Pressurized steam cleaner for atty

[skywalk]

I've read about soaking in alcohol, mouthwash, boiling in water, placing in running water...but has anyone tried good old steam cleaning for their attys?

i have a hand-held steam cleaner. It looks like a teapot with a nozzle that delivers pure steam at around 2atms. Anyone ever tried this?

 

[Kattdaddy]

I thought about it... I have a shark steam system that is in storage in another state.... I would like to know if that works good without hurting the atty. I have resorted to no cleaning at all and my atties are still going strong since I started. I think that the soak is what kills. I don't think that steam would do what soaking potential does to shorten the life of the atty.

If you try this.. please report how well it works and let us know.
Thanks,
Tom

 

[skywalk]

katdaddy, do you remove the wick or dry burn your attys? it's wonderful how your attys are going strong. how long has it been? no cleaning?

 

[umop apisdn]

I've gotta say, I don't think I'll ever bother to clean an atty. Mine has already lasted me 2 months, only cleaned once early on (noobie paranoia) and it still works perfectly fine. I think I can live with paying 7 an atty every 2 months, and I haven't even had to do that yet.

 

[skywalk]

umop apisdn, what atty do you use and where do you get them from? thanks

 

[umop apisdn]

I'm still using the original one (out of two) I got from Cignot. It's a 510 by the way.

 

[umop apisdn]

But, on topic, I think a steam cleaner would work very well with atty's. The problem is, you'd need a small enough jet stream of steam to fit inside the atty. (either by the mouth piece or the threading hole) I think that would be the toughest part, but I'm not too experienced with steam cleaning, so I'm not sure.

 

[reeds101]

I have a steam cleaner (from some department store I can't remember) that has several different tips included. It is the Conair model:SC10
I'm going to have to try that out this weekend.
I have been on the same 510 attys for over 2 months now. But I can't say that I have never cleaned them. I use mostly dark brown (coffee flavored) juice, so I have soaked them in hot water a couple of times. Mostly I just blow them out on occassion and that's it.

 

[420GypsyGirl]

Oooo...I never thought of this. There are some pretty small steam cleaning units one can buy - like this one for $34 dollars. I bet it would work really well. Might have to try it.

Hand Held Steam Cleaner

 

[umop apisdn]

Oooo...I never thought of this. There are some pretty small steam cleaning units one can buy - like this one for $34 dollars. I bet it would work really well. Might have to try it.

Hand Held Steam Cleaner

That solves my problem! Well, now we just have to figure out if it works. I'm too broke to guinea pig it or I would. =[

 

[reeds101]

I'm going to go ahead and do a few of mine tonight. I'll let you all know how it goes. My steamer looks alot like that one in the picture. Well...I'm off to clean some attys!

 

[skywalk]

do keep us updated reeds101!

 

[buddhamonk]

I would love to see a custom steam cleaner for attys...!! someone needs to come up with a atty cleaning kit...or an indestructable atty. lol

 

[skywalk]

no need custom cleaner. just a simple hand-held one will do. Cheap and according to those who've tried it, works

 

[reeds101]

The attys came out sparkling clean in a matter of seconds. I did have to use a pair of pliers to hold them, of course.The little fiberglass fibers are almost totally white again. (They were badly stained brown from my coffee juice) I had to wait 'til they were dry to see if they still worked. All seems well with them.
This seems like a great way to clean them if you have a steamer already, but I personally wouldn't buy one just to clean them. Soaking in a cup of hot water for a while would do almost as good a job as this did.

 

[wezzie]

I have used the steam cleaner for an occasional thorough cleaning. I held the attys with a wooden clothes pin. For normal weekly cleaning, I soak the attys in cheap vodak for a few hours. Each night, I blow through the threaded end and place them on a paper towel.

 

[WTF D00D]

Great idea, I just got my girl friend a very high end steam cleaner for xmas, the thing is amazing and I'm sure it will blast any nasty stuff away without damaging the atty.

Seriously though, the best thing I've purchased in a long dang time. Vapor Clean TR5 Pro.
AllBrands.com - Vapor Clean TR5 PRO Steam Vapor Cleaner, Stainless Steel Housing, 1700W, 13A, 65PSI, 298°F, 1 Yr Parts, Lifetime Boiler & Element, ETL, Replaces TR 5

 

[skywalk]

what happens if the atty isn't 100% dry, and you use it? will anything bad happen if a damp atty is used?

 

[420GypsyGirl]

what happens if the atty isn't 100% dry, and you use it? will anything bad happen if a damp atty is used?

It won't vape. The amount of heat generated by the atty will not overcome the water since water boils at a higher temp then the stuff we vape. The atty needs to be dry for it to work proeperly.

 

[quovadis]

Any one tried pan frying them in ever clear?
You know like clams!!
Heard it works really well if you have a pound of atty's!