Drying cartos

[Snus]

Ok so just now I broke out a clean carto, had them in a bag of rice since Friday, put juice in it, attached it to my PV, took a drag, nothing, no vapor at all. Is this what happens after u clean a carto, it stops working entirely??

According to the video I linked to, he says they come out about 90% as good as new after one cleaning. He says you can clean them about 5 or so times, I think. Did you dry them out well before you put them in the rice? I think they are supposed to be almost completely dry before the rice, and the rice will absorb what little moisture is left...

Are you getting any airflow through the middle? I have some cartos that got so gunked up that I couldn't even get any airflow. But, I still haven't gotten a syringe to try to clean them completely...

 

[KalebK]

According to the video I linked to, he says they come out about 90% as good as new after one cleaning. He says you can clean them about 5 or so times, I think. Did you dry them out well before you put them in the rice? I think they are supposed to be almost completely dry before the rice, and the rice will absorb what little moisture is left...

Are you getting any airflow through the middle? I have some cartos that got so gunked up that I couldn't even get any airflow. But, I still haven't gotten a syringe to try to clean them completely...

They are working fine now, thanks Snus!!

 

[Snus]

Cool, what did you do to them? How would you rate the taste compared to brand new ones?

 

[KalebK]

Cool, what did you do to them? How would you rate the taste compared to brand new ones?

I just dripped one drop down the center, blew it out into a napkin, 2 hits without pressing the button, 1 ten second hit and then it started working haha and I dont taste much difference, they are working pretty good!!!

 

[anavidfan]

I saw a video that PBusardos put out on cleaning cartos. He let his dry for 2 days with a paper towel, but he said some people put them in a sock and toss them in the clothes drier. I tried this and works great and only takes whatever time it takes to do a load.

 

[Snus]

There seems to be a lot of different ways to dry them out... the main point is to make sure they are dry. Kenny tries to be more "green" and closes not to use electricity. I guess if you are doing a load anyway, it wouldn't make a difference....

 

[Mike36609]

I put my cartos on the dash of my van when I am parked at work, or at the mall, or as I did this weekend, when I am at the movie theater... green energy baby! I also think this helps some with any residual taste/odor that might be present in the carto.

Just be sure to secure all of your cartos before the car starts moving.

 

[buddylee]

I dry mine with a vacuum pump. I built myself a little setup a few years back for drying out cell phones and other various electronics that I somehow always found a way to get wet.

 

[jnnfrlsw]

When I first started using cartos I tried the cleaning route and it was just too time consuming when cartos are so cheap. Also, whenever I have taken one apart the material wrapped around the coil has always been burnt. Cleaning wont solve that problem. Also, there's just nothing that beats the experience of vaping on a fresh new carto. I use one for a couple days and toss it.I try to plan ahead and buy them in bulk every few months to save money.

 

[KalebK]

Boges have been crap lately!!!

 

[judy j]

I cleaned my mega dc cartos a couple of days ago and just let them drain. I have COPD and can't blow too hard. The filler material was soggy today so I got the idea of using a can of dust remover and sprayed inside the carto from the battery end. A lot of fluid came out. I told my hubby about it. He does not want me to use the cartos because he wasn't sure if they were safe. Does any one know if can dust remover is safe to use?