The need to replace the cotton wool in the evaporator occurs every week, and with active smoking - every 2-3 days. Before removing the old wick, you must purchase a new one, and not in a pharmacy, but in a specialized store. You can learn about what material is suitable and how to change the cotton wool in the evaporator from this article.
The content of the article
- What kind of cotton to use
- When to change
- Step by step replacement instructions
What kind of cotton to use
In an electronic cigarette, cotton wool acts as a wick. It absorbs the heated liquid and transfers it to the spiral, after which the liquid turns into steam. Therefore, if you lay it incorrectly, the liquid will flow slowly, which will burn the wick. If it goes too fast, the liquid will get very hot and can burn your mouth with hot steam.
Based on this, it is clear whether it is possible to use ordinary cotton wool for vaping. It is worth remembering that pharmacy cotton wool is bleached and disinfected. Therefore, it will inevitably distort the taste due to the fact that it will begin to soar with foreign substances. Therefore, it is definitely not possible to use it for an electronic cigarette.
You can buy a suitable wick only in specialized stores. Moreover, it must meet several criteria:
- High degree of hygroscopicity, i.e. ability to absorb water.
- fibrous structure.
- Complete absence of lumps.
You can check these indicators yourself. For example, roll up several small balls of different cotton wool and immerse them in water. Which one drowned faster - that wick is of better quality. Thanks to this, it is easy to answer the question of whether ordinary cotton can be used in vape. The wick should not be too tight. And if you squeeze it - high-quality material will slightly crunch.
Thus, it is best to buy unbleached, non-sterile cotton wool. Cellulose is also suitable, but it has a drawback - it burns out the fastest. If we talk about which wick is the best, then this is Japanese cotton. It features good structure and durability.
When to change
Before you figure out how to change the evaporator, you should understand in what cases this should be done. The main signs are:
- obvious taste of bitterness;
- foreign odors;
- deterioration of health (hurts, dizziness) after smoking.
In order not to bring to such a state, you can focus on the following rule: cotton wool for the evaporator must be replaced 2-3 times a week. This is true for those cases where the user actively smokes every day. In other cases, it is sufficient to perform the replacement procedure once a week.
And it is worth remembering that there are maintenance-free atomizers in which it will not work to put new cotton wool. In fact, these are disposable devices that are suitable only for novice users. In the future, it is better to switch to a serviced evaporator.
Step by step replacement instructions
Cotton wool for vape is purchased at the store. You can replace it yourself by following these instructions:
- They disassemble the device and take out the old cotton wool.
- The spiral is cleaned of the formed soot and burned.
- Turn on the device and check how uniformly the spiral heats up (by the color of the glow).
- The next step in the instructions on how to change the cotton wool on a vape is to cut the wick into several identical strips (1 per spiral).
- If there are excess fibers, they are cut off. The strips are rolled into a tube, and on one side they are twisted thinner than on the other. A fragment is inserted into each spiral, as in the photo.
- Next, you need to understand how to change the cotton wool on the drip. To do this, the tips of the wick are cut in accordance with the size of the bath. Cotton wool is placed around each spiral.
- Next, you need to moisten the coil and wick with fragrant liquid and check how well the vape vapes.
As you can see from the described instructions, replacing the cotton is quite simple with your own hands. The main condition is to choose the right wick and cut neat strips so that they transfer the required amount of liquid to the spiral. If you practice a few times, in the future this operation will not be difficult.
