The guy at the vape store said it should last about a week. Does it just stop working?
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How do I know when it's time to change the coil?
- Thread starter VapingInNewYork
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Not all coils will just stop working, but a few will. If you vape a lot, the flavor would be much better if you replaced the coil after a week. Other coils may last a month or longer if you vape low flavor juice.
Really depends on the coil, juice, and each individual's habits. High flavored sweet juice does a number on coils.
Ok, good to know. Thanks.
One sure sign of a coil over its time limit is when the burnt cotton / burnt juice starts to leak into the tank from the coil juice ports / wells / wicking areas. It will look like dark brown gunk flowing into your amber juice (or whatever color your juice is at) It doesn't look pretty, and usually (if not more than usually) tastes horrible. You will know when you see it.
When your vape tastes like anything burnt that makes you go "what the!?" Change your coil..... too easy. Let your taste buds be the guide. Not time, not days etc.....your taste. If it tastes off..... its off. Same like when someone says "hey man does this smell off!" Hmmm, they're asking because they're own nose says "OFF". "Dude, Man, ITS OFF". Be your own guide.
all depends on your usage your juice your habits i vape ~30ml a day and can go weeks on my juices because I use very Little or no sweetener in my juices. I chain vape but on tc so when I get careless the cotton doesn't burn. YMMV
the biggest indicator for me on my builds is the coil starts spitting when the cotton starts to go, this is usually well before it tastes bad.
the biggest indicator for me on my builds is the coil starts spitting when the cotton starts to go, this is usually well before it tastes bad.
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I just about always go by taste. If it's my everyday device I go about 2 weeks. My two backups which I use less I can go a couple months.
Taste ain't it. A dry hit is a juice wick saturation issue not coil cotton issue therefore if your wick tastes like ass it's cause you dry sucked your setup... Your coil can or will live past this... You just need to find the right juice to suit your setup and your coil will taste like diamonds till it fails... Works for me?