can I reuse atomizers forever?

[jdub]

so i started getting less vapor I cleaned it with mouth wash and it works like new

got a minty flavor now

I think I can make these things last a very long time

on the bad not I am out of carts and juice... and have 6 analogs even though I havent smoked since 12/31/09 now I am screwed and going to have to smoke a analog since my juice aint came in

 

[WhatAClumsyGirl]

Be sure you wash that atty out and soak it in water for awhile, then let it dry.

Maybe your eliquid will be there tomorrow..hope so.

I stock up on everything, just in case...so you might wanna do that in the future.

Dont beat yourself up about slipping...as long as you go back to the vape...It happens to alot of us. I slipped once, it about choked me to death.

Good luck !!

 

[Elendil]

The big difference is you can boil an atomizer.

Well, that explains the 3 kids then................

 

[sepper33]

I've gotten a month out of two of my atties by cola-cleaning them about once a week and blowing them out overnight. I think a lot of it is just drying them out and luck.

 

[RedZone]

Bought a bunch of Atty's for my 510 when I started up vapin. But, been stuck on one flavor for the last few weeks - Bananas Fosters Coffee - Ms. T's
So, been using just one atty for 6 weeks now. Don't clean it, direct drip 100% of the time. I've blown it out once. If I can get 6 weeks out of one, if it finally dies, it get's trashed, plain and simple. Not going through the hassles of boiling, etc., etc.

 

[prof beard]

In my experience attys only give full performance for a few weeks continuous use. When I first started vaping I used to rotate my attys and batteries and I "thought" they were lasting really well - until I tried out a new atty an realised they had all got really weak..

Nowadays I stick an atty on my device (normally a Screwdriver) and vape it til it dies or drops, then bin it and stick on a new one...

 

[420GypsyGirl]

You can clean an atty very easily if you do it right. Here is what I do. Take a shot glass and fill it with vinegar and add it to a coffee pot of water. Pour the water/vinegar in your coffee maker. Now take the atty and place it in a little holder like a small bottle cap. Then place this in the coffee maker(where you normally place the filter and coffee) dead center. Turn on the coffee maker. When the water/vinegar mixture has been put through once, do it again.

Take the atty out, rinse under warm water for a minute or two and shake it free of any liquid and then set it on a paper towel to dry over night. Voila! Almost as good as new. Been doing it this way for a very long time. Saves you money. Attys do not have any electronics in them so you can submerge them and then let them dry out and they'll work once again. The reason I think vinegar works is because it is an acid and it tends to work even better when heated up a bit and cleans a lot of the gunk from the atty very well.

Try it...you might be surprised how well it works.

If you need a pic to show you how to do it I can provide one.

 

[Poeia]

Which way does the atty face in the filter area? I'm assuming up so the vinegar/water mix hits it on the way down. (I just retired my old 4-cup pot to a top shelf for emergencies. This might qualify.)

ETA: How big is your coffee pot? I might need to adjust the amount of vinegar for a 4-cup pot.

 

[420GypsyGirl]

A four cup pot works great. That is the one I use, it was an old one and I now have a use for it. So a four cup coffee maker add one shot glass of vinegar and set your atty any old way - it doesn't matter, water flows around it. Oh and the reason you have it in a little lid is so that that the hot water/vinegar mix has time to work and it also allows for the solution to sorta spill over the sides to take the yucky stuff away.

 

[umop apisdn]

A four cup pot works great. That is the one I use, it was an old one and I now have a use for it. So a four cup coffee maker add one shot glass of vinegar and set your atty any old way - it doesn't matter, water flows around it. Oh and the reason you have it in a little lid is so that that the hot water/vinegar mix has time to work and it also allows for the solution to sorta spill over the sides to take the yucky stuff away.

I don't feel easy cleaning an electrical and metal component with an acid as strong as vinegar. I'm not sure what metal the coil's made out of, but I can't think of many metals that acids don't corrode.

 

[420GypsyGirl]

I don't feel easy cleaning an electrical and metal component with an acid as strong as vinegar. I'm not sure what metal the coil's made out of, but I can't think of many metals that acids don't corrode.

That's why you rinse them after you clean them with water thoroughly.

 

[MoeJoe39]

The vinegar will clean the coffee pot too!!

 

[jimho]

Anyone using citric acid? I found a few posts where people were using lemon juice.... You can buy citric acid from most health food stores for less than 5$... I use it regularly to clean my espresso machine and have it handy... it loosens caked on espresso and also decalicifies.... and it's in many flavors you'll find in juice...totally safe...

I tried it yesterday to freshen up a 510 atomizer I've been using for about a week... used 1/8 of a tsp in a shot of hot water, dropped the atomizer in over night, rinsed it, blew it out gently with compressed air and let it dry a few hrs.... worked great..... no need to waste vodka...

 

[Libertysf]

Yes. I don't have it right in front of me. I will post the exact name tomorrow evening when I get back home. It is a solution used to clean commercial ice machines. Safe if ingested and cleans my 510's very nicely.

Elendil, did you ever get a chance to look at what you use to clean the 510 atty?

 

[WhatAClumsyGirl]

I think attys are like people..some live longer than others.

I'm beginning to think the same of cartomizers...I had one that i filled twice, bang its history...another one is going after 4 fills.

I get attached to certain attys...i suppose this is normal..I'm really hoping "Hank" my current atty lives for awhile...we have this bond going.

I have cleaned some, just rinsed some others out. I am keeping my few dead ones, will try the deep cleaning method one of these days...

 

[Thyestean]

I get attached to certain attys...i suppose this is normal..I'm really hoping "Hank" my current atty lives for awhile...we have this bond going.

Oh man.....that really cracked me up more than it should have. As if Hoss wasn't enough. silly silly Clumsy

 

[aschmidy]

Nooooooooo! I jinxed my awesome atty! I posted (#30) on here about my atty I'd had for 8 months. This afternoon it started to die....a very foul and painful death. There really is a jinx to bragging about attys! It's so sad to lose a great one.

 

[WhatAClumsyGirl]

Oh man.....that really cracked me up more than it should have. As if Hoss wasn't enough. silly silly Clumsy

LOL... glad i brought a smile to your face

 

[Thyestean]

aschmidy I would give condolences but in order to not jinx myself I am going to pretend not to have seen your post

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lol Clumsy ... often

 

[aschmidy]

Thanks Thyestean. Beware, I didn't believe in the jinx and opened my big mouth!
Good Luck!