Ok, so with the cartomizers how often do you clean them? I was watching a vid that says to boil them for 5 min. The sign your cartomizer is running on low on juice is when you get that burning smell or taste, correct? Can you put a different juice in when the other juice runs out, or should you clean them first before trying a new juice. Also I was idiot and put on a cartomizer without juice and tried smoking it lol and now its burnt, is it trash now? thanks
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u can try putting juice into the one you burnt and see if it tastes bad or not, if you got the juice to spare. cleaning cartos is a hit and miss thing it doesn't always work they're ment to be disposable but youll want to clean them once they're starting to not absorb as much juice or aren't working as well. also boil them for about 15 minutes instead of five, clean them a little better. and blow them out and bake them at 250 for about an hour. then if you want you can go to walmart or something and buy some damprid. put a little of that in a paper towel and wrap it up and put it in a plastic bag with all of the cartos and seal it. let it sit over night and they'll be nice and dry
u can put juice in the used cartos....you dont always have to clean them out when switching juice flavors.
I wouldn't clean it unless it tastes too bad to use and you've got nothing to loose 
Loading a new flavor on top of an old one:
I do it fairly frequently if it has been vaped as empty as I can, and if it was initally a tobacco flavored cart. Most flavors will do OK with a little tobacco mixed in. Vanilla is also a flavor that you can usually pack a new flavor on top of and it will be OK. Sometimes...I'll refill with a flavor from the same family...I.E. Menthol to Mint, Cookies to Waffles, Cinnamon to Candy Cane, etc.
Really, it's best to simply dedicate a fresh carto to one flavor and leave it at that Toss the thing when it starts tasting too bad or dies. The time and energy bill involved in bringing a poly-fill carto back to life probably well exceeds the cost of just getting new ones (unless you're cleaing dozens at a time for a big family of vapers that has lots of time and NO cash).
Loading a new flavor on top of an old one:
I do it fairly frequently if it has been vaped as empty as I can, and if it was initally a tobacco flavored cart. Most flavors will do OK with a little tobacco mixed in. Vanilla is also a flavor that you can usually pack a new flavor on top of and it will be OK. Sometimes...I'll refill with a flavor from the same family...I.E. Menthol to Mint, Cookies to Waffles, Cinnamon to Candy Cane, etc.
Really, it's best to simply dedicate a fresh carto to one flavor and leave it at that
Toss the thing when it starts tasting too bad or dies. The time and energy bill involved in bringing a poly-fill carto back to life probably well exceeds the cost of just getting new ones (unless you're cleaing dozens at a time for a big family of vapers that has lots of time and NO cash).
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1. I haven't bothered to try to clean any yet. They are meant to be disposable. Only my best juices get cartos. And I keep the carto damp with juice and get 4-14 days use out of each until the flavor or vapor is too degraded. Then I stick it in a bag just in case I ever try to clean any and I start a new carto. Some people have success at cleaning and drying them and some people do not have success. Don't count on being able to clean cartos and don't use cartos to test new juices. If you have a KR808D-1 model then use a DSE901 atomizer and carts to test juices or if your have manual batteries you can use a drip tip and just be careful because KR8 manuals still have a hole in the end of the battery even though they are harder to damage than auto batteries.
2. I never ever want a burning taste. A burning taste is a sign you singed the stuffing and that flavor will usually stick with the carto. Any time my vapor gets a bit light or a bit dry or the carto seems to be running hot, I add some juice.
3. I don't put in different juice unless it is a compatible juice. I also don't run cartos dry to the point where they might singe. I just keep topping it off as needed with a compatibly flavored juice. The flavors will mix and eventually become the second flavor. But I only do that with prefilled samples I am trying just to taste the flavors. My blank cartos are only used for juices I know I like and I refill with the same juice.
4. A burnt carto is trash. But you could try putting a strong tobacco flavor in it or something that would hide the burnt taste. You can also singe them after filling is you don't totally fill the carto to capacity or if you don't let them settle - I lay a freshly filled blank on different sides for 15-20 minutes so every bit of stuffing gets damp. I use fairly thin juices (no more than 30% vg). If you have thicker juices you may need to let the carto settle longer.
2. I never ever want a burning taste. A burning taste is a sign you singed the stuffing and that flavor will usually stick with the carto. Any time my vapor gets a bit light or a bit dry or the carto seems to be running hot, I add some juice.
3. I don't put in different juice unless it is a compatible juice. I also don't run cartos dry to the point where they might singe. I just keep topping it off as needed with a compatibly flavored juice. The flavors will mix and eventually become the second flavor. But I only do that with prefilled samples I am trying just to taste the flavors. My blank cartos are only used for juices I know I like and I refill with the same juice.
4. A burnt carto is trash. But you could try putting a strong tobacco flavor in it or something that would hide the burnt taste. You can also singe them after filling is you don't totally fill the carto to capacity or if you don't let them settle - I lay a freshly filled blank on different sides for 15-20 minutes so every bit of stuffing gets damp. I use fairly thin juices (no more than 30% vg). If you have thicker juices you may need to let the carto settle longer.
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Trash the burnt one. I use an ultra sonic jewelry cleaner to do mine. I boil first then put them in the cleaner with plain water. Run through 4 cycles and then put them in a food dehydrator.
Really depends on the carto as well. Vertical coil cartos are harder to clean. I usually just toss them. Horizontal coil cartos are rather easy to take apart, clean, and reassemble. There are other varieties, but I haven't used them.
In other respects, I defer to dormouse's excellent post.
In other respects, I defer to dormouse's excellent post.
I clean cartos.
I now use the same one for a week. If it is still working okay, I clean and dry it. I never do less than 10 at a time. Not worth the trouble for fewer than that. I also clean my attys with the same batch of cartos if they are getting gunky.
I now use the same one for a week. If it is still working okay, I clean and dry it. I never do less than 10 at a time. Not worth the trouble for fewer than that. I also clean my attys with the same batch of cartos if they are getting gunky.
I am in the toss it camp. For me it is simlply not worth my time or effort to clean a item that is the $1.00 price range. Especially if it has provided good service for a week or more.
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