Crud. Help please.

[Maiahmae]

First second time cleaning eGo-T atty and I think it's screwed up.

The first time I cleaned it, I soaked it in rubbing alcohol via the directions of a video - but that video said it needs to dry for 24 hours and I just didn't have that much time this time around.

I also do not have a back up atty.

This time, I did a quick alcohol soak (10 minutes of playing with it in the alcohol), then flushed with hot tap (shush, no car to get distilled) water for about 15 minutes. Blew out. Let a blow dryer run until the thing near burned my hands, then went 5 more minutes with the dryer. the whole time under the dryer, it was at one of the ends with the idea that the dryer would blow inside.

Primed with 5 drops which caused a light flooding, blew it out, and have been trying to vape from it since.

The taste was altered, flavor was low, but cloud production was fine. Now everything is less, including cloud production... Something's not quite right and I need some suggestions. It's my only atty and I'm in love with this unit... I also have a back up 808 but.... -whines- I miss my 510.

 

[Maiahmae]

found the answer.... kinda. trying to disassemble and give it a dry burn. Hopefully it doesnt get completely killed, but right now, it's better to try, then to use the 808.

 

[Justice]

Don't use the water. I use straight alcohol and dry it out. Your blow dryer is probably fine just be careful of fire. I use a boot dryer on mine. They completely dry out in about a half hour. It's like a low heat hair drier with hoses on it. Either way it dries faster than water so why bother wasting you time with the water. Alcohol will evaporate fast.

 

[Maiahmae]

hm... that's a good idea. I guess it's because im so scared of getting a wet bit... vaping poison.

Got it to work better, cleaner taste but now the atty is running hot (doesnt seem to cool down like it did before).

 

[Justice]

You will know it if there's any alcohol left it trust me on that. If it's feeling too hot after start up maybe your wicks a little dry. If you have a syringe u can drone a little juice on the wick. Good luck with it. Have you any extra atty's ? Mine haven't died yet in 2 months. But have heard of them diing. Hope it serves you as well as mine has me

 

[Maiahmae]

just directly dripped in some more juice. using a tank so in theory it should be sucking it down on it's own but with the extra drips, it's behaving better. Hm.... Wick too high/low? Looked fine like the video said it should be and even was a little tight. Already wiggled a hole at the side cuz drawing was difficult. Also, unscrewed it from the battery a little (i'm a tight screwer) with the idea that it needs more ventilation.

 

[Justice]

Some of my atty's are tighter than others. But if it's too tight there is a tiny little hole above the threads on the atty. You can us a bent steel tooth pick. Or maybe a real thin wire or paper clip and clean the hole. It may help. Some where there is a link to a video of where it is but I can't remember where it is.

 

[Maiahmae]

Did as you said and poked a little in the bottom of the atomizer and VOILA! It finally works as it did three weeks ago -dances- thank you all so very much for your help. As you can see by my tag, I'm still really new and still getting the hang of all these gizmoes. next time I'll stick to the blow dryer and alcohol, but now I know how to disassemble and what it looks like so I can be more confident when troubleshooting having gunk on the wick ends and/or coil.

And yeah, it was pretty gunky thanks to my V4L Cafe Moca (icecream) addiction... it's a dark/sweet fluid... everything a atomizer hates.

+1 for you.

 

[Justice]

Glad it worked. They do have there little quirks. But I love mine. Have a reo now but still use ego t at work. There are lots of different strings here about these lots of bunk but lots of good info. You just have to kind of sort thru it ignore some and use some.

 

[kelleymcm]

I've been boiling water in microwave (bout 1/2 cup)then pouring it in atty ...slowly till it all runs thru
wait a few mins till it cools off & blow out any remaining water ...then just priming ( i do few drops in wick & few on each side ...blow out excess) & insert tank & vape ... there really isn't any need to dry it, the wick is tiny . If you do this right b-4 bed just wait (put aside w/out tank on) & prime b-4 you use it in am.

If you have the wick out , you can use flame to burn gunk off wick too ...use pliers/tweezers just something to keep from burning yourself & hold in flame till wick goes back to white,then rinse or wipe off the ash & reinstall wick.

 

[mianker]

Glad you seem to have worked out the problem....now my advice would be to purchase some back-up atties.

 

[Justice]

Glad you seem to have worked out the problem....now my advice would be to purchase some back-up atties.

+1 I have piles of back ups. And murphy's law because I do none have died yet. But I'm certain if I didn't they would die