Salvaging my Clearomizers.

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Well, being a newbie, I bought into the hype about the Clearomizers/Fluxomizers. I ordered a few boxes from different vendors while sampling different juices. I was really excited once they started arriving but this was followed by a big let down after I got to using them. I tried all the suggested things to make them better but in the end I could only get about one good hit and then have to let them sit for about a half an hour before I could get another one. While I was waiting for them to come in I tried dripping and maybe that spoiled me a bit but these didn't even compare to the carto's I was using before. In the end I wound up with 8 boxes of these things so I was pretty bummed about. Last night I got to wondering about using them for dripping and decided to give it a try. First attempt was a regular sized one 2.8-3.0. I removed the mouth piece and washer and pulled the tube off(almost pulled the ceramic cup off, the cap was tight on it). I pushed the cap out of the tube. Next I pointed the wicks upward as I put the tube back on. After tube was installed I used a small screwdriver to wrap the wicks around the cup, wedging them between cup and tube. Put a drip tip on the tube and gave it a go. Very nice! Only thing I didn't like, tip comes down to the top of the cup. To remedy this I used another reg size one with an XL tube, this one was a 2.4-2.6 ohm. It worked even better than first attempt. Not sure if it's the added tube length, lower resistance or a combo of both. It works better than dripping on a normal atty (haven't tried LR attys yet). Most of the boxes I have are XL so no longer tubes for them, I think I'll take a bit off the bottom of the drip tubes for a little space. Basically I'm turning them into $2 attys for dripping but they aren't going to waste now. Can't wait to see how long they last. Here's a pic showing them:

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[hairball]

Try cutting the wick opening a little bigger on one and then use it normally. I'm talking about the cup cover closest to the wicks. Once you open them up, the wicking greatly improves. Just a thought for ya...................

 

[unloaded]

I'll try that when I track down some thicker tubes, I've had leaking troubles too. Haven't used any long enough to get any cracks yet. I tried fluffing the wicks and not putting the caps on as tight but still didn't wick enough. The leaks are at the bottom, not from looser caps.

 

[tmcase]

I've had the same problem with these leaking at the bottom after cleaning. They just don't seal again properly. I had to glue them but then those cartos are dedicated to one flavor because I can't take them apart to clean.

 

[tmcase]

I'll try that when I track down some thicker tubes, I've had leaking troubles too. Haven't used any long enough to get any cracks yet. I tried fluffing the wicks and not putting the caps on as tight but still didn't wick enough. The leaks are at the bottom, not from looser caps.

Have you tried replacing the tubes with cut down 3ml syringes? They can't crack and you can cut them to any length but again you have to glue the bottom or they will leak. I saw this done on a YouTube vid.

 

[Stosh]

Gluing the bottom would make it tough to take off for cleaning, might as well use steel ones.
I've found a few wraps of Teflon plumbers tape (less than a buck a roll) will seal the bottom
quickly and easily.

 

[yeebiz]

The ingenuity of people here never ceases to amaze me...

 

[kelleymcm]

,,,,what hairball was trying to tell you is that , if your ce2 won't wick (ie: only reason you can't get a good vape off it) you can make the little holes that are cut into the little rubber cups BIGGER, then the wicks have more room to wick.

When you have your little rubber cup pushed down to tight on the coil cup it pinches the wick and keeps it from wicking.

I take the little rubber cup out of mine ! And only replace the little rubber doughnut part & I just push it down on coil cup ...not to far ,leave just a hair of space or it might do the same thing.

I only use VG juices & ce2's wick perfectly for me every time & I chain vape .
Ce2's are also the EASIEST thing out there to clean & maintain .

When the tubes crack I cut a 3ml BD syringe & make a new one & THEY DO NOT LEAK ! no glue or plumbers tape needed. But if you feel you need glue , GOTVAPES now carries an Eco (foodsafe) Glue.

I have also learned that if you just use a piece of packing tape (ya know fat clear roll) & run it around the base of tube 1st thing out of the package (B-4filling), that they won't crack & leak ...unless dropped (or put under other undo stress) I drop my pv's alot !

I love ce2's !! and am truly disheartened when I hear others having problems w/them Cuz
They work GREAT FOR ME ! And I WISH everyone else had the same luck w/these.

