Cartomiser Cleaning...

[MadmanMacguyver]

I seem to have happened onto a method that works for cleaning Caros and extending their lifespan...
problem is most people will not have the tools to use this method...Srry its not perfect but for me I have kept 2 5ohm cartos going vaping heavily on them for 2 1/2 months using multiple flavors w/o the flavors clashing...
Note if you do not have a compressor w good filters to keep oil out of your cartos this wont help you again srry

1 keep them wet so Use those carto condoms...

2 once a week or when you want to change flavors fill them with PGA let it soak about 2 min

3 set your air to 20-30psi and using an air gun with the rubber tip hold the tip to the mouth end of the carto (remove the rubber tip of the carto first!!!) hold tightly to the carto if it comes loose the filler will pop out from the pressure going back out the way it came in (BIGGER HOLE)...

4 (wash rinse repeat)...you will know when it is clean the filler will be pristine white and you will not be able to smell the juice that was last in it...however I cannot state enough (HOLD THE CARTO TIGHTLY!!!!) I killed 3 cartos getting this method perfected...

5 occasionally you will have to use a long needle to re-align the air shaft inside the carto so you can see through it if you don't it will be very hard to get a draw...

I hope this helps a few people I know not everyone has an air compressor or the proper filters...
I recommend against doing this if you do not have Air filters appropriate for automotive painting or if you have an automatic oiling system...you will ruin the carto...

Do not try this with Canned Air it will leave chemicals behind which are TOXIC!!

Good luck! and Vape on..

 

[Shantia]

got any links where we can buy the same air compressor and filters you use?

 

[MadmanMacguyver]

Seriously...any compressor will do I have these but a pancake w same or similar filters will do...

Kind of prohibitive to go out and buy for simply extending the life of cartos a few months...

60 Gallon Air Compressor - 2 Stage, 5 HP, 165 PSI

Sharpe 880A Air Control Filter, Model# 880A | Filters, Lubricators + Regulators | Northern Tool + Equipment

beyond that I am unsure of the exact requirements to remove impurities from an air supply...I just know mine has a cheap and an expensive air filtration system and I could fill scuba tanks w my setup...lol(at least one of my friends who is a dive instructor says)

 

[bliss56]

Maybe a silly question but would one of those units that fill air mattresses work?

 

[MadmanMacguyver]

Maybe...I have no idea of the pressure or how hard it would be to use one though...hey whatever works huh

 

[eyebrook]

No to the mattress compressor not enough volume, ie to slow air delivery

 

[Pamdane]

i have an industrial air compressor. Is it too heavy duty for this?

 

[Pamdane]

i have an industrial air compressor. Is it too heavy duty for this?

Yep. it worked.

 

[Mr. P]

For cartos I use a flavor injector for meat, the kind that you find in a kitchen that looks like a giant syringe and a rubber grip that you can find on a lot of ink pens. Put the rubber grip on the bottom of the injector (instead of that giant needle) and put the carto in the other end. Then all you have to do is get a bowl of hot water and suck the water up through the carto and syringe then pu.... back out. Do that a few times and the carto is as good as new.

 

[strprswpr]

What is PGA???

 

[dragonlover]

Pure Grain Alcohol

 

[MadmanMacguyver]

or also known as the meanest stuff you can get...or the stuff they spiked the punch with...(not that I advise such behavior...actually I suggest it not be done)

 

[emus]

i have an industrial air compressor. Is it too heavy duty for this?

I use 10psi to blow out carto.

If your compressor uses oil be aware of blow-by.

 

[MadmanMacguyver]

I use 10psi to blow out carto.

If your compressor uses oil be aware of blow-by.

Thanx...missed that one...as for the oil...I have filters...without them I would not advise it...not something you want to vape...

 

[bmwjen]

Yep we use an air compressor to blow them out too. 10-15 psi works: )

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[vapourflow]

How do you know when a carto is not working properly?

 

[MadmanMacguyver]

When the draw gets tight...I try to clean minre before they get bad...may waste a little juice but that's better than wasting the most important part of my setup...the part that vaporizes the juice...once its dead...well ded is ded...

 

[gatorgirl]

I have found something even better than PGA to use cleaning attys or cartos. White lightningthis .... will burn your insides out so you know it has gotta be good for cartos

 

[epresley]

Thank you! After months with attys I am new to cartos. Just been learning them over the past day or two. My first question was what to do when you want to change flavors - this is exactly what I was after!

This is going to be so much fun! I can get out my ultrasonic cleaner to clean the attys and at the same time break out the air compressor for the cartos, all while mixing my next batch of DIY juice and charging batteries. I am enjoying fiddling with all of this stuff almost as much as I do vaping.

 

[LukeTheDuke]

I am enjoying fiddling with all of this stuff almost as much as I do vaping.

I second that motion!!

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