DId i ruin my 510 attys?!!

[Dpowell]

Last night, i soaked ALL of my attys in water and mostly vodka like i thought i was supposed to do. Then i let dry, blew them out. and used them today. They now taste AWFUL...with a musty burnt taste. I cant even taste my liquid flavors in them.

This is the first time i have done this because normally i just blow them out, but i wanted to get ALL of the flavors out of them!

Now i regret soaking all of my 20 attys...did i ruin them?!

How do i get that taste out?? How do i make them work like they did before?!

PLEASE HELP!

 

[Dpowell]

Ughhh i am so worried and mad!

 

[daisyd]

Try a dry burn. Soaking only loosens the burnt on stuff. Gotta fry it the rest of the way off. I do 10 sec bursts and blow the vapor out as I go.

 

[donnah]

Don't worry! I'm pretty sure you didn't ruin them. They probably just need a good dry burn to get the stuff off the bridge.

 

[StormFinch]

Try running hot water through them, or even use a turkey baster if you have one and flush them out, then blow them again and let them dry. I'm willing to bet that you still have the residuals of the vodka in them. Are you using a high alcohol proof?

You can also look up the dry burn method and try that if you need one now. Just be careful that you don't run it too long at a time and burn out the element.

 

[Zal42]

I do this all the time, although nowadays I don't use the alcohol anymore. It's never been a problem. Did you prime them again? Drip 3 or 4 drops of juice directly into the atty onto the bridge and wait a minute. The first puff or three may have that dry atty taste, but it should pass.

 

[DaveP]

Once you do the dry burn drip a couple of drops of liquid into the bridge to prime the bowl and coil. Install a cart of the same juice and vape until everything returns to normal.

 

[Dpowell]

I tried 3 different attys this morning, and put a few drops of liquid on them. Then i tried it, gross. then i used it till i felt like the juice was gone, then did it again, still gross. Ill put one on the battery and hold it down for a bit. then ill do it again. ill see if that works.

I took one into the bathroom a while ago and rinsed it under hot water, and blew it out. Still tasted just as bad after i did that.

 

[Dpowell]

Okay, i held it down for 10 seconds about 6 times, and would let off when it turned a little orange inside. Then after i dripped onto the attys, put my drip tip back on, and tried it. Its not like it was before, but it tastes a little better. So ill try that with all of my attys and hope for the best!!! I just hope they perform like before. Thank you all!!!

 

[Dpowell]

Still a little of a weird taste in there though. but not as bad

 

[daisyd]

They'll get better. I never use anything but hot water on mine and they get nice and clean. I always do several suck and blow right out puffs when I get that first dry atty puff, just to keep them a little cleaner.

 

[JonB]

You should be OK. I clean mine with 91% iso alcohol when they don't produce vapor as they should. 5 min soak, then let dry over night. Quick dry burn until the element is orange once or twice. Prime and good to go.

You'll get a funky taste if they aren't try all the way, which is why high % alcohol is good - it dries quicker than water.