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[Ersatz]

Hello ECF,

I have been vaping for about a month or so, I had a e-cig from e-health cigarettes and didn't enjoy that to much so I bought a hotvape 510 and am really enjoying this one. Anyway just wanted to say hello and ask a question.

With this one I put a bacon flavor in one of my cartridges and well it was horrible and can't seem to get the taste out with a new cartridge. Any advice on how to clean the old taste out of the atomizer?

 

[divided]

Hi and welcome!

I still a noob, but so far I've cleaned the atties by soaking them in alcohol, rinsing with water, and then letting them dry out for a day or two. Seems to work well for me but a vet may have a better way.

I can't imagine vaping bacon lol.

 

[Ersatz]

Hi and welcome!

I still a noob, but so far I've cleaned the atties by soaking them in alcohol, rinsing with water, and then letting them dry out for a day or two. Seems to work well for me but a vet may have a better way.

I can't imagine vaping bacon lol.

Don't try it.

 

[Boodle]

A hot water and white vinegar bath might work. I use cheap vodka and let it soak overnight for skunk-juice odor/taste removal. If you have a sonic jewelry cleaner with vodka or PGA even better. Rubbing alcohol is poisonous. You'll want the drinking kind if you're cleaning with alcohol.

 

[Ersatz]

I don't have plain vodka around, would another kind of liquor work?

 

[WalksWithWiFi]

everclear

sides that, i saw someone say that white vinegar and baking soda works wonders....
they put the white vinegar in the atty, dump a lil baking soda in, cover up the open end..let it run out the battery..
haven't tried this myself-
me, i just run hot water through the atty and blow it out-
course...
i have never...nor never will...vape bacon.

 

[Ersatz]

What about soaking in some kind of soda as I don't have white vinegar (only us apple cider in NC), nor vodka or everclear.

 

[Sedateme]

Coke has been suggested as a good way of cleaning an atomizer... anything with sulfuric (i think?) acid in it should eat away whatever goo is stuck in the atomizer.

Edit: the cider vinegar will work just as well with baking soda as white vinegar. It's the chemical reaction you are after.

 

[Ersatz]

I will try the soda bath, hey, if it kills the atomizer just buy a new one right.

 

[Ersatz]

Thanks for the tips guys.

 

[VJH]

Welcome! I tried bacon too- it is the candy of meats- I had such high hopes, but I am with you: GROSS!

I have heard vodka and everclear for cleaning. I would think that other high alcohol clear liquors would work as well. Don't put anything on your atty you couldn't consume yourself though, like rubbing alcohol. Good luck.

 

[CWatkinsNash]

Welcome, Ersatz, and thank you. You've saved me the agony of vaping bacon. I love bacon, so you know I wanted to try it. I shall live vicariously through you instead.

I can't live without my one atty long enough to clean/dry it properly (only been at this 5 days), so I've been using flavors that don't clash in the meantime. My spares should be here soon, so I'll be putting these tips to use myself.