Arizer Solo

[OF]

Been soaking since Sunday. Any ideas?

Yes, long soaks cold are not very productive. You want hot. And fresh. Put the FBomb in a jar or similar (I use one of the plastic squeeze bottles you see ketchup in i restaurants, it's soft enough to not chip and the FBomb 'just fits'. Add a dash of PBW (a few ccs?) and the hottest water from the tap. I then put the lot in a bowl of hot water in the sink and dribble in enough to keep it hot for 5 or 10 minutes, removing it to shake from time to time so that fresh fluid is flushed through the piece.

Heat, time, agitation and fresh PBW are keys. The 'oxygen action' is what gets under stuff, once that's gone agitation is all there is left. As it cools, the chemical action slows WAY down. You want hot.

Since the bulk is gone, a treatment or two more should do the trick I'd bet?

Good luck.

OF

 

[ataxian]

Thanks @ataxian for the info. I searched Home Depot and there are a LOT of Zep products. Could you please tell me the main use and which chemicals you mean.

I am not in the USA and I will have to find a substitute, that will be easier if I know which Zep you refer to.

Thanks again.

Listen to OF I just like my stuff very clean.
All my glasses for drinking wine are without spots.
ZEP has very high ph so a drain cleaner might be close?

In the past I had some luck using Baking Soda & Vingar then PBW.

Just keep your water warm!

 

[OF]

Listen to OF I just like my stuff very clean.
All my glasses for drinking wine are without spots.
ZEP has very high ph so a drain cleaner might be close?

In the past I had some luck using Baking Soda & Vingar then PBW.

Just keep your water warm!

I don't know ZEP, but drain cleaners are pretty caustic. A strong detergent, like say dishwasher detergent, might be a useful place to start, but PBW is all that and more. Like the Oxygen part, built in water softeners and buffers and such.

I'd be careful with the Vinegar and Soda action, it can generate a lot of gas. Many years ago a friend used it to decorate his mother's kitchen when trying to clean a bong. It started to 'boil over' on him, he put his hand on top and sent a stream across the kitchen to the drapes and wall. Terminal on the wall paper. His answer to 'what happened' didn't wash and he ended up seriously busted. Afterward he said he should have thrown it away......or given it to me. I don't have friends like that these days......

OF

 

[ataxian]

I don't know ZEP, but drain cleaners are pretty caustic. A strong detergent, like say dishwasher detergent, might be a useful place to start, but PBW is all that and more. Like the Oxygen part, built in water softeners and buffers and such.

I'd be careful with the Vinegar and Soda action, it can generate a lot of gas. Many years ago a friend used it to decorate his mother's kitchen when trying to clean a bong. It started to 'boil over' on him, he put his hand on top and sent a stream across the kitchen to the drapes and wall. Terminal on the wall paper. His answer to 'what happened' didn't wash and he ended up seriously busted. Afterward he said he should have thrown it away......or given it to me. I don't have friends like that these days......

OF

What are your thoughts on steam cleaning without chemicals?

GSC in a VORTEX stem during lunch hour is not bad with a SOLO on 5!

 

[OF]

What are your thoughts on steam cleaning without chemicals?

Interesting idea...... Given the junk isn't water soluble you'd need live steam and strong flow. Might do great on a stem, but a WT could be hard to deal with, and dangerous. I think I'll pass.

Then again, when I was younger (and immortal) and worked in a shop where we had a steam cleaner in the yard I might have been tempted to see how it did as a stem cleaner......when nobody was watching of course.

OF

 

[ataxian]

Interesting idea...... Given the junk isn't water soluble you'd need live steam and strong flow. Might do great on a stem, but a WT could be hard to deal with, and dangerous. I think I'll pass.

Then again, when I was younger (and immortal) and worked in a shop where we had a steam cleaner in the yard I might have been tempted to see how it did as a stem cleaner......when nobody was watching of course.

