dry out clearomiser

[mr_mitch85]

how do you clear out your clearomisers?

Ive washed one today, as I want to put a new flavour in...... im using a similar flavour, so it should be OK but theres still a lot of water inside the clearomiser.... I tried dry burning a few times but it didn't help, the whole thing just filled up with condensation!

I stopped doing it because I didnt want to burn out the filament!

 

[The Ocelot]

I rinse mine under a water faucet and leave them upside down for a couple of days to dry. I always have several in rotation, so I haven't run into a problem with one still being wet. Since most venders carry them, and they're inexpensive, I always order a couple when I place an order for something else. I don't dry burn anything. I know people swear by it, but I didn't like the results.

 

[GreenEyesDon'tLie]

The best you can do is shake it out, then blow it out. If you don't want to give it a day or 2 to really dry out, just get it as best as you can, but the first half of a fill or so will taste watery

 

[Duranu]

I have a largish HEPA air cleaner that blows clean air upwards. I'll hold cleaned clearomizers above it after giving it several good shakes. It's usually dry in a minute or two. I'm going to make a little stand with a mesh bottom that I can rest clean clearos on so I don't have to hold them all the time after they've been rinsed out.

 

[mr_mitch85]

Thanks for the advice all.

Ive only just got my ego ciggy, and I got 5 tanks - I filled 4 with various flavours, but now I want to change my "mixed fruits" one, for some lemon flavour juice I've got... so I washed it out following youtube instructions, and I am just waiting for it to dry out now.

 

[mr_mitch85]

also - some people say the key is to remove the rubber cone thing at the top - others say not to.

I have done it on this occasion - but I was just wondering what the consensus is, regarding this?

 

[The Ocelot]

also - some people say the key is to remove the rubber cone thing at the top - others say not to.

I have done it on this occasion - but I was just wondering what the consensus is, regarding this?

On a regular clearo? That doesn't make sense to me. The cap is what holds the wicks in place and keeps the atty from drowning in the juice. At least that's what it looks like on mine; I could be wrong.

 

[mr_mitch85]

On a regular clearo? That doesn't make sense to me. The cap is what holds the wicks in place and keeps the atty from drowning in the juice. At least that's what it looks like on mine; I could be wrong.

mine looks like the one in the video here: How to clean a Vision Ego Clearomizer a.k.a. Stardust - YouTube

see one minute in, where he shows you how to remove the rubber cap

 

[Thrasher]

while ito wont dry it immediately the driest air in your house is the refrigerator, (think how fast that cake dries out lol) should always have more then one but this a great drier believe it or not, (even works if you drop you phone or something in water)

 

[njay23]

I roll up a little piece of paper towel and stick it in there. Then just rotate the clearo while holding the paper towel in place and it dries everything as you rotate it. I use T2s, not sure if you can get a piece inside a vision, probably if you take the silicone piece out of it. Also, if it's just a little condensation I'd just shake it out and fill it up.

 

[spider362]

After I wash mine with water I run some PGA through it. Alcohol evaporates quicker than water.

 

[The Ocelot]

mine looks like the one in the video here: How to clean a Vision Ego Clearomizer a.k.a. Stardust - YouTube

see one minute in, where he shows you how to remove the rubber cap

Interesting, but labor intensive. At about $4.00 for a Stardust that cleaning method would be too much of a hassle for me. Rinsing seems to work just fine and I've only lost 2 in 3 months. If I cared enough to go through that to prolong it's life, I'd use one of my mini novas

 

[Ryedan]

mine looks like the one in the video here: How to clean a Vision Ego Clearomizer a.k.a. Stardust - YouTube

see one minute in, where he shows you how to remove the rubber cap

I used to use these clearos a lot and still have a bunch in rotation with other stuff. I do pull the silicone cap as shown in the video, but I do it using a small pair of needle nose pliers on the metal spike. I didn't watch the whole video. I give the clearo a 1 minute rinse in hot tap water, shake, or 'flick' out as much water as I can, gently put a q-tip into the metal pipe and onto the coil and leave it for a minute. I then heat the coil. Takes about 30 seconds or so for the wick to dry out and then the dry burn part begins. Put the silicone cap back in which can be a bit tricky so I go slow. Fill, lay on it's side for a minute and vape at low power for a few hits then go for it.

Takes me less than 5 minutes for the whole procedure. I do it as soon as I notice the slightest degradation in vape. I know this is not going to be for everyone, but it works very well for me

 

[Ryedan]

Interesting, but labor intensive. At about $4.00 for a Stardust that cleaning method would be too much of a hassle for me. Rinsing seems to work just fine and I've only lost 2 in 3 months. If I cared enough to go through that to prolong it's life, I'd use one of my mini novas

I hear ya Ocelot. Rinsing is good, but I found the coil gunks up fairly fast for me and the dry burn process worked so well I never did explore how to wash it better. In the end, whatever is working for us is the right way of doing it