Cleaning atomizer

[Mitch909]

Just wondering how you guys and gals, that are using the Steam Clean method, are getting on......Are you still finding that its the best method for you..........Particularly interested in what ApOsTle has to say, as I'm looking to buy the "Electrolux Steam Gun" from Argos............

Any feedback would be appreciated as I don't want to go and spend £40 and then find out its not the best method after all........

 

[Mr.Darcy]

Just wondering how you guys and gals, that are using the Steam Clean method, are getting on......Are you still finding that its the best method for you..........Particularly interested in what ApOsTle has to say, as I'm looking to buy the "Electrolux Steam Gun" from Argos............

Any feedback would be appreciated as I don't want to go and spend £40 and then find out its not the best method after all........

why dont you try the saucepan or kettle steaming method if you can before spending any money,and see if that works?

i havnt tried it myself,but the principal is basically the same i suppose...its worth a shot before parting with £40,this habit is expensive enough...but be careful-use tongs.

 

[erbal]

After reading about the compressed air, I just tried blowing mine through using a can of air (like you use for cleaning the inside of computers) and I was amazed to see the amount of liquid coming out of it (first time i'd cleaned it, and I might be over-filling my carts) ... seems to work a lot better now (it was getting a bit 'tight')

 

[matt black]

my v2 mini cigerette atomizer wasnt working well i just used some kitchen roll on the wire end and slowly blew at the screw end was shocked at the amount of oil that came out into the kitchen roll but after blowing it clean for 5 mins until all the oil came out it works better than it did when i first got it !!

 

[9w2pat]

Why don't try using ultrasonic cleaning devices???? Damn clean!!!

 

[Grumpysanta]

Got my Penguin mini steamer yesterday, gave the atomiser 3 blasts each way as KatyS described and my atomiser is working nicely again.

 

[techtravis]

Just a word of caution!

Too much steam can be a bad thing. Inside the DSE901 atomizer, behind the little workhorse is a hard plastic cap glued into place. Then behind that are the 2 little wires that connect the atomizer to the battery screw metal plate.

I was able to kill my atomizer by steaming it to much, it dissolved the glue or whatever was holding it in place. My next use of the device in the AM proved fatal. The atomizer inside the tube broke free. No more atomizer!

As stated before quick short bursts, do not steam it for long!

When I get around to it, I'll take some pics and post my dead little friend.

 

[9w2pat]

Just a word of caution!

Too much steam can be a bad thing. Inside the DSE901 atomizer, behind the little workhorse is a hard plastic cap glued into place. Then behind that are the 2 little wires that connect the atomizer to the battery screw metal plate.

I was able to kill my atomizer by steaming it to much, it dissolved the glue or whatever was holding it in place. My next use of the device in the AM proved fatal. The atomizer inside the tube broke free. No more atomizer!

As stated before quick short bursts, do not steam it for long!

When I get around to it, I'll take some pics and post my dead little friend.

As i had mentioned earlier, do use Ultrasonic cleaners using plain waters (similar to those ultrasonic cleaners for contact lenses but it bigger capacity; able to clean diamonds/rings/etc)....It's very clean.....Try it. Folks.... If too dirty, may add in some drops of liquid detergent....

P/S: Remember to use the plastic paddings/basket between the metal plates and your atomiser.... otherwise your little wires might be shaken out of place or broke into 2..... once the ultrasonic starts to work.... you can see cloudy things starts to float out from your atomiser!!!!! Wow....

 

[Kate]

Some people here tried ultrasonic cleaners before and didn't think they were any good for atomisers.

 

[9w2pat]

Some people here tried ultrasonic cleaners before and didn't think they were any good for atomisers.

Well, if you waited the atomiser to get stucked at performance then only cleans it... of course then it might not help. If you used ultrasonic cleaners on weekly basis or every 3-4 days, it will definitely helps a lot.... , otherwise steaming is the next steps....

 

[Grumpysanta]

Mitch909, go to Robert Dyas, you can get the penguin steamer for just under £20, a lot cheaper than Argos

 

[Mitch909]

Thanks for the heads up Santa...........

Would you believe that I only went down to Argos today..........Got the Electrolux one..........I might just have to go and have another trip down there to return it, if the Penguin one is as good..........

Used it on a Classic Midnyte atomizer which had gone down to about 30% vapour production and it seems to have brought it back to about 75% vapour production.........Tried it on two 901B's......Both at about 30%.....One came back to about 90% but the other didn't change much at all........

