5+ Months of 510 atty cleaning...

[Kurt]

MCl5000 makes a good point. This method is working because you are rinsing and dry burning. That is all you need to do. If you do it on a regular basis you will not allow the coil to gunk up so bad it's almost impossible to clean.

Don't bother with polident or chemicals. It's not necessary and not worth the risk. All that's needed is HOT water soak, a good drying method and a good dry burn using short 3 second burns and letting it cool completely until you do it again (this prevents the coil from burning out and the plastic disc from melting which causes a hard draw). Do this until you see the coil glow and you are back in business.

How do I know this? I do it twice a week on all of my attys. I have attys that are over 6 months old, and, in fact, they work better than some of the brand new attys I have.

If you have not tried this or have not dry burned for an extended period it may take several burns to get it to glow again. The trick is not letting the atty get too hot in the process.

Rushing water can cause damage to the wick. Just soak in hot water, blow out the atty after 5 minutes or so, soak again in hot water, blow out water and then shake out any additional water, dry the atty (I use a hair dryer), then make it glow.

In general this is true. But some of those that I used polydent with, hot water alone was not enough. A surfactant is truly needed for some stuff, in my experience. It depends on the juice in many cases. Some have a lot of particulates that need something more to dissolve them. A tobacco juice I was fond of really gunked some attys up...as well as my general lack of experience in the beginning. I agree though, most chemicals are too harsh, like alcohols or peroxides.

DaliMama: As for the vinegar and baking soda, haven't tried it, but it will really only have fizz. The chemical interaction to make the fizz is about the same as polydent. With a no-alcohol mouthwash, however, this might be a good cleaner.

 

[me who]

I have a feeling using vodka at about a 20% ratio in my juice promotes a leaner, cleaner burn, but thats just me...I have no real proof.

I'd go with that too.

 

[VinnieVapor]

I'm with Kurt on this one. Sometimes the problem is not with the coil but with the wicking effect that cease to work.

Drippers do not have this problem. I do and so I plan to try polydent on the 12 atomizers I put aside because they are poor performers.

 

[Shortstuff116]

I'm with Kurt on this one. Sometimes the problem is not with the coil but with the wicking effect that cease to work.

Drippers do not have this problem. I do and so I plan to try polydent on the 12 atomizers I put aside because they are poor performers.

Let us know how it works out for you.

 

[MacDiver]

Do you still use your ultrasonic cleaner?

I have a Branson 1510 ultrasonic cleaner. It was the wife's in her salon and spa but I can put it to better use

I've read through the booklet but it's not too clear on how to use it for small items. I guess you fill the tank with water and put the Crest stuff in something like a plastic or glass container? If so how much do you use in the container for say 1-5 attys?

Would say a 30ml plastic or maybe even 15ml do for one atty? Do I have to be concerned about them touching each other for best cleaning? I guess it doesnt' matter as it will clean from the inside out and all around.

OR do you now just use the Polydent cleaner and dry burn?

Good article too.

Thanks!

BTW any comments are welcome!

 

[sjohnson]

I believe Shortstuff116 uses just the Polydent and dry burns.

I use tap water, an ultrasonic cleaner, and dry burns. My recommendation? Fill the cleaner according to the manufacturer's directions and put the atomizers in and turn it on. When cleaning more than one, they CAN move around and chip paint off of each other, but my cleaner stips the paint, eventually, anyway. So I clean one or 6, whatever I have at hand to clean.

Putting atomizers inside a container that goes into the ultrasonic cleaner should work, but some of the power will be absorbed by the container and not the atomizer. I can't say how much or how little that will affect your ultimate cleaning capabilities.

 

[Shortstuff116]

MacDiver I got your PM and as sjohnson mentioned I have used my ultrasonic cleaner before but since I've been using the Polident tablet procedure I've described in my first post I haven't used the ultra-sonic cleaner with this procedure.

I have found in the past that the ultra does work but have found the tablets better. Also, as sjohnson mentioned be sure that if you do use the ultra-sonic cleaner to follow the directions of the manufacturer for the best performance.

 

[Nietzsc]

It sounds good, I'm going to try this one

 

[smokingisbad]

510 attys are always inconsistent for me, but they are the only ones I like. So until these are made better it is something we have to deal with. Unless someone can make a homemade atty.ps. I have only went through 6-12 attys in 6 months and have tried cleaning them w/various methods.oh well

 

[MacDiver]

MacDiver I got your PM and as sjohnson mentioned I have used my ultrasonic cleaner before but since I've been using the Polident tablet procedure I've described in my first post I haven't used the ultra-sonic cleaner with this procedure.

I have found in the past that the ultra does work but have found the tablets better. Also, as sjohnson mentioned be sure that if you do use the ultra-sonic cleaner to follow the directions of the manufacturer for the best performance.

Egad! I put one of my attys in the thing for 30 min and it removed about 1/3 of the paint in one area

The instructions didn't give enough specifics to know what cleaner to use or how long to run it so I had to experiment with it.

