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I’ll be straight with it. I’m a smoker, I smoke inside, I have a PC that is also inside. I want to clean my PC thoroughly to buy it a few more years. I know about the q tip method, and the compressed air, and general methods of cleaning out gunk and junk from PC parts. But this boy is way too gunked up for a regular cleaning. So, I reckon, the easiest way to clean it is to dunk the dirtiest parts in a bath of isopropyl alcohol. I was considering acetone at first, but it’s way too strong of a solvent, and alcohol should be better at dissolving organic residues. Is this a good idea?

I hereby submit this query to the council, and await judgement.

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[–] JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Long time ex vaper here, maybe think twice about that. No, you're probably not going to get popcorn lung, but there is gathering evidence that the residual pg that runs into your throat is really bad for your gut. I may have developed inflammatory bowel disease because of vaping, and my flare ups have lessened significantly since I switched to pouches. I also became vastly more addicted to nicotine on the vape than smoking, because I could use it anywhere and did.

Probably the most important thing is to stay away from disposable vapes. There's no way to know the contents of the liquid, the integrity of the heating coil, or even where it came from usually. They are also really strong at 5% salt nicotine.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 6 points 13 hours ago

No doubt there are health concerns with vaping. But man, it’s such an improvement over smoking that it was absolutely worth it for me.

And my bowel issues only started a year or so after I stopped vaping, for what it’s worth. 🤣