Nasty apple taste now?

[milamber]

I cleaned out my atomizer with mountain dew, instead of coke.

Now it tastes between burnt and apples.

Is my atomizer going dead? Should I get a new one?

 

[DinosaurVapor]

why not just wash it out with alcohol and then water? why pop?

 

[Camel Crush]

Is the atomizer brand new, or used?

 

[milamber]

I have had it for one and a half months now.
I just boiled it for 10 minutes. Still tastes horrible. I guess I will have to get a new one.

 

[Mo JJC]

I have had it for one and a half months now.
I just boiled it for 10 minutes. Still tastes horrible. I guess I will have to get a new one.

there was a post earlier to use straight pg and soak it over night. or grain alcohol or vodka

 

[DVS]

Try looking at the bottom of the atty with a flashlight to see the coil. Check to see if any foreign fiber is touching that coil. If this is a 510 atty then maybe that wick under the bridge is touching that atty coil. Most often with someone's first cleaning is the atty is not primed with ejuice. You have to reprime a cleaned atty. Drip some ejuice in the atty. If using a filled cart then take multiple long primer puffs if on a manual battery(without engaging the switch). If on an auto bat then take off the bat and do the same as above. Your atty is probably too dry hence that burning taste.

 

[milamber]

Its a dse801 atomizer with an automatic battery.
I tried doing what you suggested.
I also tried boiling it for 10 mins, as stated above. I think what happend was some of the black part (of the tip, where you put it in your mouth), a small sliver got stuck down past the bridge someplace, hence that nasty burnt taste. I tried blowing from the battery end when I cleaned it before boiling it.
Maybe ill try to boil it for an hour??

 

[guitarman023]

well mountain dew doesn't have phosphoric acid in it like coke does. It has citric acid instead. I would assume the acid in the pop is what cleans the atomizers?

 

[emus]

Sounds like its time for the dry burn cleaning.
The dry coil will glow and burn gunk off atty coil.
Do an extended (about 15 seconds) dry burn (don't inhale). Repeat.
Soak a few hours in mouth wash.
Rinse with pure H2O.
Rinse with PGA or vodka.
Blow out with mouth.

Prime atty with a couple drops on the atty

 

[milamber]

Well thank you! That seemed to work well.
Im glad I had this problem, cause now I have some experience, and a spare atomizer coming in the mail.