Have you recently purchased a new vaporizer and care about maintaining its high quality of inhalation just as when you first used it? To ensure the device operates flawlessly over time and to avoid malfunctions, it is worth cleaning it regularly. Learn what can be used to clean your vaporizer!
What will you learn from this article?
👉 Why should you clean your vaporizer?
👉 What can you use to clean the device?
👉 How to clean delicate parts of the vaporizer?
👉 What does regular cleaning provide?
Table of contents:
Vaporizer cleaning – why is it so important? 🛁
Regular vaporizer cleaning is crucial for several reasons. Primarily, a clean vaporizer will function properly for a longer period. For many devices, they can be used for many years. Another reason is that inhaling using a clean device ensures an undisturbed, pure vapor flavor. It’s easy to imagine how the vapor’s taste could worsen if impurities that accumulated linger in the device. Such a scenario is unacceptable for true vaporization enthusiasts.
It is also worth mentioning the disinfection of the device. Thanks to this, bacteria will not accumulate on the surface of the vaporizer, which is particularly important nowadays. Remember about disinfecting the mouthpiece or other parts especially when the device is used for group inhalation.
Vaporizer cleaning accessories will help you take care of your vaporizer, ensuring your equipment serves you much longer.
🧼 What to clean your vaporizer with?
You can clean the metal and glass parts of the vaporizer in many ways. For this purpose, you can use, for example, boiling water and dishwasher tablets, or even dish soap, but such home methods will require more time and effort. If the vaporizer is a bit more dirty, you will have to work hard to clean the device properly.
An alternative could also be ethyl alcohol, which can be safely used for metal, ceramic, and glass parts. Alcohol effectively deals with dirt. Nevertheless, the best way to thoroughly clean the vaporizer is to use isopropyl alcohol.
Pure isopropyl alcohol (we recommend VapeCleaner!) – especially the kind intended for cleaning vaporizers – will allow you to quickly clean the device. You can immerse glass parts in alcohol or its solution, and larger parts can be cleaned with a swab soaked in alcohol. Thanks to this, residue from dry herbs and other impurities will disappear, and you will avoid the risk of clogging your vaporizer.
So – if your vaporizer has metal, ceramic, and glass parts, isopropyl alcohol is absolutely essential. Thanks to it, you can quickly and thoroughly clean your vaporizer without the need to use dishwasher tablets or alcohol. After thoroughly cleaning all the glass and metal elements with alcohol, rinse them thoroughly in hot water.
Cleaning the vaporizer is like cleaning a treasure chest – the better you do it, the more treasures you will discover during the next session.
Lucas Cysewski – CEO and founder of VapeFully
What to clean the plastic and wooden parts of the vaporizer with?
Importantly, do not use isopropyl alcohol or any other solvents to clean wooden vaporizer parts. It will be too aggressive for this material, which may even damage the device. Wooden vaporizers should be cleaned using warm water with a bit of cleaning agent (such as dish soap or hand soap) and a soft cloth or small sponge.
You need to do this very gently and regularly – considering that warm water is far less effective than isopropyl alcohol. Don’t wait until impurities accumulate in the vaporizer, as removing them will be very time-consuming and sometimes impossible.
The same goes for plastic elements. While it might seem that plastic is easy to keep clean, that is not true. Isopropyl alcohol could irreversibly damage such elements, so here too, the best approach is to use warm water with a bit of soap. 🧴
And of course, regularity! If water with soap does not manage to remove particularly stubborn dirt, you can use a bit (literally a drop!) of isopropyl alcohol on a cosmetic swab or a cotton bud. Then thoroughly rinse the part with water.
Cleaning delicate parts of the vaporizer
Special attention should be paid to parts made of black plastic and also to seals. Even in metal vaporizers, rubber seals should not come into contact with isopropyl alcohol, as they will quickly cease to function. Seals should be washed using warm water with dish soap, and always clean them separately – after previously disassembling the vaporizer.
When it comes to black plastic, in contact with isopropyl alcohol, an unsightly white residue may appear on such elements. However, this depends on the specific device and the material from which that part was made.
Regular cleaning of the vaporizer 🔄
Regular cleaning of the vaporizer not only ensures that the device will operate just as well as when it was purchased but also allows you to avoid scrubbing and lengthy cleaning. It is worth cleaning the elements that are most exposed to dirt, such as the mouthpiece, the screen above the heating chamber, and the heating chamber itself, after each use.
From time to time, it is worth thoroughly cleaning the entire device – depending on how often you use the vaporizer. One thing is certain – by cleaning the device regularly, you can be sure that it will operate flawlessly for many more years.
Where to find information about cleaning vaporizers?
Very often, vaporizer manufacturers include information on how to clean a given vaporizer and which agents to use to ensure they are safe for the device in the instruction manual. It is worth checking this information, and if necessary, seek advice from more experienced people to be sure that the vaporizer will remain unchanged after not only the first cleaning but also all subsequent ones.