My Atty Resurrection Method

[Nancyusa]

I have not yet tried this on a tank atty and I'm not sure how well it will work.

The problem I see is that the wick comes out the top (through a little pipe) and will never be able to be heated to a high enough temp to 'ash' the stuff in the pipe. It will however (probably) get the wick in the pipe (or just below it) hot enough to get the funky burnt taste.

In a normal atty the wick is all very close to the coil and the entire wick gets hot enough to 'ash' the gunk.

Anyone else tried this with a tanker?

I use your dry burn method all the time with my ego tank pvs. I do 3 or 4 dry burns to help detach the wick from the coil.....pull the wicking plate out of the atty....follow the dryburn steps outlined in this method....

I clean the wick while the plate and wick are out. Usually I burn the wick...literally hold it (while in the wicking plate) to a flame and the wick lights on fire...burns for 20 seconds or so then the flame goes out and the wick is clean...then rinse or soak in hot water to clean off the ash and ready to go

 

[PoSSoM]

I had been cleaning with just water or baking soda and vinegar. This am i tried dry burn and, BAM! first dead atty in my first month of vaping. This seems like a risky way and you should consider only using this for very old attys, not as a normal cleaning process. Even if it works for one atty, another of the same make may fail you.

 

[Chornbro]

I use your dry burn method all the time with my ego tank pvs. I do 3 or 4 dry burns to help detach the wick from the coil.....pull the wicking plate out of the atty....follow the dryburn steps outlined in this method....

I clean the wick while the plate and wick are out. Usually I burn the wick...literally hold it (while in the wicking plate) to a flame and the wick lights on fire...burns for 20 seconds or so then the flame goes out and the wick is clean...then rinse or soak in hot water to clean off the ash and ready to go

Thats awesome... I've always thought this would work in theory, but never heard from anyone that actually uses it. Good info!

 

[DC2]

I had been cleaning with just water or baking soda and vinegar. This am i tried dry burn and, BAM! first dead atty in my first month of vaping. This seems like a risky way and you should consider only using this for very old attys, not as a normal cleaning process. Even if it works for one atty, another of the same make may fail you.

Just out of curiousity, what voltage were you using, and what resistance was your atomizer?

 

[Chornbro]

Just out of curiousity, what voltage were you using, and what resistance was your atomizer?

I read that, but didn't respond because I couldnt disagree more... if you follow this method exactly, it works like a charm. Doesn't effect the longevity of my atties, either... I have one HV 306 from IKV thats been pulverizing juice for 3 months... and it stays perfectly clean thx to this method!

 

[Vaporologist]

Just out of curiousity, what voltage were you using, and what resistance was your atomizer?

I think it's also important to know which type of atty. I personally don't find some atties, like 801s, to be dry-burn friendly while others, like 510s and 306s, respond beautifully to this procedure.

 

[mcrt]

I had been cleaning with just water or baking soda and vinegar. This am i tried dry burn and, BAM! first dead atty in my first month of vaping. This seems like a risky way and you should consider only using this for very old attys, not as a normal cleaning process. Even if it works for one atty, another of the same make may fail you.

I dry burn all the time since i found about it and i haven't popped an atty yet,but it's a worthwhile risk.Water,vinegar,soda,vodka etc will not clean the gunk crusting the resistance wire,heat does the job everytime.

 

[Chornbro]

I think it's also important to know which type of atty. I personally don't find some atties, like 801s, to be dry-burn friendly while others, like 510s and 306s, respond beautifully to this procedure.

Good point... good to know what kind of atty, the resistance, and the battery/PV behind it...

 

[PoSSoM]

Just out of curiousity, what voltage were you using, and what resistance was your atomizer?

Prodigy 3.7 (17650) with 510 1.5ohm LR Cisco atty. Dry burn was working for a bit, i kept getting vapor/steam, orange glow. I was pulsing and only a few seconds in and it just stopped working. It gave one more try, hiss, then R.I.P.

Do you all really maintain an orange glow, or come in and out of orange? I think it would have been fine if i let it cool, but once it was staying orange (faster pulse) i think that killed it quickly.


Silver lining, i tore it apart to see what they look like inside. The Cisco attys are built like a tank. I could not cut it with any snips/wire cutters i had in the garage. Took a vice and crushing it to get inside. I could not remove the threaded part from the tube. As far as i can tell the element still looked in tact.

Since I only have 1 LR left right now, im trying 6v today with one of my SR attys and enjoying it. Less vapor it seems but more flavor.

 

[Chornbro]

Prodigy 3.7 (17650) with 510 1.5ohm LR Cisco atty. Dry burn was working for a bit, i kept getting vapor/steam, orange glow. I was pulsing and only a few seconds in and it just stopped working. It gave one more try, hiss, then R.I.P.

Do you all really maintain an orange glow, or come in and out of orange? I think it would have been fine if i let it cool, but once it was staying orange (faster pulse) i think that killed it quickly.


