Tank Melters

[Baums]

So I just got my first glass tank. Was excited to try some citrus and cinnamon flavors. Then I thought, what the heck melts the tanks? Is this something I should be concerned about? If it is basically melting plastic what would it do to my lungs is my worry. I know it's a chemical reaction and my lungs are not plastic, but has anyone ever talked about this? Maybe enlighten me?

 

[Steve K]

Good question I would like to know as well.

 

[Baums]

im gonna go ahead and assume that nobody knows, or cares?

 

[DeeDee1234]

I am no chemist or anything but my thoughts are the ph and acidic causes a chemical reaction is taking place in the plastic. within the body thier isn't enough volume to change the ph or acidicy of our bodies in the juices vapor even f you vaped non stop. My concern would come from contuining to vape a damaged plastic tank, that just sound bad to me

 

[akatina]

Just because something chemically reacts with plastic doesn't mean it's not safe for human consumption (and the reverse is true: the fact that something doesn't react with plastic doesn't mean it IS safe). For example, hydrofluoric acid doesn't react with HDPE plastic but will dissolve glass, metal, and flesh.

Tank crackers react with polycarbonate, but not polypropylene or silica and boron oxide (aka the components of pyrex glass). All it means is chemical A doesn't play nice with chemical B. Since you don't have any of those compounds in your body (at least, I hope not!), it's not an indicator of whether it's safe for your chemical structure or not.

There's a pretty nifty chemical compatibility resource here Chemical Compatibility Database from Cole-Parmer

Some compounds that react severely with polycarb are amyl acetate and acetamide, both of which are derived from acetic acid (vinegar) and are used in flavorings. They're fine with polypropylene. Straight cinnamon oil can react with both plastics, while orange will react with polycarb and not with polypro. You can also choose to check all products (on the left hand option box) and compare to a specific compound (in the right hand option box). Doing this shows that anise oil reacts severely with Acetal (Delrin®), orange oil reacts poorly with silicone, and citric acid is actually fine with the common vaping plastics (polycarb, polypro, delrin, and silicone).

 

[Baums]

Just because something chemically reacts with plastic doesn't mean it's not safe for human consumption (and the reverse is true: the fact that something doesn't react with plastic doesn't mean it IS safe). For example, hydrofluoric acid doesn't react with HDPE plastic but will dissolve glass, metal, and flesh.

Tank crackers react with polycarbonate, but not polypropylene or silica and boron oxide (aka the components of pyrex glass). All it means is chemical A doesn't play nice with chemical B. Since you don't have any of those compounds in your body (at least, I hope not!), it's not an indicator of whether it's safe for your chemical structure or not.

There's a pretty nifty chemical compatibility resource here Chemical Compatibility Database from Cole-Parmer

Some compounds that react severely with polycarb are amyl acetate and acetamide, both of which are derived from acetic acid (vinegar) and are used in flavorings. They're fine with polypropylene. Straight cinnamon oil can react with both plastics, while orange will react with polycarb and not with polypro. You can also choose to check all products (on the left hand option box) and compare to a specific compound (in the right hand option box). Doing this shows that anise oil reacts severely with Acetal (Delrin®), orange oil reacts poorly with silicone, and citric acid is actually fine with the common vaping plastics (polycarb, polypro, delrin, and silicone).

Thanks! That was really informative.

 

[LarryPer]

The following e liquids may break your plastic tank based system:
Absinthe
Amaretto
Apricot
Arnold Palmer
Big Red Soda
Black Licorice
Black Rock
Blood Orange
Cider Fire
Cinnamon
Cinnamon Hot Tamale
Cinnamon Red Hot
Creme De Menthe
Dr. Pepper
Ecto Cooler
Ginger Ale
Ginger
Green Apple
Key Lime
Lavender
Lemonade
Lightning
Mango
Mango Tea
Maraschino Cherry
Monster Bash
Monster
Morning Vape
Mt. Dew
Orange
Orange Ice
Peach
Pineapple
Pineapple Peach
Pink Lemonade
Rad Energy
Razzle Dazzle
Rock Star
Root Beer
Ruby Red Grapefruit
Sassafras
Solar Flare
Sweet Tarts
Tangerine
Venom
White Out
Yellow Ice

 

[drewbalicious]

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