Clearomizer destruction!

[woofpuppy]

I lost 2 clearos to a juice. They both shattered a day after filling them. I thought the first time it happened I must have done something to crack the plastic that I was unaware of. Did I step on it? Was I rough with it? I filled a second with the same juice and the same thing happened. I read somewhere that certain juices will destroy clearos. I just bought a tankomizer and put cinnamon in it, only a few hours later to read that cinnamon can cause the integrity of plastic to fail. I promptly emptied it and washed it out. How do I know if the juice I'm using is compatible with a clearo? I'm particularly worried about this tankomizer because it wasn't cheap. Any suggestions?

 

[Wallelf]

You don't mention what brand you're using, but here's a list from the MBV website of eliquids that may crack/break your plastic tank:

Absinthe
Amaretto
Apricot
Arnold Palmer
Big Red Soda
Black Licorice
Black Rock
Blood Orange
Cider Fire
Cinnamon
Cinnamon Hot Tamale
Cinnamon Red Hot
Cola
Clove
Creme De Menthe
Dr. Pepper
Ecto Cooler
Ginger Ale
Ginger
Green Apple
Key Lime
Lavender
Lemonade
Lightning
Mango
Mango Tea
Maraschino Cherry
Monster Bash
Monster
Morning Vape
Mt. Dew
Orange
Orange Ice
Peach
Pineapple
Pineapple Peach
Pink Lemonade
Rad Energy
Razzle Dazzle
Rock Star
Root Beer
Ruby Red Grapefruit
Sassafras
Solar Flare
Sweet Tarts
Tangerine
Venom
White Out
Yellow Ice

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[Fenris4024]

Heya Woof...
For the most part, any juice that's citrus-like (lemon, lime, orange, and even some vendor's green apple flavors) as well as pretty much all cinnamon are going to maul clearos made from polycarbonate. There's a great blog post by The Ocelot here on the ECF, covers a lot of the basics that you may want to know.

I'll direct you to the post that has this info for you.. good things to know : http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/403034-new-polyethylene-tanks.html

So far, I've had some MBV green apple in an old Ce3 for about a week without any cracking, so either this green apple flavor seems at least safe in the ce3's.

Take a gander at the other thread, see if it helps

 

[Baditude]

You more than likely used a volatile juice that had a known destructive reaction to the clear plastic in your clearomizer or tank.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/baditude/3733-6-something-safe-cinnamon-citrus-flavors.html

 

[Myrany]

Fear of this happening has prompted me to by a Kanger Protank. I just don't want to worry about what I put in the tank.

 

[mogium]

Get a kanger protank and stop worrying it is made with a glass tank.

 

[daleron]

Huh, I've had an Amaretto Haze in my clearomizer for a week and it seems fine; hope it stays that way!

 

[Wallelf]

... as well as pretty much all cinnamon are going to maul clearos made from polycarbonate.

MBV reports that their Cinnamon Roll is NOT a tank cracker. And, as an aside, I've had their Ecto Cooler in my Bullet Tank clearo for nearly a week without incident. I'm willing to risk a tank on the Maraschino Cherry as my next experiment.

~Buff~

 

[The Ocelot]

Here's my blog on the topic (Beware contains graphic pictures!)

EEEKKK! What happened to my tank?

 

[woofpuppy]

Thanks so much for the help!