Corrosive Juices

[psbowen]

I'm just a vape user, a newish one in fact and after buying a Kanger ProTank I found that I didn't like the way the metal tip felt against my teeth so I poked a hole in the plastic tip that came with the tank which covers the mouthpiece of new tanks, and that pretty much solved my problem. Or so I thought...A few hours later, I discovered that the plastic tip had virtually disintegrated.

Now all of this discussion about using e-juice with glass and pyrex tanks etc is really fascinating but is ANYONE even the least bit concerned about inhaling a substance that MELTS PLASTIC?! What the hell is this doing to my lungs???! Anybody know?

Just my two cents,
PB

 

[retired1]

Certain juices are known tank crackers. Like banana. Yet, they're good for you and safe to eat.

Correlating a flavor that eats plastic as being harmful to you is not a valid argument. Shoot, you even have hydrochloric acid in your stomach. Isn't hurting you, is it?

 

[psbowen]

How do you know?

PB quietly asked for curiosity's sake.

BTW, I probably won't be quitting but I just wanted to know if anyone has done any research on this issue.

 

[retired1]

Just because a juice reacts with plastic, does not mean you'll get the same reaction if you inhale it. The chemical reaction just doesn't work that way. And I've yet to hear of a long term vaper suddenly falling over dead because a banana flavor ate through his lungs.

Claiming tank crackers will do the same thing to your body is similar to those chain emails that go around claiming margarine is the same thing as plastic. There's no validity to them at all.

 

[psbowen]

Ahhh...here's a good response from NancyR:

"hi psbrowen, it isn't that juice needs to come in glass bottles, but some tanks are not made out of a plastic that will hold up to some juices, as you found with the tip cover.

Keep in mind in a case like what you had there is a mix of things going on, heat from the device adds to it, not sure what juice you where vaping when that happened, but anything with much citric acid such as pineapple, orange as well as strong menthol and other juices do have a reaction to some plastics, this is a chemical reaction as our lungs are not made of the same chemicals as the plastic there should not be an issue.

It is like putting vinegar on baking soda, alone both are fine, together they bubble up and create an mild acid effect that is great for cleaning battery connections on your car. "

So that's all I wanted to know. Carry on.
PBowen

 

[Heden Aklowd]

For what it's worth, I find the Kanger T3 to be much more resistant to clouding than the Stardust and Vision type clearos. I bought three Protanks for danger liquids, but so far I'm only using one of them, for my cinnamon which clouded the T3. Other than that, my T3's have held absinthe and licorice varieties, two brands of teaberry, a couple of citrus flavors, and ginger, without the slightest clouding, for quite some time now. I've never had any problem with rootbeer float in any kind of clearo, though rootbeer is always on the tank cracker list. Maybe the "float" ingredients neutralize the cracking potential of the rootbeer.

I've had Root Beer (not root beer float) in a T3 for over 3 1/2 months now without a problem. I've vaped almost 100mL of it.

 

[psbowen]

Thank you all for clearing this up! I soooo did NOT want to give up vaping cause frankly, I LOVE VAPING!! You know the saying, "Be Calm. Vape On." ? Well, it's hard to Be Calm when all things vape is so exciting.

PSBowen

 

[Caridwen]

Just because a juice reacts with plastic, does not mean you'll get the same reaction if you inhale it. The chemical reaction just doesn't work that way. And I've yet to hear of a long term vaper suddenly falling over dead because a banana flavor ate through his lungs.

Claiming tank crackers will do the same thing to your body is similar to those chain emails that go around claiming margarine is the same thing as plastic. There's no validity to them at all.

This is exactly right. It's not the liquids, but the chemical reaction with the plastics.

Use glass or Polypropylene

 

[cpierce0029]

Sorry this has nothing to do with the thread, but where do i put the bbcode to make a footer like that

 

[retired1]

Sorry this has nothing to do with the thread, but where do i put the bbcode to make a footer like that

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...262-new-members-how-many-posts-do-i-need.html

Once you meet the requirements for a signature, you'd add it here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/profile.php?do=editsignature

 

[MqT2012]

I'm just a vape user, a newish one in fact and after buying a Kanger ProTank I found that I didn't like the way the metal tip felt against my teeth so I poked a hole in the plastic tip that came with the tank which covers the mouthpiece of new tanks, and that pretty much solved my problem. Or so I thought...A few hours later, I discovered that the plastic tip had virtually disintegrated.

Now all of this discussion about using e-juice with glass and pyrex tanks etc is really fascinating but is ANYONE even the least bit concerned about inhaling a substance that MELTS PLASTIC?! What the hell is this doing to my lungs???! Anybody know?

Just my two cents,
PB

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Just like everyone said, it is the reaction between the plastic and the juice, the juice is perfectly safe on its own. Heat will speed up the chemical interactions between the two.
Also, a general piece of advise for your own health. Do not use plastic parts for anything unless it is specified for that particular use. This applies to everything; there are thousands of types of plastics out there, each balanced for their particular use and the safety of the user.