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Soap (actually, detergent) and hot water is fine. Sometimes there is some residue left over from the cutting fluids used in manufacture, particularly when the base is milled. People call it "machine oil", but it isn't. The stuff is hideously poisonous, usually-- there are a tiny few "green" alternatives-- but there's also not enough of it left on a machined part that's had time to dry to have much effect on an adult sized human. Tastes nasty, though, and some of the ingredients can be carcinogenic (probably not in microgram amounts) so washing it is a good idea. Depending on what type of machine and material being machined, among other considerations, these fluids are either oil or water based. Dawn dish washing detergent and hot water will lift them.
No worries and vape happy.
No worries and vape happy.
If you don't have alcohol (booze), warm water/dish detergent is best alt.
do lotsa rinsing to get soap out. Since that is what you are doing, if you are not noticing off flavors or smells, you are fine.
edit Im just too slow!!
do lotsa rinsing to get soap out. Since that is what you are doing, if you are not noticing off flavors or smells, you are fine.
edit Im just too slow!!
On my RDA's, I put some hot water in a tupperware container with a few drops of Dawn, and stir it up. I let the rda's sit in there for about 30 minutes, then rinse them good and let them air dry. You just don't know what kind of potential debris or oils are on the stuff from the factory.
I put my new stuff in a jewelry cleaner full of vodka for a couple minutes, then rinse with warm water and dry with paper towles. I don't trust these Chinese companies to sterilize these products, and don't make it a habit of vaping unknown substances, even in tiny amounts.
Depends what I got and where I got it. Anything clone from fast tech or 3fvape gets the hazmat cleaning: hot water soap bath, toothbrush scrubbing, alcohol bath, more scrubbing, rinse etc.
If I trust the place I’ll usually just rinse with hot soapy water and vape away.
If I trust the place I’ll usually just rinse with hot soapy water and vape away.
5 to 7 minutes in 91% Isopropanol, followed by 5-7 minutes in hot water.
Wipe clean with Qtip and paper towels
Wipe clean with Qtip and paper towels
I usually just use hot water and q-tips unless I clearly see some kind of oily/liquid residue which isn't often. Then it gets ultrasonic cleaning.
Wow, seems like all are cleaning new Atty. I never clean any, open up the new box, set it up with coil and wick then vape. LOL
Back in the day, the chinese were really lazy about cleaning there products, and just about everything needed to be degreased and cleaned, sometimes more than once. If it wasnt done thoroughly, it led to the most horrid taste, that did not go away.
In the last year or two they have begun to understand what this was doing to their reputation and just about everything Iv bought in the last couple of years has come to me clean and ready to build on. But i still give it a good sniffing just to be sure.
BOL.
In the last year or two they have begun to understand what this was doing to their reputation and just about everything Iv bought in the last couple of years has come to me clean and ready to build on. But i still give it a good sniffing just to be sure.
BOL.
I received a plastic (Penquin) device recently that smelled so bad that I just couldn't get the smell out. I finally soaked it in cola (hey, it removes battery acid) and that did the trick. The packing box still smells awful tho.
Most of the time I take everything apart and put it in the ultrasonic in a jar of vodka. If I'm grabbing the mail and running out it doesn't bother me to vape it. I haven't had one that was dirty, although any of the more questionable clones have been cleaned because they were more questionable. I have a little faith in the real companies. It's really not that hard for them to run everything though a washer.
Way back they used to pre-prime the coils with some really nasty liquid. Never tasted or heard of a flavor like that. I was cleaning and building. Some I hadn't decided on a flavor got primed with unflavored. That got me wondering what they were putting on them when simply PG or VG would've worked.
Way back they used to pre-prime the coils with some really nasty liquid. Never tasted or heard of a flavor like that. I was cleaning and building. Some I hadn't decided on a flavor got primed with unflavored. That got me wondering what they were putting on them when simply PG or VG would've worked.
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I used to wash the parts in dish soap and then give them a good rinse. Years ago a lot of atties had oil on them.
The last couple of years I just inspect carefully and if it smells and looks clean I build it and vape. I have not found one that gave me any indication it was contaminated.
The last couple of years I just inspect carefully and if it smells and looks clean I build it and vape. I have not found one that gave me any indication it was contaminated.
It never hurts to wash them. I do with a little Dawn and hot water. I do it for residuals in the manufacturing process. Also, who know who or what has handled the thing. "Transfer" is an actual problem.
After one (unfortunate early) experience, I clean mine. Usually disassemble, wash in soapy hot water (dawn is good) and then the Ultrasonic cleaner. Why not? Is my thought as I did not much CARE for the taste of machining oil. I find the Siren V2s to be a bit sketchy in that regard. I sometimes wonder if those complaining about the taste haven't washed them thoroughly enough.
Lots of great ideas here BTW. I think most of them (probably ALL of them) are going to work better than not cleaning them first.
I kind of also have gotten a bit vigilant about my cleaning experience when replacing coils and etc. (and the 510 pin) it's not unusual to get a bit of leeching/seepage, and I have found clean equipment works best.
Except for my CLR tanks, those I agitate as LITTE as possible (oh they still die) but if a coil is "reading" I am far more likely to NOT remove it and dry burn and rewick ON the mod, because frankly I LOVE that coil, but the tanks.... I've lost count of how many I have killed. I seem to be the only person who is having that issue, so apart from the ones I have catastrophically dropped, well, I must be doing something VERY WRONG. Wish I could figure out WHAT, man. Sigh.
Anna
Lots of great ideas here BTW. I think most of them (probably ALL of them) are going to work better than not cleaning them first.
I kind of also have gotten a bit vigilant about my cleaning experience when replacing coils and etc. (and the 510 pin) it's not unusual to get a bit of leeching/seepage, and I have found clean equipment works best.
Except for my CLR tanks, those I agitate as LITTE as possible (oh they still die) but if a coil is "reading" I am far more likely to NOT remove it and dry burn and rewick ON the mod, because frankly I LOVE that coil, but the tanks.... I've lost count of how many I have killed. I seem to be the only person who is having that issue, so apart from the ones I have catastrophically dropped, well, I must be doing something VERY WRONG. Wish I could figure out WHAT, man. Sigh.
Anna
Usually open my Rda's top cap, check for oil or residue, build on it then vape it if nothing has been found.
Never had any oil taste
Never had any oil taste
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