Silica/Ekowool Preperation
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Not sure of the Ekowool, haven't used that yet. But for my xs-18 silica braid I boiled it for 7 minutes then torched it till it glowed cut and wrapped then vapid. Tasted great with Gorilla juice.
How do you use it? I currently use ceramic wicks. I was thinking either a U shape wick or simply a straight vertical piece. I've seen some people fold it and coil it above the wick hole. Just curious.
Sorry for the late reply, I ran mine straight out the top hole on my ZAP, no folding. Stuck a blunt tip in it and wrapped a 4-5 coil. The Silica did good for about a week, but today I noticed it was getting dark and torching it didn't help make it white again. The flavor was starting to mute a little too, so I swapped it out with a 7x19 SS rope and it's performing like a champ. I think next time I place an order, i'll try the XC-18 ceramic wick (which is what I thought I was getting). Anyway, hope your ceramic is doing good, I had to many hotspots on my FC2000Z ceramic wicks.
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If you had too many hotspots on your FC2000Z, It was most likely caused by the grooves or the wire was not making full contact with the wick. Thanks for you help
Torch it , then I soak the amount needed down in a Baggie and let the soak over night, then feed it in my micro/ mini coil. 3/64 is perfect for 3 mm silica. The soaking helps avoid silica taste in the beginning.
My liquid or just pg/vg, not a ton just enough to wet the wick.
The added benefit is it doesn't fray and splinter as much when working with it.
The added benefit is it doesn't fray and splinter as much when working with it.
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