Zeus dual rta question

[Nxthan]

Hi all, I’m new to building rta’s, I have a question, when I fire up my coils they go up in a big flame, also I was wondering if I could soak the whole rta in water to clear out juice, etc, like even where the ports are

 

[Mitz]

Hi all, I’m new to building rta’s, I have a question, when I fire up my coils they go up in a big flame, also I was wondering if I could soak the whole rta in water to clear out juice, etc, like even where the ports are

Yes, you can soak the entire tank.

No, there should be NO flames! Are you dry burning them or is there cotton present? What coils and what power are you using? More info please. The devil's in the details. Be specific.

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Nxthan]

Yes, you can soak the entire tank.

No, there should be NO flames! Are you dry burning them or is there cotton present? What coils and what power are you using? More info please.

Welcome to the forum.

I went to change the coils over our new ones in and went to dry burn them and boom went in a big flame, it never went up when I tried with cotton, but I’ve put the tank back on and juice in and it’s instantly hot vapour then I can hear like a cracking sound for about 5 seconds after letting go of the button, using fused clapton at 3mm kanthals

 

[Nxthan]

Yes, you can soak the entire tank.

No, there should be NO flames! Are you dry burning them or is there cotton present? What coils and what power are you using? More info please. The devil's in the details. Be specific.

Welcome to the forum.

Also it’s at 55watts atm

 

[Mitz]

OK. So, some coils are more prone to catching fire than others. It's usually cheap NiChrome coils with higher levels of nickel. Kanthal is a very reliable and stable metal unlikely to catch fire. However, you were using a brand new and pre-made coil. So there's a very real possibility that the coil had oil residue from the manufacturing process. Oil residue would certainly explain why a kanthal coil would ignite when being dry burned for the first time. Along with getting the coil to fire evenly, removing residue is one of the reasons we dry burn the coils to begin with. So I wouldn't worry about it. Just remember to keep the power low when dry burning your coils. You only need to glow them gently.