Cleaning my tanks?

[Torturedzen]

Being a relative newbie I am starting to wonder what to do in terms of cleaning my tanks. I have iClear 30s and Protank 3. When they get low on juice and I'm ready to switch to another flavor do I just rinse them out and go from there, or is there a preferred method of cleaning? Trying to avoid having 1 flavor bleed into the other, new flavor. I did a quick forum search here but didn't find anything.

-Dan

 

[Neunerball]

Depending on the "old" flavor, it can be enough to just rinse them out (including the coil), before filling w/ "new" liquid. However, if the previous flavor is strong or differs a lot from the new flavor, I'd change the coil, and rinse the rest.

 

[DetraMental]

^^^Yep it depends on what flavors you're following with. I can follow Butter Pecan with Caramel Cappuccino without a problem but couldn't follow it with Watermelon. I'd need to change the coil for that or use another tank altogether. As for cleaning my tanks on occasion I just use as hot a water as I can stand, rinse, then air dry.

 

[Torturedzen]

Thank you for the quick replies.

 

[DingerCPA]

Being a relative newbie I am starting to wonder what to do in terms of cleaning my tanks. I have iClear 30s and Protank 3. When they get low on juice and I'm ready to switch to another flavor do I just rinse them out and go from there, or is there a preferred method of cleaning? Trying to avoid having 1 flavor bleed into the other, new flavor. I did a quick forum search here but didn't find anything.

-Dan

Welcome!

+1 on the others' replies. I will also pull my coils and drop in a bit of unflavored vodka (or everclear, but I can't drink everclear ) for a few hours or overnight. I don't have quick access to all the links, but google Dry Burning for your specific tank type. This will show you how to remove some of the burnt-on gunk (especially from higher VG and/or darker juices) and refresh the coils to be reused. I've been vaping for about 3 months now, and am still using almost all my original coil heads - but I've been rotating them in and out through about 10 different tanks.)

I just ventured into the world of rewicking and rebuilding my heads (EVOD/mini ProTank 2/Smok Aro (pyrex)) tanks, so I'm single-coil about 95% time. I have a couple iClear 16 tanks and iClear 30 tanks that came with my VV3 and MVP2s. I just rinse well with hot water, and drop in the vodka. Rinse again after soaking, and let air-dry (I'm finding that it's helpful to "prime" the wicks with some juice before I load them into the tanks - just keeps me from having to wait as long for the wicks to saturate before firing.)

For the tanks themselves, I just run under hot water and let air-dry.

If I'm at work, and don't have a fresh coil, I'll rinse under hot water or suck up the wicked flavor change

glad you've joined the ranks!

 

[rhnda1225]

I haven't had to clean any tanks yet but am thankful for the suggestions in this thread. I'll be needing to clean one soon!

 

[KODIAK (TM)]

Just hose 'em off and blow dry. Use a hair dryer if you have the patience. And again, for people that waste perfectly good drinkin' booze for soaking I insist you stop this sinful behavior immediately.

 

[shadowsfall123]

when i used tanks i would just put them in a bowl with rubbing alcohol for a little bit, obviously you have to make sure you really dry it out good but this really gets out all that old flavor really well.

 

[Summerr]

I'm a cheap vodka soaker too! I rinse my coils and tanks in hot water and then soak both. Even if I soak coils overnight and then put away for a month or two, some of the stronger flavors still stay. So I just invested in several tanks so I can use one for fruits, one for tobaccos, one for sweets, etc.

 

[vassilbg]

As others have said, typically depends on what flavor is to follow. I usually just rinse in hot water and dry them. I'll soak my clearomizers in vodka overnight then rinse with water and let air dry then re-use as necessary.