Some Atomizer Questions

[Horne4291]

Hello Fourm how are yall doing? I have some questions about atomizers. So I think mine are starting to go bad. So what are the "key" signs that your atomizer is going bad. An whats the average life for one. Now I have an eGo I got from the VT store for Christmas an I been using mine almost non stop. Now just the past couple of days I notice that my atomizers will get hotter than normal. It will not produce as much vapor as it did when I fist got it. If I want to get a lot of vapor I have to suck pretty hard "witch you all know know is not the right way of vapeing". Now I heard cleaning your atomizers can help with all this. I was watch a video by TheGreen who shows your how to clean them with a bulb syringe. Do you all think this is a good idea to get my atomizer working back to the way they where. On a side note, I did order new ones a few days ago for back up "I also ordered the Joye eGo Passthrough an some Dulcus <--- YUM" but I think thats about it. Thanks!

[kitsune]

Sounds like your atty may be getting a bit gunked up. do you by chance have any spare atty's on hand or just waiting for your order??

typically what I do is: remove the atty from the battery, using a kleenex or papertowel, twist a corner and push into the open end of the atty and let sit over night. you will be amazed at how much liquid is left in there. the next day--using a new kleenex or paper towel, I hold the atty over the towel and blow through the battery end of the atty to get any extra gunk out.

Before using the atty again--make sure you reprime it with 3-4 drops of liquid.

you can also use a multimeter to test the strength of the atty and see if it really is going bad or if it just needs a bit of a vacation.

I have had a few I though were bad--cleaned them, set them aside for a few days and then they decided to work just fine.

atty's can last a couple weeks to a couple months.....

[Jeffb]

I approve and concur with kitsune's post.

[Brian]

My routine is similar to Kitsune's. I usually blow out my atty just about every day. Hold a paper towel over the batty end and blow through it. Every few day's I'll roll up a little piece of paper towel and put it in the atty and let it set for a few minutes, repeat. They've been lasting me 4-6 weeks lately, but that can vary significantly. I don't worry about cleaning them, I just vape until it stops working and move on.

[mcquinn]

I have found that the element gets a crust on it after a while,how long depends on the liquid you use .This insulates the liquid from the element and you end up pushing the button for longer to try to get some vapor from it.That is why it gets so hot.You might as well try to clean it if its not working very good anyway.You won't make it worse and if its not too far gone you could bring it back to life.

[Horne4291]

Thanks everyone. I tried blowing it out an it work a little bit better but not as well as I think it should. So earlier I went an bought bulb syringe that TheGreen was talking about "it only cost $5". When I use it the he showed in the video, I notice that one of the little holes on the side was clogged. So when I use the bulb syringe it broke whatever was blocking it free. I only did one of my attys cause I only have two at the moment. I should be getting my package from VT here by tomorrow or the next day with my extra ones. But ill let you all know how the bulb syringe works.

[Horne4291]

So I woke up today. An put on the atty that I cleaned with the bulb syringe an it actually works. But I got my new attys today so I'm useing those right now cause they just taste better. lol