so, i did the procedure and ran warm/hot, but not too hot to the touch, water through it from the battery end to the mouthpiece end. Quickly, the battery end filled up with water and overflowed... hmm... ok... so i decided to just fill and blow the water through. No easy running of water through my piece. Anyway, I kept at it for about 5-10 minutes... fill a little and gentle blow it out the other end lol. Eventually, i got bored so I dried the outside, blew out whatever water I could and let it sit vertically in a cup with napkin in bottom overnight. The next morning, I popped in a battery and tried it out. Seemed more clogged. So, failure for me in that respect. Perhaps just a water bath would be better. Let it sit in some water for a few hours. And yeah, my button cover started to come undone too, but thats no biggie, still sits firmly enough. So, i dunno. I'll wait and see if new charger will make a difference. If not, I'll send it back and get a replacement.. (mmm new set of cartridges). Well, i popped in a new cartridge this afternoon... like an hour ago... and i got plenty of smoke, but still not much airflow. I'm not sure how i feel about it. I have an njoy that will arrive tomorrow and i will compare the airflow to see if its even worth sending the e-cigar back. Perhaps, Ill send it back and get a different piece (probably what i'll do) and either keep or sell the replacement. Thanks for being brave and say high to the monks for me. It's been a while since me and those fellers had a brewski.