can you really boil an atomizer?

[pay10place]

How long after purchase do you recommend cleaning the atty? Or how often after the initial one? ~Thanks~

[Psyc]

set the atomizer on a paper towel with the battery end up so that it can drain. Let it sit until it cools and then blow the water out and then add a drop of e-liquid and a fresh cartridge, let the atomizer sit for a
little while to allow the e-liquid to get into the reservoir and then you
can use it again.

Hrmm, I am intrigued by this. It seems to avoid both of my big objections to cleaning: no harsh chemicals and no drying out the atty. I think I'll try this the next time one of my attys gets gunked up.

[Bjorn Toulouse]

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

[Guvernor]

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

[WonderfulMe]

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.

[thanas1s]

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.

[CongenialDiva]

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!

[Century 21]

I wouldn't recommend it

[Century 21]

wow..... nice

[CongenialDiva]

I wouldn't recommend it

as a last resort you really have nothing to lose...like I said before, my atty was totally useless with the harsh vapor it was producing. And now works perfectly.