Smokedeye
New Member
This may be a stupid question but how is it a water tool? Still doesn't make sense.
Ascent Vaporizer by DaVinci
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nigel
And shepherds we shall be,for Accuracy & Discovery
One of the important issues here is to fill the bowl, be it glass flower or flower. If you use a little of either, use a lot of the other.
I've now done MANY @lwien tests, and always toss in a LOT of glass flowers. (I now have 50 of them as I know I'm going to break/lose them over time.)Getting a good mix of the flower exposed to the glass flower is good too, as you are directly exposing more surface area to the product.
Keep in mind the "screen" are 4 holes in glass. Understand that these holes are SIGNIFICANTLY larger than what you would find in a metal screen (orders of magnitude more holes, but much smaller).
So it really is more of a grind issue. Too fine, and you will get product through.
That being said, two things:
1) No grind is going to be perfectly uniform. Even with a med grind, you'll have smaller pieces. I'll occasionally get on the tongue an errant piece. Slightly annoying, but certainly not "inhaling a bunch of stuff into one's lungs."
2) There are two (OPTIONAL) metal screens included if you don't mind the metal in your vapor path and have much finer grinds. I have never taken any of mine out of the bag.
I don't think you are "taking a chance with coin" but rather "taking a chance with shipping."
I think the quality is definitely up, and number of happy owners significantly out-weight the units that got through QC with an issue. Most everyone in the later group has been taken care of by now, and DV did say that they will work with everyone that has an issue (NOTE: even poor @mewash2 *FINALLY* got theirs taken care of.).That being said, I do feel for the people that have had to exchange units. Sucks after all this time of waiting to have to deal with an RMA, but at least in the end they are getting much better units than the 1.0 (speaking more about improved performance here, but yeah also removing defects.)
That's a film/coating to protect the screen during the assembly process that got left in place. It was common in a lot of the v1.0 units. Not common on the v1.1
It does NOT affect performance in any way. It *DOES* affect aesthetics (mainly when NOT using the unit). If it bugs you, I'd see about a replacement. If it doesn't, VAPE AWAY!!
EXCELLENT summary.
And for that statement (I quoted), coming from someone "new" to the forum (by new I mean now actively participating) I wish I could give you 10 likes for that. It does the heart good to see someone invest time in educating themselves before asking questions.
I don't believe this to be true. Any units without the latch are pre-production units, of which very few of those are in circulation. (These are more like pre-v1.0 or pre-v0.9 units.) Perhaps if you buy one off of craigslist used from a reviewer, you might encounter one. But none of these should have made it into any distribution channel.
I've addressed your screen issue above, and I believe others have addressed your burn-in issue. I just wanted to grant a few more likes here for taking that 15 min.
NOT a water tool, but a tool to CONNECT to a water tool.
BYOWT: Bring Your Own Water Tool.
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Quetzalcoatl
DEADY GUERRERO/DIRT COBAIN/GEORGE KUSH
chester222
Member
I wanna have a party at my place 
I cant find where to buy a Da vinci ascent in my area I'm in Vancouver - anyone have any tips etc im new to the whole vaporizing thing.
chester222@hotmail.com
I cant find where to buy a Da vinci ascent in my area I'm in Vancouver - anyone have any tips etc im new to the whole vaporizing thing.
chester222@hotmail.com
chester222
Member
ouch its 250 usd + 30$ shipping to vancouver + customs fees. yikes I was hoping it would be the same price as the Solo which is about 180$ all in here.
nigel
And shepherds we shall be,for Accuracy & Discovery
MSRP has been fixed for a while. Shipping is shipping. From what some of our EU friends have been saying, the customs valuation is low, so there is little impact there.
TorrontoVape, IIRC, will be distributing, which will further minimize at least 66% of those factors. But you buy those reductions at the expense of time.
If you want it "NAO!1!!", you have one choice. If you can chill, then you can cut costs.
But I guess this is true for most anything in life...