Looks like it might be best to clean them when they drop to around 75% odd instead of waiting till they are almost usless.......

 

[gordo]

Are any of the suppliers going to be selling steamers?

 

[MarcE]

I thought I would share my experiences of cleaning an atomizer. I've tried to clean my atomizer with the steamer on my coffee machine after reading many people’s success with this method. I put the atomizer to the steam nozzle and held it there with a pair of pliers so not to burn myself, after giving it a 10second blast I went to look at my handy work only to find it blew the atomizer out of place its shell, never the less its broken now and doesn’t work.

Not dismayed by my failure I continued to find a new method of cleaning and I think I’ve now found it. I got my bicycle pump and made an attachment that allowed the atomiser to fit onto the pump but not making a perfect seal so not to create too much pleasure, give it a few blasts of air with some tissue stuffed in the end of the atomizer to catch the excess liquid and It works, I was really surprised about how much crap was left of the tissue at the end. Anyway it works well and doesn't seem to damage the atomizer. I think the key to cleaning the atomizer and removing build-up is to blow it out but not as aggressively as a steamer would.

I've not tried boiling but personally I think it is going to ruin it, especially in a hard water area like mine where there is a high amount of partials in the water that could cause more damage to the atomiser.

So in my experience, use a bicycle pump.

 

[SANJP]

Is just used my shark steamer that I bought a few years back Just put a tissue at the coil end and blasted away at my 2 oldest atomisers that tasted burnt and were giving hardly any vapour.

Results

At first I got nothing then after priming and sucking and more priming and more sucking until I almost fainted the first and my oldest one slowly started coming back to life .

not as new but a lot better than before .

 

[bilkido]

Hey marce the same thing happened to me a little while ago,but what I found is if you push the pressure switch on the steamer very slightly you can control the amount of steam pressure.It still cleans the atomiser well but no more blowing it out of its casing.

 

[youfillintheblank]

I found a good way to get that pesky residue out of an atomizer. A desoldering tool! Kinda looks like a small enema bulb, so that would work as well I guess, but i have the desoldering tool already and it's never been used. I'll post a pic if you like, but the basic idea is soaking the atomizer (DSE901) in a shot glass or small glass with 99% rubbing alcohol, then insert the atomizer into the hole where the desoldering nozzle fits,until it covers the air intake hole with the cartridge end facing out and then gently squeeze in and out to rinse that atomizer. I always get teeny bits of polyester and debris out and it vapes way better after drying. Once a day, easy maintenance.

 

[Dr. Russell Fell]

I found a good way to get that pesky residue out of an atomizer. A desoldering tool! Kinda looks like a small enema bulb, so that would work as well I guess, but i have the desoldering tool already and it's never been used. I'll post a pic if you like, but the basic idea is soaking the atomizer (DSE901) in a shot glass or small glass with 99% rubbing alcohol, then insert the atomizer into the hole where the desoldering nozzle fits,until it covers the air intake hole with the cartridge end facing out and then gently squeeze in and out to rinse that atomizer. I always get teeny bits of polyester and debris out and it vapes way better after drying. Once a day, easy maintenance.

Yes, post pics!

 

[youfillintheblank]

Yes, post pics!

Here's your cleaning supplies (I hope the attatchments work!!)
A good 5 minute soak in the shot glass half full of 99% alcohol, and 5-6 gentle squeezes in and out will get rid of all trace of liquid and produce a few black "floaties" that did not show up in a picture. So take my word for it. Let dry for an hour or so, or hit it with a hair dryer on low or medium heat. Great for switching flavous, and as daily cleaning. IF you're careful you can re-use the alcohol, just cover shot glass with Saran wrap or equivalent. The de-soldering tool is from "the Source", previously Radio Shack in Ontario Canada.

 

[Dr. Russell Fell]

Here's your cleaning supplies (I hope the attatchments work!!)
A good 5 minute soak in the shot glass half full of 99% alcohol, and 5-6 gentle squeezes in and out will get rid of all trace of liquid and produce a few black "floaties" that did not show up in a picture. So take my word for it. Let dry for an hour or so, or hit it with a hair dryer on low or medium heat. Great for switching flavous, and as daily cleaning. IF you're careful you can re-use the alcohol, just cover shot glass with Saran wrap or equivalent. The de-soldering tool is from "the Source", previously Radio Shack in Ontario Canada.

Ah thanks! I'm going to have to try this now...