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My intention was only to explain the design. It may very well have been that there was a later change in orifice position to accommodate the nail, but that was not a consideration in the first generation nor in the earlier improvements made. The bamboo in my Fanatic unit needed to be replaced...

Simple question, not so simple answer. I hesitate to write a long blah-blah, but what the hell, maybe this fluid dynamics stuff interests someone . . . The whistle is the product of airflow oscillation that occurs in the chamber between the two orifices in the bamboo, somewhat like a teapot...

Great post re the wattage. :clap: I know I'm getting really old, but I don't see how the whistle can change with time. It's a function of the airflow through a solid channel. There are 200 posts on this thread which mention dhgate. Chinese knock-offs, but IIRC many report pretty good value...

I thought I remembered you from way back when in the early Cloud and EVO days . . . :D Then this isn't anything new to you. You know how it should be. I would lean on VXL then. If I didn't get satisfaction from Support, I would reach out directly to the monkey man, including a gentle...

When the EVO was first released, many if not most units whistled, and unfortunately across a fairly wide range of pitch, too. Seibo told us that the airflow/vapor sweet spot is at the point the whistle begins. But still, not a few units needed the bamboo replaced. The orifices (aka glass...

When I watched your video, I wondered whether the whistle was from the EVO by itself, just the glass piece, or the two in combination. When did you buy your EVO? Does it whistle at all with other glass? In particular, if you have a standard mouthpiece or one of the first HT's, does it whistle...

Thank you, that's perfect. :clap: So much better than my long-winded essay. :ugh: :myday::peace:

I know there are individuals that can do .5 ELB in 1-2 big hits. Of course, I don't know if you are one of them. :) It's a difficult question because there are other variables like the water piece, the user's capacity, hitting style, and the herb. For example, my oldie lungs can't...

I have no idea what the black residue is from. My best (and admittedly, poor) guess is that maybe something got into the cap or bamboo while at the repair facility. Since the bamboo is apparently intact ("tried to take a draw but no air") I wouldn't worry about it. It's been two days, how is...

The optimum performance of the EVO is a function of volume density, not weight density which will vary somewhat from one strain to the next. The EVO wants air turbulence in the ELB, that's what facilitates even and efficient vaporization. Loosely filled to 70% is about the max, closer to 50%...

What in the past are you comparing the "modern ones" to? If you are comparing current units to the EVO's at release, there have been a number of refinements since with the heater, the bamboo, the heat regulation, etc. About a year after release (I have one of the earliest units) I broke the...

Thanks. A detail I forgot was that before using the eye-dropper, I take a paper towel, fold it into multiple layers, and poke a hole in the center. Then I gently fit the hole over the joint. Even with an eye-dropper, it is still easy to have a spill either from the dropper or over-filling...

First, before cleaning the bamboo it's good to be sure that it is even needed. I think I probably did it a couple of times with both my Cloud OG and also my EVO, so that's less often than once a year. On one occasion I did that to attack resin build-up under the lip of the joint, the other...

I suggest you give vapefiend in the U.K. a call. From everything I've heard, he knows his stuff and he is straightforward, no b.s. He has been involved with VXL since they began shipping the 220v version. He will have the most current information. https://vapefiend.co.uk/ :myday::peace:

A collector's piece, I guess. And yes, risk, but that is true of many higher-end pieces. Recyclers all the more so. While the 4-arm recycler is nice, the perc looks like more of a gimmick to me, I wouldn't expect a lot of action out of it. But $400??? That puts the price of this piece close...

Don't borrow trouble. :tup: :myday::peace:

A big caveat here, my memory is very rusty . . . I asked about the 220V because weren't there issues early on getting the heat regulation properly dialed in on those units? So I wondered if perhaps you had a regulator problem. In any event, "high and mighty" is what you're after so do your...

I don't know. Where you saw the glow is around the point the heater wraps the glass, the only time I've seen that is when the glass was cracked. I'm glad yours is not, but other than a crack or overheating (isn't yours a 220 unit?), I can't think of a reason. When you try the unit again, take...

IIRC @m0sh is in Europe. ;) :myday::peace:

Have you checked the bamboo for a crack?