Discontinued The Grasshopper

eideal852

eideal852

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Cheesequake said:
HL replied to me today with the same copy/paste "we're sending parts" message from last time. Got my fingers crossed that they'll send a good back end to go with the one good body I have.
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Hey, question for you, hope you'll respond here, as I've not had much luck on reddit. Your (my) blue Ti; prior to sale, did you have doubts of it's hardiness? Would you have sent, as it was in at some point? I'm trying to ascertain if, in addition to acting a fool (won't turn off, won't turn on, needs the plunger twisted, unscrew rescrew general pain in the assedness) it also runs on the cool side.

Any light you can shine on your feelings for you old boy would be appreciated..
 
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elykpeace

elykpeace

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eideal852 said:
Hey, question for you, hope you'll respond here, as I've not had much luck on reddit. Your (my) blue Ti; prior to sale, did you have doubts of it's hardiness? Would you have sent, as it was in at some point? I'm trying to ascertain if, in addition to acting a fool (won't turn off, won't turn on, needs the plunger twisted, unscrew rescrew general pain in the assedness) it also runs on the cool side.

Any light you can shine on your feelings for you old boy would be appreciated..
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If your questioning the "hardiness" I would say sent it in ... But I have a SS that runs colder then my Ti and I wouldn't personally send it in unless it wasn't working at all. My ti is hot tamales and I keep it at 4.

Dang I can still edit:

3 v5 hopper bodies
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Cheesequake

Cheesequake

Free Men Don't Ask
eideal852 said:
Hey, question for you, hope you'll respond here, as I've not had much luck on reddit. Your (my) blue Ti; prior to sale, did you have doubts of it's hardiness? Would you have sent, as it was in at some point? I'm trying to ascertain if, in addition to acting a fool (won't turn off, won't turn on, needs the plunger twisted, unscrew rescrew general pain in the assedness) it also runs on the cool side.

Any light you can shine on your feelings for you old boy would be appreciated..
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It ran cooler than some but every hopper I've ever owned has been different.
 
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JCat

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This thread is depressing ... :(

My Ti hopper's still working fine since last RMA (the 5th? 10th? 15th? ... somewhere in there). My SS hopper came back from last RMA (pre v5) not getting hot enough, crazy flickering ... you know the usual ... I can't be bothered to send it back yet ... I've been dragging my heels, sorta' following this thread and hoping for a turning of the tides ...

Every time this thread gives me a glimmer of hope, within weeks it seems to be back to the same ole' fucked Hoppers :(
 
Vaporific

Vaporific

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JCat said:
This thread is depressing ... :(

My Ti hopper's still working fine since last RMA (the 5th? 10th? 15th? ... somewhere in there). My SS hopper came back from last RMA (pre v5) not getting hot enough, crazy flickering ... you know the usual ... I can't be bothered to send it back yet ... I've been dragging my heels, sorta' following this thread and hoping for a turning of the tides ...

Every time this thread gives me a glimmer of hope, within weeks it seems to be back to the same ole' fucked Hoppers :(
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Amen! Little if any good news lately from Hopperville.
 
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JCat said:
This thread is depressing ... :(

My Ti hopper's still working fine since last RMA (the 5th? 10th? 15th? ... somewhere in there). My SS hopper came back from last RMA (pre v5) not getting hot enough, crazy flickering ... you know the usual ... I can't be bothered to send it back yet ... I've been dragging my heels, sorta' following this thread and hoping for a turning of the tides ...

Every time this thread gives me a glimmer of hope, within weeks it seems to be back to the same ole' fucked Hoppers :(
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Most depressing FC thread by far. Same shit, different day.
 
eideal852

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Cheesequake said:
It ran cooler than some but every hopper I've ever owned has been different.
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That's why I ask, I've only ever used the one ( I'm not even asking from a "what the hell man" place; it's worked plenty well, plenty long enough, and grasshoppers in general carry such a buyer beware vibe)
Im mostly asking whether YOU found it to be on the cool side, or if anything about it triggered any "better sell it or service it" feels for you...
 
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elykpeace

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Just wanted to update . Had my hopper fixed and spare body sent out in a timely fashion. 110 bucks but now it's looking pretty good. I test out the other body and it works great as well SS (3rd hopper recently purchased runs colder and the older ti that was repaired runs hot the spare body seems "just right"


Overall I'm happy for now so

Thank you hopper labs? :uhoh::freak::love:Lol
 
Zow237

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My v5 ti has been all over the place. Sometimes it doesn’t even heat up. I fiddle with it and then boom. But sometimes it gets too hot and I’ve combusted. I do think my super fine grind did have a play clogging up the mp so I’ll update more when I reup tomorrow
 
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fogbank

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Vaporific said:
4 working Hoppers without any RMAs? Is there a name for that?
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Can only be pure luck.

I don't know or do anything that nobody else knows or does. :hmm:

I had one brand new Ti Hopper which I kept in a drawer for months. When I took it out and stuck a battery in it, it wouldn't turn on at all. I cleaned the back end threads with Blu Tack and got it working again. Now it's working great (fingers crossed).
 
