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About coils & pods
Replace the coil, not the kit.
Vape coils are an essential component of any vaping device, found inside either the tank or the pod. They heat the e-liquid and create the vapour, and they are made from conductive metals such as stainless steel or kanthal so the liquid heats efficiently. When the battery fires, the coil vaporises the e-liquid soaked into the wick around it.
No coil lasts forever — constant heating and cooling means it eventually needs replacing, which is why every vaper keeps spares. Coils come in a range of resistances, measured in ohms, and these matter: the wrong resistance in the wrong device gives an unpleasant vape. Use the device picker at the top of this page to see only what fits your kit, then pair it with the right nic salt or check the kit it belongs to.
Different types of vape coils
Four families, and the one you need depends entirely on how you like to vape.
MTL coils
Best for
Ex-smokers and beginners
A tight, cigarette-like draw
Flavour over vapour
Nic salts and 50/50 liquids
For MTL vaping you want coils with a high resistance of 1.0 ohm or above. These are best in lower-powered devices, providing a tighter draw focused more on flavour than vapour — a sensation closer to smoking.
Sub-ohm coils
Best for
DTL vaping
Big clouds of vapour
Higher-wattage kit
Shortfills rather than salts
Sub-ohm coils sit below 1.0 ohm, and these days many are below 0.6 ohm. They use more e-liquid but produce far more vapour. As a rule of thumb: the lower the resistance, the bigger the clouds. Between 0.6 and 1.0 ohm you get a restricted direct-lung vape — decent vapour, tighter draw.
Pods with built-in coils
Best for
Pod kit owners
The simplest possible swap
No fiddling with small parts
Replacement pods include the coil and the e-liquid tank in one part. When the coil is spent you replace the whole pod and you are ready to vape — no separate coil to seat. It could not be simpler.
DIY coils
Best for
RDAs, RTAs and RDTAs
Experienced vapers
Lower running cost
Full control of the build
We stock coil wire for making your own coils. Building them yourself can be cheaper and more customisable. We would not recommend jumping straight into DIY if you are new to vaping — pre-built coils give you the benefits of rebuildables without the coil bending.
Why the right coil matters
Resistance sets the whole experience +
High resistance, above 1.0 ohm, gives a tight MTL draw at low power. Low resistance, below 1.0 ohm, gives a warm, airy DTL vape at higher power. Put the wrong one in and the vape feels wrong before you have even chosen a flavour.
Mesh gives better flavour and lasts longer +
Mesh coils provide a larger surface area for heating e-liquid, which improves flavour and vapour production. They also tend to last longer than traditional wire coils. If you run a sub-ohm tank you are probably already on mesh — it allows a cooler vape and reduces dry hits.
A worn coil is the cheapest thing to fix +
A burnt taste, weaker flavour or smaller clouds almost always means the coil, not the kit. At a few pounds a coil, it is the cheapest fault in vaping to put right.
Coils are series-specific +
An OXVA Xlim coil will not fit a Vaporesso XROS. Compatibility runs by series, not by brand, which is exactly what the device picker above is for.
How to choose the right coil
1. Start with your device, not the coil +
Coils are series-specific and will not physically fit outside their family. Pick your kit in the device finder at the top of this page and the whole category narrows to what fits it — no cross-referencing part numbers off the product title.
2. Then choose your resistance +
Before looking for a new coil, consider the vaping you actually do. High-resistance coils are the go-to for mouth-to-lung, ideal for ex-smokers or first-time vapers. If you are more interested in direct-to-lung and big clouds, you want sub-ohm.
3. Decide between a coil and a whole pod +
Some kits take a bare coil that seats into a reusable pod; others take a pod with the coil built in. Both are listed here, and each card says which it is.
4. Prime it properly before the first puff +
Wet the wicking holes, fill the pod and leave it five minutes before you vape it. A dry or under-saturated coil gives a burnt taste on the first draw and can be ruined permanently in a couple of puffs.
The coils and pods people reorder most
Real products from the collection, with the resistances and pack options we actually stock.
13 options from 0.4Ω to 1.2Ω, £7.79 down from £14.99. Fits the whole XROS series including the XROS 6 — one pod family covering MTL through to restricted DTL.
Eight options across 0.4Ω, 0.6Ω, 0.8Ω and 1.2Ω at £6.99 (RRP £12.99). The Xlim platform is the most widely owned pod system we sell, so these move constantly.
15 coil and pod products here, led by the Caliburn family. PRO-FOCS coil technology is what the range is known for — consistent flavour, long life.
Vaporesso
14 products, built around the XROS pod platform and COREX coil tech. One pod family spans a large part of their kit range.
GeekVape
14 products across the Aegis and Wenax lines — the coils that go into the most rugged kit on the market.
