(DSE 901 Owners) Is my atomizer faulty or am i just not cleaning it right?

[Patrick21]

As some of you will know i made a thread earlier thinking mine was broke as every time i puff i get a rather misty (the best way i can explain it) hit at the back of my throat, not a solid hit like i did before when i first bought it.

I read a link on the thread which was left for me etc; and i have tried the following techniques but i am still not getting any draw what so ever. I have dripped over 2ML over the last hour or so yet not getting any hit what so ever.

I have tried the

1) blow on the atomizer onto a tissue so the stuff comes out of the end... no luck
2) putting a tissue inside the atomizer and rubbing the stuff out... no luck

I have two atomizers and i am getting the same result and its so annoying as they both cant be broke surely as i have only been using them for 8 days as my sig says.

I would have continued this on the other thread but wanted to make a new one specifically about atomizer cleaning for this model.

Do any of you have any ways of cleaning the atomizer quickly? i havent tried setting in water yet as that its a last resort really as i dont want to wait for it to dry.

 

[Patrick21]

if i tried the water method, would using a hair dryer work?

 

[flbutterfly1]

rinse it under hot tap water and then blow thru it really well, hold firmly and shake to see if any water comes out, blow thru again. It should be ready to go I never let mine completely dry and have no problems. If you wanted you could use microwaved water to put it in but i like to run the faucet water thru it a few times and blow it out and repeat if needed.

 

[djbishybish]

You can easily rinse it out for a few minutes with hot water, and then just blow out all the water making sure it's dry. Or a hair dryer works too, but I just blow mine out till little to no water comes out anymore. Just make sure you drip enough and let it soak in for a little since it'll be completely dry.

 

[Patrick21]

thanks guys, been soaking for about 10 mins now... going to get it out and dry it off.. will report back on if its working properly again

 

[Patrick21]

Update: its slighly better... very slightly... do i need to break it in again?

 

[DC2]

A lot of people think they killed their atomizer by cleaning it.
Most of the time it's just because they didn't let it dry enough before using it.

One way to MAKE SURE it is dry is to put it in the oven for 20 minutes at 150 degrees.

 

[Patrick21]

i heard people do that it seems to be working "ok" at the moment much better than what it was so i will leave it for the time being anyway.

 

[Patrick21]

btw can someone answer this please...

If your ecig is producing lots of vapor but the throat hit is not so good, does that mean that the problem isnt with the attomizer?

 

[fray]

btw can someone answer this please...

If your ecig is producing lots of vapor but the throat hit is not so good, does that mean that the problem isnt with the attomizer?

There is not enough info to make that determination.

I would say that if there is a lot of vapor and the TH is low it's the juice. Sounds like all vg juice.

If you want throat hit 901 is probably not the atty for you. 510 and 306 have a lot better TH

 

[kinabaloo]

Or an 808 - it's like a turbo-charged 901 (at least twice as good, i'd say, but looks similar), with cartomisers (so easy taste change, much longer lasting than carts and refillable a few times or more too.