Need some help with cartos.

[Laserous]

Hi, I'm wondering how you clean out used cartomizers. I'm using Bloog MF cartos and I'd like to try some different juices. Also I need some help on how to fill said carto when I got it clean. Sorry for the n00b questions but I couldn't come up with much from searching the forum for hours.

 

[dormouse]

Being able to clean and dry cartomizers is not guaranteed. Some people are successful and some are not. Drying is probably the trickiest part and and some flavors will not come out completely. I don't use cartos that way. I keep adding juice every day and when the performance degrades too much I toss it in a bag and may try cleaning some day. Mostly it's not worth the effort for me. If I get a week's use out of a carto I am happy. Re testing juices - I never test juices in a carto. My juices have to earn a carto. I use manual KR8 batteries and a DSE901 atomizer and drip tip, or my 510 manual with 306 atty and drip tip to test juices. Dripping is not recommended for auto batteries. I guess you could use a DSE901 atomizer (standard resistance) and DSE901 carts.

I'll let a Bloog user tell you how to clean them - I don't know what is best for Bloog ones. Good luck.

 

[knobbysmoo]

This is how I clean mine... soak in alcohol overnight, rinse thoroughly in hot water, blow out any excess water then put them in a dehydrator for a day or two. (have tried just letting them sit for days but always seem to have a little water left). This is how I fill them.... put juice in carto condom, slowly push carto into condom... repeat until carto won't take anymore juice then let sit for a while. I save used cartos up until I have about 10 to clean at once and fill a few at a time so they are ready to go. Can't guarantee this will work for everyone but it works for me.

 

[Lambch3p]

Its probably easier to choose similar flavors to go into the cartos then it is to clean them. Sweet flavors usually blend together as do mints and menthols and keep tobacco flavors in the same ones. Way easier then cleaning imho. Or try vaping unflavored to clear out the flavor that is in it, then switch.

 

[dormouse]

I fill cartos as intended, by popping out the soft cap and adding 18+ drops of juice into the stuffing (for a standard 1ml-ish) carto. If your carto has an inner donut-shape seal you need to remove that too. I hold a tissue against the threaded end hole as I drip juice into the stuffing. Some people instead of a tissue use the bottom condom and the little plug for the bottom hole in the carto - V4L cartos come with the little plug. When I am done I clean it up - clean/dry the threads, blow into the threaded end to clear the air channel (I only buy cartos with a central air channel like V4L and Boge), sop up any loose juice above the stuffing. Then I cap and lay it on different sides for 15-20 minutes to make sure every bit of stuffing is damp with juice so I don't singe the stuffing when i vape it. My juice is fairly thin (70pg/30vg and 80pg/20vg) so if your juice has more VG you may need to let the carto settle a lot longer.

 

[Kerrman]

I agree with Dormouse on this one. I first tried Iso Alcohol and opening up the cart to dry, didn't work and nothing got rid of the ISO smell and taste yuk. I tried vinegar and water and drying. Some of the carts didn't seem to survive, by that I mean they were dead after cleaning. Now I just load them up several times and then toss them (week maybe two). I've been vaping for only a month and half but I have a huge stock used cartsI also have managed to collect a large stock of menthol juices, flavorings, menthol crystals, unflavored PG and VG, vodka, PGA, a large box full of condoms and the fun just keeps growing.

 

[uba egar320]

I never clean mine. I use the holy hell out of one until it's performance lags. And then....NEXT lol!

 

[racoongurl]

Hi there I also have a Bloog MF, I was shown to hold the carto on a 90 degree angle put a drop turn a wee bit, put another drop, turn a wee bit, and you can get about 28-32 drops in there, a little trick I've learned, so as not to waste juice is to keep a condom on the bottom and it will catch any excess. After you're done dripping, put the mouth thingy back on (lol, for lack of a better word), ease the condom down a little and hold it firmly and blow into it, so no excess juice drips out of the carto when you put it on the battery when you put it back on the battery. Then when you take the condom off, dry the carto threads too. Then of course you have your excess juice, and a full carto.

 

[racoongurl]

geez what a twit I am, I thought you were asking how to fill them as new. I would love to know how to clean and reuse these babies too, if thats at all possible, I'm gonna try some of these suggestions Thanks you've helped me too!

 

[lillybit]

Along a similar vein...the blank cartidges that come when you get a new kit, can you use them like a drip tip to test out new flavors, drip a few drops directly into the atty, stick on the blank and puff to take a couple puffs of new flavor?

 

[dormouse]

lillybit - Yes - a dummy cart can be used as a mouthpiece on an atty when dripping.

 

[Kerrman]

I never clean mine. I use the holy hell out of one until it's performance lags. And then....NEXT lol!

There you go uba , I've gotten to where I number my used carts so that I refill them within a range of flavors, in other words each number represents a flavor that I have used in that cart and I don't have one flavor fighting another unless they surprise me and I end up liking the the mix

 

[Laserous]

LOTS of replies! Thank you all! Definitely gonna have a little more vape skills thanks to you all.