can you really boil an atomizer?

[Pepper]

When my first atomizer for my very first super mini stopped producing decent vapour I decided to try boiling it. I figured I had nothing to lose since I had moved onto a mini anyway...

Anyway, the boiling certainly breathed some life back into it, but it doesn't deliver as much of a kick as the mini (in my opinion) which kinda makes it really hard to tell if it brought them back to 100%.

 

[youfillintheblank]

Boiling is absolutley the best. But, I think it needs to be done often, I do mine every 4-5 days, or when I remember, I'm trying to keep up on "crud prevention" , get any little bit of residue off of it before it develops into think chunky crud that may not boil off. I've been on the same M401 atomizer for over a month, and it works beautifully. I've toyed with the idea of adding vinegar to the boiling water, but that would necessitate another boil to get the vinegar smell out.

 

[VP2008]

can I put these in a glass container in and bring to a boil in the microwave or does it have to be done on the stove in a pan? Also how long to you let them sit in the hot water before taking them out to dry? I have a few that oculd use cleaning.

 

[Keltrey]

can I put these in a glass container in and bring to a boil in the microwave or does it have to be done on the stove in a pan? Also how long to you let them sit in the hot water before taking them out to dry? I have a few that oculd use cleaning.

I would be afraid to do that due to the atomizer being metal and arcing that occurs.

 

[plastick]

I have boiled both my NPro and DSE901 atomizers and have nothing but good things to say about boiling!

My DSE was lacking in performance after a couple weeks of constant use, as well as my NPro. Boil it for 60 seconds (while sloshing the atomizer around in the boiling water with tongs, to help clean it). Let it cool down, blow it out, prime the atomizer with 6-8 drops of e-liquid and enjoy your like-new atomizer!

 

[CaSHMeRe]

I have boiled both my NPro and DSE901 atomizers and have nothing but good things to say about boiling!

My DSE was lacking in performance after a couple weeks of constant use, as well as my NPro. Boil it for 60 seconds (while sloshing the atomizer around in the boiling water with tongs, to help clean it). Let it cool down, blow it out, prime the atomizer with 6-8 drops of e-liquid and enjoy your like-new atomizer!

same here Although, I probably already stated so earlier in the thread (call me lazy .... not reading the previous couple pages)

Boiled probably 100 atomizers total over several months. Never lost one to boiling. Lost them to natural vaping causes ...

Although ... I have heard of several people losing good quality atomizers from boiling, I personally never have!

All I suggest is doing it as a last ditch effort. If you have nothin to lose ... go for it!

 

[plastick]

same here Although, I probably already stated so earlier in the thread (call me lazy .... not reading the previous couple pages)

Boiled probably 100 atomizers total over several months. Never lost one to boiling. Lost them to natural vaping causes ...

Although ... I have heard of several people losing good quality atomizers from boiling, I personally never have!

All I suggest is doing it as a last ditch effort. If you have nothin to lose ... go for it!

I think the people that lose good atomizers to boiling didn't do it right. I'm willing to bet they died because they didn't prime them.

Honestly, there is nothing inside an atomizer (in a DSE901 or NPro) that could possibly melt/change shape from the temperature of boiling water. It's far too low to create a significant difference in the shape or form of the atomizer components. Although, running the atomizer under cold water right after boiling it is probably not a good idea. Extreme expansion/contraction is bad for almost any material.

 

[CaSHMeRe]

very valid points plastik, BUT, we don't really know what the natural causes of atomizers deaths are. Flooding/Burning too Hott/etc... we all know can be detrimental. What's to say a boiling session won't? Just stating what I have seen/heard/etc... I have had the best of atomizers die suddenly, for zero reason. I pop them open, heating element is still in tact, and everything looks just peachy, but it just went kaput ...

