Re-using Cartridges?

[SwanVesta]

This may be a very stooopid question so I apologise in advance......

I am a newbie and started out with cartridges and have just ordered my first bottle of liquid. I kept a bag full of cartridges for re-using

My question is how many times can I re-use the cartridges? How will I know when it is time to stop re-using them?

thanks

SV

 

[MrLongbeard]

When the tip is a chewed up mess is the method I use, so about a week

 

[deewal]

About 15 times if your using a empty refillable to start with. So i'd say about a dozen times if your topping up a cart once it's empty.
When it starts to get very brown i'd say that's it.

 

[MrLongbeard]

or you could just pull the filler and give it a wash, hey presto nice clean and White again, nothing stopping you from washing the cartridge whilst you're at it.

 

[deewal]

or you could just pull the filler and give it a wash, hey presto nice clean and White again, nothing stopping you from washing the cartridge whilst you're at it.

Oh yes. Forgot about that. Iv'e got a jiffy bag full of empty carts and another full of the filler that came out of them.
I just take the filler out of a few empty carts and wash them in a bowl of hot water. Then rinse them in cold and leave them to dry on paper towels.
I only keep the plastic carts that are a good fit. Some of them are'nt.
When you get a cart that is a nice tight fit make sure you keep it.

 

[dumwaldo]

If the liquid is pooling up on the second drop then chances are your cart is pretty close to spent.

If you need to poke the filler with a sharp pin to get it to accept liquid then chances are your cart is pretty close to spent.

As stated above, a simple washing with tap water and nothing else can bring dead cart filler right back to life.

DW

 

[Caesarea]

I like reading this thread on how to replace the filler with teabag paper!
Ingenious and cheap!!

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/tips-tricks/11394-replacing-cartridge-wool.html#post176225

Best

C.

 

[RedBullHighBride]

I would say that if you are picking bits of black plastic off the tip of your tongue the way you used to pick bits of tobacco off it - the cartridge is knackered. Otherwise wash or replace the filler when it looks a bit unsanitary, rinse the cart every so often and Bob's your uncle.

 

[ApOsTle51]

eventually , no amount of washing will help. Once the fibres are compacted and dense it's beyond repair. with a 901 , I'll just turn it around until that end becomes the same.

Washing out is good for juice removal and storage but it won't extend the life of the fibres.

ApO.

 

[SwanVesta]

Thanks for all your feedback - really appreciated