atty "conditioning"

[locke2121]

We've all tasted that horrible first few puffs off a new atty. I just bought a new one from Halo as a backup..and sure enough...that machine oil smell is in there. So I got to wondering how I could get that out without burning it out or puffing a bunch of juice.

I recently started getting that "old" taste from an atty...pull off my cart and sure enough, the wick is a dark brown..time for cleaning. So I thought I would try the polident method. I got an old shot glass, dropped in a baking soda flavored denture tablet and let the good times roll. Well the next morning, after a good rinse in scalding water and blowing it out...no smell, bright white wick! I'm letting it air dry right now.

So that got me to thinking, if I can get weeks of crud out of an old atty with denture tablets...why not condition a new atty the same way?? I've got the little sucker soaking right now...tonight I'll rinse it out and use a blow dryer to speed up the process. Results will be posted.

 

[Stownz]

As with all cleaning methods, there is a risk of killing or shortening the life of the atty. Should get months out of an atty with only a water rince and dry. I've blown too many up over the last year of vaping 6ml a day, I just chill out now days and leave them be.

 

[locke2121]

SUCCESS!!! I took the atty out of the bath, blew it out, and then gave it a few minutes over a warm hair dryer. Then a few quick pulses on my manual batt to make sure all the water was out. I put a few drops of Menthol Ice from Halo on..let it soak in and used an empty cart to vape through...PURE MENTHOL! No machine oil taste, no funny primer taste...just clouds of menthol ice!