Clean Atty = No More Flavor

[adamack]

Hey all:

I recently switched from using a tank to dripping after my tank was giving me problems.

It was the best thing that could have happened. I started to taste what my juices were supposed to taste like, and I have been chain vaping ever since.

So after a week or so, I decided to clean my atty. I used the baking soda and vinegar method (thanks to this guys vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXYil2ppWcc), which produced amazing results. My gunked up atty was like new after letting the vinegar wash the baking soda through the bottom hole.

Excited to vape on a clean atty, I added 3 drops of one of my favorite juices.

What happened next startled me....the flavor was dull. It had lost its sweetness, most of its flavor, and the vapor production was even down by, I'd say, 50%.

So I was just wondering...

Is the built up flavor gunk from your previous juices on a used atty crucial to achieving the best vaping flavor? Is it a bad idea to refrain from cleaning your atty too much so that you can experience the wonderful flavors from a "primed" atty?

Thanks!

 

[adamack]

Update:

I just tried some Boba's, and this particular juice actually tastes amazing on the clean atty. However, the ones that had become some of my favs from Heather's (Legend, Huntsman, Shadow, Pirate's Booty) all tasted SO much better with the flavoring left on the gunked up atty.

I'm thinking that maybe since Boba's is 100% VG and so thick, and also because I use it so often, that keeps a strong foundation of flavor in the atty even after it is kicked. And so, when vaping the other flavors after, I am actually getting a mix of BB with the others.

If this is the case, then I must give even more praise to BB and I am really thinking about getting a 55 gallon drum of it

 

[skoony]

give it some time to build up a little more.
next time prime the atty with a couple of drops and let it age for a day.

regards
mike

 

[skoony]

also burn in the coil.

regards
mike

 

[adamack]

Thanks a lot Mike...good to know that they are to be primed.

Should I prime it with my favorite juice?

Thanks in advance.

 

[degnr8]

Prime it with whatever you're going to be vaping. Also make sure you let it dry completely before hand so that the water doesn't dilute your flavor.

 

[adamack]

Great, thanks!

 

[tj99959]

I can only speak from my own experience, and today believe it or not I actually cleaned an atty. (been using for about two - three months)
IMO more atties are killed by cleaning than are by using. What I do on a regular basis however is flood the atty (3-4 extra drops), and then blow the gunk out the bottom. BTW Joyetech changed the design of their atty tubes about two years ago, so the atty I cleaned today has been in the rotation for at least that long.

I use 91% Iso to clean an atties. The nice thing about alcohol (or water) is they just form into a solution with e-liquid. So just drip in a few drops and blow it out. There will be nothing left to effect the way the atty tastes. If you just let an atty sit and dry, there will be residue that will effect the way it tastes at first. Also, NEVER PUT AN ATTY AWAY DRY! Always prime it with some juice, otherwise oxidation may very well eat your atty.

 

[VV_James]

Also, this may explane the break in period for most attys...
Even the ones that hit and taste great from the get-go, seem to get better over time till about day 3 (for) me they reach their full potential. I vape mostly high PG content juices from 100% to 70/30 almost exclusively... Heavy VG like boba's may break in a lot faster...

As usual YMMV!