What's Your Technique For Cleaning Cartos?
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I usually just trash mine, but if they havn't been used much (maybe i didn't like the juice flavor, etc) then I will boil, rinse, repeat a few times until I can no longer smell e-liquid coming off in the steam, you will notice that the way the water boils will change (the way the bubbles look) once all the eliquid is gone from the cartos. After that I blow them out with compressed air, stick them in a (clean) sock and toss them in the dryer for a bit.
Sometimes theres just no saving a carto though and it has to be trashed. They don't last forever.
Sometimes theres just no saving a carto though and it has to be trashed. They don't last forever.
I seen a great video with a guy that gets a plastic driptip and drills it out to fit on a syringe. Gets a cup of hot water and inserts the carto on to the driptip. And sucks hot water through the carto multiple times.. then lets it dry. Sorry cant find a link......zombie
I've tried all of them,,,,,,,,,,none of them work well,,,,,,,especially if the flavor is strong,,,,,,,,if you only use one flavor,washing them out might work for you,,,,,,,,but you can't ever get the flavor out of a carto completely,,,,,,,,so you're going to have mixing flavors for a bit. YUCK on some mixes I've done accidentally this way LOL
Also sometimes boiling them causes them to stop working, and you don't know that until you use up your favorite juice.
it's just not worth it to me,,,,,,,,,,,,my cartos cost 1.00 each, and last for 3-5 days each,,,,,,,I just buy them new.
Also sometimes boiling them causes them to stop working, and you don't know that until you use up your favorite juice.
it's just not worth it to me,,,,,,,,,,,,my cartos cost 1.00 each, and last for 3-5 days each,,,,,,,I just buy them new.
Thanks much for the posts guys.
Anyone try boiling with additives like salt or baking soda? What about soaking or boiling in vodka?
Surely their must be SOME kind of simple solution for this out there!
Anyone try boiling with additives like salt or baking soda? What about soaking or boiling in vodka?
Surely their must be SOME kind of simple solution for this out there!
The simplest solution is throwing them away. You'll spend more trying to clean them out than vaping. If you want to try out a new flavor, simply drip.
I think anyone who's been doing this awhile will tell you to just trash them. Or you could just go ahead and spend all the time and effort to find out for yourself and just arrive at the very same conclusion.
So nobody's ever tried using Vinegar, Salt, Baking Soda or Vodka on here?
What safe substance is capable of neutralizing Propylene Glycol and/or Vegetable Glycerin?
Wishing I were up to par on my chemistry skills.
What safe substance is capable of neutralizing Propylene Glycol and/or Vegetable Glycerin?
Wishing I were up to par on my chemistry skills.
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Agreed. I usually get about 30mls through one before it's completely done. Some I've gotten more, some I've gotten less. At a buck a pop, just trash 'em.
Tried them all, and then some. Once the liquid begins to caramelize in the fibers, there's no cleaning them out.
Why can't you just drop a denture cleaner tablet in a cup, take the carto apart and leave it there til it's clean?
I just started vaping, so I have no dirty cartos yet. Or are you talking about disposable cartos (like the little ends that screw onto 808 cigarette batteries)? I'm still a bit confused by the terminology.
I just started vaping, so I have no dirty cartos yet. Or are you talking about disposable cartos (like the little ends that screw onto 808 cigarette batteries)? I'm still a bit confused by the terminology.
The Plunger KitThe Plunger Kit - MyFreedomSmokes.com I flush w/ hot water, blow dry, flush w/ everclear and let sit for a day. I only use cartos for stealth vaping any more so w/ 30mg unflavored they last a month or more so I don't bother cleaning them anymore and just toss 'em.
Plunge all you want, but it doesn't clean them out. I even tried using pressurized hot water, and wasn't able to clean the caramelized liquid in the fibers.
Ferget da chemistry! Toss 'em. Been dere, done all dat in da past. Did I mention, toss 'em?
Where are you guys getting cartos for a dollar? I'm really loving the Ikenvape Fusions right now, but just can't seem to rationalize dropping $20 on just cartos every month.
How many cartos do you go through in a month? If you buy 10+ Ikvenvape Fusions they are $1.80 each.
I order my Smoktech cartos from Fasttech, at $7.61 for 5. So about $1.50 a pop. Then again, I rarely use cartos anymore. I've pretty much moved on to tanks and RBA's. Much better flavor, and only costs me about a dime to re-wick/recoil them.
How did you ever afford cigarettes?
I look at it this way:
I spent up to $6 a day on cigarettes. That's way over $150 a month. And thought nothing about the cost. Spending $2 for a cartomizer that is going to last me 1 - 3 weeks is a BARGAIN.
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How did you ever afford cigarettes?
I look at it this way:
I spent up to $6 a day on cigarettes. That's way over $150 a month. And thought nothing about the cost. Spending $2 for a cartomizer that is going to last me 1 - 3 weeks is a BARGAIN.
I COULDN'T afford cigarettes, and the reduced cost is one of the main factors in making the switch aside from the health benefits. I'm on a very fixed income and have four tanks, even if they each last a week, that's still $9/week in cartos + shipping, or around $35/month. I'd rather go back to using rebuildables than drop the equivalent of a car insurance payment every month. If I could get at least ONE good cleaning out of them, it would reduce carto expenses by half, and that would allow me to keep using cartomizer tanks, which I love.
I started this thread for anyone for anyone to list possible solutions. You are alll welcome to say that you, yourselves can't seem to figure it out, but please don't try to tell me that it simply cannot be done.
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