Something strange....

[marader78]

Hey guys im new to vaping.Bought a 510 from Drew over at Nhaler 'bout 3 weeks ago, im loving it so far...but something strange happened yesterday.I read from someone on this site, to blow out your attys at night, so maybe to prolong their life...i have not did this once since vaping , but decided to last night, when i did , a small green speckle ended up in the small wet spot from the e-juice...My question is, could it be possible this was mold???...Im no chemist so i dont know if thats possible...BTW it was from an atty i switched out a while ago...so it was not an atty i had been puffing on all day...so maybe mold could have formed over a certain period of time...Also im using Drew's 555 menthol and NUport , so maybe it could have been a menthol crystal, which is what im thinking it was.Just thought i would bring thiis up....

 

[longworthb]

I highly highly doubt its mold. Pg has an antiseptic quality in it is what Im pretty sure i read. So that being say Ive had an atty sit 2 months and never had any mold or anything along those lines

 

[hairball]

I have a stockpile of atty's that are new but cleaned. I always add a couple drops of PG while in storage...no mold. Did you clean it with alcohol yet and give it a quick dry burn?

 

[KeithB]

It's not green, but all my gear gets flecks of tobacco stuck to it because I keep my PV in the same pockets I kept my smokes in. The e-juice is rather sticky and leaks do happen. So far I've been pretty good about not getting stuff in my atty, just in the threads, but my new drip tip has a good sized hole, so it could happen.

 

[marader78]

Hairball no i have not.... i get conlflicting advice on cleaning attys....clean dont clean..... alcohol, rubbing vs vodka..... diet coke.... boil dont boil...ect.... you get the picture...im still kind of confused on the whole atty cleaning...

 

[marader78]

bumped... for atty cleaning tips...

 

[brandon555]

bumped... for atty cleaning tips...

Don't clean them. Just blow them out or let them sit upside down at night to drain. I usually blow them out a few times a day. It keeps gunk.from building up on the coil.

Cleaning is only necessary when you get a considerable drop in performance. Blowing them out usually prevents this. However when your atty gets old and tired a soak in Everclear or high proof vodka should do the trick.

Dry burns are also good for old gunked up attys as well. I rinse with water, blow water out, dry burn until the coil glows nice and orange. Then it should be ready to go.

Pure VG liquid will clog an atty quicker. A 70/30 PG/VG mix shouldn't have any problems though.

 

[marader78]

Brandon, how do i know if the atty is glowing?...Push the manual button without the tip on and just look in the atty?

 

[slumdog]

yep thats exactly how..... pop off the cart or the drip tip and peep in the atty untill it glows orange, let off b4 it gets white hot or you could pop your atty.once it gets orange pulse for a few seconds, like 15 or 20, by pushing the button and let off then push etc.....try not to leave attys too wet with water because we all know what wet metal does when air gets to it .....so get it as dry as possable b4 letting it air dry cuz nobody wants to vape rust.......

 

[marader78]

EVIL MONKEY...LoL...Thanks for the tips....

 

[slumdog]

no prob bob oops i mean marader...anyway for some great invaluable info head on over to the ECF Library take some time and read through that and you cant go wrong.....

 

[hairball]

bumped... for atty cleaning tips...

I use white vinegar as the acid will get the coils clean. I let them soak over night. Rinse in really hot water. Let dry 24 hours, then dry burn to get the remaining vinegar taste out. You should get a good glow of orange. If it should still remain, go to wal-mart, in the pharmacy bandaide isle and get a bottle of pg (or unflavored vg if you already have it). Drip 2 drops onto the atty and vape it off without inhaling. Both vg/pg will remove the vinegar taste if it remains stuck.

Or buy an ultra sonic jewelry cleaner. They do wonders with just plain water.

Either way works and that's what I do to clean mine. Rubbing alcohol doesn't cut it for me. Coils still look nasty from what I can see of them.

 

[marader78]

i drink vinegar....and like salt and vinegar chips....maybe i like vinegar flavored juice....lol....the English in me....

 

[hairball]

LOL...I can drink vinegar straight from the bottle. Love cucumbers in vinegar! I can't get into the salt and vinegar chips...something missing in that mix.

 

[marader78]

hairball 2 minds think a like....over the past 2 days , i have to say YOU ROCK....

 

[hairball]

Well thank you marader and I convey the same to you as well.

 

[marader78]

i like the kitty in your avatar BTW....

 

[hairball]

Boo is his name. That was the actual picture that the local newspaper displayed when he went up for adoption. He's just as yappy now as he was when he was little. He's part Maine Coone. He's now 8 months old and is bigger than my 3 year old tom but he's a big baby. I just hope the other part is teacup chihuahua or I'm in for a 35lb lap cat.

 

[ShannonA]

i drink vinegar....and like salt and vinegar chips....maybe i like vinegar flavored juice....lol....the English in me....

salt and vinegar chips rock... so do salt and cracked pepper chips btw.