User error does indeed play a HUGE role though, so I never count that out! LOL

 

[plastick]

very valid points plastik, BUT, we don't really know what the natural causes of atomizers deaths are. Flooding/Burning too Hott/etc... we all know can be detrimental. What's to say a boiling session won't? Just stating what I have seen/heard/etc... I have had the best of atomizers die suddenly, for zero reason. I pop them open, heating element is still in tact, and everything looks just peachy, but it just went kaput ...

User error does indeed play a HUGE role though, so I never count that out! LOL

Are the connections to the "gold" threaded plate (on the bottom of the atomizer) connected to the atomizer coil via solder? If that's true, then it's kinda scary that we're smoking something with lead in it. But it would also explain atomizers dying (super high temperatures melting the solder and breaking the connection).

I am going to rip apart my NPro atomizer as soon as my warranty expires.

 

[CaSHMeRe]

good question ... the sad part is I don't have a broken open atomizer around.

Will take one apart of the next few days and take some nice detailed pics.

 

[K-Sound Krew]

One extra step I do when boiling

Both before and after I put the atomisers in some Iso ALC;

I do it before because I think it cuts the e-liquid a bit
I do it after to get the last bit of residue out and to get residual moisture to evaporate more quickly

What do ya think about this method?
Am I just waisting my time?

 

[SuperStack]

then it's kinda scary that we're smoking something with lead in it.

On July 1, 2006 the European Union Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) and Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) came into effect prohibiting the intentional addition of lead to most consumer electronics produced in the EU. California recently adopted a RoHS law[3] and China has a version as well.

Solder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Oklahoma]

I boiled mine for 12 minutes. Atomizer survived for a few days then died.

Tried CPR but was too late.

 

[Oklahoma]

I boiled mine for 12 minutes. Atomizer survived for a few days then died.

Tried CPR but was too late.

 

[Oklahoma]

All men are created equal at 32 degrees!

 

[New Year quitter]

do it all the time follow my method

It's pretty easy, you take and blow through the atomizer at the battery end
to get all the old e-liquid out of the reservoir and then put them in a pan
with water and then bring the water to a boil, take the pan off just after
the water boils (maybe 30 seconds to a minute after the water boils) and
then set the atomizer on a paper towel with the battery end up so that it
can drain. Let it sit until it cools and then blow the water out and then
add a drop of e-liquid and a fresh cartridge, let the atomizer sit for a
little while to allow the e-liquid to get into the reservoir and then you
can use it again.

I let them sit over night so about 8 to 10 hours. Then before I prime it back up
i make sure all the water is out by blowing into it a couple of more times

When you say you 'set the atomizer on a paper towel battery end up' does this mean the battery end is above the cartridge end, or the other way round.
Sorry for being so dense.

 

[Liberate_Yourself]

He means threaded end up. So the side that you screw the battery onto/into facing the sky, and the mouthpiece/cartridge end facing the paper towel.

 

[New Year quitter]

Cheers for the info.

 

[Sun Vaporer]

I posted yesterday to a person not to boil them only to get a PM today that he went ahead anyway and they all died--As I said before the wires that you can not see are very thin and can not withstand boiling. It makes the wire very weak, brittle and it breaks it apart--so if you are going to do it--be sure you have backups. It is not like you can run down the the suppermarket and buy "a pack of atomizers"--hopefully that day will come--Happy Vaping

 

[ed_bollix]

I just took an 801 I have that has never worked worth a cr@p and boiled the atomizer. I held it in tongs and swished it in the ALMOST boiling water for what seemed long enough. I let it drain, waited for it to cool, stuffed paper towel onto the cart end and blew in it, HARD. Shook it out some more... no water. Put a few drops of liquid in the atomizer... Let it sit. Put 3 more drops in and checked the battery end; no liquid. Put a nice wet cart on and it still works like cr@p but it does work. I am going to assume that these things are pretty dodgy and some of them will crap out and others wont.

I just never had any good results with this 801 and everyone seems to be really happy with them. I suck my brains out for next to no vapor, pick up my 901 and I'm in vapor heaven... I wish my EVO's would get here and release me from this e-cig hell.. Guess that's for another thread.