Discontinued Elevape SV

tripwire

Jack of all trades, partaker of vape
It's quite frankly a bit bizarre that you should be contacting a company trying to get details of my RMA, whilst doubting what I was told by said company.
@OF are you a representative or affiliate of IPuff? I believe they are the only ones who should be making such claims here. In fact, I am quite disappointed that they haven't been active here. Their prerogative, I suppose.
I'd just like to add, that I haven't been happy with you twisting everything that I report. Perhaps we should start an OF thread?
 
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OF

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I'm at a loss to explain your attitude, and am not sure how you 'checked with Joe' without knowing my name, exact serial number, or when it was sent in.

It's really quite simple, Joe had read your post so when I called him to confirm what he'd told me about the IC problem (very few, long ago, not in current stocks?) he was right t here with the details of 'could you have shipped a bad IC in the s/n range? (the range you gave me?). He gave me the information WRT the IC claim, nobody is snooping about your RMA here.


@OF are you a representative or affiliate of IPuff? I believe they are the only ones who should be making such claims here. In fact, I am quite disappointed that they haven't been active here. Their prerogative, I suppose.
I'd just like to add, that I haven't been happy with you twisting everything that I report. Perhaps we should start an OF thread?

No, I've said I'm not related. I have no stake here past promoting accurate, useful information.

I disagree, we're all free to express opinions. Facts as we know them. I try to give the background behind things whether it's the science behind things or my source of information (like in this case). I'm saying I'm repeating what I understand Joe to say. If you think I'm in error, please confirm that and let's straighten it out?

Again, as I just said, based on experience on these Forums I cannot recommend Joe maintain a presence here. Or any other similar maker. We've got a not too nice history with several makers packing it in. At least one twice (Iolite).

Perhaps I'm being too blunt in disagreeing? I don't see twisting I guess, response you don't agree with perhaps. I'm sorry if I don't, but am trying to be honest and explain why. If you think I'm in error, please correct me. I could have misunderstood Joe, I don't think so, but you do you might check?

If you really want to start an OF thread, by all means do. I don't expect it to be too popular.

Regards to all.

OF
 
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Jack Sprat

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Regardless of what you say I still stand by what Joe told me directly, via email which I still have, regarding my unit needing to be re-chipped.

It seems to me that you have a mission to defend iPuff against some sort perceived slight, which doesn't work in anyone's favour as iPuff isn't being attacked. We are discussing documented (by Joe) product faults that have been addressed.

Your 'defense' by trying to refute what I was directly told by the owner of iPuff when he had my unit in his hands smacks of the behaviour of someone trying to do damage control, which has the effect of making the problem actually seem larger than it is in reality. It's both very odd and counterproductive behaviour.
 
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Ipuffusa

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Manufacturer
Hi everyone . This is the famus ( or infemus depending on your point of view ) Joe .
First of all I would like to thank all of the "elder" Elevape owners on the FC forum for their support and help with new costumers, to get the most out of their units . @OFF nor anyone on the forum is an affiliate of the company, and should be thanked for their time and effort to help out those that need help . @tripwire To be honest Im kind of offended that you think we would do that you and I have been in communication and i think I was nothin but helpfull and honest with you and everyone on the forum and we gave and giving all our costumers the best costumer service possible ( I think the forum members agree )
To put this argument to rest . The chip we are talking about is part of the battery pack . It is part of a safety circuit that protects the batteries from over charging or under runing it . There was a problem way back on a small number of units about 50 where the chip on the battery circuit was the wrong value that was soupplied to us from the manufacturer, and had to be replaced, if it coused a battery pack issue we have replaced the full battery pack if not we replaced the circuit . We do have verry stricht QC but unfortuenatly some of these issues dont show up only after usage. We do our best to satisfy all our costumers but since our unit is more sophisticated than most units on the market to be able to achive the instant vaporization( whitch im not sure if any other units on the market can do ) bring with it very minimal tolerances. This issue with the units mentioned did not have the the wrong protection circuit chip installed as before ( we are making sure of that now .) But as always there are surtent number of defects (who ever worked in manufacturing knows that is that is inevitable) but since thise issues dont show up in our QC we have no way of knowing, but we are standing behind our product and if there is an issue we will take care of them and have it back to our costumer ASAP .
Thanks again for everyone, and as always if you have a question please contact me on joe@ipuffusa.com Im Here to help .
 

Al..

