My Atty Resurrection Method

[pyro12]

did this with my Riva 510 battery. worked. Took quite a few puffs to get the fresh atty going, though. I had an orange, silent glow w/ no vapor before I dripped, too.

I guess I'm saying if you think if didn't work, keep puffing (after dripping) on it for awhile. Mine probably took almost 5 minutes and then I suddenly got a lungful.

 

[ukeman]

i usually do this or the baking soda/w.vinegar one.... but it seems to me that eventually the atty's die... sometimes within a couple weeks of cleaning...
i guess that gives it a couple more weeks...

i chain vape and if an atty lasts two weeks i'm ok with it... i buy plenty of backups...

do you think that there is a life/use expectancy that depending on how heavy you vape, is gonna get the atty anywAY?

 

[db13berry]

Holy Cow! I forgot what a good atty was capable of!

 

[Chornbro]

i usually do this or the baking soda/w.vinegar one.... but it seems to me that eventually the atty's die... sometimes within a couple weeks of cleaning...
i guess that gives it a couple more weeks...

i chain vape and if an atty lasts two weeks i'm ok with it... i buy plenty of backups...

do you think that there is a life/use expectancy that depending on how heavy you vape, is gonna get the atty anywAY?

I have attys that will go for months using this method exclusively... and Im rough on them (chain vaping, burning at ~10 watts)

 

[Vaporologist]

I have attys that will go for months using this method exclusively... and Im rough on them (chain vaping, burning at ~10 watts)

Same here! I have used this method 8 times in the past 5 months on the same IKV 306 HV atty and it's still going strong! I really appreciate finding this thread a while back... And many thanks to the OP

 

[Chornbro]

Same here! I have used this method 8 times in the past 5 months on the same IKV 306 HV atty and it's still going strong! I really appreciate finding this thread a while back... And many thanks to the OP

IKV HV 306... sooooo gooooood!! So glad I found these attys and this thread. I vape 306s exclusively... nothing touches them! I send everyone here. The only ones that this method doesnt work for are the ones that dont try it... and come here to talk about their other cleaning methods... lol

 

[DC2]

My last atomizer (standard 510) lasted 7 months before I had to get rid of it.
I was starting to think it was going to last forever using this cleaning method, but then I killed it.

I fell asleep and rolled over on my Chuck and laid on it until it got so hot it woke me up.
The entire Chuck was hot to the touch, and atomizer got a permanent burnt/melted plastic taste.

So sadly, I never did get to see how long it was going to last.

 

[Vaporologist]

My last atomizer (standard 510) lasted 7 months before I had to get rid of it.
I was starting to think it was going to last forever using this cleaning method, but then I killed it.

I fell asleep and rolled over on my Chuck and laid on it until it got so hot it woke me up.
The entire Chuck was hot to the touch, and atomizer got a permanent burnt/melted plastic taste.

So sadly, I never did get to see how long it was going to last.

Sounds like that was an unintentional last dry-burn

 

[Chornbro]

My last atomizer (standard 510) lasted 7 months before I had to get rid of it.
I was starting to think it was going to last forever using this cleaning method, but then I killed it.

I fell asleep and rolled over on my Chuck and laid on it until it got so hot it woke me up.
The entire Chuck was hot to the touch, and atomizer got a permanent burnt/melted plastic taste.

So sadly, I never did get to see how long it was going to last.

Jaysus... I've done that before when I used a regular joye 510... surprising how hot that little guy could get : )

 

[highping]

...The only ones that this method doesnt work for are the ones that dont try it... and come here to talk about their other cleaning methods... lol

I don't know why everyone tries to over complicate this method with alcohol, mouthwash, soaking, boiling, etc, etc.
ALL that is needed is tap water, electricity and about 10 minutes (more like 3 minutes once you have it down)

 

[DC2]

I don't know why everyone tries to over complicate this method with alcohol, mouthwash, soaking, boiling, etc, etc.
ALL that is needed is tap water, electricity and about 10 minutes (more like 3 minutes once you have it down)

Couldn't agree more, just water, nothing else is needed.

 

[Chornbro]

Couldn't agree more, just water, nothing else is needed.

Amen... with a sink and 1/4 of a battery, I can have an atty in perfect shape in about 2 minutes...

 

[captainbrianbeard]

this method works great for cleaning and restoring my attys! one question tho, i think i may have damaged some of my old attys. They didnt seem to vape quite as well and seemed like they were constantly flooding. I guess the only way to explain it is that the vapor felt like it wasnt vaporized throughly. Same carts with same filler on a new atty work perfectly. What i think i was doing wrong was holding the orange glow for a minute or two until all the smoke and poping was gone. but i think holding the glow for too long can damage the coil right?

 

[Ande]

My current score is: Two months vaping. Have two backup atties, but am still vaping the two that came with my starter kit.

In the beginning (I didn't know what I was doing) I'd flood pretty often, and (not knowing to blow them out) try to burn off the juice.

They got gunked in a hurry, badly, and I thought they were worn out. Tried this method around the 1 month mark, and they now vape HARD. (Just did it for the second time.)

Best,
Ande

PS- To avoid using too many batteries, if you have time, just give them a good swish with boiling water in the evening, then dry burn in the morning. (They'll be dry, or nearly dry.)

