can I reuse atomizers forever?

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dont boil them whatever you do.

attys dont last forever no matter what you do.

I have heard people clean them with Crest Pro Mouthwash would be the safeest thing to do or use plain water(hot) to wash them out and then dry them. prime with a few drops of juice and vape again.

When the atty starts to not produce enough vapor time to get a new one.
 

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i think it's more luck of the draw than anything.

I've read so many different things. Some people clean others don't. Some have them last only hours some have mentioned having ones that lasted as long as 13 months. And it isn't always the ones that are cleaning that have them last longer.

I've only been doing this for a little over two months. The first month I used mainly cartomizers. The second month I've used all other styles of attys. So far I haven't had a single one die except for the one I crushed the bridge on by accident.
 

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i think it's more luck of the draw than anything.

I've read so many different things. Some people clean others don't. Some have them last only hours some have mentioned having ones that lasted as long as 13 months. And it isn't always the ones that are cleaning that have them last longer.

I've only been doing this for a little over two months. The first month I used mainly cartomizers. The second month I've used all other styles of attys. So far I haven't had a single one die except for the one I crushed the bridge on by accident.

That's what I was going to say and forgot. Cartomizers.. No issued with them and they last a long time. Not messy to deal with and refilling is a breeze... yea..
 

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That's what I was going to say and forgot. Cartomizers.. No issued with them and they last a long time. Not messy to deal with and refilling is a breeze... yea..


yea I agree 100%

But the taste changes after using the cartomizer.
People can use them for a long time, for me after refilling them 5 or 6 times the taste is musty and gross.
So I throw them away, they still work, but they go in the trash.
 

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In 40 some days I've lost 2 atty's. The first was a d103 that lind of fell apart and the 2nd was a 901 that quit working in a day. I use 3 510's (different flavors) every day since day 1 with no problems but I do clean them, soak in 100 proof vodka for a while then dry em, when they look gunked up or have had some flavors "stuck" in them. I've been using a 901 for about 35 days, so far so good! We'll see what happens.
 

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yea I agree 100%

But the taste changes after using the cartomizer.
People can use them for a long time, for me after refilling them 5 or 6 times the taste is musty and gross.
So I throw them away, they still work, but they go in the trash.

just wash them under hot water and blow dry and start again. taste is restored.
 

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just wash them under hot water and blow dry and start again. taste is restored.



Maybe....
The fill of the cartomizers becomes more porous after using them and refilling them.
You can not even try to add more than 8 drops of juice, if you do, they fall right out at the other end of the cartomizer.

Probably because of heating the liquid in the fill all the time.

For me it's not worth it.

I buy mine from China for a buck a piece.
 

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Maybe....
The fill of the cartomizers becomes more porous after using them and refilling them.
You can not even try to add more than 8 drops of juice, if you do, they fall right out at the other end of the cartomizer.

Probably because of heating the liquid in the fill all the time.

For me it's not worth it.

I buy mine from China for a buck a piece.

Yeah, Im not meaning they last a month. I get mine too from China for about the same price as you. But for a buck a piece, I get about a week out of them. Very reasonable especially using them at HV.
 

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We've lost about 6 attys in six months. The fastest atty death took about two weeks. The longest? We're still using the M401 ones we bought a little over two months ago. You should always stock up on atomizers. Not because they die soon but because when one does die you'll have another to pop on.
We've been vaping for six months (started with the SmokeStik RN4081 and now M401-402) and have never successfully cleaned an atty by boiling, washing, soaking or anything like that. I tried that twice and killed'em both. Blowing hard at the screw end of an atty into a tissue or paper towel cleans ours.
 
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