Sadly, it's not just about bad people doing bad things with everybody getting their day in court its also becoming a media event and a political tool. All would be better served if we were focused on justice for all those involved instead of some story of the moment outrage.
We all have that newer vape that we love, then there are those older units that just keep cycling back into use. For me it is the MFLB, I went nuts and bought too many accessories and swore I was going to use them till I got it right. After what seemed like forever I got the hang of it (mostly)...
Contact the manufactures customer support they are the experts and sometimes manufactures will work with you on replacements. Beyond that check it for shorts and opens, if those actions don't ring a bell hunt up a small appliance repair shop and they should be able to check it out real quick...
Silicon sealer works well as an adhesive on glass and other silicone substances. Just a thin film where you want the piece to stay and pull the collar down over the sealer, wipe off the excess and let cure. Good Luck
Sometimes some pieces of silicon tubing comes in handy depending on what pieces of glass you are using. Now is also a good time to think about what you want to use when cleaning the glass, the shipping containers the glass pieces ship in will work (with ISO) but at some point they will fail...
I took the bottom off mine and found that the alignment was dependent on where the wiring was pulling or pushing the heater rod, so no real alignment brackets. I don't this for sure but opening the unit may void your warranty.
The very idea that you can outlaw a plant is pretty hard to believe too but they tried. This current dance is just folks trying to still be in charge and make money but if people chose to ignore the usurpers they will continue to fail.
I have been using the same setup as you are using with .75" brass screens from my smoking pipes. However the stainless screens I prefer can be a pain the first few times they go in and out. I have also had some 1" screens but I used those all up and haven't seen any for sale recently. As to...
I just got a used Da Buddha (minus most of its glass) redressed it with some LSV parts and now its the fun vape, love 18.8mm glass for that. However my everyday vape is still the Nano. What gets used in them is still mostly white widow, because it produces a reasonable harvest that is easy to grow.
Its there lots of third party glass out there? Where is it from and how does it access the market place? Also thanks for the Da Buddha, it just did the thing. :)
I mix LSV and Da Buddha glass heater covers and its seems to work. What I don't know is if you will need or want to adjust the height of the heater rod, if so its simple to do 7th Floor even did a video. Good Luck