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āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϭ⧇āĻĒā§‹āϰāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ - vaporizers guide with step-by-step instructions and expert tips
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āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϭ⧇āĻĒā§‹āϰāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ

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David Martinez

David Martinez

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āϕ⧀āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϭ⧇āĻĒā§‹āϰāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ—āĻžāχāĻĄ

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āϭ⧇āĻĒā§‹āϰāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇, āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āύ⧇āϝāĻŧ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž āĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāύāĻžāϞ⧀, āĻĒā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļ⧇āώ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏ⧇āϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰ⧋āϧ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĻ⧈āύāĻŋāĻ• āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁āχ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ

āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ: āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ: āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ, 90% āφāχāϏ⧋āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻžāχāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ⧇ 20 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ/āĻ—ā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ, āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ, āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĨ, āĻĒ⧁āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻ•āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ āĻ•āĻ–āύāχ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤


āϕ⧇āύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ

āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§‹āϰāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧ:

  • āϏ⧀āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš: āϰāϜāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāφāĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻžāĻĨ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧ
  • Bad taste: āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āĻĒā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇
  • āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ: āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āύāĻž
  • āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻ°ā§āĻĨāϤāĻž: āϰāϜāύ āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻŋāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇
  • āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ—: āĻ›āĻžāρāϚ āύ⧋āĻ‚āϰāĻž, āφāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ⧇ āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇

āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ vape = āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ + āϏāĻšāϜ āĻĄā§āϰ + āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž

For vape accessories and cleaning supplies, check out Munchmakers āϧ⧂āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āφāύ⧁āώāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāĻ•. For proper cleaning solvent safety, OSHA provides workplace chemical safety information.


āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāϰāĻŦāϰāĻžāĻš

Essential:

  • 90%+ āφāχāϏ⧋āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻžāχāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ
  • āϤ⧁āϞāĻž swabs (Q-āϟāĻŋāĻĒāϏ)
  • āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ (āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻļāχ āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§‹āϰāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ)
  • āĻ•āĻžāĻ—āĻœā§‡āϰ āϤ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ⧇
  • āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ

Helpful:

  • āĻĒāĻžāχāĻĒ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ
  • āϟ⧁āĻĨāĻĒāĻŋāĻ• (āĻāĻ•āϗ⧁āρāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ)
  • āĻŽāĻžāχāĻ•ā§āϰ⧋āĻĢāĻžāχāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ
  • āϏāĻ‚āϕ⧁āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁ (āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•)
  • āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŦāύāĻ• āĻ•ā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ (āϐāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ•, āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ)

Never use:

  • āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻŸā§‹āύ āĻŦāĻž āύ⧇āχāϞāĻĒāϞāĻŋāĻļ āϰāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻžāϰ
  • additives āϏāĻ™ā§āϗ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āϘāώāĻž
  • āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āϰāĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦāĻž āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻ•
  • āϘāώāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤ⧁āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ
  • āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āϜāϞ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ›āĻŋ)


āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧāϏ⧂āĻšā§€

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ (1 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ)

āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇:

1. vaporizer āĻ āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

2. āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

3. āφāϞāĻ—āĻž āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ

4. āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞāϤ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āρ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

Why: Prevents buildup from hardening and becoming difficult to remove.

āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ (5 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ)

āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇:

1. āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻžāύ⧁āĻĒ⧁āĻ™ā§āĻ–āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ

2. āĻ–āĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§āϰ⧀āύ āĻšā§‡āĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

3. āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āϏ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŽā§āϛ⧁āύ

4. āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āϏ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ

Why: Maintains optimal airflow and flavor between deep cleans.

āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ (āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ 10-20 āϏ⧇āĻļāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻŽāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ•)

āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇:

āύ⧀āĻšā§‡āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

Why: Removes all accumulated resin, restores like-new performance.


āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āϧāĻžāĻĒ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύāϤāĻž

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 1: āϕ⧁āϞ āĻĄāĻžāωāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ

āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ­ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒā§‹āϰāĻžāχāϜāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻ–āύāχ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻžāĨ¤ Let it cool completely (10-15 minutes after use). Hot alcohol is dangerous and can damage components.

āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻ–āϰāϚ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻ—āĻžāρāϜāĻž āϏāϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧁āύāĨ¤ āφāϞāϤ⧋ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϟāϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 2: āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇:

  • Mouthpiece
  • āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž (āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ)
  • āĻ•āĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝ⧋āĻœā§āϝ āĻšāϝāĻŧ)
  • āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ•āύ āĻ•āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϰāĻŋāĻ‚

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ for what's meant to come apart. Don't force anything.

āϛ⧋āϟ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ! Screens especially are easy to lose.

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 3: āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•āĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ

āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇:

  • āϧāĻžāϤāĻŦ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž
  • āĻ•āĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŽā§āĻ–āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āϰ
  • āĻ•āĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ
  • āϧāĻžāϤ⧁ āϏāϰāĻžā§āϜāĻžāĻŽ

āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āύāĻž:

  • āχāϞ⧇āĻ•āĻŸā§āϰāύāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ (āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāĻŋ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ, āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύ)
  • āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ—ā§āϝāĻžāϏāϕ⧇āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ“-āϰāĻŋāĻ‚ (āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇, āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāϤ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻžāύ⧋ āύāϝāĻŧ)
  • āϏāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ•āύ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ (āϏāĻ‚āĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāĻĒā§āϤ āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻžāϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇)
  • āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒā§€āĻ­āĻŦāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

Method:

1. āϛ⧋āϟ āĻĒāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ

2. 90%+ āφāχāϏ⧋āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻžāχāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĸ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

3. 15-30 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟ āĻ­āĻŋāϜāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϰāĻžāϖ⧁āύ

4. āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āφāϞāĻ—āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āφāϞāϤ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

5. āĻāĻ•āϗ⧁āρāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻžāϗ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϟ⧁āĻĨāĻĒāĻŋāĻ• āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 4: āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻšā§‡āϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻĒāĻĻāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻĒāĨ¤ The chamber accumulates the most residue.

1. āφāχāϏ⧋āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻžāχāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ⧇ āϤ⧁āϞ⧋ āϏ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻĄā§āĻŦāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ (āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻšā§‡āĻĒ⧇)

2. āĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āφāϞāϤ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ swab āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ

3. āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻ— āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāύ

4. āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ⧇ āύāϤ⧁āύ swabs āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

5. āϏ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āύāĻž āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāύ (āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻŽā§€ āύāϝāĻŧ)

Tips:

  • āĻĄāĻŋāĻ­āĻžāχāϏ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻĄā§āϰāĻŋāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āύ āύāĻž
  • āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āωāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāĻžāύāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ⧇ āϕ⧋āĻŽāϞ āĻšāύ
  • āϕ⧋āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻĒ⧇āϤ⧇
  • āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāϰ⧂āĻĒ⧇ āĻļ⧁āĻ•āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāύ

āϧāĻžāĻĒ 5: āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ

āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻŽā§āϖ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻ‚āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϟāĻŋāωāĻŦāϟāĻŋ āϘāύ⧀āĻ­ā§‚āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻˇā§āĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟāĻžāĻ‚āĻļ āϏāĻ‚āĻ—ā§āϰāĻš āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤

āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϏ⧇āϏāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻĒāĻĨ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§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 light—you 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…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

Step 2: āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

Step 3: āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

Step 4: āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

Step 5: āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

Step 6: āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

āĻ…āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋāĻˇā§āϟ

Frequently Asked Questions

āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻšā§‡āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ–āĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āϏāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋ 10-20 āϏ⧇āĻļāύ⧇ āĻŦāĻž āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻš āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻŦāύāϤāĻŋ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāφāĻĒ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ āϤāĻ–āύ āφāχāϏ⧋āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻĒāĻžāχāϞ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāϞāϕ⧋āĻšāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻ—āĻ­ā§€āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύāĨ¤ āφāϰāĻ“ āϘāύ āϘāύ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ = āφāϰāĻ“ āϘāύ āϘāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤

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