I am also pretty sure that is why this one has a little vortex action. I can't wait until they figure out how to get a legit vortex on purpose.
@Frederick McGuire if your clean clear glass recycler didn't have a closed off uptake do you think it would have recycled with vortex? I thought it was the most promising and was really disappointed to hear that you received a defective one. Also any luck getting that sorted out?
No idea tbh.
I was actually kinda proud of myself for figuring wtf was wrong with it so quickly
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A vortex isn't the most important thing for me in a recycler - so long as the water actually recycles I'm happy.
There's a bit of a saga with the ccg purchase, here's a summary:
- I purchased a mini rig that had an interesting perc - kinda a stemline/matrix hybrid, which is kinda a dream perc for me. Turns out the can is just way too small, ad even without the perc fully submerged I get splashback up in the mouthpiece.
- I contacted ccg and told them the piece was very well made, but not functional by design - they offered me free shipping on my next piece, an I thought that was a fair compromise, given I knew it was a 50/50 chance that the piece wouldn't function well.
- the piece I got as a replacement is that recycler we are talking about, which arrived with a blocked uptake tube.
- I contacted ccg and told them about the piece, and basically said
if I could only get a refund on it I'd be upset,
If he sent out a replacement Id be satisfied but unlikely to shop with them or recommend them to anyone else in the future,
If he sent out a replacement along with another piece at a discount id be happy with the outcome.
So I've offered $70 for the quad showerhead rig and the ccg inline to honeycomb (which is basically the list price with no shipping added) and they are going to send out the replacement recycler along with those 2.
I'm just waiting for them to update the ions to honeycomb to allow shipping to Australia before I can place the order.
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Oh, and I couldn't help myself, I ordered that ball rig from the Steven seller (can't remember the dhgate store name ATM) and he messaged me straight away apologizing saying the items in stock weren't up to their quality standards, and offered me a double barrel recycler or 42 "sweet puff" (aka crack) pipes as a replacement - I've already got the double barrel and don't need a crack pipe
I'm gonna wait for them to make up some more - he said approx 10 days wait
I've dropped a decent amount of cash on china glass in the last few months, can't actually remember how many rigs I got - gotta be something like 10 - all for the same price as 1 high quality American piece