i used 1 of my 5month old atty's to get to vaping though.. so i'm not totally out of luck. im scared of new atty's now
Most atomizers have a primer coating that when vaped, tastes terrible! I've found that there are many ways to get this off, but I hate that primer taste so much I don't even mess with attys that have it.
Drop a few drops of juice and dry hit it (don't inhale) until you can no longer taste the primer. Personally, I use baking soda and vinegar but there are a lot of different methods of doing this.
There are a few companies that sell their attys without the nasty primer - instead, they prime it with flavorless pg liquid. Not saying that one atty is better than the other, but my personal preference is not to have to mess with it.