Cleaning atomizer

[Grumpysanta]

Mitch909, go to Robert Dyas, you can get the penguin steamer for just under £20, a lot cheaper than Argos

[Mitch909]

Thanks for the heads up Santa...........

Would you believe that I only went down to Argos today..........Got the Electrolux one..........I might just have to go and have another trip down there to return it, if the Penguin one is as good..........

Used it on a Classic Midnyte atomizer which had gone down to about 30% vapour production and it seems to have brought it back to about 75% vapour production.........Tried it on two 901B's......Both at about 30%.....One came back to about 90% but the other didn't change much at all........

Looks like it might be best to clean them when they drop to around 75% odd instead of waiting till they are almost usless.......

[gordo]

Are any of the suppliers going to be selling steamers?

[MarcE]

I thought I would share my experiences of cleaning an atomizer. I've tried to clean my atomizer with the steamer on my coffee machine after reading many people’s success with this method. I put the atomizer to the steam nozzle and held it there with a pair of pliers so not to burn myself, after giving it a 10second blast I went to look at my handy work only to find it blew the atomizer out of place its shell, never the less its broken now and doesn’t work.

Not dismayed by my failure I continued to find a new method of cleaning and I think I’ve now found it. I got my bicycle pump and made an attachment that allowed the atomiser to fit onto the pump but not making a perfect seal so not to create too much pleasure, give it a few blasts of air with some tissue stuffed in the end of the atomizer to catch the excess liquid and It works, I was really surprised about how much crap was left of the tissue at the end. Anyway it works well and doesn't seem to damage the atomizer. I think the key to cleaning the atomizer and removing build-up is to blow it out but not as aggressively as a steamer would.

I've not tried boiling but personally I think it is going to ruin it, especially in a hard water area like mine where there is a high amount of partials in the water that could cause more damage to the atomiser.

So in my experience, use a bicycle pump.

[SANJP]

Is just used my shark steamer that I bought a few years back Just put a tissue at the coil end and blasted away at my 2 oldest atomisers that tasted burnt and were giving hardly any vapour.

Results

At first I got nothing then after priming and sucking and more priming and more sucking until I almost fainted the first and my oldest one slowly started coming back to life .

not as new but a lot better than before .

[bilkido]

Hey marce the same thing happened to me a little while ago,but what I found is if you push the pressure switch on the steamer very slightly you can control the amount of steam pressure.It still cleans the atomiser well but no more blowing it out of its casing.

[youfillintheblank]

I found a good way to get that pesky residue out of an atomizer. A desoldering tool! Kinda looks like a small enema bulb, so that would work as well I guess, but i have the desoldering tool already and it's never been used. I'll post a pic if you like, but the basic idea is soaking the atomizer (DSE901) in a shot glass or small glass with 99% rubbing alcohol, then insert the atomizer into the hole where the desoldering nozzle fits,until it covers the air intake hole with the cartridge end facing out and then gently squeeze in and out to rinse that atomizer. I always get teeny bits of polyester and debris out and it vapes way better after drying. Once a day, easy maintenance.

[Dr. Russell Fell]

Originally Posted by youfillintheblank

I found a good way to get that pesky residue out of an atomizer. A desoldering tool! Kinda looks like a small enema bulb, so that would work as well I guess, but i have the desoldering tool already and it's never been used. I'll post a pic if you like, but the basic idea is soaking the atomizer (DSE901) in a shot glass or small glass with 99% rubbing alcohol, then insert the atomizer into the hole where the desoldering nozzle fits,until it covers the air intake hole with the cartridge end facing out and then gently squeeze in and out to rinse that atomizer. I always get teeny bits of polyester and debris out and it vapes way better after drying. Once a day, easy maintenance.

Yes, post pics!

[youfillintheblank]

Originally Posted by Dr. Russell Fell

Yes, post pics!

Here's your cleaning supplies (I hope the attatchments work!!)
A good 5 minute soak in the shot glass half full of 99% alcohol, and 5-6 gentle squeezes in and out will get rid of all trace of liquid and produce a few black "floaties" that did not show up in a picture. So take my word for it. Let dry for an hour or so, or hit it with a hair dryer on low or medium heat. Great for switching flavous, and as daily cleaning. IF you're careful you can re-use the alcohol, just cover shot glass with Saran wrap or equivalent. The de-soldering tool is from "the Source", previously Radio Shack in Ontario Canada.

[Dr. Russell Fell]

Originally Posted by youfillintheblank

Here's your cleaning supplies (I hope the attatchments work!!)
A good 5 minute soak in the shot glass half full of 99% alcohol, and 5-6 gentle squeezes in and out will get rid of all trace of liquid and produce a few black "floaties" that did not show up in a picture. So take my word for it. Let dry for an hour or so, or hit it with a hair dryer on low or medium heat. Great for switching flavous, and as daily cleaning. IF you're careful you can re-use the alcohol, just cover shot glass with Saran wrap or equivalent. The de-soldering tool is from "the Source", previously Radio Shack in Ontario Canada.

Ah thanks! I'm going to have to try this now...