The Official Ekowool Thread

[devdev]

Right folks, genuine Ekowool is available in SA.

Time to get some information going for those of us who are new to it.

According to http://www.kidneypuncher.com/ekowool-silica-wick/ you want to boil it for 15 mins in distilled water before use.

Could this be the reason why i was suffering from Onion flavoured Kayfun perhaps? (The ekowool used in that build was sourced from a credible UK vendor)

While searching on Google, I came across this thread, discussing Ekowool and also mentioning wick sourced from China



Other members advise torching it instead of boiling. I am wondering if anyone has recommendations to make?

 

[Andre]

I have always only used genuine Ekowool (hollow) from www.zivipf.de. Have never boiled it, but always torch white hot with my little Dremel torch. Good stuff. Great that SubOhm now also stocks it. Would like to see the 1 mm hollow Ekowool as well - very versatile.

 

[devdev]

According to Kidney Puncher link, above, the manufacturer measures the diameter of the Ekowool "As per the manufacturer, diameter measurements are of the "inner diameter"" which seems largely non-sensical to me. That means what we buy as a 2mm is actually a 3mm O.D. and the 1mm is actually a 2mm O.D. (approximate guess based on my eyeball)

The Ekowool experiments will happen this weekend. Right now I am back on cotton in the two Russians and I am loving the flavour. 1.2 Ohms @ 30w on the Cana and not a single dry hit all day.

 

[devdev]

Also check what these crazy folks do:

http://rbasupplies.com/READYxWICK.html

Yes this may be ceramic wick, as opposed to Ekowool, but since Ekowool is ceramic based it may actually be the same material. They kiln fire and then recommend boiling.

Also, for those interested, there is an export ban on X116 Ceramic wick because it is being developed for military use. Hence the $75 000 fine for any people exporting it. Source.

 

[Andre]

Also check what these crazy folks do:

http://rbasupplies.com/READYxWICK.html

Yes this may be ceramic wick, as opposed to Ekowool, but since Ekowool is ceramic based it may actually be the same material. They kiln fire and then recommend boiling.

Also, for those interested, there is an export ban on X116 Ceramic wick because it is being developed for military use. Hence the $75 000 fine for any people exporting it. Source.

No, Ekowool is silica based, it basically is braided silica. I use the ceramic ReadyXWick and it is great. There is a way to import it, but expensive: http://www.ecigssa.co.za/threads/ceramic-wick.2073/page-2#post-72527.

 

[RevnLucky7]

Proud to be carrying it. I hope everyone else finds it as useful as I do. Would like to see how this thread develops. Maybe I learn something new!

 

[devdev]

That red X hurts @Andre. It hurts real bad...

 

[Andre]

That red X hurts @Andre. It hurts real bad...

Shame. But you are talking through your nose there. Am just afraid it might give an innocent member the wrong idea. But if the scar is to big for you to bear, shall gladly remove the X.

 

[devdev]

Shame. But you are talking through your nose there. Am just afraid it might give an innocent member the wrong idea. But if the scar is to big for you to bear, shall gladly remove the X.

Exactly which part am I "talking through my nose"? The military development bit, or the boiling and kiln firing?

 

[eviltoy]

I torch it works for me

 

[Andre]

Exactly which part am I "talking through my nose"? The military development bit, or the boiling and kiln firing?

Did you not read my post just after yours? Then you deserve the X. Of course, if I am wrong (which I frequently am) I shall not be able to find a hole deep enough to hide my shame.

 

[devdev]

Did you not read my post just after yours? Then you deserve the X. Of course, if I am wrong (which I frequently am) I shall not be able to find a hole deep enough to hide my shame.

It is fine Andre. I did read your post. Silica is actually Silicone Dioxide, which can be amorphous or crystaline in structure. I concede that this is not the same as ceramic wick.

Still, will not stop me from trying to boil mine to see what happens.

