How is the Quickest Way to clean an Atty?

[vikki59]

I'm sure this has been asked and answered a gazillion times ... But after searching threads for 1/2hr, I can't search anymore
I have 2 atty's, 1 I just debridged/dewicked and the other is a bf atty, so both are good for testing juices. Now I'm trying to figure out how to clean the flavor out and be able to keep testing. My patience is almost nil .. I do have 100% vg juice and 151 everclear (I couldn't find the 191 in CA). Any help, tips, tricks would be greatly appreciated...

 

[JamesRoss]

Hey try vaping some flavourless juice to clear flavours out

or...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html

 

[vikki59]

Hey try vaping some flavourless juice to clear flavours out

or...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/69834-my-atty-resurrection-method.html

Thx for the info
I don't want to dry burn as I only have 2 atty's and don't want to chance it. Seen an awful lot of posts of frying atty's that way... the vg or pg may be the way to go, does it matter which one I use? I would imagine vg as it is thicker or does that matter?

 

[jazzguy]

Hey there Vikki - I have a pretty quick method that seems to work pretty well. I have a spare 15 ml bottle I filled with vodka (but the everclear would probably work even better). I take the atty off, blow it out in a paper towel, drip 3 or 4 drops of vodka, blow it out again and go to town. If a juice is particularly stubborn, it might take a repeated cycle, but it works pretty well and only takes a few seconds.

I have not tried it yet with the BF atty, but the only potential problem I see with that is that it has a lot of SS mesh that could hold onto juice. It might take more than a few drops and an extra blow-out cycle, but still certainly do-able.

If you decide to use flavorless juice, either PG or VG would work equally well, but the VG will stick around a tad longer and might mute the new flavor for a few minutes.

 

[JustaGuy]

Hi Vikki, how goes in SR?

I use the Atty Resurrection Method everyday. I soak mine in boiling hot water, let sit, then burn on PV to dry. If it smells burned or smoke comes out, I give it a real dry burn.

If the attys are not that dirty, the fastest way is to run it under very hot water (hold with some tool), then blow out and dry, oven, hairdryer, etc.

edit: I have not popped an atty in 5 months of dry burning, but you do need to be careful.

edit2: and here's more about attys http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/97014-facts-about-cleaning-atomizers.html

 

[Iffy]

... I don't want to dry burn...

Then ya just eliminated the "Quickest Way to clean an Atty"...

 

[JustaGuy]

Dang it, Iffy, why do you have to post so many things I agree with?

 

[Iffy]

Dang it, Iffy, why do you have to post so many things I agree with?

'Cause I'm just a guy...

 

[JustaGuy]

'Cause I'm just a guy...

Aaaaaah, impeccably logical.

 

[Nomoreash]

Then ya just eliminated the "Quickest Way to clean an Atty"...

Maybe the op meant the 2nd quickest way because a dry burn is definitely the quickest, most effective and only way to get all the baked on crud off the coil. Other methods work great for cleaning the mesh, wick and inside but that still leaves coil residue that's just about impossible to get rid of unless it's burnt off.

 

[Iffy]

OK, here's how I used to clean my atties...

Sonic bath in vodka for three 3 minute cycles.
Blow dry.
DRY BURN prior to reuse.

Today, I just dry burn until the coil is light red with no vapor evident. Still have my original atties and batts from over five months ago. BTW, I only use atties for dripping sample flavs.

 

[vikki59]

Hey there Vikki - I have a pretty quick method that seems to work pretty well. I have a spare 15 ml bottle I filled with vodka (but the everclear would probably work even better). I take the atty off, blow it out in a paper towel, drip 3 or 4 drops of vodka, blow it out again and go to town. If a juice is particularly stubborn, it might take a repeated cycle, but it works pretty well and only takes a few seconds.

I have not tried it yet with the BF atty, but the only potential problem I see with that is that it has a lot of SS mesh that could hold onto juice. It might take more than a few drops and an extra blow-out cycle, but still certainly do-able.

If you decide to use flavorless juice, either PG or VG would work equally well, but the VG will stick around a tad longer and might mute the new flavor for a few minutes.

Thanks for all of the great tips and stuff.. One was a brand new atty and the other one (my bf) had been cleaned. So I purty much just wanted a way to clean out some of the flavor in between testing some flavors. Had about 15ish that I wanted to test. Split them up into groups ie: fruity, coffee, dessert, tobacco.. Used same flavor in both. 1 a fs 510 other 1 a vmod w/a 1.8 ohm atty... So the pga was the ticket on this project, used it after done w/groups. When I get more atty's (more than 1 for the 510) then I will feel better about dry burning, just in case... ...

