
āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄ
David Martinez
Concentrate Expert
āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻžāĻāĻĄ
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰā§āĻŽ āĻāϰā§, āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āύā§āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāύāĻžāϞā§, āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļā§āώ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϏā§āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĻā§āύāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻļā§āϰ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āϏāĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāϰā§āύ, 90% āĻāĻāϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ⧠20 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ/āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻ āĻāĻļāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ, āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϏā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĨ, āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāϤā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻā§āϏ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤
āĻā§āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ
āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ:
- āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš: āϰāĻāύ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻāĻĒ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧ
- Bad taste: āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāύ⧠āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻĒā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§
- āĻĻāĻā§āώāϤāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ: āύā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϰ⧠āύāĻž
- āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϏ āĻŦā§āϝāϰā§āĻĨāϤāĻž: āϰāĻāύ āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻā§āϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏāĻŋāϞā§āϰ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
- āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāϏā§āĻĨā§āϝ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻ: āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āύā§āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻļā§ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ vape = āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ + āϏāĻšāĻ āĻĄā§āϰ + āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϰā§āĻŽāĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž
For vape accessories and cleaning supplies, check out Munchmakers āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāύā§āώāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ. For proper cleaning solvent safety, OSHA provides workplace chemical safety information.
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš
Essential:
- 90%+ āĻāĻāϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ
- āϤā§āϞāĻž swabs (Q-āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ)
- āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ (āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāĻ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻ āύā§āϤāϰā§āĻā§āĻā§āϤ)
- āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§
- āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ
Helpful:
- āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ
- āĻā§āĻĨāĻĒāĻŋāĻ (āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻļā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ)
- āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰā§āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
- āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ (āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ)
- āĻ āϤāĻŋāϏā§āĻŦāύāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ (āĻāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ, āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻāĻžāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ)
Never use:
- āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻŦāĻž āύā§āĻāϞāĻĒāϞāĻŋāĻļ āϰāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻāĻžāϰ
- additives āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻāώāĻž
- āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻ
- āĻāώāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
- āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāϞ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻā§āϏā§āϰ āĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ)
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϏā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻā§
āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏā§āĻļāύā§āϰ āĻĒāϰ (1 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ)
āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§:
1. vaporizer āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ
2. āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖāϰā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āύ
3. āĻāϞāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ
4. āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞāϤā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĢā§āĻ āĻĻāĻŋāύ
Why: Prevents buildup from hardening and becoming difficult to remove.
āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ (5 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ)
āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§:
1. āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ
2. āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āĻā§āϰā§āύ āĻā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύ
3. āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āϏā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āύ
4. āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ⧠āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āϏā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ
Why: Maintains optimal airflow and flavor between deep cleans.
āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ 10-20 āϏā§āĻļāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ)
āĻāĻŋ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§:
āύā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āϧāĻžāĻĒā§ āϧāĻžāĻĒā§ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
Why: Removes all accumulated resin, restores like-new performance.
āϧāĻžāĻĒā§ āϧāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻā§āĻāύā§āύāϤāĻž
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 1: āĻā§āϞ āĻĄāĻžāĻāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāϞāĻŋ
āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāύāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ Let it cool completely (10-15 minutes after use). Hot alcohol is dangerous and can damage components.
āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāϰāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āϏāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāϞāϤ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 2: āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻŦā§āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻāĻžāĻ āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒā§āĻāĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻ āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻāĻļ āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§:
- Mouthpiece
- āĻĒāϰā§āĻĻāĻž (āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ)
- āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻļ (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ)
- āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻāύ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻŋāĻ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĒāϰā§āĻā§āώāĻž āĻāϰā§āύ for what's meant to come apart. Don't force anything.
āĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻā§āϰā§āϝāĻžāĻ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ! Screens especially are easy to lose.
