Such as:
- The type of tank that you have
- The quality of the particular coils
- The voltage/wattage that you are vaping at
- The rate at which you are vaping through your e-liquid
- The type of juice you are vaping
On average, a decently constructed coil for a sub-ohm tank should last you 4 days to 1 week.
If you vape less because you cannot vape during work hours, or you do not vape throughout the day, then your coils are likely to last twice as long.
What volt do you vape at?
The voltage or wattage affects the longevity of your coil too because of the heat that is induced. The hotter the coil gets, the more juice that is boiled through the cotton and upon the coil, which means the rate of juice being vaporized is accelerated; this reduces the life of your coil because there is always a limit on amount of juice that can be vaporized through your coil before it’s finished.
What does the vape cotton look like?
Eventually the cotton will reflect this deterioration with poor flavor, and eventually the coloration of the cotton within the coil as well. You cannot always see the deterioration of the coil and cotton from the outside of the tank though. When you begin tasting a lack of flavor or sometimes a weird burnt flavor, you know your coil is just about done. If you open your tank and look at the inside of the coil and on the inside of the coil, the cotton looks dark brown, then your coil surely needs to be replaced.
What vape juice are you using?
The type of flavors you vape can be a factor as well. E-liquids with added sweeteners in them cause additional corrosion of the coil, and this will cause your coil to burn out much faster as the corrosion seeps into the cotton. E-liquids without added sweeteners differ as well. Typically, savory and dessert flavors will also reduce the life of your coil in comparison to fruit and candy vape flavors.
Knowing what is in your vape juice can help you determine a cause for why your coils are burning out faster. Compare this with other e-liquids you use to see which one is the culprit of killing your coils.
How can your vape tank burn coils faster?
The type of tank you have can also make a difference because some types of coils and tanks are more efficient than others. For example, Smok branded tanks are notorious for not only leaking, but coils burning out quickly due to a lack of quality control in their manufacturing process. Geekvape is a well-known brand for quality and their coils typically last twice as long as Smok coils. There are also disposable tanks as well. The Freemax Gemm disposables will last a few days at most, but the Sikary Nunu tank lasts as long as your average coil, usually about a week.
One last thing...
When gauging your coil, it’s important to consider all these factors. If you’re building your coils and you have an RDA, the quality of the coil is dependent on your abilities to build. If you are properly changing your cotton, cleaning your coils, and you have a well-built coil, typically you can extend the life of your coil to a couple months or more and maintain the flavor of your vapor.
How long have you gone without changing your coils? Let us know down below.
20 comments
Dylan
I use two diffrent mods, been using the SMOK Scar-18 that comes with the TFV9 Tank for proababily around 2-3 years, the coils that i used to use lasted a lot longer the V9 Mesh coils, those lasted anywhere from 2-3 weeks on high voltage and miss use (igniting with no juice in the tank) but i got savy and vaped around 60-75 wats (ohm resets to recomended detection on mod) after i dropped down to 55-64 and the coil would last around a month and a half. {Keep in mind I vape heavily} Now that those coils are harder to find and the smoke shop i buy them from sells the universal V8 baby beast mesh coils these have a LOT shoter life span. These coils are poorly made, some coming fresh out of the pack (I would gestimate about 1 out of every 20 coils) dont even screw on my mod and I have to take them back. For me I just smoked a 60 mil bottle in 3 and a half days these coils last around two weeks. But I am always vaping custard or desert flavors. The second mod was a gift from a friend, it is a SMOK NORD 4. The coils I am using are the RPM 2 Mesh coils. These coils were only lasting me around 2 weeks but now they seem to last around a month or so (I did turn down the wattage) When i was desprate I used to save my old coils and put them in a pan and boil them for about a half hour over the stove and agitated them by shaking them in the hot water using tongs. This added an additional two weeks on the coils which was cool though they had some resigual flavor on them and some coils were so dirty i had to get a cue-tip and scrub the actual coil part because there was burnt on crud on the coils. I dont recommend this because it sometimes leaves a stain ring around your pot which is hard to get off. But its a cool concept you get to see all the nasty stuff that comes out at the bottom of the pan! Hope this is useful to all of you. And yes I can confirm that smoking desert/custard flavors compared to say a Licorice flavor that would last me twice as long on the same settings and coil.
Riccardo Ferracin
I’ve been using a Swag PX80 Pod Kit by Vaporesso for the last four months.
First two GTX coils lasted 10 days (using the device at 40 watts).
The third one (the one I’m using now) has been used for the last TWO MONTHS and still ok (using the device at 20 watts). Impressed!
Carlo
I got my Smok 4 Nord kit 3 weeks ago and I am still on the coils it came with. I got extras but had no need to replace them.
Counter said 999 + 181 puffs.. I wonder how long will it keep lasting.
Puff Puff
I have been using Geek Boost .6 ohm coils with Cassandra Liquids brand salt nic for a while. I have had many devices in the past; sub ohm (RDA, RTA RDTA) squonkers, etc. but now I found a salt nic I actually like so switched. The SMOK coils last about the same for me in the same size but the flavor is not the same. This article goes over quality control and brings up the 2 brands. It’s spot on. I have the Geek Hero because I had the Aegis forever and this is the coolest little bro to Zeus. Flavor is outstanding and I go minimum 10 days @ 18-21 watts. Back in April of this year when I was worried about the mail ban I ordered 10 boxes of coils. Last week was the first coil by Geek that had a little piece missing. In the past with SMOK sub ohm coils there was always something wrong with at least one in a pack.
Geek has been my go to for over a year.
Josh
I’m using geek vape mesh in the Zeus max tank and I’m going on three weeks. I’ve vaped around 240 mls of noms 2 juice. By far longest lasting I’ve ever used. Still good clean full flavor hits at 75 watts. Very impressed.
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