Atomizer use Question?

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Luv2CUSmile

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I haven't seen anything like this posted-
This is for those that clean their atty's whether it be occassionally or often...

**What type of atty do you use...(401, 510, 901,etc)

**What do you use it with..(401 batt, 901 batt, SD, Prodigy, etc)

**How often do you clean your atty..(daily, weekly, monthly, when it needs it, etc)

**What do you primarily vape...(variety, fruity, tobacco, HV, Ecopure, VG, DIY w/ vodka, etc)

**How do you clean your atty...(blow it out only, soak 5 min in water, overnight in water, soak in cola, denture cleanser, rinse lightly, etc)

**How long after cleaning, drying does it take your atty to perform...(right away, 10 long inhales, a few times to prime it and usually starts performing back to regular or better after a day...)

**Do you find it performs... (better, smoother, lighter, etc)

**Average lifespan of your atty w/ normal use...(still going 3 mos later, a couple weeks, after 3 cleanings, a month, replace when pull is hard and cleaning doesn't help, etc...)

>>>In parantheses are just probable answers- I am looking for specifics to you and your experiences...
Thx so much! I am just trying to determine by experiences of others if I should look at some alternate methods of maintenance based on several factors-
Thx again for any who choose to participate in my "questionaire"...
 

FluffaPuff

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Tonight, I actually cleaned my two attys for my 510 (using 510 battery) for the first time (have been using them for about two months). I just used tweezers that are slightly curved at the tip to pull out the few burnt fibers from under the atty bridge and then blew out the atty a few times. Made quite a difference in the draw (and no more burnt taste).
 

props76

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4 weeks on 2 attys still at full strength. I don't clean or dry them out. One was getting what I though was less than new about a week ago. Soaked in rubbing alc. for about 3 hours (long enough to make the paint soft). Let it dry over night. 3 drops prime and worked great and is still going.

I think the failures that most people are having is a result of overheating a dry atty, burning it up and baking stuff on, or just using it to hard for to many drags in a row. I think by not filling it correctly, trying to get the last drop out of the cart, people make up for a lack of juice, by trying to run the atty to hard to get the vape.
 

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Good information-
I also have thought there has got to be some other reason so many people have issues... I figure I must use mine exactly as intended, no mod, no drip/dip, I refill and make sure it is not overfilled, etc- I do blow them out but not every night, but when I put away my stuff for the night I put my atty back into the dummy sleeve it came in and sit it in a shot glass so that the tip is facing down... I guess that gives it an opportunity to drip out if need be...
The only 2 I have tried w/ "cleaning" are the one atty I had that dropped and one of my husbands that actually melted on the side...
The one that dropped has revived somewhat... experimenting still to get it back 100% - the one that the mesh partially melted away is still a "no go"-
I am keeping it though just in case...
 

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I'm using my 510 atty since only 3 weeks, having consistently good hits. No cleaning, i just let it standing, cartridge side down, on a sheet of paper when not i use. There's almost always some leftover ejuice on the paper and the atomizer taste as good as new afterwhile.

I am using a 910 and leaving it standing when not in use. I have been cleaning them in hot water once a week so far two months use and still hits like new.
 

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UPDATE: We're having puppies today at my house so I stayed home from work....so between puppies, I worked on an atty I had soaking in cpro, an atty so plugged up, hardly any air would pass through when I blew on the batt end...so the prime was left in....I soaked it for three days and low a behold, I could now get air through it but it was still too restrictive...so I boiled it for an hour with the batt end up. I could see little air bubbles trying the come out on the batt end, after it boiled for an hour, I could clearly see the air bubbling through the air holes on the batt end. And sure enough, after I cooled it down it vapes like a new atty...easy draw, full of vape....I conclude the cpro wash loosened everything up and the boil cleared the mesh.
 

