Cleaning atomizer

[cosican]

One of my customers who still has his original atomizers (2 of them) told me today he cleans his atomizers with an air compressor. He uses a little surgical tube and blows them out every nite. He alternates his use every other day. No water nothing else. They have lasted over 4 months.
I can't blow hard enough (due to 45 years of smoking) to clean out the atomizers with just air. Going to have to find a small air compressor, may be the answer for me. Washing is a pain and does not work very well for me.

You can use Cleaning duster from any air can many from Office Depot
it works pretty good

 

[exogenesis]

Got to say the coca cola soak method works very well.

Had 6 atomizers onthe go, 3 of which were beginning to taste nasty,
tried the IPA (rubbing alcohol) soak & water rinse & dry method,
OK, but the after taste returned quite quickly.

So tried soaking in coca cola for 5 hours + water rinse & dry =
totally sweet & producing vapour like new.

Excellent result.

 

[Di]

tried soaking in coca cola for 4 hours
then water rinse & blow out
then heat till cherry red with manual switch,
then drip and prime, and puff puff puff
drip and prime,and puff puff puff

and yeah, ......
totally good, no after taste,
& producing vapour as good as new,
brought back 6 whimpy ones,
but the dead are still dead.

brilliant you clever bugger you.......
well done, .....

Di .......

 

[Iken]

Alrite, Tried NUMEROUS methods
Yesterday I picked a bottle of 190 proof Everclear (Grain alchahol)
Placed 2 Janty Atoms into a oversized syringe (Got it from the denist)
Filled it with the grain for 45 min. then agitated by shaking horizontally (Lightly) Let them sit cart side down for 8 hours. I blew into them to make sure they were completley dry. Then added 6-7 drops directly into, let sit for five minutes to soak. Added a couple to the cart. Hooked up and Voila! BRAND SPANKING NEW!!!!
Back to a very clean smooth draw, and strong vapour. And yes Nice size 5 bucks

Kate, you should defintley give it a shot


ps. Grain is tasteless and oderless when vaping, no need for water.
Evaporates very well, no need for air duster chemicals

pss. Multiqoute didnt work, Just wanna give a shout out to one our modding geniuses Jax and Gryf

 

[ZambucaLu]

One of the fundamental flaws of the e cigarette is the way the atomisation chamber is
1/ Exposed - which can cause leaking
2/ The atomiser has to be replaced or air blown (as pointed out in this post.

The Greentech offered by 1st4e-cigarettes.co.uk is the UK distributor for this product and every cartridge you purchase comes with an integrated atomiser (Petent Protected) solving all your problems.

1st4e-cigarettes.co.uk is a 1st4buyers.com company.

Sounds like you should be registered as a supplier.

Lu

 

[ceejay]

has anyone tried vinegar to fix their atomizers?

 

[Spikey]

Roger, that. Further testing will take place and the results will be posted.

(I assume this means I'm getting sent more guinea pigs )

Truth be told, though, if superheating and then flash cooling the atomizer IS the key, that will mean that most people won't be able to do it unless they rig up a box.

Also, I'm playing with some more electronics. I may have another battery with a "turbo" switch...my GOD that almost frightens me.

I think it was Sun who said I could "bake" my atomizer to dry it out. I am wondering if we set the oven to 500 degrees... maybe that would heat it enough to grab it with tongs and drop into icewater?

It seems that the flash heat/cool method would weaken the wore on the coil from getting hot cold repeatedly... but if the atomizer is already dead... then why not?

 

[b00stzx3]

Think I'm gonna try the Coke method along with using my air compressor. Hope the compressor isn't too powerful- it's a BIG tank air compressor, the red kind you buy from Sears, like 4 feet tall. Cokes been used to clean lots of things, its very caustic/acidic and cheap and easy to get ahold of.

 

[Vicks Vap-oh-Yeah]

I've seen alot of posts here for getting a stubborn atom to work better, but not so much on the completely dead ones..... my atom died on me last night - no matter how much I draw I get zero heat - when 5 minutes before it was working - sluggishly, but I though it was the battery getting low or the cart getting dry....

Barely a week old (poor baby, I barely knew her!)

The only routine maint I did on it was to blow it out by mouth at night, push the corner of a cotton hankerchief in the atom side to sponge any loose liquid out, and let it sit battery side down to drain overnight.

DOA - or can we start the heart again?

 

[b00stzx3]

Off-topic on my part, but I think Maddog had luck with dead atomizers and his Magnum firing them right back to life.

 

[ceejay]

would diet coke be good to use as well?

 

[The Wiz]

It seems the longer you soak-in-coke........the greater result! I tried one for about an hour...with minimal results! Will have to go 3 or 4 and see what happens!.......ceejay,I have heard that diet works just as well!The Wiz!

 

[Banqer]

The coke idea sounds awesome. My only concern surrounding it would be that if you did it too much or left the atomizer in too longer the coke would eat through the heating coil. Any thoughts on this?

 

[Sun Vaporer]

The coke idea sounds awesome. My only concern surrounding it would be that if you did it too much or left the atomizer in too longer the coke would eat through the heating coil. Any thoughts on this?

Banqer--In response to concerns regarding this issue, I soaked 4 good atomizers (RN4072 Pensytle compatible with DSE801) for 5 days --washed dried, re-primed, and they all worked great--so IMO --that dismissed the issue--hope that helps--Sun

 

[exogenesis]

I reported a short while ago (previous page in this thread) that Coke cleaned
the 'burnt' taste out of 3 bad tasting atomizers.

But that taste has come back again fairly quickly,
I think the coke treatment may need to be done frequently/regularly
to stop carbon build up.

Might try the suggested heat/freeze method using a electronics spray coolant,
but this needs the atomizer to be disassembled

 

[Terraphon]

I got the burnt taste, as well...Smoked through it in about a day. I think that may just be residual stuff breaking up.

It's gone now and the atomizer works great.

When I get the new ones from Sun I'm going to dig into them and sort it all out.

 

[borjis]

I don't have a steamer but do have an espresso machine (previously mentioned) with a steamer bit on the side to froth up the milk I thought I would try that. Well it worked great, loads of gunk came out, let it dry and now works like new

Brilliant!!! I'm going to try that with my Starbucks machine.


I tried the coke cleaning method....nothing.

 

[Terraphon]

steam, eh?

I think my next purchase will be an ultrasonic cleaner.

 

[Spikey]

I got the burnt taste, as well...Smoked through it in about a day. I think that may just be residual stuff breaking up.

It's gone now and the atomizer works great.

When I get the new ones from Sun I'm going to dig into them and sort it all out.

If my next cleaning does nothing.. I may have some donations for you to tear apart too. What kind do you need to try out?

 

[Terraphon]

If my next cleaning does nothing.. I may have some donations for you to tear apart too. What kind do you need to try out?

TBH, I wouldn't mind laying in to some 901's. I know the routine works with the 801 / 4072 but I'd like to dig in to the smaller ones