Bioethanol cleaning coils?

[mortenhy]

Here in Denmark we can buy something called "husholdningssprit" aka Bioethanol.. Can I use it for cleaning my coils? I was thinking about putting my coils (i vape on aspire nautilus mini) in bioethanol for a few days and cleansing them with water.. Could this work? Or is bioethanol dangerous? Google did not come up with a good answer lol

 

[stols001]

Well, it's supposed to be less toxic but I don't know the answer either. A quick search left me ambivalent, I probably wouldn't use it to clean coils, at least not unless I knew it was safe (are you talking about cleaning coils to reuise them, in which case hot distilled water, or an alcohol soak followed by much rinsing would likely work just fine.)

Anna

 

[AzPlumber]

From my little bit of research it looks like an ethanol made for fuel and from renewable sources but is denatured to prevent drinking. Here in the U.S. we have rubbing alcohol that is also denatured ethanol that some folks use for cleaning atomizers. As long as you wash with water after the ethanol soak it should be fine.

 

[bombastinator]

The term bioethanol is by nature redundant. ALL ethanaol is bioethanol. Ethanol is concentrated yeast poop. (No, really)
Denatured ethanol has an additive that makes it undrinkable. This means that you will probably want to wash it off with water after you clean with it.

 

[mortenhy]

Thanks for the answers all of you. I will try to use it, clean with water and check if it can give me a couple of days extra vaping. This forum is a lifesaver.

 

[Rossum]

Here in the U.S. we have rubbing alcohol that is also denatured ethanol

It can be, but more often it's Isopropyl alcohol.

 

[steeledragon78]

I would say rather than using the denatured ethanol, find something akin to pure grain alcohol like hjemmebrændt, if you can find it in 95% or higher for best results. unflavored is best, here in the states we have everclear, which to me tastes like avgas but is technically drinkable. rinse your coils with that and leave to dry overnight.