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°k
The sound of vapor
Yay I'm one of Nigel's friends! (no sarcastic font used here).
Now to make this post semi useful to some people: I didn't have to pay anything to the UK customs, the value and the type Da Vinci put as shipping info made it so.
Nunavut Tripper
Well-Known Member
Unless it has been misclassified, a vapourizer coming into Canada from the US incurs no duty. The fees you are charged are the GST plus whatever brokerage fees the carrier charges. In the case of Canada Post, that is a fixed $10 fee. (Actually $9.95 if i recall correctly.)
Belgianvapor
Well-Known Member
I paid zero to custom (Belgium)
about the ascent
What about this? The further in I push the glas tube, the more dense my vapor gets...(also it gets harder to inhale when pushed in further) for those who are not happy with the clouds, why not try it that way? (if you haven't already) the buddy rim gave too many other air inlets to get bigger clouds (I could even inhale with the rubber lint stopper on the tube)
*edit* the glass screen is crazy thin !! be aware, I was gently stirring with it in my hot milk
and when I rinsed it off it had a hole in one of the corners, I can still use it but more debris will
get into the tube now. treat those with new born baby love !!
about the ascent
What about this? The further in I push the glas tube, the more dense my vapor gets...(also it gets harder to inhale when pushed in further) for those who are not happy with the clouds, why not try it that way? (if you haven't already) the buddy rim gave too many other air inlets to get bigger clouds (I could even inhale with the rubber lint stopper on the tube)
*edit* the glass screen is crazy thin !! be aware, I was gently stirring with it in my hot milk
and when I rinsed it off it had a hole in one of the corners, I can still use it but more debris will
get into the tube now. treat those with new born baby love !!
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Smknbud
Well-Known Member
That looks like my original. I know that they said that that issue was worked out...the new version is supposed to be free of that defect. Up to you, but I personally would have them swap it out.
Nunavut Tripper
Well-Known Member
Thanks Paka
Doesn't sound too bad if you're correct. I just finished paying $117 duty and tax on a tent that cost $800 American . Not complaining as I could have waited but I just wanted my new (Ascent) toy now.
CMD
New Member
I ended up cancelling my order that I had with TV and got one through DV directly. According to the tracking info I should have the unit in my hand tomorrow morning. Am hoping the info we've been hearing regarding no duty being applied to Euro bound units is the same for us. I could swallow the additional fee, but would be happier if I didn't have to. Am anxiously counting down the minutes! Will report back once received.
I wanna have a party at my place
I cant find where to buy a Da vinci ascent in my area I'm in Vancouver - anyone have any tips etc im new to the whole vaporizing thing.
chester222@hotmail.com
As others have noted Duty may not be much of an issue. Shipping and exchange rate will definitely factor in through. To give some perspective, I ordered originally through TV. Ended up waiting, and waiting and waiting. They still as of last week were unable to provide an estimated date when they would be receiving the units in. I had preordered in June and they take payment upon preorder. As of now, they are not doing orders until they start receiving them from DV I believe. You do get a free grinder when you order through them however. My order with the grinder (they have a couple grinder options and the one I selected cost $10 more), unit, shipping and taxes was about $298.
Last week I cancelled my order with them and placed one directly with DV (you can order direct from their website). I chose a somewhat expedited shipping option and the total on my CC even with exchange came to $313. They processed the order right away, had it shipped the next day and I should be receiving it tomorrow.
Come down ultimately to personal choice and if you'd rather wait for TV to eventually get stock or pay a little more to be guaranteed to receive your unit soon.
The only other potential risk regarding ordering (and really has more so to do with shipping issues/costs) is the potential to get a unit that is defective. DV it seems has been honoring returns like a champ, however the shipping costs are entirely borne on the purchaser I believe. While the revised units have had substantially less issues, some people have still had to obtain replacements even with the newer units, so the potential exists that you would have to cover additional shipping fees. Ultimately, the choice is yours.
mod note: Please avoid back-to-back posts, use Edit instead. Two posts merged.
