Ok so who ever above mentioned hot spot i bow down to you... I drained my Kraken (that don't sound to clever... any how!) and dry burnt the heck out of it and all a sudden it appeared and whopping hot spot that I swore was not there previously. A few tweaks with a screw driver the thing is tasting a lot better. I'm not sure I'm sold on Mesh, I am a cotton lover, but so far its improved vastly. Thanks again!
@sparkyjuice. Where do you purchase your SS rope?
purchased 7x7 2.5mm ss rope from 316 7x7 Stainless Steel Wire / Rope
make sure you wash it with alcohol, torch till red hot...wash and torch again.
gets rid of oils and oxidises it to prevent issues
one wick will last forever....you will need some quality side cutters to cut 2.5mm. this fits nice and snug in a kraken.