Cleaning vivi nova's and PV's

[mwdenko]

I did not realize the difference between a clean set up and a dirty one until today... I was thinking something was wrong. Flavor was muted vapor was not as great. I've had these Vivi's for about two weeks just kept refilling them over and over.

I cleaned the post on my smok-Vmax2 and washed my Vivi Nova's and WOW what a difference. Flavor and vapor is 1000 times better!

Thanks to pbusardo for his video on how to clean the Vivi's.


How long do you think I should wait between tank washings? I was thinking once a week.(using the same juice) Should I wait longer or should this be done daily?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Ianovic]

i always have some q-tips / cottontips on hand for cleaning my batteries, whenever there is leakage, and always before charging them. I have a lot of clearo's on hand and whenever they taste nasty i just put them in the "washer section", i do a cleaning every week. When they don't give anything anymore, it's cleaning and a new head.

Don't forget your charger too, just to be safe.

 

[Keithhe]

I have quite a few of the Vivi Nova's and typically clean them about every day or at most 2 days. I have about a dozen, so it's no issue. I simply take them apart, rinse well in hot water, then throw them into a small cheap ultasonic cleaner (4-5 cycles). Rinse again and let dry. Flavor is always fine and They are easy to clean when not to gunked up.

 

[KraKsX]

Iv heard the 'recommended' cleaning cycle is every other refill.

I clean everything all the time, but I'm also changing flavor every time, so.....

 

[eazylee]

I've been cleaning w/ every refil. I run it through some water then shake the parts around in a jar of everclear then air dry

 

[Balter]

Nice thread. After a few cleaning cycles on my vivi nova heads, the wicks start separating and eventually strands are breaking off. Am I just running them under water at too high of a pressure? Any advice on how to keep them from deteriorating?

 

[Ken_A]

I just keep adding whatever flavor catches my fancy when the current one is almost gone. Then I rinse them out and wash the post once a week. I'm a bit messier than other people. I have a paper towel sitting in my bathroom (no kids here to worry about) that has my posts on it while they dry.

 

[eazylee]

Nice thread. After a few cleaning cycles on my vivi nova heads, the wicks start separating and eventually strands are breaking off. Am I just running them under water at too high of a pressure? Any advice on how to keep them from deteriorating?

I noticed that strands were loose and coming off even when brand new. I just try to remove loose strands any time I see them. I just rebuilt a head using ss mesh. Haven't had a chance to try it out yet

 

[mwdenko]

I have quite a few of the Vivi Nova's and typically clean them about every day or at most 2 days. I have about a dozen, so it's no issue. I simply take them apart, rinse well in hot water, then throw them into a small cheap ultasonic cleaner (4-5 cycles). Rinse again and let dry. Flavor is always fine and They are easy to clean when not to gunked up.

I've always wanted an ultrasonic cleaner... Now I have an excuse!

 

[mwdenko]

Nice thread. After a few cleaning cycles on my vivi nova heads, the wicks start separating and eventually strands are breaking off. Am I just running them under water at too high of a pressure? Any advice on how to keep them from deteriorating?

It could be the acidity (sp) of your juice. If you are running cinnamon for example. I've destroyed tanks plastic and all with cinamon. I'm glad it wasn't a VIVI though

A shot in the dark.

 

[dgstriker1]

I cleaned 1 of my stardust clearos and now it doesn't work! All I did was run some water shook clean let it dry over night and when I went to dry burn it nothing... Anyone know what I did wrong?

 

[Ken_A]

I cleaned 1 of my stardust clearos and now it doesn't work! All I did was run some water shook clean let it dry over night and when I went to dry burn it nothing... Anyone know what I did wrong?

try these two videos
Gotvapes Stardust: Taking It Apart II - YouTube

EDIT: couldn't get this link right at first!!
Repairing atomizer CE4 LeakLess/

 

[jakedonard]

Hello question regarding cleaning vivi tanks, do you just run it through water or use soap or something to really remove the past juices? And also the tank that I have right know has some kind of stains that I can't remove. What should I do with this? Thanks

 

[Ken_A]

this should clear things up for you
A PBusardo Tutorial - Vivi Nova Cleaning & Rebuilding - YouTube

 

[jakedonard]

this should clear things up for you
A PBusardo Tutorial - Vivi Nova Cleaning & Rebuilding - YouTube

Thanks Kena

 

[Paulette]

I cleaned 1 of my stardust clearos and now it doesn't work! All I did was run some water shook clean let it dry over night and when I went to dry burn it nothing... Anyone know what I did wrong?

The head may have become loose -- try tightening it up. It happens to me all the time!

 

[Keithhe]

It could be the acidity (sp) of your juice. If you are running cinnamon for example. I've destroyed tanks plastic and all with cinamon. I'm glad it wasn't a VIVI though

A shot in the dark.

A good point for all Vivi Novas if using caustic juice, like cinnammon. You need the aluminum tanks for this. Anyone who sells the Vivi's has these and I have a variety of colors to keep track of what juice is in what. In fact, even for the plastic tanks they have a lot of available colors, so mix it up to help keep track