Priming Vape Coils — Your Quick & Easy Guide

Every! Single! Time!

You change the coil in your e-juice vape pen because the taste is getting a bit bland and boring. Out with the old, in with the new — the new coil is all shiny and clean… the flavor has to be perfect.

But…

It’s not!

Instead, what you get with your first puff is a mix of burning cotton and old socks that a teenager fished from under the bed.

Awful, right?

Well… there’s a way to get rid of that, did you know?

What happens is — you keep forgetting to prime your vape coil before using it! That’s why you’re getting those dry ass hits. That’s why you’re hesitant to even change your coil. And that’s why you want to smash that vape pen against the wall every time you do end up changing the coil!

Well, that stops today.

In this post, we’re gonna talk about how to prep your coils before vaping so that your experience is always flawless.

Let’s dig in!

What is Coil Priming?

Coil priming means preparing your new vape coil before using it.

Basically, using your e-liquid, you will saturate the wicking material in the coil head. This will stop the wick from burning once you press the fire button.

Don’t worry — you don’t have to prime your coils before every use. Once is enough — the very first time that you use the coil. After that, you are good to go and don’t need to bother with that until you toss out the coil and get a new one.

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Why Do You Need to Prep Your Vape Coils?

To eliminate burnt taste and dry hits.

When an atomizer coil is fresh, the wicking cotton is completely dry. Since it is making a connection with the coil, once heated, the cotton will burn.

And it’s not gonna taste like candy, trust me.

By pre-saturating the coil, you will prevent this from happening. Instead of burning the cotton, the coil will create vapor from the liquid that’s inside the wick.

Another great reason why you should always prime your coil is the taste. This process adds intensity and robustness to the flavor of your vape juice. Initial “overflooding” of both your cotton and coil will create an explosion of rich flavors from the very first hit. Besides, since you have bypassed blazing the cotton, the flavor marred with a burned aroma.

And lastly, you won’t ruin your perfectly good coil right off the bat. Yes, not priming your coils will inevitably kill the coil and you will not be able to repair it. So, simply dedicate a few minutes of your time to the coil and you will enjoy it longer without spending too much cash on the new ones.

How to Prep New Coils for Vaping

Okay, so I covered why you should do it, but now let’s jump to the practical part. Priming your coils isn’t an exact science but you can mess it up pretty fast if you are not careful.

Follow these simple steps and everything should be just fine.

Step #1

Take your new coil out of the packaging, find the juice holes , and prepare a small vape juice bottle with a dripper. The size of the dripper will depend on the size of the holes but, generally speaking, the smaller, the better.

Step #2

Drip it real good! Don’t be stingy with the vape juice, remember the coil and cotton inside it are completely dry. Allow the cotton inside the atomizer to soak everything. You will see when it’s enough once look through the holes and see everything is completely wet.

If you go a bit overboard with dripping, don’t be alarmed. You can simply flick the coil to let the excess juice come out. Keep in mind that you need to do this before you insert the coil inside your tank.

Step #3

Insert your coil and fill your tank with vape juice. This one is pretty straightforward, but be sure to refit your coil if needed. Check the tank once more for any leakage, and if everything is a-okay, you can proceed to the next step.

Step #4

This step is, by far, the worst one. For me.

Once you’ve done all of the above, you will need to wait. Give your device a few minutes so that juice inside the tank can additionally soak your coil and cotton.

I know you did that process right at the beginning, but if you want to be 100% sure everything is nicely done don’t skip this part.

Step #5

Your first primer puff, or a few of them. The primer is the puff that you take without pressing the fire button. You’re doing it to get the juice that’s inside the cotton moving and saturating the whole coil.

The best practice is to take several of these.

Step #6

We are almost there!

If your device has variable wattage/ adjustable power it would be best to turn it down. Fire it like that for a few puffs and keep turning on the power with every new one. Do it like that until you reach your preferred wattage and you are done.

This might look complicated and bothersome, but trust me in reality it only takes a few minutes to set this up. Once you get a hang of it, you will be doing it without thinking.

Never forget to prime your vape coils!

How To Break In Vape Coils

What does breaking in the coil even mean?

Well, if you are using a rebuildable atomizer then you should also know that it is not enough to insert the cotton once the coils are set up inside and go to town.

Before you go any further, you will need to tamper with them, properly break them in. This will ensure that the vape coil has the longest lifespan possible.

The process takes a while, but important, as you will get the most out of your coils in doing so. This, of course, is something you need to do if you are using your coils for the first time. If you are just changing the cotton, it’s a completely different story.

Let’s get to the steps.