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James C
EDM and vapor enthusiast
I was wondering if anyone else has been having negative results with the Da Vinci customer service? I was one of the people who received a faulty original unit which I have to send back to DV and I've been really surprised by the fact that they refuse to pay for the return shipping.
It seems to me that if a company sends you a unit that is faulty, the customer should not have to pay extra to get a functional unit...honestly it's making me just want to return the unit rather than get a replacement in case the 2nd one is faulty too so at least I don't have to pay for shipping back again. Thanks!
It seems to me that if a company sends you a unit that is faulty, the customer should not have to pay extra to get a functional unit...honestly it's making me just want to return the unit rather than get a replacement in case the 2nd one is faulty too so at least I don't have to pay for shipping back again. Thanks!
HighRy
Member
Can anyone give me an oil specific review of the Ascent? I'm going to get it regardless because I have the Yelp coupon I want to use, but can anyone tell me if it is decent at oil/wax/shatter and can actually replace the Omicron (which I hate, it's such a pain to fill) I have?
Thanks in advance!
Thanks in advance!
mmenzie
My friends call me "Menz"
while i agree with you... i had to send mine back and i paid for it. i didn't like it but i wanted a working unit not hold onto a broken one
njluvdr
Keep calm and vape on
Keeping the glass sets offsets the cost of postage though I understand your fustration. I had to return 2x. In the end for me it was worth it.
100n3y
Active Member
Dealing with that right now bubba. I begged them, in my shipping notes, to send a working unit and I've been sent one with OLED blemish issues. Aaron just messaged me about how I was going to have to pay shipping which was quite shocking as most companies will pay for the cost of their mistake. I understand the price for extra stems is equal to shipping, but the fact of the matter is, I don't want extra stems. Looking passed this the rest of the unit appears to be working so I've requested that a working unit be shipped before I send this one back so I don't have to be without. Not about to be one of those "I'm on my 3rd unit" guys (no disrespect to those with that kind of patience). Did say I'd buy another and they could just refund me once they get the faulty one back. Doesn't seem very unreasonable. We'll see what happens.
Nunavut Tripper
Well-Known Member
My wife just came back from the post office with my Wood Burl Ascent and she didn't pay one cent in duty or tax. To CMD and the other Canucks who ordered from DaVinci that is good news. I don't know if that was a mistake or not but the mail lady just handed it to her over the counter after showing ID.
There are no cosmetic flaws and everything seems to fit together well. There are two spare sets of stems
plus the ones in the unit for a total of three plus spare screens,pick and rubber stoppers for the stem.
The battery is fully charged but I put it on the charger for four hours to be sure.
There is a strong smell of new rubber boots when doing a trial cycle with an empty bowl but I'm not too concerned as others have had it go away after a few sessions. I checked for visible vapor and there was none. I don't have any glass flowers or beads for the bowl so off to the hobby shop tomorrow to see what I can find. Only real criticism was there are two glaring spelling errors in the owners manual ....not a big deal but I'm a spelling Nazi.
There was no mention of using it while hooked up to the charger in the manual but I think the DaVinci manual recommended doing that to save the battery.
There are no cosmetic flaws and everything seems to fit together well. There are two spare sets of stems
plus the ones in the unit for a total of three plus spare screens,pick and rubber stoppers for the stem.
The battery is fully charged but I put it on the charger for four hours to be sure.
There is a strong smell of new rubber boots when doing a trial cycle with an empty bowl but I'm not too concerned as others have had it go away after a few sessions. I checked for visible vapor and there was none. I don't have any glass flowers or beads for the bowl so off to the hobby shop tomorrow to see what I can find. Only real criticism was there are two glaring spelling errors in the owners manual ....not a big deal but I'm a spelling Nazi.
There was no mention of using it while hooked up to the charger in the manual but I think the DaVinci manual recommended doing that to save the battery.