How to Clean a Vape Coil | How To Make Them Last Longer

It is exciting for first time vapers when they finally get their vape device complete with all the accessories. As exciting as it is for them, majority of first time vapers know very little about cleaning and maintaining their vape tanks, coils and other accessories. They have the juice, the vape and all they want is to vape and relax. A few weeks into vaping, they start to realise that the taste and flavour of their vape is different. Those with experience will know straight away that the tank needs cleaning, the coil is reaching the end of its lifespan, the wicks are probably burnt and it is time to look into everything.

This will mean dismantling the tank and everything else for a thorough cleaning. It also means changing what you cannot salvage by cleaning and replacing it with new ones. To avoid it getting to this point, it is always wise to treat your vaporizer with the utmost care it deserves and not to wait until a bad taste in your mouth alerts you that something is wrong. In this article, we take through the procedure of cleaning and maintaining the vape coil to ensure that you get the best out of your vape juice.

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Cleaning the vape coil

Not everyone knows that there is no need to buy new vape coils every time they detect changes in their vape juice. Replacing the coil or tank every time this happens is not only costly but it is also inconveniencing. As you continue using your vape juice, residue saturates the coil head changing the flavour and taste of your vape. Coil heads with burnt wicks and coils that are past their lifespan will not work well for you, which is the reason for regular maintenance. Here is a simple guide on how you to clean your vape coil effectively to enjoy your vape.

Coils can either come as repleaceables with an absorbent wick encased in a small metal chamber or as rebuildables that require installing and putting the wick. Before you begin with the coil cleaning exercise, first check if it is worth saving. The colour of the wick is the first indication that you need to either clean or change the coil. Begin by holding the coil under running water for about a minute. If the discolouration of the wick lessens, you have a coil to save. If it does not change, do not waste your time, money and cleaning agents to try to save it but get a new one.

Cleaning replaceable coils

Cleaning Ingredients

You can use any of the following agents to clean your vape coils

• Ethanol
• Alcohol
• Vodka
• Baking soda solution
• Lemon juice
• Vinegar
• Propylene glycol
• Cleaning method for
• Using needle like pliers, grip the coil and hold it under running hot water for close to two minutes.
• Pour the cleaning agent of your choice into a clean empty bowl
• Add some water and dip your coil into the mixture
• Cover the bowl with a towel and allow the coil to soak overnight or for at least 2 hours if you do not want the coil to soak overnight.
• Take out your coil off the cleaning mixture and check if there is a discolouration in the bowl. If there is, it means that the cleaning agent got rid of the saturated residue on the coil.
• Hold the coil under running hot tap water for three minutes.
• Make sure you have another bowl on the side with distilled water
• Rinse the coil in the distilled water
• Shake of all the water and get rid of any other excess water by blowing through the coil head.
• Stand the coil in a clean place until the wick dries up
• If you want to use it immediately after cleaning, you can use a heater or a drier to dry it faster.

Cleaning rebuildable coils

Some people like to build their own coils, which just like the repleaceables coils need cleaning, and maintenance. Check product review for a rebuildable coil-making tool. You will notice that the rebuildable coil needs cleaning or changing when the wick turns to an orange colour and the juice tastes differently. The coils may also turn to a brown colour and this is how to clean them up.

• First, remove the wick
• Using low heat, dry burn the coil to rid it of any excess juice
• Get the atomiser out of the mod
• Get the wick out of the deck
• Wash them under fast hot running water
• Using a toothbrush or a coil brush, brush them softly
• Hold them again a second time under fast running water to check if there is any residue left
• Put everything back together
• Using dry burn, remove any excess water from the coil and reinstall the wick
• You are now free to vape again

Product review: Wiha 44501 Stainless Steel Fine Point Professional ESD

For people that like to make their own coils, this is one of the best tools to use. The coil jig is small tool with 5, 13 mm long sections capable of making different sizes of coils. The diameter coils the tool can make are 1.5mm, 2.0mm, 2.5mm, 3.0mm and 3.5mm. It is stainless steel, has a long lasting performance and is of high quality. It does not have any casting, burrs or lines. It is also easy to wrap the wires around it by hands. The tool is especially good for vapers that like small coils.

Wrapping it up

Before you get into cleaning the coil, you should make sure that the tank is also clean because it will be useless to have clean coils and wicks and a dirty tank. With everything clean, you can rest assured that your vape will taste as good as before without that bad flavour. Vaping tools require regular maintenance every two weeks to avoid changes in taste and flavour of your juice. You should also clean the tank and coil every time you want to change vape juice.