Vaporific

Vaporific

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fogbank said:
Can only be pure luck.

I don't know or do anything that nobody else knows or does. :hmm:

I had one brand new Ti Hopper which I kept in a drawer for months. When I took it out and stuck a battery in it, it wouldn't turn on at all. I cleaned the back end threads with Blu Tack and got it working again. Now it's working great (fingers crossed).
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Pure luck indeed. Good for you!

Interesting about the dormant Ti and cleaning the threads, which I know many have issues with - I never tried Blu Tack but will. Either your Ti came that way or it developed something on the threads over time, the latter more troubling than the former - though my Ti is in RMAville! :bang:
 
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Pure luck indeed. Good for you!

Interesting about the dormant Ti and cleaning the threads, which I know many have issues with - I never tried Blu Tack but will. Either your Ti came that way or it developed something on the threads over time, the latter more troubling than the former - though my Ti is in RMAville! :bang:
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I have posted about this Ti Hopper before. It don't think that it came that way but I can't be sure. When I got it I put the battery in it and powered it on a few times without any issues. I took the battery out and stuck it in the drawer.

I would say that it developed the residue on the threads while sitting dormant for several months, but I can't be sure because I didn't try cleaning the threads when I first got it. The residue could have been there when I got it, but there was no indication of any problems when I first tested it.
 
Easywider

Easywider

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I haven't been following this thread much lately as my Hopper has been pissing me off with weird back end issues. Anyway just wanted to chime in with a recent "GOOD" hopper experience as they seem to be rare.

I was having an issue were if I fully tightened my back end the unit would not turn on no matter what I did. I needed to unscrew 1/4 , 1/2 turn and even then it was extremely finicky. Contacted hopper warrantee got a response within 24hours with a solution that worked. Turn dial back and forth while hitting with compressed air. It blew out some metal shavings. I'm now hopping with fully restored performance. For now :lol: Not sure how shavings got in their but I'm happy they are gone.
 
Vaporific

Vaporific

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fogbank said:
I have posted about this Ti Hopper before. It don't think that it came that way but I can't be sure. When I got it I put the battery in it and powered it on a few times without any issues. I took the battery out and stuck it in the drawer.

I would say that it developed the residue on the threads while sitting dormant for several months, but I can't be sure because I didn't try cleaning the threads when I first got it. The residue could have been there when I got it, but there was no indication of any problems when I first tested it.
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I wish I had something more to say or add but I don't. I'm stumped, not that your issues are mine however I thank you for the remedies and info. I wish I had tried a bit more diagnostics and troubleshooting with my Ti (pre-order) but it went in to RMA pretty quick (for several reasons) - and I likely won't see it for a while. A conjugal visit would be nice, lol. A Hopper that works consistently well is awesome! Mine however got inconsistent and vapor production was seriously reduced even rotating fresh batteries. I'll definitely keep your advice (and others on here too) at heart when it comes back. And I pray it works like new (TBD).

Hope your other Hoppers work well! :peace:
 
Cheesequake

Cheesequake

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I hate to jinx myself but I'm pretty sure I have a fully functioning hopper right now. New back end came in and paired with the old body (replacement still gets insta-burn your fingers hot at the heater area) it works perfectly. It's also not all scratched like the previous back end replacement so that was a pleasant surprise.
 
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tr33sPlease

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Easywider said:
I haven't been following this thread much lately as my Hopper has been pissing me off with weird back end issues. Anyway just wanted to chime in with a recent "GOOD" hopper experience as they seem to be rare.

I was having an issue were if I fully tightened my back end the unit would not turn on no matter what I did. I needed to unscrew 1/4 , 1/2 turn and even then it was extremely finicky. Contacted hopper warrantee got a response within 24hours with a solution that worked. Turn dial back and forth while hitting with compressed air. It blew out some metal shavings. I'm now hopping with fully restored performance. For now :lol: Not sure how shavings got in their but I'm happy they are gone.
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Sound like my issue (had it forever two years and just started having issues a couple months ago). Where did you blow the compressed air? Under the dial?
 
Hammahead

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Cheesequake said:
Yep when the hopper works right there is nothing that can beat it imo. Desktop or portable. Only reason I've put up with their BS for years haha.
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Same here. Actually... I'm not sure if I'm happy I ever tried the Hopper. You're right, it's pretty much the greatest when it's working. Only the Sticky Brick makes this sort of clouds as a portable but I don't get along with the torch. My SBJ is burnt all over and I have burned my fingers just too often. Anythings else isn't that fast in heating up time and finishing a bowl, and not that overwhelming cloud and effect wise. At least not entirely the same.

That being said, with a lot of the new vapes these days, like with the Fury2 and the X-Vape Fog, I'm not even sure if I really had missed out anything worth mentioning if I'd never bought a Hopper in the first place. If I want fast heat up times, great (not the greatest) clouds and a swappable battery, there's the X-Vape Fog. And ironically the one thing that makes the Hopper such an unreliable machine is the one thing I never cared for: the size and stealth factor. Still nothing hits as fast and efficient as the Hopper but just the presence of this thread here keeps me from being completely relaxed using it.
 
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