VooPoo
13 products on the PnP and PnP X platforms, covering both the Drag and Argus families from tight MTL to airy DTL.
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Vape coil FAQs
What coil do I need? +
Before looking for a new coil, consider what type of vaping you usually go for. High-resistance coils are the go-to for mouth-to-lung, ideal for ex-smokers or anyone picking up a vape for the first time. If you are more interested in direct-to-lung vaping and exhaling large clouds, you want sub-ohm coils. Any coil below 1.0 ohm is technically sub-ohm, but for larger clouds you really want 0.6 ohm and below; between 0.6 and 1.0 ohm gives a restricted direct-lung vape — decent vapour, tighter draw.
How long do vape coils last? +
Vape coils usually burn out after a few days or weeks, depending on how often you vape. You can tell when they need replacing because the flavour tastes burnt or weaker, or your vapour clouds are smaller than before.
How do I know when it is time to change my coil? +
The clearest sign is an unpleasant burnt flavour when you vape. Other signs include weak-tasting e-liquid and smaller vapour clouds. Sweet, dark or heavily sweetened liquids gunk a coil faster.
How do you tell if a coil is burnt? +
A burnt coil gives off a burnt taste and produces less vapour than usual. You may also notice a change in the colour or texture of the wick, which can appear black or brown and smell charred. Any of those and it needs replacing.
What is the best coil material for vaping? +
It depends on preference and device. Kanthal is popular for durability and its ability to withstand high temperatures. Stainless steel works in both wattage and temperature-control modes. Nickel is used mainly for temperature control.
Are mesh coils better? +
Mesh provides a larger surface area for heating e-liquid, which improves flavour and vapour production, and mesh coils tend to last longer. Whether that makes them "better" is subjective, but most sub-ohm tank users are on mesh for a reason.
Can I wash my vape coil? +
You can rinse a coil, but it is generally not recommended — it can damage the coil and shorten its life. If you have a burnt taste or poor vapour production, it is usually best to simply replace it.
Coil life
How often to change a vape coil.
Between one and two weeks for most people, but time is the wrong
unit — it depends on how much you vape and what you vape. The signals worth acting on:
Flavour dulls first. Not burnt, just flat and less sweet. That is the coil going,
and it is the point to change it rather than the point to push on.
Burnt or peppery taste means it is already gone. A burnt coil does not recover,
and vaping through it will not clear it.
Gurgling or spitting is usually flooding rather than wear — the wick has soaked
past what it can hold. Often fixable with a few short draws rather than a replacement.
Dessert and sweet flavours halve coil life. Sweeteners caramelise on the coil.
Fruit and menthol are much easier on them.
Priming is the whole game. A new coil is dry. Fire it dry and you
burn the wick in the first second, and that coil is finished before it started.
Drip a few drops of liquid directly onto the exposed wick.
Fill the pod, then leave it standing five to ten minutes before the first draw.
Take two or three short pulls with no power if the device allows it.
Almost every "this coil arrived burnt" is a coil that was never primed.
Resistance decides the kind of vape, not the quality. Above 1.0Ω
is a tight cigarette-like draw — pair it with 10mg or 20mg salts. 0.6Ω–1.0Ω is
the middle ground most pod kits ship with. Below 0.6Ω is airier and warmer and uses far
more liquid — pair it with 3mg or 6mg, or it will be harsh. Putting 20mg salt through a
0.4Ω coil is the single most common way to make vaping unpleasant.
Compatibility
Every device we hold refills for.
Type to narrow it, click a row to see the actual coils and pods with their
resistances and prices. Options is what you can actually buy — resistances for a coil,
flavours for a prefilled pod — rather than how many listings we have, which is the number that
made a thirteen-pod range look like one.
These are series, not models, and the difference matters. Everything
filed under Uwell Caliburn is a Caliburn part, but a G2 coil will not go in an A2 and an A3S
pod will not go in an Explorer. Match the exact model printed on your device, not just the
family name — that is the most common wasted order in vaping, and no compatibility list built
from a series name can save you from it.
SKE 600 Pro Replacement PodsSKE Crystal · Replacement pod · 25 options—£3.79
Elf Bar Plus 50 Prefilled Replacement PodsElf Bar · Prefilled pod · 15 options—£3.99
HQD Glow Air 35K Prefilled Replacement PodsHQD · Prefilled pod · 12 options—£4.99
No device matches that.
Range depth
Will you still be able to buy pods for it?
Depth of refill range is the number that matters when you are choosing what to
replace a dead kit with. A series we hold twenty refills for is one you will be able to buy pods
for in two years; a series with one is a gamble, however good the kit is. Note that
pods rarely carry over between generations, even inside a series — a Caliburn G3 pod is
not a G4 pod, so check the exact pod rather than the family name.
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