do bacteria grow in tanks?

[susieqz]

i may have been courting disaster.
i dedicate a tank to a specific flavor.
then, i leave it alone til the coil fails.
since i've been switching between 5 tanks every day,
the coils last more than a month.
the inside of the tank doesn't get cleaned for that month or more.
i've just been cleaning the drip tips.

am i vaping a bacterial stew that will eventually get me sick?
in fact, even when i do clean tanks. i just wash, not disinfect.

am i doomed?

 

[JuicyLucy]

Well, PG is itself is antibacterial - I doubt it is the same as vaping a Petri dish

 

[The Cromwell]

Is that why they name mods Petri?

 

[JuicyLucy]

Is that why they name mods Petri?

The Petri is an excellent RTA

 

[The Cromwell]

Also a fairly high end mod.
Petri lite.

 

[Rooster Cogburn]

As Lucy said PG has antibacterial properties so it’s not a great place for bacteria to grow. Also I’m terrible about washing and/or disinfecting my tanks. I have five mods running five tanks and they all have their flavor so it’s very rare for me to change flavors in a tank. This is the only time they would get cleaned but I do use everclear because it’s great at removing residual flavor with the side benefit of disinfecting it as well. Point being this is done maybe once or twice a year and I’ve yet to get sick. The only caveat I’d add is I use 50/50 juice so if your using lower % PG it may be different but I doubt it.

 

[The Cromwell]

I do rinse my tanks when rewicking, but just in water.
Unless getting rid of a burned flavor or strong flavoring in a tank I only rinse with water and I think my Subtank Mini that I vape daily has not been rinsed in months as I just change the RBA head with a built one and refill.

So no I do not think any decent ejuice is likely to grow bacteria.
Mind controlling Micro aliens though....

 

[susieqz]

great news. guys,
i didn't know pg was antibacterial.

now, i can be slovenly with my mind at ease.

 

[The Cromwell]

Technically it is antimicrobial.
Not exactly the same thing, but close enough

 

[susieqz]

there's a difference?
bacteria are microbes, right?
as long as the nasty little things die a horrible death, i'm happy.

same principle as my kits roaming around my garden n killing disgusting things.

 

[The Cromwell]

same principle as my kits roaming around my garden n killing disgusting things.

And burying poop in your onion patch?

 

[susieqz]

small price to pay to eliminate vermin.

i have fig trees n grapes.
everything loves sweets.
you can't even use a dog to guard figs, because he'll eat them.
i don't wanna share.

anyway. it's nice that they seldom need a litter box this time of year.
i'm lazy.

 

[JuicyLucy]

And burying poop in your onion patch?

I hate to break it to you, but is a cornerstone of growing food

 

[Countrypami]

Well, as others have told you already, PG is antimicrobial. And even if there was bacteria growing, you're burning it off when you fire the coil. So really the only place bacteria could be is the drip tip and top of tank where the drip tip fits into. As long as you're cleaning these parts regularly there's no need to worry.

 

[susieqz]

good.
i worried that vaping was a govt plot to eliminate smokers by letting them vape evil stuff that would give them loathsome diseases.

 

[JuicyLucy]

good.
i worried that vaping was a govt plot to eliminate smokers by letting them vape evil stuff that would give them loathsome diseases.

Cigarettes give you loathsome diseases - no bacteria or microbes needed