 

[Ande]

PPS- YOu have to be a little fearless. If you let your atties get really dirty, the first time you do this is going to take a while. Burn for a while, let cool, burn again. Keep doing it (but never too long all at once) until they burn CLEAN. (No smoke.)

People say you may pop them- I haven't yet, but I guess I probably will. But hey, if they weren't working, I'm not risking much.

I saw that somebody posted that it takes a while for them to work again after- I think that's just that your atty is totally DRY and you need to give the juice a minute or two to soak into the wick.

 

[bliss56]

Does this method revive atty's that seem dead. I've taken the "dead" ones, boiled them twice rinsed, and blowed out repeatedly, dried pretty well, quick dry burn and still no sizzle. Some of these attys are really new, like a week or two old. What's your opinion or advice?

 

[Caution]

Does this method revive atty's that seem dead. I've taken the "dead" ones, boiled them twice rinsed, and blowed out repeatedly, dried pretty well, quick dry burn and still no sizzle. Some of these attys are really new, like a week or two old. What's your opinion or advice?

You might be using a juice heavy in flavorings that are notorious for caking onto the heating element. No boiling or rinsing will remove this effectively, only a very hot heating element. It's actually quite amazing how much gunk can hide in there - as you run through burn cycles, you'll see a wisp of nasty smoke coming out until it's clean, and this can take some time to stop.

For months now I've been using an unflavored homebrew and haven't had to clean the attys more than once every week or two, if anything just to remove the nasty smell from the VG, which on LR attys will tend to "caramelize" a bit if running the unit for too long.

 

[tonyorion]

whenever I read one of these threads, I wonder why people simply do not buy themselves a multimeter which can be purchased for the price of an atty from places like Harbor Freight to test the atty. They really are quite easy to use and do not require any formal education in electronics.

Depending on the juice, vaping style, resistance, voltage, and supplier, attys can die very quickly. I had a bunch of 30 cheep attys from China that died within a month-despite a so called 6 month guarantee. I have been fighting for my guarantee replacements since March. After much experimenting with a variety of different manufacturers, I find that the Joye's are worth the money.

SINCE AN ATTY IS A DISPOSABLE/CONSUMBABLE, you should always keep a few extras on hand. I know it's a cost factor, and that money is tight in this economy, but it boggles my mind to think that people do not hesitate to spend $70/week on analogs (that's what a 1.5 pack/day habit costs in Michigan) and will not spend a few dollars to keep spares of e cig supplies.

No amount of cleaning, "resuscitation", "reviving", or voodoo ritual will help an atty where coil is burnt through. When you do have an open circuit, your have one of two choices: toss it or try to rebuild it. I would not recommend the latter for the faint of heart and those lacking fine mechanical skills.

Sorry for the rant, but I just found out that a golf buddy of mine was diagnosed with an advanced stage of lung cancer. He actually got started on e cigs before me, but gave up after a month because it was too complicated and expensive.

 

[Chornbro]

If you have an open circuit, its possible to repair... for me, an atty hits the trashcan at this point.

I agree with a lot of what you have to say, but I'm not sure where you're going or why... this method is for atty coils that are black and gunked-up... its a CLEANING method

whenever I read one of these threads, I wonder why people simply do not buy themselves a multimeter which can be purchased for the price of an atty from places like Harbor Freight to test the atty. They really are quite easy to use and do not require any formal education in electronics.

Depending on the juice, vaping style, resistance, voltage, and supplier, attys can die very quickly. I had a bunch of 30 cheep attys from China that died within a month-despite a so called 6 month guarantee. I have been fighting for my guarantee replacements since March. After much experimenting with a variety of different manufacturers, I find that the Joye's are worth the money.

SINCE AN ATTY IS A DISPOSABLE/CONSUMBABLE, you should always keep a few extras on hand. I know it's a cost factor, and that money is tight in this economy, but it boggles my mind to think that people do not hesitate to spend $70/week on analogs (that's what a 1.5 pack/day habit costs in Michigan) and will not spend a few dollars to keep spares of e cig supplies.

No amount of cleaning, "resuscitation", "reviving", or voodoo ritual will help an atty where coil is burnt through. When you do have an open circuit, your have one of two choices: toss it or try to rebuild it. I would not recommend the latter for the faint of heart and those lacking fine mechanical skills.

Sorry for the rant, but I just found out that a golf buddy of mine was diagnosed with an advanced stage of lung cancer. He actually got started on e cigs before me, but gave up after a month because it was too complicated and expensive.

 

[tonyorion]

Don't want to get into an argument over semantics, but the word resurrection implies reviving a dead atty.

Dead is dead (open circuit), and people who vape should understand that. A continuity tester or multimeter should be part of every vaper's basic kit.

Your avatar is a 306 atomizer which is the style which is favored by people who drip; it's relatively easy to see if a coil has some glow left to it, especially if it is de-wicked or de-bridged. On many other styles with a coil that is recessed deep within a tube and hidden by a bridge and wick, it is really hard to see if a coil has any glow-especially if there is a lot of gunk around the bridge.

A continuity check first would save a lot of wasted effort and frustration.

Vaping is anything but plug and play, but it should not be plug and pray.