Will this work to steep my liquid
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Hi Clay. Yes it will work. BUT, that size has a 3 minute timer. For you to get two hours worth of steep you'll be resetting (40 times) the cleaner a bunch of times. The large size has an 8 minute timer and makes all the difference in the world (15 resets). I have the larger one and love it.
Nothing beats a nice cool dark place for a week or more
I agree. Also, correct me if I'm wrong but from what I know the heat is used to speed up the natural process of the chemicals inside the juice to mix and evaporate... So, without heat it seems like it would be ineffective?
Heat if you are trying to force steep it but otherwise it is not necessary, I found that heated eliquids have a much shorter shelf life too. I transfer my eliquids to a amber glass bottle and put them in a nice cool dark drawer and a week or so later they are perfect not to mention I have some that was still great after 2+ years.
The one thing to remember is that heat changes the nicotine and darkens it. I have to say out of all the methods I've tried. Nothing is as good as a dark cool place for a week or so, shaking it once a day.
What are you trying to accomplish with an ultrasonic cleaner? Steeping your juice? And if so how does an ultrasonic cleaner help with that?
Some look at it as "speed steeping" (There are a few threads here and on Reddit discussing it), some look at it as a way to thoroughly mix their e-liquid.
I only do 15 minutes, let it sit for two weeks (minimum) and then do another 15 minute bath in the cleaner before I fill & vape.
So far, it's been working for me.
Interesting! Do you know if anyone has taken a look at whether unsafe compounds might be formed by the "cracking" of the molecules in e-liquid? Either by the extreme localized heat or mechanical energy? Or is there just not enough energy in a typical ultrasonic cleaner to do this?
Very true...
Or it can end up creating the simple sugars we need for life (see carbohydrates and metabolism).
I might have read the link that @Alien Traveler provided incorrectly but I think it said that certain compounds can be broken up by the heat and/or mechanical energy of ultrasound.
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I do not think low energy ultrasonic cleaner is capable of doing bad things. I am not it steeping myself. It's just a hobby of mine to observe current status of vaping-related things. My link is just a link. To be honest I steep my juices for max for one week in a clear bottle on my desk. I do not mind a bit of light and I am not much in flavors. They are chemical anyway, and I like low flavored liquids.
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The engineer inside me kicks into overdrive quite easily....always asking questions.
I appreciate the link though..thanks!
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