To clean coils by dry burning or not to dry burn?

[SAVaper]

You dont really need the running tap its a bit OTT, I literally use a teaspoon to dunk the coil in after a cherry red heating.
The steam cleaning effect blasts gunk off in the form of small black ash flakes and the metal of the coil gets a nice wash to remove any nasties.

According to Dr Farsalinos research its not a good thing to dry burn coils, its not seen as bad as smoking, but its a risk which can be mitigated.
http://www.ecigarette-research.org/research/index.php/research/research-2015/212-db

There is a lot of "we think" in there but I agree in principle. If we can avoid exposure to as many harmful substances as possible, that is the aim.
I recoil because wire is cheap and it does not take me hours to do 2 or 3 coils for the week.

 

[Waine]

When I do the tap cleaning method, I don't heat the coils to "cherry hot". I pulse until they just start to turn red. So I'm trying to not change the properties of the wire too much.


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[kev mac]

I have never bothered with dry burning.
Wire is so cheap that I just put fresh coils in every weekend.

Do you heat the coils to get them to fire evenly? I do this but lately I've been hearing about the danger of dry burning

 

[SAVaper]

Do you heat the coils to get them to fire evenly? I do this but lately I've been hearing about the danger of dry burning

Yes I "pulse" new coils and strum them to get them to burn evenly. I don't think there is any other way.

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[Highlander]

Yes I "pulse" new coils and strum them to get them to burn evenly. I don't think there is any other way.

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Hi...might be a stupid question, but can someone tell me how will you know that your coil must be replaced?

 

[SAVaper]

Hi...might be a stupid question, but can someone tell me how will you know that your coil must be replaced?

I can taste when the flavour starts to change. When you start experiencing a burnt taste then it is really due.

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[Highlander]

I can taste when the flavour starts to change. When you start experiencing a burnt taste then it is really due.

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Thx Sa..appreciate

 

[Highlander]

Rewicking without dry burning hasn't yielded great results for me. I dry burn and dip in water. Cleans the coil up nicely. I also saw the article you mentioned about changing the atomic structure. I'm choosing to remain blissfully ignorant of the health effects :/

Glytch , could you advice me in regard to the difference in the following coils 0.3 ohm SS, 0.2 ohm Ni200, 0.5 ohm Kanthal. Is there a difference in using it... don't know...

Rewicking without dry burning hasn't yielded great results for me. I dry burn and dip in water. Cleans the coil up nicely. I also saw the article you mentioned about changing the atomic structure. I'm choosing to remain blissfully ignorant of the health effects :/

 

[Alex]

Get them bright orange and then ice them under the tap a few times... good as new

 

[kev mac]

Get them bright orange and then ice them under the tap a few times... good as new

I can't argue with your cleaning method however I came across an article on the danger of dry burning and it got me thinking cause how in hell can you get even firing coils with out glowing them? I am just going to keep doing what I've been doing. If I remember correctly the danger is when the coils reach over 700 degrees and I try to slowly glow them at lower wattages. I must have even firing coils dag nab it!

 

[Hardtail1969]

soooo... when you guys braai....

do you burn the grid clean?

i mean atomic structure and all that...

dont want to get metal particles on my chops.

 

[Caveman]

soooo... when you guys braai....

do you burn the grid clean?

i mean atomic structure and all that...

dont want to get metal particles on my chops.

No, I triple twist kanthal 15awg into a new grill every time.

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