Cleaning feed system after strong flavors.

[johnnyfive]

I picked up a REO from the trade forums here and received it today. I can taste a strong coffee flavor from the previous owner. I tried flushing it from the bottle with warm/slightly soapy water and then another warm rinse without soap and it's still lingering. What's the easiest and most effective way to take care of this? I'd love to able to handle it on my own without having to send it to Rob.

I think I saw a previous thread from July about this and some talked about cleaning the o-ring (not sure where that is), and several other ways but I either did not understand or just flat out didn't know how to do what they were advising...someone even mentioned using mouthwash?

Would love whatever advice can be offered.

While I'm awaiting some feedback from you guys, I'm going to vape flavors I don't like since I can't taste them anyway, lol.

 

[redeyedancer]

You can find the o ring in the cap.I would try some vodka fill your bottle and push the bottle over the sink. Last resort would be to rinse the line with some rubbing alcohol. Make sure its dry before you use the mod again

 

[Mudflap]

If it's a metal mod, you can submerge the whole thing in vodka or Everclear overnight, and then the next morning, shake it out and set it out to dry.

Apply some Noalax to the firing pin and you're good to go.

 

[johnnyfive]

Thanks for the help! Looks like I'm having vodka tonics tomorrow night.

 

[tonyorion]

Same thing happened to me with my ReoMini and searched the ECF until I came here. Mixed some DIY with chocolate coffee coconut and it really has left a strong flavor which I loved at the beginning but my love faded after about a bottle. Fortunately, I have two Mini's so I need not be without.

Maybe, I should just toss it into the ultrasonic with some vodka. I have a plastic tray with my US so it should prevent any damage to the finish of the Mini.

 

[Mvgratz]

Actually, the "easiest way" imo is to replace the cap/tube/o-ring assy with a new one from Rob.

 

[lordbyron77]

Ultrasonic Cleaner+deminaralized water+lemon juice

 

[redeyedancer]

Ultrasonic Cleaner+deminaralized water+lemon juice

lemon juice never thought of that great idea

 

[johnnyfive]

Someone else in a related post suggested high vg juice or unflavored vg. I did a warm water rinse with a syringe and then vaped about 1.5mil of 100% vg that I had and it seemed to do the trick. Not sure what qualities that vg would have to help with diminishing left over flavor...it could have even just been that it was going to fade away anyway but it seemed to do the trick. will try other methods next time.

 

[johnnyfive]

is demineralized water the same thing as distilled water?

 

[Jeann]

distillation is making the water evaporate at it's boilingpoint and then condense it and collect it in a clean bottle, that way you get very pure water without any minerals and stuff...so demineralized may be the same if they have used the same method.

 

[lordbyron77]

is demineralized water the same thing as distilled water?

I mean the "demineralized water" as the one sold in the pharmacy, the supermarket one, is fine for irons, but not suitable for food use

 

[lordbyron77]

lemon juice never thought of that great idea

is a method that is part of the Italian tradition, the lemon is great for making a reset of the odors. in seafood restaurants, is used to wash hands in water and lemon juice, to remove fish odor from hands