Advice on clearomisers

[johnny10hands]

Getting on very well with my Riva 1100. Have a slight preference for the clearomiser over the cartomiser as you can see when its due for a refill and it seems that you have to drip a bit more often into the carto's.

To give the clearomiser the longest possible life, how often would you recommend a clean?  As I've gone dizzy with the amount of threads I have read, I think (unless I was hallucinating) that I read somewhere that it is recommended to keep the clearo full, as it keeps the wick covered. Anyone know if this is correct? If so when it comes to a clean, is there an easy way to drain the tank OR is it recommended to vape it down to empty. (does this then run the risk of wearing it out quicker?)

BTW, I cant stop spending on juice... By the end of this week I will have about 180ml in stock of various flavours and strengths. Well....I like to keep my options open!

[Bluefish]

Vape it empty or pour the rest back in the bottle, and rinse out with warm water give it a shake or two with it half full of water, and shake dry or leave upside down on kitchen towel, refill and happy days. once it's been used a few times you may need to dry burn the wick and coil if it starts tasting funky or a lack of vapour or flavour, to do this empty it again, take off the mouth piece and the rubber sheath from inside the tank and with it connected to a device press the fire button to heat it up and burn off any residue left on the coil, this needs to be done untill you see the coil glow red , however best not to keep it pressed for too long, little and often, then blow any paticles off it or give it a rinse again, refill and it should be good as new. ps, don't forget to put the rubber back on the top.

[WhamBamSam]

Here's a video kindly shared in the Newbies thread. A guide to cleaning your clearo:

[johnny10hands]

Brilliant, thanks for the explanation & vid. The detail on the clearomiser on vapescapes says this is a consumable item and will need replacing at some stage and gives a range of "one to several weeks" Assuming I use the cleaning method above, does anyone have a realistic lifespan? I've bought a spare but obviously don't want to get caught short.

[Bluefish]

Should last a couple of months, maybe more, most last ages, some fail early on, crack leak gurgle etc, if you are using them all the time just have a couple of spares, cos chances are a couple will go at the same time, it's not all fun lol