eli5 : how is it bad to smoke my vape on a burnt coil?

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I am a woman of culture

I like to smoke my coils ‘til they’re as black as the night sky if u will

if it’s a (health) problem, why is it a (health) problem?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

It’s bad.

The purpose of the coil is to heat up the liquid BELOW its decomposition temperature, but just enough that it evaporates and mixes with air, thus creating the “steam” that you inhale. This evaporation instead of burning is why vaping is safer than smoking.

The fact that your coil turns black means that tar residue has begun to show up, which means that the liquid and the cotton material around the coil have begun to decompose from the heat. This creates all sorts of fun carcinogenic substances such as formaldehyde, benzene and acrolein, which are responsible for the burnt taste, and which will wreck your health long term. And by the way, if you keep using the same coil, all that residue will continue to decompose and release more of those chemicals.

Change your coil when it tastes burnt.

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