flooded atty or dead atty?

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lasttango

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Friends, I washed my atty out last night to get the flavor out... I saw that people boil them, so I assumed it would be safe to rinse it...

It's been 15 hours and now my atty doesn't really fire up... it's weak...

Do I need to wait for it to completely dry?

Did I kill it?

Thanks, LT
 

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If you've blown it out from the connection side and if it sat overnight with the connection pointed up, it should have thoroughly drained of water.

When an atty is washed it is completely dry. It takes more than the normal amount of dripping to get it re-started. About 4 drops dripped directly on the bridge should get it going again. If the vapor is 'weak' chances are you haven't 'killed' it.
 

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I find the best thing to do with attys is not clean them and just use them until they are not usable and get more or have more in stock to use.

I have never had real success cleaning them and they never seem to work right again..

IMO

I've had success but it's short-lived. Once they are cleaned they like to be re-cleaned often. If I get a particularly stubborn flavor 'stuck' in a new-ish atty I'll wash it with plain soap and water, rinse the hell out of it and let it dry. But, as far as soaking in X, Y and Z -- I gave up on that. Just accept the fact that they are disposable items, right Doots? <g>
 

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Tango, if you have access to purchase some EverClear, it will remove the water. I boil out nasty tasting attys (menthol or strong flavors or if they develop a scorched flavor) with water, but always follow it up with a bath in EverClear PGA.

Most of the time, PGA is the only thing I use to clean attys. Evaporates quickly. I soak them, then blow out, shake down (thermometer style, wrist snaps until I don't feel any more liquid flying out) then re-prime with 4-6 drops and get back to vaping.

Haven't lost one yet with PGA. Also, make sure to reprime right away with liquid or at least PG if you are going to store them.
 

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ok..if you are assuming it's dead anyway..try this:
1)Take a kleenex and roll it up and shove it gently into the atty.
2) Blow on the connector end of atty(tiny hole end)..while the kleenex is in there.
3) Take kleenex out and check for fluid. If there is some repeat a few times till it comes out dry.
4)Now put atty back on freshly charged battery..with no cart.
5) In good light..look down barrel of atty..and press and hold battery button down for about 5-10 sec...observing for orange coil to glow. You'll probably need to blow a bit to keep the small amount of vapor out of the way so you can see. The coil has two sides basically one on each side of bridge..the coil should glow easily and quickly when pressed.
6) You'll need to repeat step 5 several times usually...making sure you pause each time and wait for the atty to cool inbetween firings. Don't hold it down any longer than 10 secs at a time though..or you risk popping the atty. Err on the side of less until you get comfortable working with it.
7) Once the coil is glowing well again...stop and drip 2 drops of juice on it...replace empty cart(so you don't reflood) and then take a hit or two and see if it isn't much better. Don't vape it dry again though.
8) Now load a normal cart and just vape.
9) This should solve the problem.

PS: If you get no fire from the coil..you'll need a multitester to test the ohms and see if it's just plain dead. Check the mod area of the forum to learn how to do this.

Good luck..hope it helps!
 
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