I will pretend that the red X is actually you voting for my post

 

[Andre]

It is fine Andre. I did read your post. Silica is actually Silicone Dioxide, which can be amorphous or crystaline in structure. I concede that this is not the same as ceramic wick.

Still, will not stop me from trying to boil mine to see what happens.

I will pretend that the red X is actually you voting for my post

For me silica, ekowool, cotton, ceramic - all have a bad initial taste. So boiling the Ekowool might not be a bad idea. I rinse my gunked coil and ekowool wick under almost boiling water and the Ekowool comes out perfectly clean - trick I picked up from @RevnLucky7.

 

[RevnLucky7]

For me silica, ekowool, cotton, ceramic - all have a bad initial taste. So boiling the Ekowool might not be a bad idea. I rinse my gunked coil and ekowool wick under almost boiling water and the Ekowool comes out perfectly clean - trick I picked up from @RevnLucky7.

I don't even bother torching it most of the time, just because I couldn't be bothered. I just give the ends a torch to stop it from unraveling and live with the bad taste for about an hour.

This is probably a good thing to point out to the guys new to Ekowool.
That k@ka taste will probably be there even after a wash and torch. Just punch through it. Don't judge it by the first taste. Once that wick and coil breaks in it's pure and clean.

 

[devdev]

What do you guys do to break in a coil?

 

[RevnLucky7]

What do you guys do to break in a coil?

I vape it.

 

[devdev]

I vape it.

With that, I will nominate you for the Nobel Prize....

 

[RevnLucky7]

A new coil... especially ribbon wire has that metallic taste to it, kind of what you find if you've got a hot spot... some wires lighting up faster than others or not lighting up at all. (Kind of what I'm having right bloody now and I'm too lazy to change it.... wait... I'm doing that now.

 

[devdev]

Wasn't there something about pulsing the coil and wick with a bit of juice to break it in?

 

[Andre]

Wasn't there something about pulsing the coil and wick with a bit of juice to break it in?

Yes, that does help. I torch my Ekowool white hot beforehand - that does help too.

 

[TylerD]

Torch the Ekowool @devdev . Torch it damn good! Then wrap 3 wraps with 0.9 ribbon and pulse it like 6 times. Been running this setup with the same ekowool and ribbon for I think 4 weeks now and washed the RM2 twice with a dry burn afterwards.
We have the same Ekowool from the same supplier and mine works awesome!

 

[RevnLucky7]

Torch the Ekowool @devdev . Torch it damn good! Then wrap 3 wraps with 0.9 ribbon and pulse it like 6 times. Been running this setup with the same ekowool and ribbon for I think 4 weeks now and washed the RM2 twice with a dry burn afterwards.
We have the same Ekowool from the same supplier and mine works awesome!

This is exactly how I set it up when I'm in a "build a coil" mood!
Just adding this.... use 3 strands of Ekowool in the 3 wrap of 0.9 Ribbon. Should give you about 0.6Ω.
Also after pulsing, add some juice, pulse some more, just before it runs dry, add some juice, pulse some more. Do that about 4 times. It gets the Ekowool into a wicking mode and builds up a layer around the coil.

 

[devdev]

I did a build on the one russian last night with 2mm micro coil. 28g Kanthal at 1.1 ohms. Wicked it with Ewok-ool and I keep on getting dry hits. This stuff doesn't wick that well to be honest

 

[Rob Fisher]

I did a build on the one russian last night with 2mm micro coil. 28g Kanthal at 1.1 ohms. Wicked it with Ewok-ool and I keep on getting dry hits. This stuff doesn't wick that well to be honest

Well that's not good... I have about 4km's of the stuff on it's way!

 

[Gazzacpt]

I did a build on the one russian last night with 2mm micro coil. 28g Kanthal at 1.1 ohms. Wicked it with Ewok-ool and I keep on getting dry hits. This stuff doesn't wick that well to be honest

Imho 1 strand is not gonna wick properly and a ugly coil wrapped around 3 strands like Revn recommends works like a charm. Have a kf 3.1 and Russian coiled with a figure 8 build and happiness is.