TIP for those who use cartomizers

[hereme]

ok i dont know if it is common knowledge i found this out by accident
i refill my cartomizers and some times i feel like the vapor volume goes down
so today i opened a paper clip and passed it through the cartomizer in one end out another and cleared the passage
and whoa it is like an unclogged drain. quite pleased with myself and my discovery
wanted to share

 

[Padre]

These cartos work best if you keep the center tube clear of juice. I drip down the sides letting the juice saturate the filling around the center or if using the plastic caps to fill, I blow out any excess juice from the center tube.

 

[artt]

Your right, sometimes the center tube clogs up and a paper clip does the job.

 

[Rader2146]

Certain cartos are more prone to clogging. I can usually go just over a week with smoketechs before the draw is too stiff. Boges....never a stiff draw but usually pitch it at 2 weeks due to taste.

 

[ComfyChair]

I've actually killed two boges doing that...but it was really my own fault for being a bit too aggressive with the wire. I even tried passing a needle with some thread through there but the fibers in the thread just tangled up in the coil and ended up ripping it out. If I could just find some super small diameter pipe cleaners with soft bristles, I think that would do an even better job with the gunk.

 

[base234]

A can of compressed air works really well.

 

[cindycated]

Don't try this tip with horizontal coil cartos though. Jam a paper clip through there and you can dislodge the heating coil, causing it to touch and burn the filler, or break the very thin wires connecting it to the post.

For other types of cartos where the passage is clear, how about dental brushes from the dollar store?

 

[Caridwen]

Good tip- moving to Cartomizers

 

[Rttch]

Plackers for those with braces.

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[MaxUT]

If I could just find some super small diameter pipe cleaners with soft bristles, I think that would do an even better job with the gunk.

McMaster-Carr has some really small diameter nylon brushes that I've used on cartos. The one that fits best is about 1/16" diameter and and 4" long overall. It was about $4, shipping was $5 as I recall.

Most of the time I just use a long 18 gage syringe needle. If that doesn't do the trick, the carto's about done for anyway.