Cartomizer cleaning??

[plasticscones]

I'm now a believer in what I'm calling the "3B's carto cleaning method":

Boil - repeatedly until water is clear, and doesn't smell funky.
Blow - the heck out of it until nothing comes out and then a little more
Bake - I did 170 for about 40 min.

I'm still curious about the taryn spin to assist drying/draining which I haven't tried yet, but I may never get there since this worked fine.

As far as people saying "just chuck em, they're cheap". I'm sorry, but an average $2 a whack depending on the variety, I'm convinced I just saved myself over 20 bucks last night, even after the gas use for pretty minimal effort. At the same time, I don't think I'd do this more than once. I use atties a lot too, and it's quite clear nothing lasts forever.

Bake it in the oven?!
And blow it how?

 

[sandybeach]

He said blow. I will not laugh I will not laugh.

 

[plasticscones]

He said blow. I will not laugh I will not laugh.

BUAHAHAHAHAHAHA
so i was blowing my catos today in the morning, and let me tell you it is a hard task for a smoker. my lungs almost collapsed lol

 

[supervape]

and tangly cheeks as well! lol

 

[lorikay13]

blow is just a figure of speech.



oh...my bad...wrong joke.

 

[hertm55]

Has anybody tried using a solution of water and baking soda to clean cartos? I'm curious if this would do anything to help remove some of the buildup on the coils?

 

[Robertogee]

Vinegar and baking soda.

 

[sandybeach]

Robert - so what do you do with V & B.S?

 

[lorikay13]

Vinegar and baking soda will FIZZ....big time. I would like to hear if someone has actually done this successfully. Vinegar is a very strong, very corrosive acid....otherwise known as acetic acid. I can't imagine you would want it anywhere near an electronic device. But I could be wrong.......just remember......this is ECF....


Pictures....or it didn't happen.

 

[plasticscones]

I tried it on my cartomizers and the result was fine, didn't really get out all of the flavor though

 

[Chillerhippie]

The sringes and rubber bungs can be obtained from most pharmacies in the UK for free (if you ask and mention you lost the old one which came with your childs Calpol) ;-)