I've been researching cleaning/resurrecting atomizers, specifically the iClear 30B and it works incredibly well, so I thought I'd share it here. This technique does not require you to disassemble the atomizer - a plus for those of us who aren't into fudging around with rebuilding these little gadgets.
You need the following:
1. Alcohol (I use isopropyl, but your choice)
2. Vinegar
3. Soda Bicarbonate
4. Microwave oven
5. Syringe
Steps
1. Soak the atomizer (not the tank) in your alcohol solution for about 30 to 60 minutes. This removes/dissolves sicky juice material and gets deep into the wicks.
2. Rinse it thoroughly and dry it.
3. Take Soda Bicarbonate and pile it onto a plate.
4. Stab the top/open end of the atomizer into the pile of Soda Bicarbonate until the tube feels packed. Roll the atomizer around in it as well, get it into the wicks that stick out.
5. Put the vinegar into the microwave. Use a tall glass or other container - I use a 1 cup glass measuring cup. Bring to a rolling boil. Only put enough vinegar in to submerge the atomizer. The foam that will get created will climb the glass, but a 1 cup measuring glass has enough volume to contain it.
6. Open the microwave - don't inhale, its pretty caustic.
7. Drop the atomizer into the vinegar - be sure to stand back, its a violent reaction (this is a good thing, explain my theory in a minute)
You should observe heavy foaming.
8. Once thats done, take the atomizer out and rinse it, blow through it, and repack it and do step 7 again a couple of times.
9. Last stage, repack the atomizer with Soda Bicarbonate again and use the syringe to inject cold vinegar into the tube and then cover the tube with your thumb. This forces the pressure of the reaction down through the coils and wicks and out the bottom. Do this step until you have clear flowing vinegar flowing out the bottom of the atomizer. I've noticed on an atomizer I used for a month gunk comes right out and the resulting vinegar is discolored and has burnt particles in it, including some larger chunks of carbon.
10. Do step 9 until the vinegar is no longer discolored. I found about 3 to 5 times is fine.
11. Rinse water through the atomizer until its clean of any vinegar or Soda Bicarbonate.
12. Blow excess water out and let sit overnight to dry. Once dry use as you would any new atomizer.
I found the vape off a cleaned iClear 30B using this techique results in an atomizer with no burnt taste and a clean and clear draw. I am not sure how many times you can do this but it seems to work well.
SAFETY
I would recommend safety glasses if you're doing the boiling part of the vinegar - and keep the depth of the vinegar no higher than perhaps 2mm above the level the atomizer would be submerged in the vinegar.
My theory is that the hot vinegar reacts much more violently that cold vinegar when you put the Soda Bicarbonate packed atomizer in and my theory is that results in a superior cleaning action on the wicks and coils. Its neutral to the rubber parts as I've seen no breakdown in the gaskets or wick.
Good luck!
You need the following:
1. Alcohol (I use isopropyl, but your choice)
2. Vinegar
3. Soda Bicarbonate
4. Microwave oven
5. Syringe
Steps
1. Soak the atomizer (not the tank) in your alcohol solution for about 30 to 60 minutes. This removes/dissolves sicky juice material and gets deep into the wicks.
2. Rinse it thoroughly and dry it.
3. Take Soda Bicarbonate and pile it onto a plate.
4. Stab the top/open end of the atomizer into the pile of Soda Bicarbonate until the tube feels packed. Roll the atomizer around in it as well, get it into the wicks that stick out.
5. Put the vinegar into the microwave. Use a tall glass or other container - I use a 1 cup glass measuring cup. Bring to a rolling boil. Only put enough vinegar in to submerge the atomizer. The foam that will get created will climb the glass, but a 1 cup measuring glass has enough volume to contain it.
6. Open the microwave - don't inhale, its pretty caustic.
7. Drop the atomizer into the vinegar - be sure to stand back, its a violent reaction (this is a good thing, explain my theory in a minute)
You should observe heavy foaming.
8. Once thats done, take the atomizer out and rinse it, blow through it, and repack it and do step 7 again a couple of times.
9. Last stage, repack the atomizer with Soda Bicarbonate again and use the syringe to inject cold vinegar into the tube and then cover the tube with your thumb. This forces the pressure of the reaction down through the coils and wicks and out the bottom. Do this step until you have clear flowing vinegar flowing out the bottom of the atomizer. I've noticed on an atomizer I used for a month gunk comes right out and the resulting vinegar is discolored and has burnt particles in it, including some larger chunks of carbon.
10. Do step 9 until the vinegar is no longer discolored. I found about 3 to 5 times is fine.
11. Rinse water through the atomizer until its clean of any vinegar or Soda Bicarbonate.
12. Blow excess water out and let sit overnight to dry. Once dry use as you would any new atomizer.
I found the vape off a cleaned iClear 30B using this techique results in an atomizer with no burnt taste and a clean and clear draw. I am not sure how many times you can do this but it seems to work well.
SAFETY
I would recommend safety glasses if you're doing the boiling part of the vinegar - and keep the depth of the vinegar no higher than perhaps 2mm above the level the atomizer would be submerged in the vinegar.
My theory is that the hot vinegar reacts much more violently that cold vinegar when you put the Soda Bicarbonate packed atomizer in and my theory is that results in a superior cleaning action on the wicks and coils. Its neutral to the rubber parts as I've seen no breakdown in the gaskets or wick.
Good luck!
