Cleaning atomizer

[Tallulah]

Zach, I may try your isoproply method on one of my penstyle atomizers that I got a little carried away with last weekend...too much dripping, I guess. It barely draws at all now, even though I let it drain for nearly a day after busting a vein in my head blowing through the battery end.

[Zach]

Well i have been vaping for a little over 2 weeks now and just today switched to the new atomizer....wow what a difference. I didnt realized that over time the atomizer can become so harsh. I have been using an air duster thingy to blow out the left over juice and sitting it upside down over night but still nothing like a new one....maybe the alcohol cleaning would do the trick....Zach when you say it smokes like new do you mean the harshness is gone...anyone know what i am talking about??

It depends on what you mean by harshness. IMO the newly cleaned atomizers are more harsh than the ones i've been using for a few days, because they are cleaner and give more vapor (more vapor and more nicotine=better throat hit or more "harsh").

If what you mean by harshness is that plasticy/metallic taste you get when you run the cart dry, then yeah it completely eliminates this as far as i can tell. Like i said, i had one atomizer that tastes like burned cartridge, and that taste is now gone.

Use a small piece of paper towel and some isopropyl to see if your atomizers paint will run because of it. Take necessary precaution (taping etc) if this is the case.

Also you must let the atomizer sit and drain for, probably, at least a day. Don't start sucking on it if it still has isopropyl in it. It will taste awful and you will come in this thread and be all like "ew isopropyl makes my atomizer taste poopy".

Probably gonna start cleaning them like this every day. I'm sure they will crap out eventually from the wick getting all charred but for the time being this is working quite well.

[fsu1dolfan]

Yup im gonna give it a try and see if it works....Thanks

[Kate]

I've given up on cleaning Janty atomisers now. Harry at Janty Europe was great and replaced the one I stripped the paint off and now I just get new ones when I need to.

[apachedug]

I don't know if it's been mentioned here, but I was having more n' more problems with my atomizers (seemed to happen all at once with 3-4 of 'em); I wash them every couple weeks, drain regularly... I use liquid but don't drip in the atomizer or top off my carts...

Anyway--last night I took all 6 of my batteries (I only use the classic Penstyle) and stood them upside down in a small juice glass lined with a Kleenex--got up this morning and the bottom of that Kleenex had a quarter-sized stain of e-juice!

Today all 3 of the carts I had problems with work just fine.

So besides draining atomizers, I'll be draining my batteries overnight too.

[dc2k08]

yeah, it really is a poor design.

[CalPilot89]

I only boil now. I put some water on the stove, let it come to a boil then soak the atomizers in the boiling water for 10 minutes. NO LONGER. Dry them well. Stick some paper towel in the cart end and blow into the battery end to get some extra water out. You will be surprised how much more comes out. Let them dry over night. They work like new. 15-20 seconds is not long enough.

[gryffandor]

Hi all, don't know why it took me so long to try this. A standard method to clean gunk from pipes is to use a product called Everclear. It is 190 proof grain alcohol without any flavoring. It is meant to be a mixer to make fruit punch, etc. & can't be consumed by itself without getting falling down drunk in 2 mins. LOL. I placed a poorly vaping atomize in a small container & covered it with Everclear. After an hour I removed it & simply blew a few times through the battery end. It evaporates so quickly it was totally dry in less than 30 seconds & ready to use. It now works like it was brand new. This eliminates the draining & drying time needed after a vinegar treatment & seems to work much better. The black finish was not affected at all. I don't know if this product is available across the pond. I have been told it is not even legal to buy in all states. Hope this helps revive some dying units.

[benjamin]

i'm going to try the everclear method. i've only been vaping a week and don't really need it yet but it gives me a good excuse to buy a bottle. it would probably work well for thinning glycerin when diluting juice as well, eh?

did a shot of that stuff once. once was enough.

[UkUsa]

I only boil now. I put some water on the stove, let it come to a boil then soak the atomizers in the boiling water for 10 minutes. NO LONGER.

Do you keep the water boiling or do you get it boiling then shut the heat off ??

One of my atomizers is not performing as good as the other. It is the one i have used since i started esmoking 3 days agao. Figured if i'm new at this i may as welll practise on just one atomizer instead of ruining both.

I will be ordering another atomizer or two soon but if i can revive this one back to it;s new condition that's gotta be worth trying.