Need help to understand what this sizzling sound is

[Danesnpits]

So I cleaned my 510 atty with isopropyl alcohol last night, washed out under hot water, left to dry. Today I am vaping with it, and every once in a while I hear a sizzling sound when I press the button down on my manual battery. It vapes fine, but towards the end of a nice hard draw, I can hear a sizzle pop. What could that mean?

 

[NCC]

From my experience ... sizzling and occasional pops are perfectly normal, and reassuring, LOL. It tells me all systems are go and functioning, atomizer is working.


Didn't you hear these sounds previously?

 

[Danesnpits]

Not that I remember!

 

[Zurd]

I love the sizzle sound from my atty, it means they work and they're vaporizing my liquid. They don't sound very high.

 

[Liv2Ski]

The sizzle and pop are the sounds of happiness for me. It is the juice being vaporized. Enjoy.

 

[JC Okie]

Those are happy sounds.

 

[Danesnpits]

You guys are awesome! I thought somthing was wrong, and I thought I cleaned it wrong! Woot! my atty works sweet!!

 

[Zurd]

Was just wondering with what kind of isopropyl alcohol you washed them, I can only find it at 70%, not 90% like people recommend it. I don't think, we canadians, have access to it, right Danesnpits ?!?

 

[NCC]

Zurd, I'm not a big atty cleaner. I occasionally use 99% isopropyl, very much not a matter of routine. If it ain't broke, don't fix it, I say. Oh, and the 99% is probably not available in consumer supply. Drat, huh? But, if you have available 190 Proof Everclear it's just as good, IMO.

 

[mwa102464]

sometimes when yu hear the pop it is from a lot of liquid being on the Atty and the heat makes it go pop from a lot of liquid, but the sizzle is great

 

[Danesnpits]

Was just wondering with what kind of isopropyl alcohol you washed them, I can only find it at 70%, not 90% like people recommend it. I don't think, we canadians, have access to it, right Danesnpits ?!?

We do have accesss to it! I got mine from Walmart in Saskatoon. I had to ask the pharmacist and she said they keep it behind the counter to ensure they dont sell it to addicts..apparently people get a nice high off of it. mine is 99%

 

[Zurd]

We do have accesss to it! I got mine from Walmart in Saskatoon. I had to ask the pharmacist and she said they keep it behind the counter to ensure they dont sell it to addicts..apparently people get a nice high off of it. mine is 99%

Yes, behind the counter! Isopropanol 99% Isopropyl Alcohol USP, less than 5$ for a 500ml bottle, what a bargain, thansk a lot

Now I just put my atomizers in it and swoosh it for like an hour, let it dry overnight and that's it?

 

[Liv2Ski]

I am in the camp of blow out the atty each night and forget it. I am getting 4 - 6 weeks out of my Cisco LR 306's and it juts is not worth the effort for me to clean them. If they start acting up I will run under hot tap water, blow out and dry burn. If they still act up they are promptly executed and I take another prisoner from my inventory. Same thing with Carto's. I use them until they start acting up or taste is off and chuck them. Enjoy the vaping

 

[Zurd]

Nice tips Liv2Ski, I think I'll do that from now on for my atomizers, seems to work very fine with you. But or now I got an atomizer which taste bad, might as well try the alcohol.

 

[DaveP]

The sizzle is boiling juice, water, whatever happens to be in them at the time. The pops and cracks I couldn't tell you what the cause is, but generally a popping and cracking atty is in proper form! It could be the air rushing in from the inlet holes of the side of the atty and causing ripples and droplets that get blown up when they hit the coil.

Maybe it's a flavor explosion ...

I cleaned a standard 510 atty today to test some Blast from BWB. I didn't want to cinnamize my Monster atty. I washed the 510 atty under hot water, blew it out, and hit the button to fry it and dropped a few drops on the bridge. It vaped weakly for a few puffs, got better, and then died cold. Go figure. I've hot water cleaned attys 50 or 75 times with no ill effects. I guess it was this atty's time to go bye-bye.

 

[Zurd]

Don't leave atomizers in the isopropyl alcohol 99% for too long (left in it for about 5 hours), theres something like plastic around it that dissolves, dunno if they taste better now, I will try them tomorrow.

 

[atomizer mizer]

I soak my atty overnight in 200 proof Alabama moonshine, warm water soak, blow dry with compressed air then prime. awesome flavoring.

 

[Dusty_D]

Yes, behind the counter! Isopropanol 99% Isopropyl Alcohol USP, less than 5$ for a 500ml bottle, what a bargain, thansk a lot

Now I just put my atomizers in it and swoosh it for like an hour, let it dry overnight and that's it?

Costco carries 4 x 1 litre bottles of 99% Isopropyl Alcohol for $7. Best deal I've found yet. I don't clean as much and am just finishing my first bottle after about 5 months of use. Do need a Costco membership though.

 

[DaveP]

I've used alcohol, but find it no better than just running the atty under the hot water tap in the kitchen sink for a couple of minutes, letting it fill up and drain. When I'm through, the bridge looks new and shiny. I blow it out, let it sit on a towel for a couple of minutes, drip a couple of drops of juice on to the bridge, insert a cart, and vape.

I only do this when I sense a loss of taste or vapor. There's no regular cleaning on my schedule, just as needed. I have lost three attys in a year. Two of those were mega cylinders that died after about a month to six weeks. The 3rd cylinder is still working fine after 6 months. Go figure.

 

[Zurd]

I agree, DaveP, I've found that using the isopropyl alcohol doesn't produce much result. But I've tried vinegar and baking soda, just once, but it had much better results. I think I'll put the isopropyl away now.