easy way to clean attys.
buy a 510
never clean it
just blow it out every couple of days
currently on week 7
buy a 510
never clean it
just blow it out every couple of days
currently on week 7
How to clean atomizer
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Hey, I don't know if anybody's covered cleaning of the Volcano cig atomizer and I didn't feel like reading through 11 pages. I just wanted to know if I would ever have to resort to the whole coca cola or vinegar bath. I don't drip. I like the taste of my carts. Do I only just need to blow the atomizers out once in a while?
Depends on your habits and liquids, really. But yeah, start by blowing them out every few days, and try to blow them out and then rinse under hot running water and draining maybe once a week. That will probably keep them in great condition.
If they get too much caked-on gunk on their coils and you notice that vapour production has dropped way off and/or the draw has gotten really tight, I've found it effective to put the atomizer in one chamber of a contact lens case, pour in enough 91% isopropyl alcohol or Diet Coke to cover it, screw on the lid, and occasionally shake gently. (If you use alcohol, you should see black flecks of burnt crud flaking off and settling in the bottom; the Coke's a bit too dark to see much.) It can take a while. It goes faster, in my experience, if you occasionally submerge the case in a cup of hot water to warm the alcohol/Coke before shaking.
I had three L88b (blu/Volcano) atomizers that were so caked-up they barely put out any vapour at all, and this method cleaned the coils very well. Now they feel like new again. Of course, they probably wouldn't have gotten so bad in the first place if I'd been blowing them out every few days and flushing with hot water once a week...
Some people do, I just blow out the water as hard as I can and then leave the atomizers propped up mesh-side-down in a folded-up paper towel so the water can wick out of the mesh into the paper. After at least a few hours (I typically let them drain/dry overnight), I re-prime with a couple of drops of liquid, attach a cart, and wait a couple of minutes for the liquid to wick. After that, it can take a half-dozen or so draws for the vapour production to come all the way back.
Ok so I had 2 atomizers (Still talking about the L88B model here). One of them wasn't working so well, so I tried the soda bath followed by rinsing in hot water and blow drying. I killed the atty. It won't vape at all. It's not the battery. Is there anything else I can do to try to save this atomizer?
Have you checked it with a meter to see if the coil is "open"? If it is, then it's dead, dead, dead.
Yeah, I agree-- sounds like an open circuit and there's nothing more to be done.
If you don't have a meter available, if you just draw on the e-cig for a long time and the atomizer stays completely cold, that should indicate a broken wire and a totally dead atomizer.
Another thing that's happened to me with that model atomizer is that I noticed the vapour getting worse and worse, and eventually it just stopped completely-- when I opened it up, I found that the white fibrous wick connecting the mesh to the coil had burned all the way through, so I guess no liquid was actually making it to the coil anymore? I'm still unclear on the workings of that little white wick.
Actually, that sounds like it might just still have water inside. I'd try blowing it out really hard and draining it for at least a few more hours (upright, mesh-down in a folded-up paper towel to wick out the water), then re-prime with a couple drops of liquid and try again. It's not uncommon to have to drag 7 or 8 times before the vapour starts to come back.
Ah, wait, I think I see the misunderstanding-- even if you only use carts (I do, too), after you've cleaned and dried an atomizer, you should prime it with a couple of drops of liquid on the mesh, which helps get the wicking going again. I forgot that if you only have the pre-filled blu carts, you have nothing to drip on.
Best I can suggest would be to attach a fresh cart (you can use the old one once the atomizer is working again) and let it sit for a few minutes, either LED-down or on its side, just to give the liquid time to wick to the coil.
I use the same method to clean mine, warm tap water with a quick blow and let dry.
I have sat for a bit and exhaled my vapor in to white cloth to test what is going in me and I have yet to see any discoloration from exhaling. (remember the old denture cleaning commercial where the guy exhaled in to a cloth to show you analog cig stains on your teeth?) Some of what goes in would certainly come out and show up on the cloth. I've tried hard too. (Don't laugh, I had to know)
I have a good idea. I am a automotive technician. I bought these small wire brushes to do fine little clean up jobs with on car parts, etc. They are like a toothbrush and you can get them in plastic or wire bristles. There are different type bristle brushes from coarse to fine. I bet that would work to clean the atomizer instead of having to pick away at the porous part of the atomizer to clean out the debris build up.
i just tried a cleaning method mentioned earlier in this thread. run water through your atty then hot tap water and blow dry i also let mine sit for atleast 4 hours. They both came out working awesome!! one wasnt vaping at all and the other was on its death bed waiting for the plug to be pulled.
I have a Joye 510 and I just blew mine out with a Can of Air Duster ( I read this on a different part of this e forum) and it made a big difference.
I used 3-4 full bursts into battery side while holding it over a papertowel to catch the muck that comes out.
I used 3-4 full bursts into battery side while holding it over a papertowel to catch the muck that comes out.
is ther any way you could tell me how to do what your doing either in this post or pm me...please?
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