Wanna see my NEW GIANT ce2 !
(not 4sale yet,but soon from GOTVAPES) It VAPES GREAT & holds over 3ml !!

 

[tmcase]

Kellymcm...You said: "I take the little rubber cup out of mine ! And only replace the little rubber doughnut part & I just push it down on coil cup ...not to far ,leave just a hair of space or it might do the same thing."

I've asked in several posts how to get that dang rubber cup out and nobody has answered. I've tried with a small crochet hook, a long pointed needle, paper clip with hook on the end and they all just slip off. PLEASE, will you tell me how you do it?

 

[tmcase]

When the tubes crack I cut a 3ml BD syringe & make a new one & THEY DO NOT LEAK ! no glue or plumbers tape needed. But if you feel you need glue , GOTVAPES now carries an Eco (foodsafe) Glue.
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I should probably retract what I said about the syringe mod leaking at the bottom. I've heard that from a couple places but I've never experience it because I've always just glued the bottom just in case. Can't believe everything you read or hear. The ones that I have glued I have dedicated to a specific flavor and don't use any other then there's no problem. I don't know what I'll do when it comes time to clean them. Probably throw them away if I can't get the tube off. I like the packing tape idea. Maybe that will save the rest of my CE2s. Thanks for the tip.

 

[kelleymcm]

Some times the little cup will pull out with my long skinny needle nose pliers & when they won't I just twist the tube off & push 'em out .... I was in the habit of rinsing these w/tube off B-4 first fill anyway ....but the newer "fat wicks" are pre-cleaned ,so I don't need to rinse anymore .

so far mine have not leaked after the syringe mod ....I have been using the same syringe tube for a few weeks ?maybe a month now . I just dropped & broke my new big one but It fit in a 5ml syringe perfectly ...or so it seems ... No leak yet .....

I hope you can get them to work for you ...they are great when they do !
So much more flavor than ego-t's my other fav... even tho blah sometimes & not as easy to clean.

You can use a syringe w/hot water in it to clean coil kinda (nothing like a dry burn tho) stick needle up into ce2 center tube from bottom ( be aware of coil & don't go to far) & squirt , will wash coil from behind it ...do this upside down & w/seals & tip out of course. I would try to get them apart to dry burn (b-4 tossing) & re-glue if necessary ,but I'm cheap like that Good Luck !

 

[Trioxin]

Kellymcm...You said: "I take the little rubber cup out of mine ! And only replace the little rubber doughnut part & I just push it down on coil cup ...not to far ,leave just a hair of space or it might do the same thing."

I've asked in several posts how to get that dang rubber cup out and nobody has answered. I've tried with a small crochet hook, a long pointed needle, paper clip with hook on the end and they all just slip off. PLEASE, will you tell me how you do it?

I use a tooth scraper (like a dentist uses to clean your teeth). They can be easily found at wal-mart. The slight curve works perfect for pulling these out. Just slightly pull up at the wicking sides going back and forth until it pops out. When I replace the cup, I'll leave it slightly raised to help with the wicking. and it most definitely does.

 

[unloaded]

Well, you guys brought up a few things I hadn't tried yet. I'll be trying them soon. Dripping in these has given me hope that they can produce the vape I'm after, I had my doubts before.

 

[gramakittycat]

Well, being a newbie, I bought into the hype about the Clearomizers/Fluxomizers. I ordered a few boxes from different vendors while sampling different juices. I was really excited once they started arriving but this was followed by a big let down after I got to using them. I tried all the suggested things to make them better but in the end I could only get about one good hit and then have to let them sit for about a half an hour before I could get another one. While I was waiting for them to come in I tried dripping and maybe that spoiled me a bit but these didn't even compare to the carto's I was using before. In the end I wound up with 8 boxes of these things so I was pretty bummed about. Last night I got to wondering about using them for dripping and decided to give it a try. First attempt was a regular sized one 2.8-3.0. I removed the mouth piece and washer and pulled the tube off(almost pulled the ceramic cup off, the cap was tight on it). I pushed the cap out of the tube. Next I pointed the wicks upward as I put the tube back on. After tube was installed I used a small screwdriver to wrap the wicks around the cup, wedging them between cup and tube. Put a drip tip on the tube and gave it a go. Very nice! Only thing I didn't like, tip comes down to the top of the cup. To remedy this I used another reg size one with an XL tube, this one was a 2.4-2.6 ohm. It worked even better than first attempt. Not sure if it's the added tube length, lower resistance or a combo of both. It works better than dripping on a normal atty (haven't tried LR attys yet). Most of the boxes I have are XL so no longer tubes for them, I think I'll take a bit off the bottom of the drip tubes for a little space. Basically I'm turning them into $2 attys for dripping but they aren't going to waste now. Can't wait to see how long they last. Here's a pic showing them:

