whats the best way to clean attys? It's been about four weeks since I've cleaned the one I'm currently using
best way to clean attys?
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see the thread; "my atty resurrection method".... it is long and all based on the same principle of cleaning attys... posted by highping.... pardon my spelling but i'm sure you can find it here.
If you've cleaned it, and it's at least a month old, you are nearing the expiration of most attys... sure some people have theirs for months, and you may not be abusing yours,
but this technique is for attys that are so worn out, and clogged that you are not getting any much vape out of it...
when an atty dies, it means it can't fire anymore.... usually electronic connections are busted... the "resurrection" method is for cleaning gunk...
if you carefully follow highping's method, it shouldn't harm it.... but be careful...
best to have a few (at least )back ups of your favorite attys.
other than that, just blow it out....
but this technique is for attys that are so worn out, and clogged that you are not getting any much vape out of it...
when an atty dies, it means it can't fire anymore.... usually electronic connections are busted... the "resurrection" method is for cleaning gunk...
if you carefully follow highping's method, it shouldn't harm it.... but be careful...
best to have a few (at least )back ups of your favorite attys.
other than that, just blow it out....
I have read stuff on both sides some say you must clean your atomizers by boiling and using vodka and chemicals ..ect. Yet some say you should only burn off once per day and both parties swear their way. I dunno but from what i read i think that burning off and using quality eliquid is the "best" way to do it .. hehe. but i have no idea really since i don't even have my ecig yet. Its just what i gathered from reviews. I try to take in account how long their attys last and what type of eliquid they use. I think these are HUGE factors. Agian i don't know just things I read
IMHO, most of the recommendations for cleaning attys is pure, unadulterated BS. HighPing's method works OK, but there is NFW that you can "resurrect" a dead atty WITHOUT REBUILDING THE COIL. The HighPing method cleans an atty; it does not resurrect it.
So the first thing to do is to spend about $5-$10 and get a multimeter to test for an open circuit. If the coil is burned through, it's RIP and no amount of voodoo, burning of incense, or wican ritual will help your atty. I like the wican stuff because it allows you to run around a forest with naked women, but that will not do anything for my atty.
I rebuilt a bunch of attys to acquire a survival skill in the case of a ban (but at less than $5 for genuine Joye's not worth the effort), and the failed ones I took apart all had a crud accumulation in them. It's the same crud you get when you burn something during cooking and happens every time you burn an organic compound (Carbonization). Juices are a combination of water and organic compounds; the sugars (many sweeteners are mostly forms of sugar) in your juices get really sticky and cruddy when heated.
There is a wick that passes through the coil. Drippers dewick the atty claiming that it is not needed for dripping. They are probably right BUT one should never try to dewick a used atty, because there will be some carbonization between the wick and coil which acts like a glue: pull on the wick on a used atty and you are likely to damage the coil.
One would certainly not use many of the methods or solutions recommended here to clean the burnt food from their ovens and pots and pans. If it does not work with those items, what makes people think that it will work with an atty? Chemically, products like alcohol (methyl, denatured ethyl, or isopropyl) make no sense to me; vinegar is an acid and oxidant and will work somewhat, but stinks like hell. Baking soda and denture cleaner and even oxyclean are better choices
The HP method is a hot water wash followed by a dry burn. The dry burn is the same process that one uses in a self cleaning oven: the high temperature reduces the gunk to ash (completing the burning process) and the ash is easy to remove.
I supplement the flush with a soak in a mild oxidant like denture cleaner/baking soda and an ultrasonic bath beforehand. It's the best way to knock loose any of the burnt material.
As the OP said, so much depends on the type of juice and vaping habits. Clean often and don't forget to prime your atty after using. Once the wick starts to crud up, it takes only a short time for the atty to fail. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to inspect an atty unless you debridge it, and debridging only works for drippers.
So the first thing to do is to spend about $5-$10 and get a multimeter to test for an open circuit. If the coil is burned through, it's RIP and no amount of voodoo, burning of incense, or wican ritual will help your atty. I like the wican stuff because it allows you to run around a forest with naked women, but that will not do anything for my atty.
I rebuilt a bunch of attys to acquire a survival skill in the case of a ban (but at less than $5 for genuine Joye's not worth the effort), and the failed ones I took apart all had a crud accumulation in them. It's the same crud you get when you burn something during cooking and happens every time you burn an organic compound (Carbonization). Juices are a combination of water and organic compounds; the sugars (many sweeteners are mostly forms of sugar) in your juices get really sticky and cruddy when heated.
There is a wick that passes through the coil. Drippers dewick the atty claiming that it is not needed for dripping. They are probably right BUT one should never try to dewick a used atty, because there will be some carbonization between the wick and coil which acts like a glue: pull on the wick on a used atty and you are likely to damage the coil.
One would certainly not use many of the methods or solutions recommended here to clean the burnt food from their ovens and pots and pans. If it does not work with those items, what makes people think that it will work with an atty? Chemically, products like alcohol (methyl, denatured ethyl, or isopropyl) make no sense to me; vinegar is an acid and oxidant and will work somewhat, but stinks like hell. Baking soda and denture cleaner and even oxyclean are better choices
The HP method is a hot water wash followed by a dry burn. The dry burn is the same process that one uses in a self cleaning oven: the high temperature reduces the gunk to ash (completing the burning process) and the ash is easy to remove.
I supplement the flush with a soak in a mild oxidant like denture cleaner/baking soda and an ultrasonic bath beforehand. It's the best way to knock loose any of the burnt material.
As the OP said, so much depends on the type of juice and vaping habits. Clean often and don't forget to prime your atty after using. Once the wick starts to crud up, it takes only a short time for the atty to fail. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to inspect an atty unless you debridge it, and debridging only works for drippers.
I usually just blow mine out every day, never had any problems thus far with buildup or loss of vapor.
I like to soak mine in White Vinegar for 30 or 40 minutes. Then an hot water rinse and dry. About every month I do a dry burn.
I vape sweet, high VG based juices which tends to "gunk" up the atomizer coil much faster than PG based juices.
I vape sweet, high VG based juices which tends to "gunk" up the atomizer coil much faster than PG based juices.
I just boil a pot of water on the stove and drop my attys in for about 10 minutes. Works like a charm every time. 
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