Keep it Clean

[coffinnail]

Above photo. Excuse my lack of pix. The only thing pertaining to this thread in this pix. Is the toothbrush. I use the toothbrush and warm water. No soap. Ive tried alcohol. It works. But I think the alcohol could be harmful to the O-rings. But just my opinion on cleaning with alcohol. Ive used alcohol, and immediately fired an RDA after cleaning, before the alcohol dried. And it lit alright. Funny. Only after the flames went out. Any ways. My tanks. When I take the tank apart, I put the pre-fabricated manufactured coils in a zip-lock bag, for later use. And the rest of the tank parts, I scrub well in a bowl of warm water, with the toothbrush. Then rinse under the faucet, with the toothbrush. During this whole process, I also clean the toothbrush under running water frequently. To keep the toothbrush clean. I used to take the O-rings off. But now I don't. ETA. I just scrub the o-ring areas vigorously. While Im cleaning an RDA, the coils are still installed, just remove the wicks. Never had any of my RDA's or RTA's leak yet. Clean once a week, or once in awhile......lol.

This is my refill, building, and cleaning station for now. I find the cardboard comes in handy for soaking up spilled e-juice, and hardware soaked in juice. And you can wipe, or poke your tools in the cardboard for quick cleaning. And it keeps the mess off my desk, and in one place. Any tips welcome. Thanks in advance. LMK what ya all think about this post.

 

[Alien Traveler]

Good it works for you.
I usually do not wash my tanks. Why should I?

 

[Alter]

I take my subtank mini's to bits occasionally, removing all orings also cause just plain hot water doesn't remove the film that all attys get. I also use some dish soap to clean with and no ill effects or soapy taste. If I can spin the glass it means that juice has got past the rings and the seal is gone so take to bits and clean. I have to totally dismantle the RBA's also and with a small brush clean places that after all the heat they endure gets sticky and dryburn particles stick and after I rebuild, it has a burnt taste that ruins a fresh build. They say that alcohol does deteriorate the rings but I dunno for sure since I don't clean attys with it.

 

[wheelie]

Seems like a lot of work. I rinse mine with warm water most times, dry and fill with juice. Turn the tank around in less than 5 minutes. Some times I will take tank apart (I leave seals in place) and soak in hot water with a Polident denture cleaner pill for 1/2 hour. Then rinse and soak for 1/2 hour in clean water. Wipe it down and dry fire coil if a rebuildable and fill it up and vape. Toothbrush I would be worried about scrubbing off the Chinese lead.... or I mean the finish. LOL CHEERS!

 

[Alter]

Toothbrush I would be worried about scrubbing off the Chinese lead.... or I mean the finish. LOL CHEERS!

Thats funny...maybe you shouldn't be using a steel toothbrush
I owned a Harley so I know all about Chinese chrome and its lasting qualities.
Fasttech has small brushes that work great.

 

[Imfallen_Angel]

Since I switched to diy for my liquids and use TC, I can't remember the last time I actually needed to clean one of my tanks.. worse scenario, a quick rinse under hot water to get some dark particles off a deck.

If I was to need to clean a tank, I'd use my ultrasonic cleaner.

 

[Gracie Cha0s]

LMAO never heard of this :]

 

[coffinnail]

Good it works for you.
I usually do not wash my tanks. Why should I?

Im new to vaping, with tanks. B4 I used cig a likes. So, when I bought the TFV4, I sprung a leak. Not a bad leak. Just juice at the bottom of the tank, and on top of my mod. When I started cleaning everything with water and a toothbrush. The leaks stopped. A side note. My mod would say things like "atomizer short" "is this a new atomizer" when it was the same atomizer I just took a puff from. When I started cleaning the mods 510 connector with a dry clean toothbrush. The mod quit being so finicky. And I didn't see any juice under the tanks. Idk. Maybe just me.

 

[coffinnail]

I take my subtank mini's to bits occasionally, removing all orings also cause just plain hot water doesn't remove the film that all attys get. I also use some dish soap to clean with and no ill effects or soapy taste. If I can spin the glass it means that juice has got past the rings and the seal is gone so take to bits and clean. I have to totally dismantle the RBA's also and with a small brush clean places that after all the heat they endure gets sticky and dryburn particles stick and after I rebuild, it has a burnt taste that ruins a fresh build. They say that alcohol does deteriorate the rings but I dunno for sure since I don't clean attys with it.

I found the same thing. Burning my coils with alcohol, just not a lot of alcohol, cleaned them better than a dry burn. Still my coils I build, last a long time. Well over 2 months now. Same coils. Of course new cotton wick. Good point about spinning the glass means the juice has saturated the O-rings. Ive noticed that also. When my O-rings are cleaned with the brush and water, they feel much tighter.

