clearomizers and BPA?

[ropetrick]

Does anyone know what type of plastic is used for clearomizers? I'm a little concerned about inhaling BPA, and these cartos at least superficially fit the bill for being made of polycarbonate plastic that could contain it. But the Royal Smokers packaging that came with mine doesn't have any number in the recycling triangle (7 indicates BPA in this context, apparently).

 

[Melloh]

Well ropetrick, if you've taken one apart you'll notice the heating coil of the atomizer is up top above the liquid level. There is from what I see, no contact at all with the walls of the unit. There seems to be a soft rubber ring around the ceramic cup which holds the heating coils. I haven't found a problem with my Ce2 R4 cartos from royal smokers. Well after i modded it... When I refill it, there isn't burnt plastic anywhere around the ceramic cup so I think you're ok with the burning of the outer plastic.

 

[smokum]

I beleive the OP's concern is that should BPA be present in the tubing that it can "leach" into the juice being vaped, and not just the risk of it being "burnt".

Unfortunately, I don't have an answer myself.....

 

[NCVaper]

I was just wondering this same thing. Does anyone know which bottle manufactures use BPA, and which one's don't? I just looked at US Plastics, because I think most everyone uses their bottles, and couldn't find anything.

 

[Arsenic]

I was just wondering this same thing. Does anyone know which bottle manufactures use BPA, and which one's don't? I just looked at US Plastics, because I think most everyone uses their bottles, and couldn't find anything.

Most disposable water bottles are made of PET plastic (polyethylene terephthalate), the clear ones that soft drinks come in. The other kinds like milk jugs and 2.5 gal water canisters are usually HDPE (high density polyethylene)

PET/PETE does leach when heated or reused, though it's phthalates rather than BPA while the foggy [HD/LD]PE do not seem to leach carcinogens, even while they do sometimes affect taste if water is stored in them for long periods.

Clear reuseable water bottles are either polycarbonate (aka Lexan®), which leaches BPA, or Tritan® copolyester, that is BPA-free

Polypropylene is also a relatively safe plastic if you want to avoid BPA.

But beware of tinned food, as the epoxy linings inside all of the metal cans, including soda cans are made with BPA, and the sealed cans are autoclaved to sterilize the contents, so you are definitely getting a dose there.

-[Arsenic]

 

[ropetrick]

For the record, clearo tubes are polycarbonate. I'm steering clear of them, since no one knows how much leaching goes on with them.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...learomizers-almost-certainly-contain-bpa.html