The “Cola” Method Taken to Another Level That Works

[Majestic]

Originally Posted by grumpster

Two question. You mentioned a battrey box. How many volts are you running? Also, are you vaping PG or VG juice?

My batt boxes use two 3.7 volt, 900 mAh, li-on batteries. The batteries are in parallel and provide an average of 3.7 volts to the atty. Although I can get a day and a half out of a set of batteries, I generally change to a fresh set each morning so that they are at their peak performance. That seems to work best with a freshly primed atty.

I also use a modded manual USB passthrough from time to time when at home. That is powered by a 1 amp wall transformer and features a dual voltage of 5.2 & 4.6 volts. I mainly use the 4.6 setting as I found the higher voltage is a juice hog and the flavor is a bit watery for me. I also wasn't experiencing the best atty life at a continous 5.2 volts.

My juice is PG from a variety of vendors. I do add some VG to my Johnson Creek juice to thicken it a bit.

Hope that answers your questions. If not, let me know.

[Fr0st8it3]

What is a DRY burn? Do u just blow that atty out, let it dry for 10 min and then puff on it empty? How long do u puff? Wont that cause damage ?

[casey8579]

Fr0st8it3,
A dry burn (at least the way I do it) is remove cart blow out any remaining liquid, then hold the battery button until the atty coil glows red. I only hold it until it glows red a second or two at most.

Try it at your own risk, works well for me (510 atty), but others say it kills their attys.

Also, I would only recommend do this with a relatively new atty, if it already has a build up on the coil it won't glow red and you probably would kill it trying to burn it off.

[grumpster]

I've been using a manual battery on my 801 and 901 for dry burns. I simply shake out the atty like you used to shake down the old glass thermometers to remove the excess juice then use the manual battery to do the burn. I give it 3-5 good burns depending on how much I've been vaping and how long since my last burn. This has done pretty good at keeping my atty running at full performance for some time now. I vape PG exclusively. I usually go through 3-5 ml of juice a day and use a stock battery.

[sherid]

You can buy the Nu-Calgon on Ebay. I just bought some for $16 with shipping. Maybe it is cheaper somewhere else, but I could not find a store selling it near me.

[NooBRex]

I found 16oz. Nu Calgon nickel safe cleaner at "United Refrigeration", for around $8.00. They are an HVAC supply house, may be one in your area. I'm new to vaping 9 days in, straight off analogs, 33 year smoker. I split the bottle with my brother. I poured solution into a coffee cup, just enough to cover the bottom, filled the rest of the cup with water. I'm trying a little preventive maintenance to attys to see how long mine will last. I'm rotating four. I'm also an ex HVAC Technician, now a truck driver, I've also worked with these chemicals and can't stress enough about flushing with water and when you think it's flushed enough , flush it some more......So far, results are good. When an atty seems to be clogging and I can't blow threw it as well as I think it should be, I'll drop it in the solution for a few hours. Repriming takes up to 5 to 7 hits before vapor begins, this may startle some folks...After cleaning atty performs well.........I'll be watching this thread.........Just my .02 cents which is now valued at -.04 cents. Good Luck and may the vapor be with you.

[grumpster]

I vape strictly PG juice. I took an 801 atty apart after it got very cold and eventually failed and dropped it in the Nu Calgon, straight and let it soak. It did remove a fair amount of the crud that was on the coil, but not all of it. The coil is still covered with a layer of what I assume is carbon bridging the gap between the coils.

According to Sun's posts, the stuff works very well on attys used with VG, but my experience would indicate that it doesn't work as well with PG, though it does show some effect.

The last atty I used lasted for right at a month and all I did with it was daily burns using a manual 801 battery. I usually only get about 2 weeks out of a atty and vape 3-4 ml a day so the daily burns doubled the life on my atty. Still have to tear it apart to see how the coil looks though.

[override]

I have not read through but the first 2 pages of this thread...It seemed like alot of people were having issues finding this stuff (suppliers) that are local.

The website it self has a "where to buy" link that you can search by zipcode to find a supplier near you. I have about 25 or more of them within 12 - 50 miles of me. Im near Houston, TX.

Well anyways I'm glad to of found this thread! I have stayed away from giving my attys a bath or anything of the such because the first time I cleaned them in everclear I had butt tons of issues with my attys afterwords.

Im using the EVO's...

Thanks for all the great info so far!

[JamieJ]

I clean my atties every week with this ice cleaner stuff , rinse rinse rinse with water, and whiskey soak afterwards. LOVE IT

[kgonepostl]

Originally Posted by grumpster

I vape strictly PG juice. I took an 801 atty apart after it got very cold and eventually failed and dropped it in the Nu Calgon, straight and let it soak. It did remove a fair amount of the crud that was on the coil, but not all of it. The coil is still covered with a layer of what I assume is carbon bridging the gap between the coils.

According to Sun's posts, the stuff works very well on attys used with VG, but my experience would indicate that it doesn't work as well with PG, though it does show some effect.

The last atty I used lasted for right at a month and all I did with it was daily burns using a manual 801 battery. I usually only get about 2 weeks out of a atty and vape 3-4 ml a day so the daily burns doubled the life on my atty. Still have to tear it apart to see how the coil looks though.

Seems to be working just right! Just gotta do it as much as it needs. Lather rinse and repeat dude.