Clean flavor syringes?

[Waramir]

Hey guys, i just started DIY yesterday, got a bunch of flavors from TFA, got my PG/VG and my Nic.

So far so good, i've made several 6ml and 10ml bottles from some recipes found here on ECF and im loving it!

Have one question though.

Should i clean my syringes? I Bought enough syringes to have 1 per flavor. So i labeled each syringe wrapper with each flavor so that i wouldnt get any flavors mixed in their bottles.

So since im useing only 1 syringe per flavor and keeping them in the paper/plastic wrap clearly labeled. should i bother cleaning each and every one of them? i did 5 mixes last night and did not feel like washing 15 syringes....

opinions?

 

[adeline]

I would clean them.

The buildup inside the syringe could cause problems over time. Cleaning or at least giving them a quick rinse should help them last longer.

 

[BakuPeg]

Flavors that eat through Polycarb tanks will have your syringes for lunch if you don't at least rince them out after mixing. IMO

You may not feel like washing them out, but you may feel different if half of them are melted by the next day.

 

[glassmanoak]

At least keep a container of water nearby and flush them out from time to time. And remember to cover the marking with tape or fingernail polish

 

[pjim]

Yeah just flush them through with water now and again. Or stick them all in a washing up bowl at the end and then air dry them. Shouldn't take long.

 

[flintlock62]

I clean mine with distilled water. Occasionally, I use cheap vodka.

 

[Rule62]

I clean my syringes after each mixing session with either hot water or Everclear.

 

[Hoosier]

As noted above, some flavorings don't play nice with natural rubber, like your plunger, and some don't play nice with some plastics, like the syringe barrel, so rinsing them out is a minimum.

Since I have so many flavors, I actually wash mine after each use because having a syringe for each flavoring is impractical. After they are dry I coat the rubber part of the plunger with plain PG, before reassembly, to keep the movement nice and smooth. PG is a nice lubricant.

 

[rockymtnrobin]

I do a rinse of water a cheep vodka right away.

 

[Bosco]

I do a rinse of water a cheep vodka right away.

Me too. And then I clean out my syringes

 

[Thrasher]

yea-soon as im done i use pure ISO, if im out just some soapy warm water. beyond other problems i dont want to cross contaminate juices.

 

[Thompson]

As noted above, some flavorings don't play nice with natural rubber, like your plunger, and some don't play nice with some plastics, like the syringe barrel, so rinsing them out is a minimum.

Since I have so many flavors, I actually wash mine after each use because having a syringe for each flavoring is impractical. After they are dry I coat the rubber part of the plunger with plain PG, before reassembly, to keep the movement nice and smooth. PG is a nice lubricant.

Great idea with the PG.

I've got a big 2oz plastic syringe but the plunger is very rough in its movement. I want to use it for transfering nic base to smaller bottles but with its janky movement didn't bother.

Seems a touch of PG is in order.

 

[john333]

as i'm mixing I do the following: using the same 1ml syringe, between adding flavors I push air thru syringe into a papertowel then wipe off the needle with same towel.

thrasher - just noticed your signature - that's funny!