the peaches and cream yarn in the kayfun, the navy nest wicking method was impressive...
that being said it was wrapped on 2 1/16 '' drill bits creating a rectangular coil, coil resistance was around 1.4 to 1.6 ohms
and i usually stayed between 12 and 17 watts...and my eliquid was 70/30 & 60/40...
all these things come into play when looking at wicking characteristics.
have since moved on to readyxwick
that being said it was wrapped on 2 1/16 '' drill bits creating a rectangular coil, coil resistance was around 1.4 to 1.6 ohms
and i usually stayed between 12 and 17 watts...and my eliquid was 70/30 & 60/40...
all these things come into play when looking at wicking characteristics.
have since moved on to readyxwick
I use it on my kfun
1/6in drill bit 9 wraps
pull one small strand from the full strand that fills the 1/6in coil
I install the coil cover then cut the strand about 3/4 in above the cover and litely tamp it onto the ledge
soak the wick both sides
install the chimney
Instal the rest of the kayfun
I dont get dry hits nor does it flood
You might have to cut the wick a small bit longer or shorter depending on how deep your chanels are
One of my Kafuns uses a tiny bit shorter wick than the others to work right
1/6in drill bit 9 wraps
pull one small strand from the full strand that fills the 1/6in coil
I install the coil cover then cut the strand about 3/4 in above the cover and litely tamp it onto the ledge
soak the wick both sides
install the chimney
Instal the rest of the kayfun
I dont get dry hits nor does it flood
You might have to cut the wick a small bit longer or shorter depending on how deep your chanels are
One of my Kafuns uses a tiny bit shorter wick than the others to work right
I must agree with this here. I have a kayfun and yard works great. My set up similar to this. Quick, easy.