Decided on my cleaning method for my carts, drying?

[Brooke1975]

I have decided to use the boil method for cleaning my carts and hoping this will be the best way to clean them and still keep them lasting as long as I can. I don't have alot of money to be putting into carts every week so I would like to know the best drying method. I have heard the dryer, baking and air drying. I don't want to over heat them in the oven, the oven sounds scary to me and I might screw them up knowing my luck.
I am going to use the boiling method from a video I saw about boiling for 15 mins and then rinsing and boiling again for 15 mins. I just am unsure about the different types of caps fitting back on when I have a mixed of hard and soft ones. I prefer the hard caps but I am not complaining by any means.
Opinions on this and also if you are baking or putting your carts in the dryer do you still blow them out? I have some I have rinsed out then blown the water out of and they are still air drying after 3 days. Ugggg
This is the last thing in my vaping "plan" that I need to get set for.
Thanks!

 

[pianoguy]

I have an air compressor and used it to blow the cartos out after washing - seemed to work well. Other folks have had good luck in the oven at low temp (like 150).

I tried boiling some on the stove, and wasn't happy with what it did to the labels - they got all puckered up, as if they had chew marks on them. I think just pouring boiling water on them in a bowl or pan and drawing water through them with a large syringe is probably a better bet - Belletrist had a good write-up on her method.

 

[Mary Kay]

Boiling? baking..omg like I don't have enough cooking and dishes to do!
For drying after I rinse mine out..I just put them on paper towels open end down for a day!

 

[Brooke1975]

Boiling? baking..omg like I don't have enough cooking and dishes to do!
For drying after I rinse mine out..I just put them on paper towels open end down for a day!

Air compressor my father in law has but I want to do it at home, but good idea
So Mary you just rinse yours in hot water? I did think the boiling method might mess up the labels and I don't want that. I just rinse mine in hot water and blow out the excess water and then dry them on a paper towel. But it takes up to 3 days to get mine fully dry. Mary does yours dry faster then that? You put the battery connector part up?
Thanks you guys!

 

[Mary Kay]

After the 2nd rinse in hot water..I blow them out and shake them like crazy..(thermometer style) then put them on paper towel thread side up. (when I rinse the cap is off) I have yet to die of any weird disease and have never lost a carto/ wrapping! (in 6 months)

 

[dEEzPuffs]

I have never cleaned a cart or even refilled one yet but I plan on it soon, but...

...how about placing the carts in a soft porous bag such as a crown royal bag or a small pillow case and then sticking them in a clothes dryer on a low or medium setting? The bag is to keep everything together and from clanging around.

 

[dEEzPuffs]

If low or medium doesn't work then try high. The lowest working temp is probably the best. An even better container would be to use a clean sock...unless you prefer a dirty one for added flavor 8-o.

 

[Brooke1975]

LOL, I will take the clean one I am scared if putting them in the dryer would mess something up in there like the little metal wire in the middle? IDK!

 

[5cardstud]

What ever you do don't boil or bake the caps or they WON'T fit anything.

 

[dEEzPuffs]

LOL, I will take the clean one I am scared if putting them in the dryer would mess something up in there like the little metal wire in the middle? IDK!

Some ppl like it dirty .

It's just warm air. No different than using a blow dryer. Metal would only matter in a microwave and seems much safer than sticking them in the oven. I suggested the lowest possible heat to avoid shrinking but I doubt that's a factor anyway. But again, my idea is all theory. Haven't tried any method yet. Just seems logical to me.

 

[Brooke1975]

Some ppl like it dirty .

It's just warm air. No different than using a blow dryer. Metal would only matter in a microwave and seems much safer than sticking them in the oven. I suggested the lowest possible heat to avoid shrinking but I doubt that's a factor anyway. But again, my idea is all theory. Haven't tried any method yet. Just seems logical to me.

I think you are right about both liking it dirty and the dryer

 

[dEEzPuffs]

I think you are right about both liking it dirty and the dryer

Lol...eww.

Just to clarify, when I mentioned shrinking I was referring to the filler or wick in the cart - not the cart itself since it's made of metal. But still may not even be a factor.

 

[jdvorr]

I put them in the dryer one time. I won't do it again! I had them in a mesh bag and they banged together and messed up the labels big time. The only way it would work well is if you had a way to keep them completely separated.

 

[Katya]

May I suggest a pair (or two) of old cotton gloves? Each finger sleeve will hold a carto. Bind them with a rubber band underneath so they don't go flying all over your dryer. Also works to remove excess water from cartos after a wash. A super reverse Taryn spin, two gloves, ten cartos. Just do it outside.

 

[thelook]

I give them 3 good blasts of air with a turkey baster to remove exess water.
Then
I just set mine in front of a small desk fan to dry.
I place them on a hand towel so they do not blow away.
I lay them on their side, open end of carto facing the fan.
Go about my day, sometimes overnight.

 

[dEEzPuffs]

I put them in the dryer one time. I won't do it again! I had them in a mesh bag and they banged together and messed up the labels big time. The only way it would work well is if you had a way to keep them completely separated.

...But was that the only problem?

I don't see how the labels could get messed up in the dryer. They seem more likely to get messed up during the wash process.

 

[dEEzPuffs]

May I suggest a pair (or two) of old cotton gloves? Each finger sleeve will hold a carto. Bind them with a rubber band underneath so they don't go flying all over your dryer. Also works to remove excess water from cartos after a wash. A super reverse Taryn spin, two gloves, ten cartos. Just do it outside.

That's a good idea especially if jdvorr's issue is a real problem. otherwise I don't see why plain ol' socks wouldn't do.

I imagine if you just through them in with a full load of laundry that they'd be fine. A few little clangs here and there perhaps but otherwise they're so small and light it shouldn't be a big deal.

 

[jdvorr]

...But was that the only problem?

I don't see how the labels could get messed up in the dryer. They seem more likely to get messed up during the wash process.

That was the only problem. If you can separate them it would work great. The edges of the cartos are very sharp & nick each other up a lot. I wouldn't have mentioned it if it wasn't a real problem. But, I suggest going ahead and trying it to see what I mean. Let me know how it works for you.

 

[dEEzPuffs]

That was the only problem. If you can separate them it would work great. The edges of the cartos are very sharp & nick each other up a lot. I wouldn't have mentioned it if it wasn't a real problem. But, I suggest going ahead and trying it to see what I mean. Let me know how it works for you.

Ok that makes sense now. It's not that I didn't believe, just didn't see why or how they could get messed up by each other. Thanks for clarifying

 

[mmcall12]

I'm really confused now8-o