Thanks to your feedback, here is my new process:
Disassemble all parts.
Rinse each part (including atomizer, but dear god, not the battery) under hot water from the tap. Rinse atomizer until your wicks look like they have no ejuice in them.
Put all parts, except atomizer and stem, in coffee mug or small glass. Make sure material of container can withstand boiling water.
Dry wicks as best you can by pressing them on paper towel (do not pull wicks).
Mount atomizer back on stem, mount stem back on battery.
Fire battery several times (for about 5 seconds per fire) until excess crap burns off and coil actually turns red. During this process, blow off any deposits that build up (perhaps even use a toothpick to knock loose big chunks). You may see some smoke during this process, it's ok, that's crap burning off.
Once coil burns red, and looks clean, let it cool.
When cool, remove it from the stem and rinse both pieces again under hot water from tap.
Place stem and atomizer in glass with other parts.
Poor very hot water (I use my electric tea kettle) into coffee mug or glass containing the parts.
If you would like to extra special clean the atomizer, instead of putting it in glass with other parts, put it in it's own glass and poor in some vodka (until atomizer is totally submerged).
Let parts sit for at least an hour (or overnight).
Take parts out and rinse again. Leave on paper towel until dry.
Reassemble, fill tank half way with ejuice making sure to put one drop on atomizer.
Let sit for about 5 minutes to saturate.
Vape away!
It may take a few hits until the juices start flowing. As long as you can hear the atomizer crackling, don't assume anything is wrong until you've tried to hit it at least 5 times.
After the vapor is happening like it should, feel free to fill the tank the rest of the way.
Disassemble all parts.
Rinse each part (including atomizer, but dear god, not the battery) under hot water from the tap. Rinse atomizer until your wicks look like they have no ejuice in them.
Put all parts, except atomizer and stem, in coffee mug or small glass. Make sure material of container can withstand boiling water.
Dry wicks as best you can by pressing them on paper towel (do not pull wicks).
Mount atomizer back on stem, mount stem back on battery.
Fire battery several times (for about 5 seconds per fire) until excess crap burns off and coil actually turns red. During this process, blow off any deposits that build up (perhaps even use a toothpick to knock loose big chunks). You may see some smoke during this process, it's ok, that's crap burning off.
Once coil burns red, and looks clean, let it cool.
When cool, remove it from the stem and rinse both pieces again under hot water from tap.
Place stem and atomizer in glass with other parts.
Poor very hot water (I use my electric tea kettle) into coffee mug or glass containing the parts.
If you would like to extra special clean the atomizer, instead of putting it in glass with other parts, put it in it's own glass and poor in some vodka (until atomizer is totally submerged).
Let parts sit for at least an hour (or overnight).
Take parts out and rinse again. Leave on paper towel until dry.
Reassemble, fill tank half way with ejuice making sure to put one drop on atomizer.
Let sit for about 5 minutes to saturate.
Vape away!
It may take a few hits until the juices start flowing. As long as you can hear the atomizer crackling, don't assume anything is wrong until you've tried to hit it at least 5 times.
After the vapor is happening like it should, feel free to fill the tank the rest of the way.
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