510 Atties and "Burnt Taste"

[Camel Crush]

Hello, residential experts.

I am currently on my third 510 atomizer. My first two, which came with my first purchase, are currently in storage as they both emit an awful "burnt" taste, regardless of which kind of liquid I drip. I have never cleaned these atomizers, only blown them out a couple times to see if they were flooded.

I am posting this question because I'm not sure what needs to be done. Are these atomizers ruined, or do they just need cleaned? And, if so, I suppose I need to get some Everclear, correct?

 

[Kewtsquirrel]

Everclear and an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner ($20 from Wal-Mart) is probably a great first step. If that doesn't work, I've had some success with a few 5-10 second dry burns.