Dynavap cleaning guide for newbies

The beauty of Dynavaps is that they can last practically forever with a little love and care. As you use the Dynvavap over several sessions, there will be a build-up of resin in your device's tip and condenser which affects the taste and vapour flow. Depending on your usage, you may want to clean your Dynavap once a month or as often as once a week. You can either collect the resin and re-use it or you can just clean your device and discard the resin.

To clean your device, you will need 99% Isopropyl Alcohol. Dismantle your Dynavap and submerge the parts in the iso completely. You can soak the cap too even though it is not recommended as it can be hazardous to use the cap if iso gets trapped in there. I haven't faced any problems because of soaking my caps in iso as I make sure they are completely dry before use.

Let the parts soak for anywhere from an hour to four hours and stir once in a while. You can try to remove the o-rings if you have nimble hands, but I started soaking the tips with the o-rings on after breaking one too many of them while trying to remove them for cleaning. The iso affects the durability of the o-rings slightly but they will have a long life if you keep them waxed. You can use Dynawax or regular beeswax/hempwax for this purpose. Coconut oil also works.

After the iso soak, rinse all the parts with water and let them dry for at least a couple of hours. You can reuse the iso for multiple cleans till it becomes opaque.

If you have combusted a cap and want a quick solution, the alternative is to dip q-tips in iso and just clean the part using those. Be prepared to go through a few q-tips for a complete clean. Rinse with water when you're done. I recommend doing a q-tip cleaning round after an iso soak to make sure your device is spotlessly clean.

If you are a torch user, the cap and tip will get discoloured with use. Therefore, you might want to give them their original shine back. You can do this by using a toothbrush and toothpaste to scrub the parts. For the tip, a few minutes of scrubbing will have it looking as good as new. You will see an improvement with a few minutes of scrubbing the cap too, but it takes a LOT of scrubbing to get it totally clean and it's honestly not worth the effort for me.

After you have cleaned the device, do a couple of dry runs with an empty bowl to make sure that any iso or water remaining in the parts evaporates.

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