sk8man121
Frozen_Vaporent
I am at the point where it's fair to say that I own a lot of dry herb vaporizers (and some wax devices).
Humble brag of still operable vapes:
Mighty Fury Edge Sai (for oil) Tubo Evic & Tubox Sticky Brick Jr. Firewood 4 Multiple Dynavaps Multiple Grasshoppers OG Solo
Obviously I don't actually use all of these devices and have had some of them shelved for at least a year due to some moves, but I'm settled in and looking to basically bring everything into "working order." This entails dealing with a strong fistful of bits and pieces; glass, metal, silicone/rubber, plastic, probably other materials. Add in my very modest glass bubbler and various collected glass / silicone connectors, and we're probably talking 50+ individual working pieces (aside from the units themselves) that require regular cleaning; mouthpieces, stems, bowls/crucibles/dosing capsules, all vapcap parts and units, screens, weird proprietary pieces etc.
Tiring stuff.
I am not the best when it comes to developing efficient cleaning systems, but what I can say is that I have historically used 91% iso to clean just about everything, avoiding long soaks with plastic and rubber pieces. The problem is, I tend to go through containers for soaking regularly because of resin buildup/stickiness, which creates waste and added headache. Plus, isopropyl alcohol is literally impossible to find right now because of COVID.
In a perfect world, I would take all of the pieces on a sunday that were used during the week and throw them into some magic bucket. They would come out clean in say an hour or so, and I would organize them and go on with my life. Is that a dishwasher? Maybe. I am, though, talking about pieces that develop a fair amount of nasty reclaim (vapcap mostly).
So since iso alcohol is pretty much off the table at the moment, what are peoples' thoughts on a relatively simple and non-time-consuming method to keep things clean and shiny?
Humble brag of still operable vapes:
Mighty Fury Edge Sai (for oil) Tubo Evic & Tubox Sticky Brick Jr. Firewood 4 Multiple Dynavaps Multiple Grasshoppers OG Solo
Obviously I don't actually use all of these devices and have had some of them shelved for at least a year due to some moves, but I'm settled in and looking to basically bring everything into "working order." This entails dealing with a strong fistful of bits and pieces; glass, metal, silicone/rubber, plastic, probably other materials. Add in my very modest glass bubbler and various collected glass / silicone connectors, and we're probably talking 50+ individual working pieces (aside from the units themselves) that require regular cleaning; mouthpieces, stems, bowls/crucibles/dosing capsules, all vapcap parts and units, screens, weird proprietary pieces etc.
Tiring stuff.
I am not the best when it comes to developing efficient cleaning systems, but what I can say is that I have historically used 91% iso to clean just about everything, avoiding long soaks with plastic and rubber pieces. The problem is, I tend to go through containers for soaking regularly because of resin buildup/stickiness, which creates waste and added headache. Plus, isopropyl alcohol is literally impossible to find right now because of COVID.
In a perfect world, I would take all of the pieces on a sunday that were used during the week and throw them into some magic bucket. They would come out clean in say an hour or so, and I would organize them and go on with my life. Is that a dishwasher? Maybe. I am, though, talking about pieces that develop a fair amount of nasty reclaim (vapcap mostly).
So since iso alcohol is pretty much off the table at the moment, what are peoples' thoughts on a relatively simple and non-time-consuming method to keep things clean and shiny?
