OK now that I've had it for over a month its time for a review. At first my results with this vape were inconsistent, that told me there's a learning curve, sweet spot or technique I needed to figure out. Now that I've got it, here goes. Full disclosure, this is my one and only plug in desktop vape.
There are two important things that are key to getting thick clouds (even with small loads). First its important to pre heat the bowl for 3-5 minutes. Then use supplied hot chamber grabber to pull open bowl and load your erb. It will be hot, but very easy to do with holder. Snap together, put in unit and your good to go. I like to vape at 400 with low fan speed. Be sure you erb is dry.
The second thing that's key to thick clouds (I'm an admitted cloud chaser, and flavor chaser, l want it ALL!!), is making sure the upper screen in the heating chamber with the shaft attached to it remains sitting against your erb. This is critical. Sometimes it will get stuck to the top of the chamber which will cause poor performance. This typically only happens when your due for a cleaning, as the sticky shaft, well, sticks.
Ever since I've taken notice of these two things its been thick, tasty, cool clouds every session. The thick stainless steel screens in this unit should last years of daily use. Very heavy duty.
The newer Vapir Rise may produce even thicker clouds with the higher temps, also the option of shutting the fan off is a plus. Little vapor escapes on low fan setting, however if this bothers you, the whip fits into the bag attachment, so you can actually fill a bag between pulls.
The plastic lever on the bag valve could have been better quality. I mostly use the whip though.
Overall, very happy with it!
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