Washed & Dried my Cartomizer - in the washer & dryer!

[Darkwitless]

So I washed and dried my cartomizer - the first I tried by the way.

It cleaned up very well lol, but the cotton-like roll filler has now come out. I dripped some juice on the atty to test it and it fires right up.

So what the heck do I do with it now? Can I refill it with fiberfill or blue foam? How? I'd hate to have trashed a new cartomizer.

 

[irwink]

I don't think anyone's actually tried to replace the filler. I'd be hesitant to even try. If it still fires you might want to try dripping with it. There's nothing to lose.

If you do manage to replace the filler you might be the first and as such might qualify for ECF Hero status.

 

[classwife]

This is too funny !!!
I just came to post the results of my washing and drying an eGo carto!!!!
I rinsed it out really good...let it soak. let it drip out without shaking it.
Put it in a sock folded over to keep it in and ran it through the dryer with a load of clothes.

Just filled it with just under 2 mls !!!! It works better than new !!!!!

 

[Darkwitless]

I put mine in a sock too and parked it over the a/c vent. Believe it or not, our 13 yr old son saw it, thought it was dirty and threw it in the laundry. The odds are just astronomical. Guess we should go buy lottery tickets! lol

 

[arjay55]

I put mine in a sock too and parked it over the a/c vent. Believe it or not, our 13 yr old son saw it, thought it was dirty and threw it in the laundry. The odds are just astronomical. Guess we should go buy lottery tickets! lol

How do you get a 13yo boy to put anything in the dirty laundry. I'm 54 and my wife's still trying to train me

 

[dynasty]

wait a second.... dirty laundry doesn't go on the floor??

 

[Darkwitless]

Gentlemen: I am the mom of 3 sons - no daughters. Someday one of these men may marry. Yes, I said men. We're raising men, not boys. The world has enough boys One of those daughter-in-laws will pick my nursing home. I'm trying to make sure that one future DILs have at least ONE reason to like me lol

 

[arjay55]

hahahahah - nursing home.

I'm thinking my son-in-laws are drawing straws already for who digs the hole and who puts me in it.

 

[markfm]

Alternate to dryer is the oven, if you've removed any plastic end caps or inserted 0-rings.

250 degrees (not much higher, or the outer plastic wrapper may shrink), set them on a paper towel on a flat pan, about an hour if you've blown them out a bit first.

When they come out, just let them cool down a bit, you should be good to go.

 

[skeandhu]

I'm thinking my son-in-laws are drawing straws already for who digs the hole and who puts me in it.

Think mine is dug. The wife says that I keep digging a hole when I dare to talk back at her.

 

[Darkwitless]

Alternate to dryer is the oven, if you've removed any plastic end caps or inserted 0-rings.

250 degrees (not much higher, or the outer plastic wrapper may shrink), set them on a paper towel on a flat pan, about an hour if you've blown them out a bit first.

When they come out, just let them cool down a bit, you should be good to go.

Mark: I didn't intentionally wash and dry it. The big question I have is how do I use it now that the filler has come out of it. Can I use the blue foam mod?(which I use for my blank cartridges) I have the original cotton-like fill roll. This was my 1st carto so I;m a complete noob on cartos.

 

[speedemon]

I've seen people on hear that have replaced the cotton in cartos with blue stuff and say it works good.

 

[markfm]

To stuff new foam in, use tweezers, one prong on the outside of the carto, the other inside, pushing the foam -- don't want to mess up the atty/wick in the middle.

 

[Darkwitless]

Markfm: Thanks! I'll try that. Can't be worse than it is right now!