Blowing out your atomizer...

[haznugadget]

Talk to me about taking the filiment ( little hairs out) I have done this.

Comments ? Ideas?? Also, other than blowing it out any other cleaning that needs to be done and how often? soaking in something??

~~ with gratitude~~

 

[nubee]

Talk to me about taking the filiment ( little hairs out) I have done this.

Comments ? Ideas?? Also, other than blowing it out any other cleaning that needs to be done and how often? soaking in something??

~~ with gratitude~~

Filiment usually means the heating element (filiment of wire). The heating element is wrapped around a small wick that some people have removed due to burning but the results after doing that seem to indicate it isn't the best choice.

Some recommend cleaning in PGA (Pure Grain Alcohol), some in boiling water, some in just hot, tap water, some with Polident tablets and some with Crest Pro Mouthwash. All seem to have their merits and success.

Daily, every 3rd day, weekly, never.

I think much of your cleaning habits have to due with how much you vape and what type of juice you vape. Try them all and see what works best for you and gives you the best performance and longest atty life and then post it here

I've tried most and currently have gone back to just hot, tap water every night for approx 20 secs, let it dry overnight and then prime and vape next morning.

 

[DC2]

Talk to me about taking the filiment ( little hairs out) I have done this.

Comments ? Ideas?? Also, other than blowing it out any other cleaning that needs to be done and how often? soaking in something??

~~ with gratitude~~

This is the best cleaning method: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html

You only need to do it when you start noticing a dropoff in production.
You probably also want to do it when you start getting a burnt taste all the time.


There are basically two things regarding cleaning atomizers that everyone should know...

First, there is the fact that juice can possibly dry up inside the mesh of the atomizer and clog things up a bit. This can be fixed by just about any cleaning method you use, but in my opinion running it under very hot tap water is perfectly sufficient. I used to use a Diet Coke bath every week, but I've decided that is just overkill.

The second thing is that burnt up juice gunk accumulates on the atomizer heating element over time. This is what causes the atomizer performance to get worse and worse, and eventually break the atomizer by snapping the soldering points of the heating element. Dry burns are the only thing that can clean that burnt up gunk coating off properly.

 

[Seabrook]

Why diet coke, is the aspartame better than the sugar in coke? I was going to try a regular coke bath, but come to think of it, coke does have a lot of sugar in it. Curious.

 

[DC2]

Why diet coke, is the aspartame better than the sugar in coke? I was going to try a regular coke bath, but come to think of it, coke does have a lot of sugar in it. Curious.

Yeah, better to avoid the sugar.