How do you clean/dry ego-c tanks?

[wyetterp]

How's ever one cleaning their ego-c tanks? They build up condensation so fast.

I always remove the second bridge inside the tanks before I start using them which also allows me to remove the first bridge & use a q-tip to swab around a little. However, I still can't figure out a way to dry out the channels where the vapor comes through. I'm getting tired of the sounds....but most importantly the potential for a build up of bacteria over time.

I've tried a blow dryer but that didn't help. As I'm typing this I'm actually considering cleaning them & just carrying them to one of those xcellerator blowers some restrooms have.

Any suggestions or tips?

Thanks.

 

[Tom10]

Rinse them with hot tap water, empty them out, and blow them out with canned air like you use to clean your computer. So, it makes sense to save your gasoline and stay out of public restrooms to clean any of your equipment.

 

[wyetterp]

Lol. Great idea. Didn't think about canned air. Thanks.

Any other techniques?

 

[Phreaker]

I've thrown them in a sock and put them in the dryer before. These were the type-a tanks from me eGo-T. I think I'll try the canned air too.

 

[wyetterp]

I've thrown them in a sock and put them in the dryer before. These were the type-a tanks from me eGo-T. I think I'll try the canned air too.

I was wondering how they would do with heat.

How did that work for you?

 

[wyetterp]

Cleaned with hot water, threw them in a sock & into the dryer for 15min. Worked great!

Thanks.

 

[Phreaker]

I'm sorry didn't have a chance to reply before you tried it. The heat didn't seem to be an issue. I think I had the dryer on medium. Glad it worked out for you too.

 

[mwa102464]

Hair dryer on low is fine, but you dont want to use a compressor or to much forced air on an Atty, I use the hairdryer all the time on low, I also find the putting them behind the fan on my laptop works great and I like this the best, set them right behind your PC facing the fan overnight and by morning they are dry and ready to go.

PS, if you heat them to much you can burn the insulation on the wires inside the Atty so be careful with anything you use, to hot isn't good. There's nothing like a brand new Atty also, it seems that a cleaned one just isn't the same but it does help once the Atty drops in performance to clean them

 

[wyetterp]

Thanks Phreaker. I threw mine in there on high & no problems. That plastic they use is really pretty durable. Even on high & right out the dryer they where still just as hard & solid as before. Worked great really. Just toss & go. Thanks!

mwa102464 I was actually asking about just cleaning the cart's not the atty's, but thanks.

 

[Krprice84]

you can actually pop them apart... really easy

just take something metal, thin, and somewhat stiff, stick it in the air hole at the mouthpiece, then basically pry the centre of the mouthpiece out. there is another little plastic piece in the tank just below the mouthpiece tip. after this you can wash them out really easy and they will dry nicely. i've found that after you do this, you can bite the end of the mouthpiece and the end tip will come out... haven't tried this with one that i haven't opened yet, so i'm not sure if you can just bite down on it the first time, or if it needs to be pried out manually.

either way, it works great, and lets you clean them easy. now if only i could get it to work well otherwise, i'd be happy as a clam