Durability/Water Damage

[NeoLythic]

So I had an interesting experience New Years day.

The kids and I decided to take a little bike ride along the creek trail near our house. All was going well until my daughter (who's 7) strayed a little too close to the edge of the trail, lost control of her bike, road down the bank and into the drink.

Fortunately she was OK (soaked head to toe in freezing water, in shock and really ticked off. It was a Christmas present after all) After fishing her and the bike out we road home. I dunked her in a warm bath and served liberal amounts of hot chocolate to both my son and daughter (I think my son was almost as traumatized as my daughter.) Then I headed for the shower myself.

That's when I realized I my e-cig still in my pocket. Oops. So I pulled the cart off and chucked it and let the batter/atomizer sit on a shelf for a few hours. I popped in another cart later that evening, and it still worked! I was even able to charge it this morning without any problems (It's a GreenSmartLiving)

I've had some success in reviving cell phones from water (not a lot. They usually still suffer some sort of quirk afterwards) but I would have thought the e-cig would have been toast.

Anyone else have disaster/recovery stories about their e-cigs?

 

[gfunk72]

I dropped my provari into the bathtub a couple of weeks ago. I immediately took the batteries out and put a fan on it to encourage it to dry out. Couple of hours later it didn't work. put the unit by a heating vent for a couple more hours and blammo..it worked again. no problems or quirks to report. what kind of ecig do you have?

 

[NeoLythic]

I've got a Green Smart Living. Not too shabby for a cheap-o kinda rig.

Glad you could resurrect the Provari!

 

[DaveP]

About the only thing that suffers from a dunk in the water is the filling and the wick in an atty or carto/cart. batteries are sealed except for the switch and that's through the hole for the push button. Electronics are usually good once they dry out. In a cell phone, you have a mic and a speaker and electronics that operate in the mega/gigahertz range. High frequency devices find water to be a good conductor ... not so much in the DC and low PWM levels of ecigs.

If an eGo or Riva style ecig got dunked, I'd let my battery sit with the switch down at an angle where any moisture that penetrated could drain to that location, just in case.

 

[NeoLythic]

Good tip! Especially since I'm looking at the eGo brand. Thanks!

 

[KeysBum]

Buzz-Pro. Went swimming in saltwater. Flushed with Isopropyl alcohol and let dry. No Problem

The phone was not so lucky.

 

[bluegrasslover]

My sister dropped her ego in the crapper. It still works as well.

 

[bjannr]

Water damage is why I prefer mechanical mods. My REO's have fallen in water buckets and I just wiped them out and they work just fine. They are easy to clean, just take the battery and atomizer off and run under hot water.