Do I Need To Extract The Liquid?

[Sherrick]

I have probably about 20 to 30 cartomizers that contain juice I don't care for. I want to reuse the cartos, and was going to boil them to clean them before refilling. Do I need to extract the existing liquid (by Taryn Spin or perhaps another method) to remove the flavor of the old juice? Or will a couple of good 15 minute boils take care of the existing flavor, leaving me with fresh cartos?

I'd appreciate any insights.

Thanks!
Sherrick

 

[thelook]

I usually "flush" out old juice with a turkey baster full of hot water before I boil them. I dont know if you have to its just what I do.

 

[Sherrick]

That's a good idea. I emptied a couple of cartos the other day via the Taryn Spin, and it worked well; still, I feel like I'm going to spend all day on this little project if I have to spin each carto multiple times to get it ready for boiling. Not exactly how I want to spend my Saturday.

 

[Col. Gaunt]

I just hold them under the tap and let the warm water flush them out.

 

[unsure]

I just hold them under the tap and let the warm water flush them out.

Me too. Dont see the need to boil.

 

[Sherrick]

A lot of times I don't boil either, I use 100 proof vodka and soak them in that to clean them. These particular cartos have a residual odor / taste to them that I'm trying to get rid of. Boiling seems the next logical step.

 

[smokin n jokin]

I flush them out with ISO from a pipette, then boil them.

 

[Sherrick]

When you all say "flush them out," I assume you mean flush them from the mouth end, so it drains through the battery end, correct?

 

[Col. Gaunt]

When you all say "flush them out," I assume you mean flush them from the mouth end, so it drains through the battery end, correct?

Correct, from the mouth end.

 

[keyzygirl]

I use a childs med syringe with the rubber oring from a carto on the end.Then flush them.

 

[Sherrick]

I use a childs med syringe with the rubber oring from a carto on the end.Then flush them.

Ahhh, now there's an idea! I buy 10ml oral syringes in 100 quantity to assist in giving my youngest son his daily meds. I've got several here in the box yet. This sounds like something that I can make work easily. Nice! Thanks, keyzy!!

 

[zoiDman]

OK, so now they are flushed out.

Any thoughts on the best way to dry them or do you guys just refill them as is?

 

[Sherrick]

Hello zoiDman! I use an Intex Double Quick Mini Air Pump (link to it on Amazon.com: Amazon.com: Intex 11-1/2-Inch Double Quick Mini Hand Pump: Sports & Outdoors). After I boil the cartos or soak them in Vodka, I stick them on the air pump one at a time and give it a few quick pushes / pulls. The cartos fit perfectly on the end and a large amount of the dirty fluid is expelled right away. After that, I typically let them sit for several hours or overnight and then refill them. That part of my process hasn't changed and works very well.

 

[Windsage]

After I wash some carts I set my air compressor to 15psi and blow them out. 5 or 6 pulses 3 seconds long drys them out pretty well.

As a side note, when you boil them take the plastic cap out of the mouth end first. I didn't do that the first time and the little white plastic caps sort of melted and distorted. I guess they are not dishwasher safe

 

[zoiDman]

GREAT ideas...

I just flushed out a RN4081 cartomizer that had OEM juice in it with warn water. Went out to the garage and cranked up the shop vac with a crevase attachment and give it some lite suction.

I then refilled it to see how many drops it would take before getting saturated. It took 21 drops. Not bad. It must have been nearly dry.

It took 2 or 3 hit to get it going. Probably should have waited 5 minutes to let it fully soak into the coil sheild. Now it is hitting like a fog machine.

Thanks for the advice.

BTW - I wonder how many first time users are turned off by e-Cigs just because the factory juice is many times very poor?

 

[Col. Gaunt]

OK, so now they are flushed out.

Any thoughts on the best way to dry them or do you guys just refill them as is?

Hair dryer8-o

 

[D103]

Good Old American Ingenuity!!! Gotta love it I love reading through these types of threads not only to see just how helpful and sincere people are towards each other but how smart we all can be - man you talk about resourceful!! It makes me all the more hopeful that when all is said and done
We Will Prevail! Happy Trails and Vape On.... you wonderful 'mad scientists'