I just found out while on vacation that if I rinse out the cotton wick on my rda and use a hand dryer (like in a public restroom) to dry it out, it gains a whole new lease on life.
Refresh your Cotton wick on the go.
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True! Tap water isnt good and even worse is that the hairdryer is probably really filthy and dusty.
Do you know what fish do in water?!?!?!?!?
But seriously, we drink it, make our food with, wash with it. I use tap water at home to clean all my equipment...
But seriously, we drink it, make our food with, wash with it. I use tap water at home to clean all my equipment...
Or just remove old cotton, dry burn coil and add new cotton. I guess in a pinch.
It's a proven thing that the Hair Dryer in bathrooms are very dirty way to dry your hands or anything else for that matter.
I would not do this in any public bathroom
Heck, I wouldn't do it in my own bathroom
However, I do clean all of my stuff in the Kitchen.
I would not do this in any public bathroom
Heck, I wouldn't do it in my own bathroom
However, I do clean all of my stuff in the Kitchen.
I guess I am going to get Legionnaires' Disease, MRSA and ebola cause I use regular old cotton balls for my wicks when I am not using rayon, (organic cotton balls wick so poorly! See Phil B.'s video comparison.), tap water, vinegar and even isopropyl alcohol to clean my heads. I have also used coffee pot cleaner but that is too labor intensive to get the heads clean from the cleaner!
I don't think I would use the hand dryer though. I have never really worried about getting them dry. Just put it back in the tank, add some juice, wait for it to wick a bit and go. The water isn't going to hurt the juice one bit since water is used in many VG mixes. The vinegar rinses very clean and leaves no odor or flavor. And vinegar is used in some juice recipes. The first few hits are meh, then the juice takes over and all is good.
I would suggest anyone using isopropyl alcohol be very careful to get it rinsed out thoroughly. I don't think this is healthy at all to vape!
I don't think I would use the hand dryer though. I have never really worried about getting them dry. Just put it back in the tank, add some juice, wait for it to wick a bit and go. The water isn't going to hurt the juice one bit since water is used in many VG mixes. The vinegar rinses very clean and leaves no odor or flavor. And vinegar is used in some juice recipes. The first few hits are meh, then the juice takes over and all is good.
I would suggest anyone using isopropyl alcohol be very careful to get it rinsed out thoroughly. I don't think this is healthy at all to vape!
Cotton burns at 410 F, so it's safe to assume that the coil reaches at least his temperature. I'm curious as to the temperature at which juice actually vaporizes when we use it, as that would inactivate pretty much any bacteria/virus/fungus/pseudomonas that could be present in the juice. I'm also curious as to the actual possibility of contamination by biological organisms in a solution that contains PG, known for its properties against them.
It does work, N thanks for sharing, but like others have said... It's cotton. One single cotton ball will last me a month... Jussayin. Not hard to keep on ball in your vape kit.
While I may not be as cautious as others when it comes to tap water and hand dryers, especially given what we used to willing inhale into our lungs. That being said, I don't think I see any reason not to have cotton with me or access to it in a pinch.
Well, He did say he was on vacation. I think he meant in a situation where you just don't have access to new cotton. For an emergency type situation. Not as an "everyday, I'm not going to change out my cotton for months now" option. It's easy to say "just bring extra cotton", but I think we've all been in a predicament where we ran out of something or forgot to bring something with us. Or how about if your out and you accidentally drop that last piece of cotton on the dirty floor? He was just giving a little tip on what one could do in a pinch. : )
The issue with tap water isn't microorganisms, it's minerals from the water gunking up your coil. This would be a temporary, emergency solution to get you by for a few hours at best but would end up doing more harm than good in the long run. Really, if you're out and your wick goes bad you could just stop and buy a bag of cheap cotton for a buck.
For the record, the boiling point of PG is 188.2 °C (370.8 °F; 461.3 K) and the BP of VG is 290 °C (554 °F; 563 K). Since we use a mixture, we won't be getting over 188.2 C in our atomizers with liquid that contains any amount of PG at all, or a max of 290 C in 100% VG (not just max VG, flavorings would have to be suspended in VG as well).
For the record, the boiling point of PG is 188.2 °C (370.8 °F; 461.3 K) and the BP of VG is 290 °C (554 °F; 563 K). Since we use a mixture, we won't be getting over 188.2 C in our atomizers with liquid that contains any amount of PG at all, or a max of 290 C in 100% VG (not just max VG, flavorings would have to be suspended in VG as well).
Wow its been a while, so many replies. I had no cotton or rayon around and this was an emegency situation. For the record I no longer use cotton or the hand dryers in a public bathroom haha.
My cotton gets a bit darker in the could after a day. Rinsing won't take that away.
I have been known to, in a pinch, slide the cotton over the length of a coil, to get fresh cotton IN the coil...
I wash mine in tap water all the time.
I let the wicks air dry overnight sitting on top of my cable modem!
I let the wicks air dry overnight sitting on top of my cable modem!
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