Electronic cigarette gives you freedom from more than 4,000 carcinogenic substances like nitrogen dioxide, acrolein, hydrocyanic acid, lead, carbon monoxide, as well as arsenic. All it requires in return is some care and maintenance. It is not tough to maintain your e-cig, for all the parts of it are already made disposable.
Still, to keep it working in a good condition, you could always clean the main part of it, the cartridge that holds the e-liquid.
The cartridge is a small cylindrical container that holds the liquid nicotine that is dissolved in as many as four other liquids. If you have decided to change the flavor of your e-cigarette, you can simply clean the cartridge and fill the new flavored e-liquid. You need not throw away the old one. Also the cartridge, after long period of usage, tends to gather liquid in the tiny corners at the bottom. This needs to be cleaned as well so that you can get an uninterrupted vaping experience.
There are somewhat 6 cleaning methods of the e-cig cartridge. These are all tried and tested methods, and have been suggested by electronic cigarette users from all over the world.
The treatments for electronic cigarette cartridge can be listed as below:
Treatment #1
The most basic and simple of the treatments is to clean the cartridge with hot water. Keep the cartridge under running hot water and let it get washed for a few second, for around 30-35 seconds. Then dry it with a blow-dryer and keep it unused for a few hours.
This method is good to keep the cartridge clean from any deposits, but it does not clean the flavor. So, it is not advisable to use it if you want to use a new flavor.
Treatment #2
This method is to get rid of the flavor of the e-liquid.
Boil the cartridge in hot water with a little vinegar in it. Boil it for 2-3minutes and then run it under tap water for about 2minutes. The boiling is to get the flavor released, and to get the smell of vinegar clean, you need to wash the cartridge with water.
Then simply dry it with a blow-dryer and keep it in the open for the night.
Treatment #3
Cola can help you to get your e-cig cartridge cleaned. Empty the cartridge of the remaining e-liquid and wash it in water just initially. Then soak it in a glass of cola. Please keep the glass almost filled, else it will not be able to soak the e-liquid completely. Keep the cartridge soaked for the night. The next morning, clean the cartridge with cold water for 2-3 minutes, and dry it with a blow-dryer.
The flipside of this method is that though it does not require much scrubbing and cleaning, it is a long term procedure.
Treatment #4
Vodka is not just a great intoxicant, but also a great cleaning substance!
Fill the cartridge with vodka till the brim. Close the two ends with your fingers and shake it well for 3-4 minutes. Then wash it well with hot water. The vodka cleanses the flavor, and the hot water cleanses the vodka smell.
Keep the cartridge to dry naturally in air, for a few hours. This is highly recommended as against blow-drying as it gets all the smell of vodka dried up without leaving any smell.
Treatment #5
This one is a simple style.
Close the bottom of the cartridge with a finger, pour some warm water in it and a few pinches of detergent. Then close the top as well and shake for a few minutes. Then run it under tap water to get it cleaned completely.
Blow-dry it and leave it in the open for 2-3 hours.
Treatment #6
The last method is a repetition of what you did in #4. Pour vinegar in the cartridge with one end closed. Close the other end with another finger and shake the vinegar well for 3-4 minutes. Run the cartridge under warm water and blow-dry. Keep it unused for a few hours, till then use the other electronic cigarette cartridge you have.
All of these methods are just a trial-and-error type. Choose the one that fits your bill and let us know if you have a different idea as well.
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