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**I use a 510 atty

**I use a 510 battery but ordered a Protege

**I clean my atty when it is hard to draw even after blowing it out.

**I vape sweeter flavors like cotton candy, cola, Dr. Pepper, and grape. I also vape Kent.

**I soak it for 15 minutes in Crest Mouthwash then blow it out.

**I leave my atty to dry overnight.

**My clean atty performs much better.

**I have been vaping for 1.5 months on the same 2 attys. (Signature says less time but that is the date of my last analog ever.)
 

Luv2CUSmile

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Very cool! I see a pattern here just a bit...
I am not brave enough to try the boil method yet but I don't have a 510- I made this thread as part of the reason being... I believe some atty's may be able to withstand a few methods that other atty's may not do so well with... I appreciate the info that is coming in here- I hope to be able to see a definite pattern of use and method and post for everyone the best method for their specific atty- whether it be no cleaning needed at all, to boiling, to Crest, to club soda, and any other methods that may come up as reported...
Thx again for responding...
 

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The 901 battery and atty I bought in August from E Smokey treats is still working. The battery is losing power so I bought replacements from E Liquid Planet. I have not cleaned my atty but will do so now except I am afraid I will kill a weakened atty. It may be going out anyway because the taste of it is slightly burnt and it gets very hot.

I question if should use the old one until completely dead or save them for back up.

I bought 801 Parts from RMV two months ago too. The battery is still perfect but the atty died of sudden death. I never cleaned it ever.

The only time I cleaned my atty is when some foul liquid killed my very first and second 901. They were a month old and cleaning the atty didn't revive them. I just threw away bad juice.

So to me cleaning doesn't help and I am a constant vaporer when I sit here at the pc and the pvs have lasted more than two months.
 
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boxhead

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well for what it`s worth:
i use 901/801 atomizers on a SD, a 5vdc PT, and manual and auto batts.

i use 510 on the mega manual and oem manual batt.

i drip 2-4 drops mostly with 1-2 drops into carts, and drip often to be just below the gurgle sound.

for the last three months i have blown out a couple of attys but mostly just run them freshly dripped, and i do wash out the cart filler with hot soappy water and rinse well.
i did burn up 1 801 atty and 2 901 attys since june and started in jan, with dse201 and dse103.
got real in may with 901s and 801s then got fancy with a SD.

i have my tattoo machine`s ultrasonic cleaner that i put 2 attys in yesterday after JimDavis`s post about fred, the oldest known 901 atty, commiting sucicide by falling of a table...and they air drying after canair blowing and they look very clean inside, but have try them yet.

i made a adapter that works on the 901PT with 801 attys and i belive it is what keeps the atomizers i use work for along time by 'kina`s self cleaning oven discussion` from several months back, the 510 runs so hot that with me dripping often keeps it good...
oh, what was the question?
 

Luv2CUSmile

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LOL Thx guys! Boxhead, I am glad you posted, I also would like to see what differences there are in trend w/ HV's versus the actual standard e-cigs on atty's...
What would the tattoo cleaner be made of? That is interesting and would like to check it out- I can get tattoo anything here so that could be an option also... Have you noticed a trend as to which atty's seem to work best on HV's, tastewise, vapewise, etc and then timewise on life? Would love to hear more...
Greenie good to hear from you too- a constant vaper's take on things is great! thx for the heads up- Would you have tried harder if it weren't time consuming to revive them or either way it's just easier to get a new one??
When mine have gotten to where I think they may be dying completely... those are the ones I have set aside to "clean"- I am waiting for a bit more feedback but will be trying 2 methods, one I read about on the boards here- I don't know how to link posts into posts yet but one is the Crest Mouthwash post and the other is Club Soda which I think someone else may have mentioned but I already bought to try after getting enough info and bravery to do it... LOL (I thought of Club Soda when someone mentioned the Coke method...) Club Soda cleans everything- LOL I would go baking soda maybe but am not certain of the bicarbonate properties and drying on the atty to then vape... Will stick with what I know...

**Sattec, I didn't ask before- What kind of puppies?? how did the birth go? I hope they are all well- Are you going to post pics? LOL
 
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