dead volcano tankomizers- 3 in 3 weeks...

[hcmiller]

I love volcano's products- shipping and customer service are top notch and I'm partial to their reg tob flavor juice but...

Using the tankomizer, Ive now had three die in three weeks. They just stop. I hot water bathed with no luck and tried an grain alcohol soak with the same result. They are just dead.

Any thoughts?

 

[LastoftheBreed]

I love volcano's products- shipping and customer service are top notch and I'm partial to their reg tob flavor juice but...

Using the tankomizer, Ive now had three die in three weeks. They just stop. I hot water bathed with no luck and tried an grain alcohol soak with the same result. They are just dead.

Any thoughts?

Did you do your hot water bath prior to using them? Just curious, as I've noticed many users complaining of the tank atties dying early are the ones talking about using PV primes and dry burns straight from the package in order to deal with the priming oil which is shipped inside the atties.

I've got 3 tankomizers I currently rotate through every week, and have yet to have a bad taste, leaking issue, or dying issue. I'm just curious if using these with the priming oil still inside, and not using a hot water bath before ever heating them up, is causing them to "gunk-up" beyond repair? If nothing else, burning and inhaling the priming oil CAN'T be good for anybody...

Not saying this is the case, but it does seem feasible.

 

[woodman]

Unfortunately those guys don't warranty thier atty beyond doa/48hr. It sounds typical far as time before failure happens from what I been observing others report.
Were you using the same juice for all the attys or switching? What do you mean "dead"? Are atty's not heating?

 

[rise2it]

I've been a little worried about the life of these also, because I tend to only get about a week out of a standard 510 atty and these are going to be about twice as expensive.

What were you using before the tank system, and what kind of atty life did you get from them?

 

[zombienerd]

I got mine from Cignot, and they have a 30 day warranty. I do have to clean them regularly, but haven't had one burn out yet.

Gunk up from dark juice? Yep
Gunk up for a weeks use? Yep
Slight burnt taste from leftover gunk after cleaning? Yep, got rid of it by dry burning.

On average, I have to clean each atty once a week or so to keep it in top condition.

I've seen a few people show how to take them apart, but haven't gotten the guts to do it myself yet... I may if/when my cleaning regimen is ineffective.

You can check my blog (Link in sig) to see what I do to clean and maintain them, but you've probably heard most of it before

 

[hcmiller]

I'm sticking with cignot from now on.

Volcano CS said "yes, sounds like they failed. Sorry."

A week lifespan? F that.

 

[mortios]

My inferno t is still working fine after nearly a month. Of course, by fine I mean that I produces huge clouds of vapor with no TH whatsoever and an odd plastic taste on every hit unless I use 100% pg; working nonetheless though. With all PG juice it's actually a tolerable experience.

 

[cipher]

Sorry, I've bought 4 Ego T atties from Cignot and all 4 of been working with out a problem. no leaks or funny taste. I did have to clean one (used ISO 99%) because the draw was so tight. It works like a charm. Only I do is blow it out every 2 or 3 tanks on average. I use a variety of light and dark juices for 70/30 to 80/20.