I have boge 2.0s. Boiled em for about 5 minutes. Blew out every drop of water and let them sit out for a couple days. The filling was hard. I used a syringe and filled them. Topped it off multiple times. Let it sit fir 15 min. Taste horrible and harsh. What can I do different?
i clean my cartomizers
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Not clean them.
Drying is the hard part.
I never clean a cartomizer. I test my juices first on a manual battery & atty w/ drip tip. Only juices I love get cartos and I keep them damp with the same or similar juice until they are degraded. Then I put them in a bag in case I am ever desperate enough to try cleaning them. I can get a week or more use out of a Boge, typically 10+ days. When I start a new one I want it to just work and be great, not a crapshoot.
Drying is the hard part.
I never clean a cartomizer. I test my juices first on a manual battery & atty w/ drip tip. Only juices I love get cartos and I keep them damp with the same or similar juice until they are degraded. Then I put them in a bag in case I am ever desperate enough to try cleaning them. I can get a week or more use out of a Boge, typically 10+ days. When I start a new one I want it to just work and be great, not a crapshoot.
I just cleaned a bunch of Boge2.0s and a couple of EMDCCs as per the instructions on psbusardos(sp?) video...I boiled 'em, rinsed them, boiled them again, rinsed them and then boiled and rinsed a third time...blew out the excess water and let 'em sit for a day or so...they came out clean and white, loaded up as normal, drew as normal and tasted just fine...doano watcha did to make 'em nasty(other than only one boiling) unless you have really bad water where you live........
madjack
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Have lot of lime in the water where I live, highly recommend boiling them in distilled water, unless you like a crusty white finish. I as well do the double 15 minute boil routine, cartos and attys. Havent had any issues as of yet. But have only done it a couple times. Time will tell.
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Some people live in drier warmer climates. Some other people have to bake the cartos in a low oven (200 degree F or less) for hours to get them dry.
Boil them 5 times minimum in distilled water. Each time will get a little more out of them. There are also very few places that tap water will not leave a very bad taste in the carto.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5ljqvNiASOc
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I don't even boil mine. I just hold them with a cloths pin and run them under hot tap water a few minutes. Blow them out, shake them and let them sit 2-3 days. Most of the time they are white and fresh and work like new. A few has came out with a harder draw...those ones I throw away. But for the most part works great.
They'll be fine. The draw might seem a little stiffer, and the vapor will be cooler than the 2.0 ohm cartos, but they'll work fine. You might even find that some of your juices taste a lot better at 3.0 than they did at 2.0.
I've tried all the cleaning suggestions.....and for me....not worth it!
I never get the same refreshing easy draw, that I do with new ones, after any cleaning method.
Two a week for me. 3 $
I can handle that for a pleasing draw and good taste.
Just my way.
I never get the same refreshing easy draw, that I do with new ones, after any cleaning method.
Two a week for me. 3 $
I can handle that for a pleasing draw and good taste.
Just my way.
I bargain-hunt in the Deals and Steals thread http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/pay-forward-pif/85781-deals-steals.html and buy good cartos like Boges and some SmokTechs when they're on sale. When the taste gets funky I toss it.
I tried the cleaning thing and it worked. I used water from a reverse-osmosis purifier. Boil, drain, boil, drain, repeat and repeat then line them up to dry. Ugh. It wasn't worth it for me.
I tried the cleaning thing and it worked. I used water from a reverse-osmosis purifier. Boil, drain, boil, drain, repeat and repeat then line them up to dry. Ugh. It wasn't worth it for me.
I run them through some hot tap water then run a paper clip up and down through the center hole a couple of times run under hot water again blow out then let dry. It works pretty good for me.
someone suggested cleaning atomizers with vinegar and baking soda. would that work for cartos? maybe that bubbling action would get the .... out?
I wouldn't use vinegar or it may leave a nasty aftertaste.
After 2 good boils, I sling mine as dry as I can get them, then put them in my jewelry cleaner with water and 2 shots of vodka for 3 cycles, drain off , sling again to remove water...load them into a food dehydrator with a top air circulation fan and turn on high overnight. They are ready to use in about 12 hours.
I use a syringe with a flexible tube and 91% isopropyl alcohol to clean my Boges and Echo-e's, then I let them dry for a week. Every Saturday morning I'll have a handful of cartos to clean. The task takes maybe 10-15 minutes total. I have yet to pitch a carto, and some have been cleaned as many as eight times.
The key may be to not let them get funky, but rather to clean them before they get to that state. I vape mostly clear e-liquids, and I chuck the cartos in the to-be-washed bucket after no more than a week, even if they are fine in terms of vapor production, draw ease and taste.
The key may be to not let them get funky, but rather to clean them before they get to that state. I vape mostly clear e-liquids, and I chuck the cartos in the to-be-washed bucket after no more than a week, even if they are fine in terms of vapor production, draw ease and taste.
I haven't found a good way to clean em yet but they are only 1.79 and last a week or two if you keep em wet.
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