Even at that it didn't get the thing clean as it still pulls hard like something is blocking the air flow.

I got one of these 'flavor injector's from Walmart. This bad boy pushes massive amounts of water with a 3/8 ID plastic tube attached. But it didn't clear all of the blockage. I've never taken an atty apart but evidently the air passes under the coil somewhere that I can't get to too easily.

The water got rid of all juice flavor in the atty so it's way good for that. I was using a DIY coffee flavor so if it got rid of that then any flavor will be removed except maybe Orange or Tangerine or another oil based flavor I'd think. EDIT: Some of the flavor was still there so it's not getting it all out. Bummer, but maby the Polident will. I got some this evening so I'll try it next.

I'd bet the water would shoot six feet or more from the atty, that's how strong the pressure is. It shoots out of the air holes on the side really well too so you have to hold it down in the bottom of the sink to keep it from spraying down the kitchen. Wife alert!!

I'll get some Polident and do the burn sequence to see if that will clear it up.I imagine between the three I can get it cleaned out. I never had an atty die on me and i've been vaping pretty hard for three months.

Thanks for all the excellent help guyz!



http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p_10151_...lavor+injector&prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

 

[HzG8rGrl]

I have a dumb question or thought as it may be......
I read in the Ladies Room of the forum where you can set out pans for the red ants to clean. Has anyone thought about trying this with an atomizer?
Since there is some sweetness to our juice , I am thinking the ants might make a go of cleaning them for us. Possibly the coils, too.

 

[sjohnson]

MacDiver, if it's a 510 atomizer, you might have a melted plastic cup just above the atomizer threads that's causing the hard pull.

And yes, my atomizers have from some to a lot of paint missing. That same kind of action is happening internally, as well, and really scrubs the inside of the atomizer.

 

[David Bruno]

I've had 5 atty's (510) going for 14 mos. 5 goin for 12 mos and a few 6 mos. I simply soak them in alcohol, dry them. Burn them. That is it. I do rotate atty's every week after I cleaning. I even use the atty's on a 5v pass thru. Love the 510. No problems.

 

[Dantrn]

I had read on here about someone using a water pik to clean their attys so I gave that a try last night on an atty that had a really hard draw and it opened it up wonderfully. Just put some hot water in it with some dawn and rinsed it for about 3 minutes from each side, blew it out and let it dry. Runs like new again.

 

[ricky59]

I'm trying to revive an atty that seemed to go bad after only maybe 30 puffs. It get's hot, but I cannot see any orange glow at the bridge. Even in a dark room. Anyone know what that means and if there is any hope of revival?

 

[Kurt]

I have a dumb question or thought as it may be......
I read in the Ladies Room of the forum where you can set out pans for the red ants to clean. Has anyone thought about trying this with an atomizer?
Since there is some sweetness to our juice , I am thinking the ants might make a go of cleaning them for us. Possibly the coils, too.

Unfortunately nicotine is a strong pesticide. They probably won't get past the appetizers, and might die under the coil. 8-o

I have tried every cleaning method posted in ECF, and the polydent + hot water flushes continues to be head and shoulders better than anything else I've tried, with Crest Health Pro a somewhat distant second. I think the surfactants in polydent and the CO2 bubbles make all the difference. Genius.

 

[bijo]

Short, do you still do this? Do you guys also recommend the dry-burn?

 

[bombastinator]

Interesting... I was just considering buying an ultrasonic cleaner and using industrial 200-proof alcohol; this makes me re-think my approach.

I like the "dark" juice flavors that tend to clog attys with burned sugar by-products (toffee, caramel, pralines-n-cream, butterscotch, etc) and am a big fan of lots of visible vapor so I always order 50/50 vg-pg mixes. Thus, my attys tend to clog up every 3 - 5 days or so... yet I've only had one 510 atty go full-dead on me in the past 3 months, so I'm happy with the inherent durability of the device. But the reduced wicking action and plugged air holes is a major annoyance.

I'll give this a shot and see how it works for me, thanks for posting!!

-Inspector 2211

I just did a bit of reading about the process of ultrasonic cleaning and one of the things they mentioned is that using flammable liquids in an ultrasonic cleaner can be fantastically dangerous.

In general the impression I got is that ultrasonic cleaning is not going to be tremendously useful on the wick itself because ultrasonic cleaning won;t penetrate more than 1 or two layers of cloth. Should work on cleaning out the metal bits but any plastics or soft materials in the bath will absorb the waves and reduce the efficiency of the process.

 

[bombastinator]

ive had an atty run for over 7 months

interesting. What are you vaping through it and what rig are you using?

 

[bombastinator]

I got an idea for automatic agitation if anyone wants to try it. These things are stainless steel, so they should react to as magnet. Some sort of slowly spinning magnet under the container should rotate the attys inside the liquid. It might be enough to build a rig, drop in the tablet and let it run over night. Perhaps a bit less bother in the long run.