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I definitely wouldn't do it with any dishwashing detergent in there, and I don't think it would get in there enough to do any good, with or without detergent.
Dishwasher, hum..no way. Do yourself a favor and buy an ultrasonic cleaner. You can get them at walmart. Use just plain water in it. Excellent cleaner.
yea, was just a thought.
Wallmart owns a couple of franchises in South Africa, will check them out.
I thought i had read that they ultrasonic cleaners were not terribly effective?
I have been using mine for about 9 months now and have had great luck. Another thing I quit doing was dry burning. I feel it over stresses the metal leading to premature failure. Atty's were meant to be run wet not dry. I have had 7 atty's that I have run in rotation over the last 10 months and have only lost 3. YMMV
put a Atty on a dishwasher?? well there is a first time to everything! 
I regulary use a isopropilic alcool solution to clean my attys, since they dry faster using that solvent!
Regular tap water i don't recomend, better to use distiled water because of the minerals that tap water has dissolved in it, and while the atty dries some minerals can accumulate on it!
I regulary use a isopropilic alcool solution to clean my attys, since they dry faster using that solvent!
Regular tap water i don't recomend, better to use distiled water because of the minerals that tap water has dissolved in it, and while the atty dries some minerals can accumulate on it!
After I read the initial post, I had this mental image of a bunch of atties sitting on the little prongs at the top of the dishwasher where you put the glasses usually... then hitting the start button and RATTATATAATAAT "IN COMING!"
Obviously that isn't how it would be done, but putting it in a plastic "dedicates" case would pretty much defeat the purpose of getting the jet pressure up into the atty where it really needs to be cleaned. I just read another post elsewhere where they recommended that you put baking soda in the atty add a little vinegar and quickly cover the hole and let the pressure push the cleaning agents out the connector end. Seemed like something to try out.
Obviously that isn't how it would be done, but putting it in a plastic "dedicates" case would pretty much defeat the purpose of getting the jet pressure up into the atty where it really needs to be cleaned. I just read another post elsewhere where they recommended that you put baking soda in the atty add a little vinegar and quickly cover the hole and let the pressure push the cleaning agents out the connector end. Seemed like something to try out.
Had a few weeks holiday and tried different methods.
My final solution is as follows (and this works 100%, they come out good as new).
1. Dry Burn till it glows, smoke is irrelevant at this time.
2. I have a plastic pipe I made to fit onto my hot water tap in the laundry basin, the atty goes into the other end and fits snugly when squeezed on properly. Pre heat the tap by turning it on. Attach atty to pipe and pipe to tap then turn the tap on (not to much pressure) and leave it for about a minute to flush the gunk out.
3. Fill atty to the brim with bicarb then attach the pipe again. Bend the pipe to prevent vinegar from touching the bicarb till you are ready. Fill the pipe with vinegar and close the top with a finger and the atty with another finger from your other hand. Unbend the pipe and as the pressure from the chemical reaction gets to much release it through the atty. Add more vinegar and repeat till all the bicarb is out of the atty.
4. Repeat step 2 to get rid of the vinegar and any bicarb that may still be left.
5. Blow out with your mouth or attach pipe to air if you have a compressor to get most of the liquid out.
6. dry burn till it glows (to get the last of the water out the wick).
Done this with LR and bridged atties without an issue.
Good as new and takes about 5 minutes
My final solution is as follows (and this works 100%, they come out good as new).
1. Dry Burn till it glows, smoke is irrelevant at this time.
2. I have a plastic pipe I made to fit onto my hot water tap in the laundry basin, the atty goes into the other end and fits snugly when squeezed on properly. Pre heat the tap by turning it on. Attach atty to pipe and pipe to tap then turn the tap on (not to much pressure) and leave it for about a minute to flush the gunk out.
3. Fill atty to the brim with bicarb then attach the pipe again. Bend the pipe to prevent vinegar from touching the bicarb till you are ready. Fill the pipe with vinegar and close the top with a finger and the atty with another finger from your other hand. Unbend the pipe and as the pressure from the chemical reaction gets to much release it through the atty. Add more vinegar and repeat till all the bicarb is out of the atty.
4. Repeat step 2 to get rid of the vinegar and any bicarb that may still be left.
5. Blow out with your mouth or attach pipe to air if you have a compressor to get most of the liquid out.
6. dry burn till it glows (to get the last of the water out the wick).
Done this with LR and bridged atties without an issue.
Good as new and takes about 5 minutes
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Spartan... goo you are the bane of my ECF existence, making me do double takes on the dates. Just playin (well bout your bane-hood anywho) I'll only cause havoc for a few days an then be back in the swing of things
I'll only cause havoc for a few days an then be back in the swing of things
lol, I was actually just reading this thread about 2hours before you posted in it. Just got an Ego kit not to long ago and I haven't done any maintenance yet. How often do people pmcs their gear?
Good question. How can you tell when attys need to be cleaned?
I usually rinse mine out with hot tap water once a week. Needed or not it makes me feel better to know its been cleaned.
I do the dry burn when I start loosing the throat hit. In my case I seem to loose the throat hit before I loose any vapor.
On my Ego T,s I burn the metal wick holder and wick over as a unit over the stove with long tweezers till the wick is burned white again. Then rinse it off. Found its easier then taking the wick out for me. Seems to work great.
I do the dry burn when I start loosing the throat hit. In my case I seem to loose the throat hit before I loose any vapor.
On my Ego T,s I burn the metal wick holder and wick over as a unit over the stove with long tweezers till the wick is burned white again. Then rinse it off. Found its easier then taking the wick out for me. Seems to work great.
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