I truly appreciate the help that is here on the ECF forum. Thank you

 

[jazzguy]

Cool, glad to help. I figured you were just testing juices (since that's exactly what you said in your OP), and that's why I thought I'd share the PGA/vodka tip. Dry burning has it's place, as do the other cleaning methods mentioned here, but for flushing between flavors when testing - especially on a new or recently cleaned atty, it's just silly.

I have a local shop where I can test the many flavors they offer, and I can just imagine bringing in a sonic cleaner for 3 cycles in between each one! Or running home to boil/dry in the oven each time! I'm sure it would generate some laughs, but I'd be there forever! As it stands, they actually have tables set up with paper towels and eye dropper bottles of vodka, so I don't even have to bring my own (and they even have eGo batteries and atomizers at the tables that customers can use to test the flavors if they don't have something with them suitable for tasting). It's a very nice setup!

*edited to add*
Full disclaimer (lest I get flamed) - I do dry burn as well, and sometimes do it when testing a lot of juices (some flavors are really stubborn). But there IS a learning curve to it, and until you get used to it, you DO run the risk of popping an atomizer. It's not something I'd ever recommend to someone with only a few atties on hand and isn't used to doing it. Especially new or cleaned ones when all they want to do is test a bunch of juices. I'd heavily wager that the vast majority of those who really properly dry burn to fully clean an atomizer has popped more than a few learning how to do it.

 

[emus]

Maybe the op meant the 2nd quickest way because a dry burn is definitely the quickest, most effective and only way to get all the baked on crud off the coil. Other methods work great for cleaning the mesh, wick and inside but that still leaves coil residue that's just about impossible to get rid of unless it's burnt off.

Agree.
Dry burn and mechanically picking wick is only way I know to remove slag buildup.

 

[jazzguy]

Agree.
Dry burn and mechanically picking wick is only way I know to remove slag buildup.

I agree as well. IF what we are talking about is cleaning a gunky atomizer that has slag built up on it. But the OP was asking specifically about removing flavor (not burned up gunk) for the purpose of tasting a bunch of different flavors on 2 specific atomizers: one of them brand new, and the other one already cleaned.

Different methods for different tasks.

 

[emus]

I agree as well. IF what we are talking about is cleaning a gunky atomizer that has slag built up on it. But the OP was asking specifically about removing flavor (not burned up gunk) for the purpose of tasting a bunch of different flavors on 2 specific atomizers: one of them brand new, and the other one already cleaned.

Different methods for different tasks.

Devil is in the details.
I just drop em in alcohol, blow, dry w/ shop vac then dry burn when flavor testing.

 

[vikki59]

I agree as well. IF what we are talking about is cleaning a gunky atomizer that has slag built up on it. But the OP was asking specifically about removing flavor (not burned up gunk) for the purpose of tasting a bunch of different flavors on 2 specific atomizers: one of them brand new, and the other one already cleaned.

Different methods for different tasks.

Thanks JazzGuy .. I appreciate your help!! It was the correct method for what I was doing!

 

[jazzguy]

Devil is in the details.
I just drop em in alcohol, blow, dry w/ shop vac then dry burn when flavor testing.

Right on. Very effective indeed!

I just offered another alternative that 1. is portable (shop vac wouldn't be so good for a shop visit, meetup, etc) 2. is very quick (a few seconds vs at least a few minutes, some methods much more) and 3. doesn't require the dry burn (since the OP specifically said she didn't want to go that route because she isn't already experienced in the process, only had 2 atomizers, and the ones she did have were new and/or clean).

By the way emus - great tips on the roughstack improvements in the madvapes subforum. Mine hits like a champ now, and I wanted to say thank you. Adding the wire made all the difference in the world. I also dig your altoids vv mod. Might have to try that one someday!

 

[six]

I removed the forward sensor from a broken keurig machine and I drilled a hole in a reusable k-cup to fit a 510 atty. I pop the atty in the cup, load it in the keurig machine, and push the button for the largest cup size. It takes about 30 or so seconds. then I remove the atty from the cup, toss it on a paper towel to cool for about 20 seconds. then I blow the excess water out, put it on a pv, give it a few dry burns - all done -- total time about 3 minutes.

 

[jazzguy]

Thanks JazzGuy .. I appreciate your help!! It was the correct method for what I was doing!

Anytime, Vikki! Always happy to help whenever I can! And congrats! Looks like you are only a few days away from your 3 month anniversary! That is absolutely awesome!