I've seen Troy's advice on wiping a warm cooling unit with dry q-tips at the end of a session. I think I've seen every mighty video he has done. But if I'm going to soak it in ISO once a week it just seems like more work to me. I also wonder about wear and tear on the Mighty, taking the cooling unit apart every day.
The dosing capsules make some sense. I guess I've not been thinking of using those just becase I never have before. I may need to rethink that.
Does anyone use their Mighty for concentrates? I want to at least try it to see how it is. I have other methods for concentrates that I'm happy with. And it seems like that may be a good way to get the bowl really dirty.
Separate all the components in the cooling unit, put everything except the blue rings in a glass jar with lid. Poor over enough IOS to cover, top up with hot water and soap. Finally add a big table spoon of dried rice in there. Put the lid on and shake repeatedly, leave to soak for 30/60 mins. Put the blue rings in for a rinse at the end. This method removes 95% of the gunk inside the cooling unit. Also buy a few spare cooling units there are cheap.
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Hi, guys, welcome to the forum.
Capsules are the way to go for long-term cleanliness, but a personal preference in terms of ease/time etc. They are great for out and about or travel, road trips etc. Hot swapping for reload is simple.
****Important is to keep scratches from happening in the chamber, it is aluminum and can develop scratches, which over time are collection spots for resin buildup, and make it much harder to keep it super clean in there.
Concentrates can be done and if you really want to try, you can, but you are correct about cleanliness being a bigger issue. Other, dedicated devices can work better, imo.
@SailingShoes cleaning method sounds effective, but a little more work than necessary. I think the soap and water may just weaken/dilute the effect of the alcohol so, if at all, I'd use those after the iso (I rinse with cold water only).
I do iso (the 91% or 99%) soak in baggie, put that into hot water about 20 minute soak with one or two interim shakes. The only disassembly is split two halves apart and remove mouthpiece. I leave screen and o-rings in place. Once in a while I'll put a new screen in and maybe once a year some new o-rings all around.
But lately, I don't use c/u at all if I can avoid it. I'm using a wpa and in-line hyrdatube, dry. Nice, open draw, tasty, and I think more of the goods are delivered to me rather than condensing in the c/u.