People are always asking me: What is the best way to clean electronic smoke eaters cells?

There are some differing opinions on this topic. Some manufacturers direct you to mix a concentrated detergent in a container and to take the cells and soak them for a couple of minutes, then rinse with hot water or put through a commercial dish washer. This is a good method if you have space to store the container so that you can reuse the solution 10-12 times.

If you do not have the space to do this another good option, and my personal favorite, is to put the detergent concentrate into a spray bottle, spray the cells down thoroughly, let the cells sit for a few minutes and then rinse with hot water sprayer. You may need to go back and respray the detergent to stubborn areas. Once the cells are clean and rinsed, simply let them drip dry and put them back into the unit.

IT IS IMPORTANT to note that you must use an aluminum safe degreaser for cleaning!

Replacement cells cost between $250 and $1,000 so you should always handle them with care and never use caustic chemicals to clean them. When cleaning your cells, make sure to check to see if any ionizing wires are broken, if you are missing ionizing wires, you need to replace them or your smoke eater will not function properly.

I recommend cleaning the prefilter and the cells every 2-4 weeks. The more often you clean the cells in your smoke eater, the easier they are to clean. Smoke Eater cells will lose efficiency once they become loaded, so that is another reason to clean them often.