How to clean a 510 atomizer?

[rawrscary]

Just a quick question. I have a Revolver gemini atty (510) and some Infiniti Ion atomizers. Tried to look up vids on how to cleam them but only found one on youtube. The guy basically soaked the atty in rubbing alcohol.

Is this safe? Is there a better way? Could I boil the atomizers in a pan to release the gunk on them?

I've been vaping johnson's creek chocolate truffle in some of them and want to try some other flavors to see how well they do in these attys.

 

[tj99959]

You can use grain alcohol or vodka if you wish, but I just use rubbing alcohol.
I just toss them into an old coffee cup of alcohol when I go to bed. In the morning I blow them out and they are ready to go.

Using hot tap water to clean them totally depends on where you live. Here our water leaves a bad taste in an atty that never goes away.

 

[rawrscary]

Very cool, thanks. Wasn't sure if rubbing alcohol was safe or not. Any idea if the paint will be ok? Mine are all black. Only one is stainless.

 

[fray]

Be careful is "rubbing alcohol" because it could contain other stuff. Look at the ingredients. Should say water and isopropyl alcohol and nothing else.

There has been some concern and arguments on here about whether it is safe to use isopropyl. I use everclear to be safe.

 

[rawrscary]

Well I have regular vodka and some gin, maybe I'll just try those instead. Even if they get ruined, im not too concerned. Just wanting to test them. I use a Smoov to vape with for the most part now.

 

[wdave]

Just a quick question. I have a Revolver gemini atty (510) and some Infiniti Ion atomizers. Tried to look up vids on how to cleam them but only found one on youtube. The guy basically soaked the atty in rubbing alcohol.

Is this safe? Is there a better way? Could I boil the atomizers in a pan to release the gunk on them?

I've been vaping johnson's creek chocolate truffle in some of them and want to try some other flavors to see how well they do in these attys.

Two years ago my experience with J.C. juice is that it clogged my atties. My experience with atties is to keep them wet at all times. Alcohol of any kind will dry out the attie. Exactly the opposite of what needs to be done to get the most life out of an attie. The proper way to keep an attie clean is to choose a non-clogging juice and simply clean the attie by blowing out the juice with your mouth. Sometimes gunk in the attie will build up until it shorts out the attie. But usually by that time the wicking is practically disintegrated so the attie isn't worth cleaning anyway.

And, since an attie should be kept WET at all times, there is no need to change juice in an attie. You should have an attie for each flavor that is kept in contact with a cart containing the same flavor.

HTH,
Dave

 

[blackwater]

Ultra sonic cleaner with vodka. 15 minutes. Haven't killed an atty in 4 months. $25 at Wally world. They come out better than new.

 

[fray]

Ultra sonic cleaner with vodka. 15 minutes. Haven't killed an atty in 4 months. $25 at Wally world. They come out better than new.

Although cleaning attys this way does work, I have to disagree on the better than new comment.

 

[tj99959]

Although cleaning attys this way does work, I have to disagree on the better than new comment.

Ah, they ain't any good 'till half the paint is missing on the outside, and they look like the aftermath of WWIII on the inside.8-o

 

[CloudCuckooMan]

I don't see the need in having an atty for each flavor I've been using the same one for 3 weeks now, granted the flavors I use aren't super strong but I can vape some Bounty Hunter...then when its done drip some Gorilla Juice in there, then some Malty, Boba's Bounty etc and the only time I get mixed tastes is maybe the first vape when I change flavors. As long as I vape it until I'm not getting any more flavor it seems fine. I only really have two flavors that kind of get stuck in my atty's and they are BWB Maple Tobacco and TV Bananas Foster. So I just save those for cartos.

 

[wdave]

I don't see the need in having an atty for each flavor I've been using the same one for 3 weeks now, granted the flavors I use aren't super strong but I can vape some Bounty Hunter...then when its done drip some Gorilla Juice in there, then some Malty, Boba's Bounty etc and the only time I get mixed tastes is maybe the first vape when I change flavors. As long as I vape it until I'm not getting any more flavor it seems fine. I only really have two flavors that kind of get stuck in my atty's and they are BWB Maple Tobacco and TV Bananas Foster. So I just save those for cartos.

You mean you are too stubborn to see the need for an attie for each flavor. Exactly why you are struggling. After a while you will finally give up the things that are making your life complicated. Or perhaps you will just give up vaping

 

[fray]

You mean you are too stubborn to see the need for an attie for each flavor. Exactly why you are struggling. After a while you will finally give up the things that are making your life complicated. Or perhaps you will just give up vaping

I would think having a separate atty for every flavor would be more complicated. A lot of sniffing attys to find the right one or a elaborate labeling system.

 

[DaveP]

Although I agree with the alcohol method, I just run the hot water in the kitchen sink at a trickle and wash mine out with the battery end down for a couple of minutes. The inside gets bright and shiny and any carbonized juice can be burned off with a couple of dry burns, then wash again and dry.

For juice testing, I like a 306 drip atty with a drip tip.

 

[wdave]

I would think having a separate atty for every flavor would be more complicated. A lot of sniffing attys to find the right one or a elaborate labeling system.

Simply carry three fully assembled ecigs in your pockets, each with a different flavor in a disposable JOYE 510 carto. No DOA's. No ecig pouches. No dripper bottles. Three or four megabatts. Kensington 4-port USB charger. Prefills will be a snap because the white cartos are translucent so juice easily seen through a bright light--smokeymizers are redundant. A 10 ml syringe with 19 gage blunt-ended needle so there is more than sufficent pressure to push the juice into the carto very quickly. Don't need to clean. Don't be .... about conserving juice. Nothing is easier. Experience counts, not what you think.

 

[rawrscary]

I would think having a separate atty for every flavor would be more complicated. A lot of sniffing attys to find the right one or a elaborate labeling system.

It does get complicated. I'm using different color driptips to help me, even then I still forget sometimes though. I end up having to sniff to see which is the right one lol. Then again I also have 5 different flavors going at a time generally.

By the way, I don't usually change attys either when I change a flavor. I've noticed with Juicy Vapor juices, most of the clear ones they sell that don't have a high sugar content or aren't a super sweet cookie or desert flavor, end up NOT clogging my atty, and I can easily switch between flavors.

It's usually the ones with heavy color or "darker" flavors that make it to where I need to clean and switch atty's for another flavor.

Johnson Creek, while having insanely delicious flavor, is usually the worst offender for clogging my atty's. Especially the chocolate truffle and arctic menthol. The menthol one didn't clog up as fast as the chocolate truffle did though. I might try the mint chocolate next and see if it's any better.

 

[tmcase]

I've recently tried the denture cleanser method and it's the only thing I do now to clean attys. I rinse the attys under hot water to get the juice out then drop a denture cleanser tablet in a small amount of water just enough to cover the attys and let it soak for 15 mins, rinse with hot water, rinse again with distilled water, blow out excess water and dry burn. It's too simple to work but it does. If you leave the attys in the solution too long though, it will chip the paint off your attys. It won't harm attys with tape on them though or stainless steel attys.