Silver lining, i tore it apart to see what they look like inside. The Cisco attys are built like a tank. I could not cut it with any snips/wire cutters i had in the garage. Took a vice and crushing it to get inside. I could not remove the threaded part from the tube. As far as i can tell the element still looked in tact.

Since I only have 1 LR left right now, im trying 6v today with one of my SR attys and enjoying it. Less vapor it seems but more flavor.

6v and SR?! Nice! I couldnt get that to work for me... it just punished and burned all my juice... lol

Its easier with a 306 than a 510...

 

[DC2]

Do you all really maintain an orange glow, or come in and out of orange? I think it would have been fine if i let it cool, but once it was staying orange (faster pulse) i think that killed it quickly.

I do 3.7 volts with 18650 batteries on a standard 2.3 ohm 510 atomizer.

I get it to an orange glow and keep it there as long as I want, with no pulsing needed.
As far as I can tell 3.7 volts will never get a 2.3 ohm standard 510 atomizer above orange no matter what.

I have never killed an atomizer in over 15 months of using dry burning as my sole cleaning method.

And in that time, I am only on my second atomizer.
My first one having suffered an unnatural end due to falling asleep on the button.

And even that didn't kill it, just caused a burnt plastic taste that I could not get out.

 

[captainbrianbeard]

is the 30 second burn the limit? ive used this method on my 510 attys with either my 3.7 mod or my 5v PT and for some reason i will get to the point where i get no more "smoke" or "popping" from the gummed up juice until i hit the 30 second mark. Will it damage the atty to let it go past this mark? or am i to rinse and repeat until i get no more smoke in the 30 second timeframe?

 

[Memphis Weirdo]

Bookmark. Great info.

 

[mcrt]

is the 30 second burn the limit? ive used this method on my 510 attys with either my 3.7 mod or my 5v PT and for some reason i will get to the point where i get no more "smoke" or "popping" from the gummed up juice until i hit the 30 second mark. Will it damage the atty to let it go past this mark? or am i to rinse and repeat until i get no more smoke in the 30 second timeframe?

No time limit,as long as the atty does not get past the orange glow stage(hit the button in pulses instead of holding it on) it should not pop(fuse).If smoke is coming out there is still gunk in there.
Sometimes the smoke will come from the water-eliquid mix left in the mesh being vaporized in the coil.I f you have time i find it is better to fully dry the atty after each rinsing.Great way to do this is to balance the atty on top of a lit (not too powerful) lightbulb and leave it there for a while.This also helps getting the atty to vape perfect after cleaning,if there is water in the mesh it sometimes takes a while to get it working consistently.

 

[Chornbro]

No time limit,as long as the atty does not get past the orange glow stage(hit the button in pulses instead of holding it on) it should not pop(fuse).If smoke is coming out there is still gunk in there.
Sometimes the smoke will come from the water-eliquid mix left in the mesh being vaporized in the coil.I f you have time i find it is better to fully dry the atty after each rinsing.Great way to do this is to balance the atty on top of a lit (not too powerful) lightbulb and leave it there for a while.This also helps getting the atty to vape perfect after cleaning,if there is water in the mesh it sometimes takes a while to get it working consistently.

Blow dryer works too... on low... for 5-10 min

 

[DC2]

Or put it in the oven at 150 for 20 minutes.

 

[Vaporologist]

Or just hold down the button on your PV for a few seconds...

 

[DC2]

Or just hold down the button on your PV for a few seconds...

Very true, as this method can attest too.

But I find that I am not taking it far enough, getting the atomizer dry enough.
So I do have a small period of time with poor performance before the water is fully gone.

I attribute this fear of going "all the way" to the fear of harming my atomizer somehow.
And when I say somehow, I mean in a way that some people talk about but I still have not experienced.

And yet, I still have that fear, because of what the anti-dry-burners keep on saying.
Even though I'm pretty sure they are wrong.

 

[Chornbro]

Or just hold down the button on your PV for a few seconds...

doesn't work as well with my atty of choice (306)... still leaves quite a bit of moisture down below the coils in the mesh.

 

[Chornbro]

Very true, as this method can attest too.

But I find that I am not taking it far enough, getting the atomizer dry enough.
So I do have a small period of time with poor performance before the water is fully gone.

I attribute this fear of going "all the way" to the fear of harming my atomizer somehow.
And when I say somehow, I mean in a way that some people talk about but I still have not experienced.

And yet, I still have that fear, because of what the anti-dry-burners keep on saying.
Even though I'm pretty sure they are wrong.

Yeh, anti-dry burners... they're fun. I just chalk it up to contempt prior to investigation... I've popped an atty or two, but it was my fault. I was careless. I have atties that have been running for months, still vaping perfectly... thanks to this method.

So, I base my opinions off of my own experience... especially when the topic has so many varied opinions...