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Joe is one of the nicest guys I have meet in the vaporizers scene and his customer service is one of the best ever. Nothing else to say!
I think i may have trouble with my elevape But i feel i'm being looked after no complaints from me about Joe or elevape :)
 

*plainlazy*

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@AI.. New unit arrived yet?
Im still waiting on reply from vapefiend they are checking with ipuff/joe before stating if i should return. Hoping you get a new working unit.
 
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Al..

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@AI.. New unit arrived yet?
Im still waiting on reply from vapefiend they are checking with ipuff/joe before stating if i should return. Hoping you get a new working unit.
Hi plainlazy just about to post.. yes i have just been using the new elevape and yes it is better getting taste a some cloud and the battery life seems better! just need a bit more practice with the technique i feel. also feels easier to draw on hope you get your sorted soon mate.. :)
 

*plainlazy*

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Hi plainlazy just about to post.. yes i have just been using the new elevape and yes it is better getting taste a some cloud and the battery life seems better! just need a bit more practice with the technique i feel. also feels easier to draw on hope you get your sorted soon mate.. :)

awesome news must still be some bad units about. ill will contact vape fiend tomorrow try to speed things up. really want to get this vape working. as youve been in the same boat as me be cool if you update how youve got on with the elevape and the technique especially.

ill keep you posted once ive got a working unit
 
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Al..

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awesome news must still be some bad units about. ill will contact vape fiend tomorrow try to speed things up. really want to get this vape working. as youve been in the same boat as me be cool if you update how youve got on with the elevape and the technique especially.

ill keep you posted once ive got a working unit
Having no problems with the new elevape working very well :) the technique is not that hard i just turned the temp...up at bit. i have spoken with vapefiend to let them know it was the unit and the new elevape is good.. Good luck with yours plainlazy keep me posted as i say i find vapefiend very good.. :)
 

*plainlazy*

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Hi AI emailed vape fiend this morning first reply was still waiting for a reply from i puff then 10 mins later got an rma form through from vapefiend that they were sent by ipuff. Completed it sent it back. Looks like mines going back to base. No mention of cost so i assume i dont pay postage. Only thing it will take a while to get looked at and get back to me. Glad you had success with the process but mainly the vape. You getting nice tasty thick clouds from it? Cant wait for mine to be working
 
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Mr Mellish

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Just got back from Washington state. My checked bag had a cleaned herb container, a cleaned grinder, a cleaned Elevape, a cleaned Crafty. By cleaned, I mean that I did an ISO soak and a water rinse (but not too carefully since I didn't have a lot of time). There was a note from TSA saying they inspected the bag. No issues
 

Enchantre

Oil Painter
Just got back from Washington state. My checked bag had a cleaned herb container, a cleaned grinder, a cleaned Elevape, a cleaned Crafty. By cleaned, I mean that I did an ISO soak and a water rinse (but not too carefully since I didn't have a lot of time). There was a note from TSA saying they inspected the bag. No issues
...and we've missed our coffee date! *sad face*

seriously, though... glad to hear you had no problems. Did you enjoy WA? What was the best?
 
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Mr Mellish

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...and we've missed our coffee date! *sad face*

seriously, though... glad to hear you had no problems. Did you enjoy WA? What was the best?

No one said coffee dates were an option!

This wasn't my first trip, by any means. Only my second trip since the recreational availability started. The prices are crazy but it is such a nice and relaxing way to load up.

Food - very good
Beer - good but they've got nothing on the Midwest and east coast
Traffic - horrendous
People - great
Weather - absolutely perfect
Scenery - beautiful

Finally tried the bottle cap method. 6-8 hits with no stirring and I have a nicely brown load of abv. Thanks, @Vape Dr. !
 

pecosthecat

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Any suggestions for cleaning the unit after accidentally combusting to get rid of the nasty taste and smell?
 
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blackbur

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Any suggestions for cleaning the unit after accidentally combusting to get rid of the nasty taste and smell?

Soak screens in iso alc then scrub with pipe cleaners.
Wipe down the vapor path with a paper towel damp with iso alc.
Clean out mouthpiece with pipe cleaner dipped in iso alc.
Let it dry and put everything back together.
 

mixchu69

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Any suggestions for cleaning the unit after accidentally combusting to get rid of the nasty taste and smell?
One thing I would suggest. After cleaning, if you still get that combustion taste, change the screen on the lid. I combusted and could not get that wonderful taste from the elevape, so I used a brand new second lid I purchased and it tastes great again.
 

