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| | #41 |
| Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sunny South Florida
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How long after purchase do you recommend cleaning the atty? Or how often after the initial one? ~Thanks~
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| Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia
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| | #43 |
| Full Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow
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I have been cleaning atties by boiling for about 6 months, I have never had one die (510 and 401s) the meathod I use is boil for 10min then boil for 5 min on end (get the steam to go through the blow hole) after I soke in coke for 12-18 hrs then clean with blue label vodka prime and away you go I only clean my atties when they need it, hope this is of help |
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| | #44 |
| Full Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Sounds like overkill to me but if it works, it works. On the topic of boiling, I've been alternating 2x 901 attys and a 510 atty for the month and a half I've been vaping. Out of those three the 510 and one of the 901's are still going like new (with once a week blow-outs) The other 901 suddenly dropped to 10% perfomance. By that I mean....when i hold a primed atty to my ear with a manual battery, I hear a nice loud hiss/crackle. This thing would go..."pop....crack................pop" and emit tiny amounts of vapour. A mate I hooked up with a 901 kit and spares has had 2 901 attys die on him (I'm assuming user error) and he lost track of one. He gave me his other dead 901 atty and I boiled it with the one I had limping at 10% (boiled a good 3-4 mins) After letting them cool, blew them out, drained overnight, primed them, hitched em up to a battery. And both are functioning exactly as they were before boiling. My mates totally dead atty is still totally dead, and mine is still producing a pitiful amount of vapour. It might also be worth mentioning that there wasnt a single grain of visible residue left in the pot. I'm guessing something other than gunk buildup killed these attys. Any other possibilities? - Guv |
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| | #45 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern California
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I boiled a few times, until it took the paint off my atty. Before I did, it already had a little chip in the paint, afterwards, the paint flaked off with a fingernail scratch. It was only in the water 15-30 seconds. It turned out okay, cuz I stripped the batt to match, but I don't boil anymore. Coke bath, soak in hot water, syringe water through to rinse.
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| | #46 |
| Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: greece
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I too can confirm that boiling an atomizer works well. I even let it boil for quite some time too. ![]() The atomiser will need some time to be re-primed, or whtvr, though. The first time you are gonna try them on after that they : a) will have that 'ugly' burnt plastic' taste you get when they are not wet with juice. My dse 103 was like that. b) get no vapour at all for a fair number of drags, my M-series atomizer (EVO) was like that. Other than that the taste will be great, i dont know if it is as good as when cleaning them with cola, vinegar, alcohol or whtvr other ppl have suggested cause i haven't tried that yet. |
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| | #47 |
| Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern California
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so I had this one atty that I have been having an extremely strong burnt marshmallow taste...but it was a really really burnt marshmallow, and not pleasant to vape (it was very harsh). I tried cleaning it with vodka and hot tap water to no avail. So I decided I had nothing to lose with this, since I couldn't use the atty anyway...I took a pan filled it just enough with water to be able to cover the atty completely. I boiled the water prior to placing the atty inside. Once I placed the atty inside, I let it sit for 2 mins...took it out for about 30-45 secs...then placed in for another 2-3 mins. Took it out and set it connector side up on a paper towel for about 1 min. Then I took a paper towel and wrapped it around the connector side (as it was still very hot) and blew through it till I got no more moisture on the towel. I then let is air dry for a few minutes...dripped some juice in, connected it my batt, put a fresh cart in and started vaping. The harsh vape was gone! Keep iin mind I am still testing as I type this, so I don't know if the harsh vape will return. I'll keep you posted if it does!
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| | #48 |
| Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009
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I wouldn't recommend it
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| | #49 |
| Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009
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wow..... nice
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| | #50 |
| Full Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern California
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