I didn't think about it at the time but I had a carto that was filled with juice that I had set aside for about 2 weeks. Decided to vape on it a few days ago. Suddenly I have a raging sinus infection. Who knows where the infection came from but I started thinking... should I have tossed the carto after sitting for so long and filled a new one with the juice? What is the best way to preserve juices? How long can I keep juice before it needs tossed? I usually vape with clearomizers which I love especially my T3S. I wonder, also, how often I should clean the clearos? Never had any problem before now and can't definitively connect the carto to my sinus infection but just got me wondering. Any insight out there?
How long should I use a carto?
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I have never had a problem with a carto or clearo going bad, to illustrate, I just grabbed my first vape, and iclear16 and an old tough tank with the original ejuice in it and vaped while reading this. No problems.
PG is a natural preservative and inhibits bacterial growth, some vapers report less respiratory problems once they begin to vape. I have found this to be true in my own case.
I would think if it it's possible that you had a poorly made batch of ejuice with something in it that could go bad you would feel it in the lungs first, or the lungs throat and sinuses together.
I have, on average, 12 tanks going at a time and 4 carto tanks, the carto tanks have had the same carto for 2 months, no problems with them at all refilling twice a week without cleaning of any kind.
To be sure, it could happen in an imperfect world, so I would suggest you dispose of the ejuice just in case you have a bad batch.
Sorry to hear you are not feeling well, better vaping days ahead!
PG is a natural preservative and inhibits bacterial growth, some vapers report less respiratory problems once they begin to vape. I have found this to be true in my own case.
I would think if it it's possible that you had a poorly made batch of ejuice with something in it that could go bad you would feel it in the lungs first, or the lungs throat and sinuses together.
I have, on average, 12 tanks going at a time and 4 carto tanks, the carto tanks have had the same carto for 2 months, no problems with them at all refilling twice a week without cleaning of any kind.
To be sure, it could happen in an imperfect world, so I would suggest you dispose of the ejuice just in case you have a bad batch.
Sorry to hear you are not feeling well, better vaping days ahead!
I have a question being fairly new at this. What is a cartomizer? My ecig has a built in atomizer within the cartridge and are disposable? What would this be called? Thanks for your patience. 
I have a question being fairly new at this. What is a cartomizer? My ecig has a built in atomizer within the cartridge and are disposable? What would this be called? Thanks for your patience.
A carto just combines the atomizer and cartridge into a single unit. Generally works better. If you want to move to a carto tell us what battery combo you have ( name, or pic, link) and we can help you find a carto for it.
808 or 510 cartos are most popular...
Why would there be a connection between vaping and a sinus infection?? Assuming your eliquid has PG in it and PG is used in hospitals as an anti-bacterial agent, it doesn't add up. Use a carto until it stops vaping well, plain and simple. Usually 8 - 14 days.
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