peace.
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Try cutting the wick opening a little bigger on one and then use it normally. I'm talking about the cup cover closest to the wicks. Once you open them up, the wicking greatly improves. Just a thought for ya...................

I LOVE this thread!So many great ideas!!! I'm from the use it up,wear it out makedo era and I started dripping with mine since i change flanors so often LOL! The syringe idea is great and now there are some suppliers that are selling just the tubes alone and i think they are the thicker revision.Now here is my handy hint contribution ....I'm a diabetic and I found that the plunnger out of my insulin syringes fits perfectly into the tubes to get an even alignment on those washer,spacers you know.Have a great week everyone!

 

[zoiDman]

A very simple thing you can is to point the battery end of your PV up slightly when you vape. That and open the cup seal slots a tad.

Did you try PTB?

 

[unloaded]

Well, went to WallyWorld and got some BD 3cc syringes, took a bit for them to come up with the right ones, once they found them I got 20 of them so I don't have to go through that again. Took apart an XL 2.4-2.6, cut the slots bigger on the cap and put her together with the BD body. Filled her up with 24mg DK TAB and WOW! Vaped like crazy and but was too strong for me. I sucked out about half of the TAB and filled her back with some VR Fresh Mint and VR KY Maplewood both 15mg. Shook it all up and gave it another go. Much nicer this time and I can chain vape like the fiend I am. Using this on an E-Power and the cone won't fit over the tube, but I've got a few extras and will take some metal off the top of one tonight at work.

Thanks for all the additional tips, saved me a lot of money. I was looking all night at different mods, had my eye on a Red Sky VV and almost pulled the trigger. I'll hold off on that for now and spend some of the money saved on more juices or start a DIY setup. Thanks again.

peace.
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[tmcase]

I use a tooth scraper (like a dentist uses to clean your teeth). They can be easily found at wal-mart. The slight curve works perfect for pulling these out. Just slightly pull up at the wicking sides going back and forth until it pops out. When I replace the cup, I'll leave it slightly raised to help with the wicking. and it most definitely does.

That was a great idea! The cap popped right out. Thank you so much.

 

[zoiDman]

^^^Bump^^^

Because others should read this.

 

[wyojoe]

Well, went to WallyWorld and got some BD 3cc syringes, took a bit for them to come up with the right ones, once they found them I got 20 of them so I don't have to go through that again. Took apart an XL 2.4-2.6, cut the slots bigger on the cap and put her together with the BD body. Filled her up with 24mg DK TAB and WOW! Vaped like crazy and but was too strong for me. I sucked out about half of the TAB and filled her back with some VR Fresh Mint and VR KY Maplewood both 15mg. Shook it all up and gave it another go. Much nicer this time and I can chain vape like the fiend I am. Using this on an E-Power and the cone won't fit over the tube, but I've got a few extras and will take some metal off the top of one tonight at work.

Thanks for all the additional tips, saved me a lot of money. I was looking all night at different mods, had my eye on a Red Sky VV and almost pulled the trigger. I'll hold off on that for now and spend some of the money saved on more juices or start a DIY setup. Thanks again.

peace.
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Other than the cone not fitting over the syringe tube (That would take a very large cone opening) How do you like your E-Power and Why?

 

[unloaded]

I like it because battery lasts a long time, I carry a spare and always have one in the charger at home. Also the batteries are cheap <$5 each. Also once you've got the batts you can but the body-switch-cone for like $20 and have you an extra. I've got the parts to make me a higher voltage mod, gonna try that soon and see how I like it. But so far I'm diggin on the E-Power. There's also an adaptor available so Ego-T stuff will fit it if you wanna use it.