 

[coffinnail]

LMAO never heard of this :]

Point In Case. My family was raised to change bearing grease every race, on a race car. Most said LMAO. Never heard of that. Until they hit turn 3 at the end of back stretch, and melt the whole hub off the vehicle. In case you didn't know, the hub holds the wheel that steers the car. Happens every other race or so. Some slob, loses a wheel, wrecks into other people. And endangers the crowd in the stands watching the race. ..... Maybe. Safe. Definitely. Cleaning my vape hardware. ..... Maybe. Safe. Definitely. I have mods that put out extreme voltage. And e-juice that gets down in the cracks and crevices, eventually gets into the electronics. Which is dangerous. Just me. I guess. Im not taking any chances. Besides. Tell me whats worth laughing at somebody being clean. Just saying. If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it all.

 

[coffinnail]

Seems like a lot of work. I rinse mine with warm water most times, dry and fill with juice. Turn the tank around in less than 5 minutes. Some times I will take tank apart (I leave seals in place) and soak in hot water with a Polident denture cleaner pill for 1/2 hour. Then rinse and soak for 1/2 hour in clean water. Wipe it down and dry fire coil if a rebuildable and fill it up and vape. Toothbrush I would be worried about scrubbing off the Chinese lead.... or I mean the finish. LOL CHEERS!

Thanks for input. Doesn't take me 5 minutes. I guess my thread sound like it takes a long time. Not sure why it sounds like that. Other than Im typing, and explaining, what I do. Which I guess could sound like a lot of work. But its not. Doesn't take as much time as it takes to get the water to get warm. Besides. The toothbrush fits perfectly in all my attys. Just spin the brush a couple times done. Pay a little more attention around the O-rings. Done. To me. A quick cleaning, every week. Beats the heck out of a deep cleaning, or worse, replacement. But that's me. Thanks again for your input. Enjoy.

 

[wheelie]

@coffinnail Guess in the end we do about the same. You with a toothbrush what I do with a paper towel. Tanks do like to be clean. I am a clean freak about tanks. CHEERS!

 

[SnapDragon NY]

Hi and Welcome- I like to take apart my new tanks and clean them before using! I just use super hot water and give them a good rinse!
Glad you joined!

 

[mongo74]

I give my tanks a good cleaning when I first get them, and then when I decide to change e-liquids. Since I switched out to rebuildables, a dry firing and rinse is all I need right before I repack the cotton.

You know what comes in really handy? An ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. My cat decided to turn mine into a play thing and...well...I need a new unit, and this time I'll get a larger one that isn't easily knocked about lol.

 

[daviedog]

LMAO never heard of this :]

Stay tuned..

 

[daviedog]

Point In Case. My family was raised to change bearing grease every race, on a race car. Most said LMAO. Never heard of that. Until they hit turn 3 at the end of back stretch, and melt the whole hub off the vehicle. In case you didn't know, the hub holds the wheel that steers the car. Happens every other race or so. Some slob, loses a wheel, wrecks into other people. And endangers the crowd in the stands watching the race. ..... Maybe. Safe. Definitely. Cleaning my vape hardware. ..... Maybe. Safe. Definitely. I have mods that put out extreme voltage. And e-juice that gets down in the cracks and crevices, eventually gets into the electronics. Which is dangerous. Just me. I guess. Im not taking any chances. Besides. Tell me whats worth laughing at somebody being clean. Just saying. If you don't have something nice to say, don't say it all.

We're vaping, not racing..

 

[daviedog]

I use my T-shirt,,convenience rules..

 

[Eskie]

I found the same thing. Burning my coils with alcohol, just not a lot of alcohol, cleaned them better than a dry burn. Still my coils I build, last a long time. Well over 2 months now. Same coils. Of course new cotton wick. Good point about spinning the glass means the juice has saturated the O-rings. Ive noticed that also. When my O-rings are cleaned with the brush and water, they feel much tighter.

Just to clarify this post. You rinse your coils with alcohol then light them up setting the coils on fire??? Just trying to be sure here. That just does not sound like a safe thing to do. Heat, OK. Flames, not so much.

I just dry burn my coils every time I rewick, and get an average of 3 months out of them, built with 316L.

 

[r77r7r]

You can pop a coil during a dry burn, right? I wonder if it's gentler on a coil to use a heat source such as a torch instead of pushing current?

 

[StinkyNoMoar]

Depends on the quality of the machining process, I usually use warm water, sometimes a dab of dish soap.