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orachel

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Thanks hun!
LOL... I thought it curdled to :laugh:
But still wondering ifn I should vape it or dump it?
I gots enough problems you know! :lol:

It seems that wintogreen might have other issues. I'd wait and see what mod says about question I asked right before this. But no matter what.. based on they're saying, I wouldn't vape it IN the tank. Not sure if the juice itself is the problem, but definitely sounds like you'd be inhaling plastic gasses because wintogreen degrades some plastic, and that's SUPER dangerous.
 

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Yep, Wintergreen contains a chemical that completely destroys Polycarbonate tubes on tanks, you are going to have to replace the tube on that tank and you are correct, do not vape it, it can potentially be very hazardous to your health.

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Nate that is my thoughts exactly! I don't want to die, I'd miss you ALL to much!
 

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Maxedout, If you do want to vape wintergreen in a tank then you have to get a pyrex style tank tube for it, or another one that is made that does not react to the Wintergreen flavor, I can't recall who makes that tank but I have personally seen wintergreen shatter a polycarbonate tank in less than 2 minutes. It started to cloud and then it cracked and then it shattered when it was touched, result, juice everywhere and no mo tank tube.

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Specifically with Wintergreen it causes a chemical reaction with the tanks. You are correct about most menthols causing some cloudiness at times, none that I have have ever done this but I have heard of it happening. However with Wintergreen it is dissolving the tank tube itself and that leaves trace to heavy chemicals in the juice as the tank tube itself dissolves.

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Gotcha... Gawd, I'm so glad you were here! I'm so sorry, Max! Wasn't trying to kill ya, promise!
 

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I wasn't even thinking about the plastic tank issue. Lets hope its pyrex. Anyone who does diy, is there a way to figure out if its process of the tank being destroyed or just crystals from menthol added to the wintogreen flavor? I don't mess with wintogreen, but I've had the crystal thing happen with lots of 'mentholated' stuff. Annette from VV explained it, and I looked it up, so I wasnt worried after that.

But wait a sec... So are you saying the JUICE is dangerous, that he made from loranns, or the juice put into a plastic tank is dangerous cause it contains degraded plastic? Just curious. I have some organic wintogreen flavor I've never used. Wanna make sure its not toxic.

Oh No, the Juice itself is perfectly okay, it is the Wintergreen's reaction to the plastic tank, or more accurately Polycarbonate which is most likely what it is if it has this reaction. But a Pyrex tube would remedy this quickly.

Yeah I know that once my Menthol Flavor liquid for DIY is about half full the crystallization begins to show in the area above the level of the liquid. LOL I shake it up every now and then to try and bring the menthol back into the flavor extract :D

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Maxedout, If you do want to vape wintergreen in a tank then you have to get a pyrex style tank tube for it, or another one that is made that does not react to the Wintergreen flavor, I can't recall who makes that tank but I have personally seen wintergreen shatter a polycarbonate tank in less than 2 minutes. It started to cloud and then it cracked and then it shattered when it was touched, result, juice everywhere and no mo tank tube.

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Phiniac does pyrex tanks, I know there are others, but not sure offhand who they are. But that is definitely glass (ridiculously breakproof glass, but still.. NOT plastic, which is the key thing).
 

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Oh No, the Juice itself is perfectly okay, it is the Wintergreen's reaction to the plastic tank, or more accurately Polycarbonate which is most likely what it is if it has this reaction. But a Pyrex tube would remedy this quickly.

Yeah I know that once my Menthol Flavor liquid for DIY is about half full the crystallization begins to show in the area above the level of the liquid. LOL I shake it up every now and then to try and bring the menthol back into the flavor extract :D

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Ok, so thats good at least. Would have sucked to have to toss the whole batch, and my stuff that's still unopened. Stick it in a filler carto, Max! rofl
 
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