Tank cloudy after cleaning with Vodka

[indypilotcfi]

Hey everyone. Sorry for another newb question. I was cleaning my EVOD tanks yesterday by taking them apart and dunking them in vodka. I noticed one tank was cloudy after I let it air dry. In my on stupidity, I thought it was just condensation so I put some liquid in it which MBV says it might damage tanks. But, the weird thing is it became cloud only after cleaning it with vodka. The e-liquid didn't make it cloudy.

I'm not getting any leaking or anything. Its just cloudy. Is it safe to still vape with it or should I pitch it?

 

[Kollin6618]

Hmm weird. I put my iClear 16's in vodka overnight all the time and haven't had an issue. Any chance you used a flavored vodka?

 

[CreepyLady]

You should definitely pitch it its a reaction that is leaching the BPA in the plastic. It was most likely from the juice you had in it prior to cleaning and the cleaning just made it more visible.

Known tank crackers - Cinnamon, Cherry, Citrus, Cola (also Rootbeer), Some licorice/anise flavors and apple. There are plenty others - but this is kind of a general well known chunk

 

[indypilotcfi]

Hmm weird. I put my iClear 16's in vodka overnight all the time and haven't had an issue. Any chance you used a flavored vodka?

Nope, it was regular old Smirnoff.

 

[indypilotcfi]

You should definitely pitch it its a reaction that is leaching the BPA in the plastic. It was most likely from the juice you had in it prior to cleaning and the cleaning just made it more visible.

Known tank crackers - Cinnamon, Cherry, Citrus, Cola (also Rootbeer), Some licorice/anise flavors and apple. There are plenty others - but this is kind of a general well known chunk

Well, thats disappointing. I just bought it a couple weeks ago. Guess I'll need to pickup a few more Mini Protanks so this isn't an issue again.

 

[EBates]

If your evod is not glass then the ejuice caused the cloudiness and will eventually crack the tank and cause a leak. Vodka, Everclear, etc will not affect plastic in that way.
The tank is being disolved by your juice, so the disolved plastic material is becoming part of your vape. Can't say that sounds safe to me. The only tank I've had turn cloudy was trashed imediately.

 

[Varsalles]

For this problems with some e-liquids I use only tanks of glass and SS, and with caution with e-liquids I use makrolon in kayfun

 

[TRoxx]

Personally...
I just throw tanks away when they stop working...
Think about the time it takes to clean the tanks...and how much Vodka you waste.
You could drink that vodka instead...and buy a new tank...(Tanks are disposable items ...?)

 

[indypilotcfi]

Well, I dumped it out and tried to wipe the inside and its definitely shot. Off to the trash it goes. I ordered two more Mini Protanks.

 

[Rat2chat2]

Glass is all that I buy now for that very reason. I have been super pleased with the clones at Fasttech (if you don't mind waiting for the order). Here is what I keep in stock and have been using for about 8 months. Super easy to rebuild the coils too.

https://www.fasttech.com/products/0/10005164/1424416-kwx10-mini-protank-e-cigarette-atomizer-1-5-2-0ml

 

[Katya]

You should definitely pitch it its a reaction that is leaching the BPA in the plastic. It was most likely from the juice you had in it prior to cleaning and the cleaning just made it more visible.

Known tank crackers - Cinnamon, Cherry, Citrus, Cola (also Rootbeer), Some licorice/anise flavors and apple. There are plenty others - but this is kind of a general well known chunk

And--surprisingly-bananas!

That said, there is no need to submerge tanks in good booze. I wash my tanks with water. Booze is reserved for cleaning coils only. And other uses, of course.

I agree with my friend CreepyLady that it was probably the previous juice that started destroying the polycarbonate of the tank.

 

[Huckleberried]

Before I knew anything about tank cracking juices, I made the mistake of putting cinnamon in a plastic tank. All seemed fine until I washed it. After that, I noticed the tank was destroyed on the inside. I immediately ordered a Protank 2. It was definitely the juice, not the cleaning. I rarely use anything but glass now. Plus, the flavor is better with any of my liquids, imo.

 

[edyle]

Hey everyone. Sorry for another newb question. I was cleaning my EVOD tanks yesterday by taking them apart and dunking them in vodka. I noticed one tank was cloudy after I let it air dry. In my on stupidity, I thought it was just condensation so I put some liquid in it which MBV says it might damage tanks. But, the weird thing is it became cloud only after cleaning it with vodka. The e-liquid didn't make it cloudy.

I'm not getting any leaking or anything. Its just cloudy. Is it safe to still vape with it or should I pitch it?

Get the glass upgrade to the evod: miniprotank2;

Completely disassemblable, so you can PROPERLY clean it.