Hi all
I have put the Pegasus down as a "loss" and not going to use it again. However, i am sure the Triton has potential. But i want to know how to clean it? I had a really horrible liquid and i cant get rid of the taste no matter what i do. I have cleaned it out completely. I have used vinegar and bicarbonate of soda and still i get the horrible acrid taste of the old liquid no matter what i do. Obviously i have changed the coil and binned it and put a new one. The problem is you cant completely take it apart.
Heeeelp. Lol
Thanks in advance.
Madboy
- 3/4 fill tank with isopropanol,
- cover top and bottom with fingers, shake vigorously
in vape mode
- 3/4 fill tank with isopropanol, through chimney holes,
- cover top and bottom with fingers, shake vigorously
repeat the above two steps
Place in ultrasonic bath with hot water and denture cleaner for 5 - 10 minutes, or boil for 5 -10 minutes.
Grab tank with tongs, and drain
Set aside to dry, or use drier described elsewhere.
An RDA is simply an atomizer without a tank. Think soaking an Atlantis coil, and vaping without filling the tank :) I use the Magma with a adjustable air flow drip tip. It's rebuildable, so I can replace the wicking material and coil as desired. Cleaning is simple. Remove the wick, and 5-10 min in the ultrasonic cleaner. Dry fire a couple of times to burn off any residue from the liquid, re-wick, and you're good to go.
A battery powered dental ultrasonic cleaner is big enough for two Tritons, and will do the job. They're available on E-bay for under $5.00USD
I thought I would share how I clean my tank as I agree it's a bit awkward.
I strip it down as much as I can and soak it all the bits in hot soppy water. Filling the tank and shaking it several times. I then poor boiling water out of the kettle over everything. (The tank does get warm so leave to cool slightly). I then shake every component for about 30 secs each to remove the larger water droplets. I then get the hair dryer and just blast all of the components for about 3 minuets, moving all bits around continuously.
The whole thing takes about 10 mins and you have a perfectly clean and dry tank.
Hope this helps!
You live and learn eh. Luckily i have a few tanks.
Just ordered some isopropanol and ill come back. I dont have a dripping atomizer and to be honest dont even know where to start with doing all that. I have given up smoking for 6 weeks now and really love vaping.
Thanks for your help folks
Madboy
Thanks for all your help.
Madboy
Thanks again for all your help
Madboy
For testing juices I'd definitely recommend heading in to your local shop and seeing what they offer to let you try out. There are plenty more options for juices (but everyone has their own taste so even recommendations on here should be taken lightly - especially at first when you're still finding what you like...)
I would recommend a dripper of some description for testing juices - I asked the same question on this forum not so long ago and I posted a couple of my experiences back there too - the discussion is at https://forums.aspirecig.com/discussion/comment/35772/#Comment_35772 if you're interested :)
And as an addition to my Triton tanks I'm still loving the Mutation X... I thought I wouldn't want to wrap my own coils, but its less trouble than you think and the flavour is so good - way less convenient than a good tank though and dripping isn't good for work/driving/walking down the street/insert other activity here...
I clean my Tritons now using an ultrasonic cleaner and plenty of rinsing with water - I haven't found I need to use isopropanol or similar, but use whatever works for you :)
If you're vaping mouth to lung then the Nautilus is a great tank and the coils are cheap enough to risk a flavour you haven't tried before - it might be cheaper to use a nice tank and just replace coils when necessary rather than top up on cheap equipment that may not be as nice to vape on.
I try to limit the number of different tanks I use so I don't end up with too many different coils to buy for spares.
If you like lung hits then the Atlantis and Triton coils are interchangeable and both are great tanks - just an alternative option to the suggestion of cheaper equipment by @Old_Salt - it all depends on your own preferences and budget so I'm just sharing what I chose to do :)
Let me know if you'd like to hear any suggestions for juices - many of us here can share some of our own personal preferences, but if you're still finding what you like it may be better for you to develop some of your own tastes first so you can take recommendations from those of us who like similar flavours.
@Old_Salt The cleaning worked a treat, thank you.
@charlzrocks - Thanks for the great tip. I have ordered 10 cheap cartomizers that i can test on.
If i have missed anyone, thank you.
Regards
Madboy
I'm lazy, so the ultrasonic cleaner does the shaking for me, and the aquarium pump with the custom needle blow dries the tank from the inside out.
Tank cleaning: I always use just water to rinse a tank and I am never bothered by a little moisture left inside - what harm can it do to stainless steel and pyrex? The tank would anyway heat up when in use and all moisture will evaporate sooner or later. Ejuice often contains some water as well so there is imho no point in drying the tank completely. Just my opinion.
Coil cleaning: Aside from plum brandy (slivovitz) I tried also pure (98%) alcohol I got in an apotheke to rinse my coils regularly when I changed flavours in my tank....but note that this does not help when the coil is too old and the kanthal wire has ejuice crust baked solid on it. It would not dissolve - you would need hammer to detach the stuff ....but somehow this has always resulted in certain damage to the coil itself every time I have tried this politically incorrect approach ;-)
Regular coil cleaning: after a day in alcohol bath I rinsed the coil in tapwater thoroughly, left it dry a bit (a day on a shelf) and it was good to go again. Any moisture in the cotton would go away in a few puffs.
Sigh: The worst were those generic plastic tanks...some flavours (kretek, liquorice) just ended up embedded in them forever no matter what I tried to get rid of the taste :-)))
I gotta agree about the old plastic tanks. Every plastic evod I bought ended up cracking and leaking in my pocket, until I discovered the Nautilus. They didn't really last long enough for me to switch flavors in them. LOL
1. Rinse with water by alternating between fill and vape mode. Fill mode: flush from the top. Vape mode: fill from bottom. Shaking vigorously when filled.
2. If I have a persistent flavor that I can't get out: Soak overnight with a backing soda and water solution. Then rinse via step #1
3. Drying: I use my toaster oven. I put it on the lowest temp setting it has (~150F or 65C) and bake for 5 minutes, then let it cool down on it's own. You need to let it cool down on it's own inside the oven, otherwise you might induce a thermal shock and crack the glass.