Cleaned a couple atties

[garyd]

This is my first time cleaning attys. After reading many posts here is what I did. Got a small saucepan out 5" pot. Cleaned it out by boiling tapwater in it and then wiped out with a paper towel. Next I measured 1 cup of distilled water and 1/4 cup of the CPH mouthwash, brought it to a boil. Took the pot off the stove and placed my 510 and 901 atty in the solution (after blowing them out and letting them sit to drain for 10 minutes). Then I got a wood clothespin and grabbed one of the attys and swished it around for 5-10 seconds in the solution, grabbed the other one and did the same, let them sit for a minute or so and repeat the swishing on each atty. Did this for about 15 minutes. Took them out and set on paper towel. Dumped the solution, rinsed out the pot and filled with about one cup (enough to cover the attys) in distilled water. Bring back to a boil and take off the flame put the attys back in and repeat the procedure of swishing the attys around with the clothespin for 15 minutes again. Remove the attys and wait for them to cool off and blow thru the battery end to remove excess water. Set the attys battery side up on a paper towel for 10 minutes. Then I put them in front of a small space heater 5-6" away on their side about for 20 minutes, bridge side toward the heat. They were ready to go after dropping 4 drops of juice on the bridge and a fresh cart. They are working great. I also cleaned the carts in the hot distilled water after rinsing them under hot water in the sink, they came out like new. Also rinsed my PTB out under hot water and then swished it in the hot distilled water with tweezers and it seems as good as new or better. Also no minty taste from the Crest mouthwash in the attys, I don't know if the mouthwash made any difference in cleaning the burnt juice off the attys diluting it the way I did but this stuff is pretty strong and I could smell it easily in the boiling solution. I think that's about it, if I left something out I'll edit the post.
Thanks ;-)

 

[M & M]

Well I don't go through the boiling process but I use Crest Pro.
Put them in over night, swish them around when I walk by.
Take them out and let them sit for another day, or so in water.
Let them dry.
I rotate attys so they won't get used right away so I add a couple drops of pure VG to the arch.

 

[CaptJay]

I just threw mine in crest pro for a few mins - wasn't sure overnight wouldnt mess it up somehow lol I may have to do it again if its still a bit yukky.
I had NO idea it wasn't performing well - I could taste juice, got some vapor and TH so..yeah I got a new one out for my new Ms T's juices that arrived today - blew the primer out and dripped juice on the bridge and woah - nght n day from my other one CLOUDS of vapor and taste. Guess its been a while since I used a brand new atty

Ill give your method a shot if its still not right though

 

[Guineahill]

I use vodka! I already had it and it seems to work for me. I will keep your system in mind if I find I need something more aggressive.

 

[modistru]

I'm a PV n00b, maybe about 8 weeks now. Using a 510 and just got a Bartleby which I love. Been rotating 4 attys so far without any problems.

Trying lots of flavors to find a couple I like to use. This is of course an issue since mixing the flavors doesn't help me to know what they taste like pure.

I've found that the steam jet off of my espresso machine works great. I put about 1 oz of water into it and set it up for the steam jet only. I leave the rubber bit on the end and using a pair of padded pliers hold the atty up to the steam jet on full blast. You can see/feel the steam making its way through. About 10 seconds on the cart end, flip it for 10 more through the hole on the threaded end, and flip it for 10 more. Then I blow them out with some canned air (which also cools them down). Let them dry overnight. Prime them with pure PG then my next flavor. This pretty much clears out the previous flavor completely.

YMMV, but for me this seems to work well for at least 3 or 4 cleaning cycles already. No atty deaths to report. Again, 4 attys over 8 weeks doesn't necessarily mean I'm causing them to have a short life span. Just not enough data to make an informed decision yet!