Shit Snacks

Milaana. Lana. LANA. LANAAAA! (TM2/TP80/BAK/FW9)
Any suggestions for cleaning the unit after accidentally combusting to get rid of the nasty taste and smell?

Yeah iso qtips can scrub it, or easier to just let the whole top section vapor path (including the lid) soak for a bit to fully clean pure then rinse. And yeah changing/soaking screens is a must
 
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tripwire

Jack of all trades, partaker of vape
Warning: Longish post follows.

Executive summary: I’M A BELIEVER!


Got my ESV back from Joe @ipuffusa, very meticulously packed. Put it on the charger overnight and woke to a green light, full charge. Nothing really unusual there, but wait!

At lunch, I downloaded and fresh installed the PC app, connected the ESV and I couldn't believe it - 100% charged and still a green light!

This was not the case before I sent it in. I would see a significant drop in battery even when the unit was unused and idle for a few hours.

So this was very promising indeed! Which got me to thinking, and something to test. Perhaps someone can answer this:

After the unit was charged, I unplugged from the wall but left the USB cable connected to the vape. Now, I have to assume that the vape is always 'ON' - ready for instant use, and this will eventually discharge the battery? Is the unit actually in the 'OFF' position when a USB cable is connected? If that's the case, would you say it's a good trick to leave a USB connected - to close the circuit? Would this extend the battery while the unit sits unused for a day or more?

OK, later that evening...

Removed the stirrer from the chamber lid and employed @Vape Dr ‘bottle cap’ screen mod, but I didn’t crimp or nibble off the baffles inside.

Filled the chamber with some B-grade, med-fine grind, and didn’t tamp the load. Temp setting #1 @ 340F

Put the lid back on and took a 3 second primer puff, immediately followed by a steady 7 second draw.

Held it in and then slowly exhaled. The flavor! OMG the taste!

2nd puff, pretty much rinse and repeat but got a little bolder and continued to draw s-l-o-w-l-y after the timeout. Well, gee-haw whammy diddle!! Right on the cusp of charring. Perfect, BANG!

3rd puff and hey this is good, let’s do it again – so I did!

By my 4th draw, I just can’t stop experimenting with this thing now and I’m getting quite baked. Better grab a pen and paper and start jotting this shit down before the details become any fuzzier.

Ah wtf, just one more hit… exhale. Wait a minute, no vapor? Keep calm. Perhaps it’s time to inspect the goodies. Hmm, roasting quite nicely. How about a little stir, seeing as I’ve got the lid off. Done. And what the heck, let’s bump the temp up to the 2nd position @ 365F.

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THIS SPACE HAS BEEN LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY
(So I can write whatever I can remember once I’ve descended.)



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“Passengers aboard Flight 420, this is your captain. We’re now flying at a very comfortable altitude, around Jupiter.”


(some time passes, I think?)


“Flight 420, this is ATC, you are now cleared for landing.”


What? Where am I? Why do I have a pen in my hand? I look up from the paper and – Hello! There’s my ESV grinning at me!

So I do as any normal citizen would and I reach for another toke.

Easy-Peasy!

How many hits is that now, 5? Definitely getting whispier but I’m feeling pretty, pretty medicated.

That was my first session with my newly restored ESV. An hour or so later I gave the material another stir, bumped the heat to level 3 @405F and got another 3 decent hits before caching out the load. I dumped it on the night stand next to me to examine. Very evenly brown but, imo, looked like I could still squeeze a couple more hits out of it.
Rather than putting it back in the ESV, I put it in my Solo at heat setting #5.
Not bad, not much flavor but not bad tasting. Bump up to #6. Wow, what a nice cloud! Take one more draw on #6 but it is evident that this load is entirely spent. And so was I - sound asleep within 15 minutes.

Happy Elevaping, my friends!

PS Sorry to anyone I may have pissed off recently and thanks to @OF for chastising me for leaving my ESV in the drawer. Actually, thanks to all you FC'ers in this thread. I couldn't have done it without your input and support.
 

OF

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Executive summary: I’M A BELIEVER!

Is the unit actually in the 'OFF' position when a USB cable is connected? If that's the case, would you say it's a good trick to leave a USB connected - to close the circuit? Would this extend the battery while the unit sits unused for a day or more?

Glad you got life back in the beast. Neat for sure. Thanks for the good word.

To your question, no there's nothing mechanical with the connection (past electrical contact), try it and see. Plug the connector in (but not powered/connected to the computer), ESV still works just fine.

You should be able to leave it sit quite a while though. I've never tried, but as a guess over a week?

OF
 
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