I'm still on my first TAWA atty- 5wks in now. No cleaning. I blew it out gently twice so far.. I mean gently, once breath. From the tank side It continues to wick better as time goes on.
Maybe once a week I'll let the TAWA rest for 4-5hrs, and use the atty with the warranty. (I only sleep for a couple hrs at a time). That seems to do something.
Sorry things arent working out for people. I'm pretty sure my atty's are "old" v1's.
The one constant seems to be that the less people mess with them, the longer they last. Last I knew Cozzcon was still using his exclusively (I bought after watching his review vid, and update review vid after a week or two of use). Could have changed by now though.