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 3: āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ
āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§:
- āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻĒāϰā§āĻĻāĻž
- āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻŽā§āĻāĻĒāϤā§āϰ
- āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ
- āϧāĻžāϤ⧠āϏāϰāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ
āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻž:
- āĻāϞā§āĻāĻā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻā§āϏ (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ, āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ)
- āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ-āϰāĻŋāĻ (āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§, āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāύ⧠āύāϝāĻŧ)
- āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻāύ āϝāύā§āϤā§āϰāĻžāĻāĻļ (āϏāĻāĻā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻā§)
- āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒā§āĻāĻŦāύā§āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ āĻāĻļ
Method:
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3. 15-30 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ
4. āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āĻāϞāĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϞāϤā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāύā§āĻĻā§āϞāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
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1. āĻāĻāϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ⧠āϤā§āϞ⧠āϏā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ (āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āĻĒā§)
2. āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻžāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϤāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻāϞāϤā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ swab āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ
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Tips:
- āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāϏ⧠āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž
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āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āĻā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨā§ āϏāĻāϝā§āĻāĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻāĻŋ āĻāύā§āĻā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒā§āϰ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāĻāĻļ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻš āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϏā§āϏāϝā§āĻā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĨā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ:
1. Dip pipe cleaner in alcohol
2. Insert and twist through the path
3. Repeat with fresh pipe cleaners until clean
For narrow or inaccessible paths:
1. Use thin cotton swabs
2. Or run a "burn-off" session (heat empty vaporizer to high temp for 30 seconds)
Step 6: Clean Screens Thoroughly
Clogged screens drastically restrict airflow.
Method:
1. If screens were soaking, remove from alcohol
2. Brush both sides to remove loosened residue
3. Hold up to lightâyou should see through cleanly
4. If still clogged, soak longer or replace
Replacement: Screens are cheap ($5-10 for packs). Replace when cleaning doesn't restore full airflow.
Step 7: Rinse (Optional) and Dry Completely
Optional rinse:
Some people rinse alcohol-cleaned parts with warm water to ensure no alcohol residue remains. This is fine but extends drying time.
Critical: Complete drying
- Lay all parts on paper towel
- Let air dry for at least 30-60 minutes
- Use hair dryer on LOW setting to speed up (no heat on electronics)
- Blow through parts to check for remaining moisture
Never reassemble and use a wet vaporizer. Alcohol residue tastes awful and moisture near electronics causes damage.
Step 8: Reassemble and Test
1. Ensure all parts are completely dry
2. Reassemble in reverse order
3. Run a brief empty heat cycle (burn off any remaining residue)
4. Pack normally and enjoy improved performance
Device-Specific Tips
Conduction Vaporizers (Pax, DaVinci)
- Chamber walls need extra attention
- Residue builds up from direct contact
- Use screen trick: place screens on top of material to keep chamber cleaner
Convection Vaporizers (Mighty, Firefly)
- Less chamber buildup
- More vapor path residue
- Focus on cleaning airways
Portable with Glass Parts (Arizer)
- Glass stems collect visible residue
- Make "stem milk" by simmering in milk to extract reclaim
- Glass is easiest to clean with alcohol soak
Desktop Vaporizers
- Larger parts but same principles
- Bags/balloons should be replaced periodically
- Whip tubing can be replaced or soaked in alcohol
Troubleshooting After Cleaning
Issue: Harsh taste after cleaning
- Cause: Alcohol residue remaining
- Fix: Dry longer; run empty heat cycles
Issue: Airflow still restricted
- Cause: Missed clogs in screens or vapor path
- Fix: Re-check screens, repeat vapor path cleaning
Issue: Parts don't fit after cleaning
- Cause: Gaskets displaced or missing
- Fix: Check O-rings and gaskets, ensure proper positioning
Extending Time Between Deep Cleans
Use dosing capsules: Many vaporizers offer metal pods that contain cannabis and keep the chamber cleaner. Empty the pod, not the chamber.
Brush after every session: 10 seconds of brushing prevents hardened buildup.
Use screens on top of material: Prevents particles from contacting chamber walls directly.
Don't overheat: Excessive temperatures create more stubborn residue.
This guide is for educational purposes. Always follow your vaporizer manufacturer's cleaning recommendations.
Step 1: āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ
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Step 5: āĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻāĻŋāώā§āĻ
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Frequently Asked Questions
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