OF

Steam Cleaning is how my house is cleaned.
I hate the smell of chemicals.

My water pipes were cleaned with a steam cleaner last year and I was going to have it done again.
Currently I just use PBW and warm clean water. (I'll have it done!)

Time To put the SOLO back on the GIZMO!

 

[OF]

Steam Cleaning is how my house is cleaned.

That's low pressure steam, 'steam cleaning' in name only really. The idea is to heat it up so the chemical action is better, bind the dirt to condensed steam and suck it all up. Generally the steam is not pure water.

In fact, most home cleaning services don't really use steam, just very hot water spray. Steam is not needed and is harder to deal with.

It's a clean way to clean up fabrics and surfaces with stuff that 'water likes'. To work with oil (like on an engine block) you need to heat it enough to melt the goo, attack it with serious wetting agents usually and BLAST it clean. Can't blast inside a glass WT you know.........

Stanley Steamer can't do much for a dirty engine block. Or a fouled bong. Still a fun idea I think.

OF

 

[ataxian]

Can't blast inside a glass WT you know.........

Stanley Steamer can't do much for a dirty engine block. Or a fouled bong. Still a fun idea I think.

OF

Well when I had all pieces steamed cleaned they all sparkled?

I charged my SOLO with the GIZMO created by @OF

Getting geared up to go blast off!

 

[sickmanfraud]

Well, my F-bomb sparkles. The additional heat was the key.

Thanks @OF & @ataxian .

If I want to reclaim the resin going forward how often do I need to soak the F-bomb in ethanol?

If I knew where my kids put my digital camera I would take a picture.

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

Well, my F-bomb sparkles. The additional heat was the key.

Thanks @OF & @ataxian .

If I want to reclaim the resin going forward how often do I need to soak the F-bomb in ethanol?

If I knew where my kids put my digital camera I would take a picture.

Clean whenever you want. I usually do once a week however have fallen back from vaping in general a bit lately so it seems more like every 2 weeks. The sooner you clean it the easier it is but the less you get. Yes, drinkable ethanol, if you want to vape it get stuff with no flavorings or anything (Everclear or an equivalent are good) and evaporate.

 

[sickmanfraud]

Would using one of the domed screens on top of the medicine allow other "hamster" like uses but right side up?

Since my F-bomb was being cleaned for the last few days I think I have fallen in love with the high heat remove the stem deal.

Any ideas of something I could do until I get some domed screens?

 

[1DMF]

My Solo battery died on me during a session, so I plugged it in as I thought it could be used while charging, but it still kept turning itself off.

Is there a minimum charge required for the Solo to work while plugged in?

 

[chris 71]

hey guys iv got a question for you . little back up story first.

ok so i got my first solo in may 2012 its serial num is m107-87463. anyway when i first got it ,it had that new car smell . i followed the instruction and did a couple burn off cycles . then went on to use it multiple times a day . it has retained this new car smell to this day .
i never really thought much about it , maybe wondered a couple time if there was anything to worry about but didnt and hasnt seemed to cause me any trouble health wise .
i also bought two extreame q but i used the solo much more , in fact i liked it so much i bought a new solo maybe a year or less ago. and put the old one away
i noticed right away that the new one didnt have that new car smell at all . so today i desided give the old one a spin , anyway to my surprise i could actually taste the new car smell with the vapor . dont ask me how i didnt notice this before but i really didnt its a subtle taste .
i mean i could always smell it .
you still can smell it if you just pick it up and sniff . but i never noticed the taste or smell in the vapor before. maybe its because i was still new to vaping and was long time smoker .

anyway so now to my question . im wondering if it would be worth a shot contacting them and telling them my story ? i mean the solo is still working fine and wanted it for a back up , but i wont use it now after this discovery and just hope that it was ok to have used it like i did ? would they give me a replacement after all this time anyone have any idea ? also i dont have my recipt but may beable to find it in my email not sure thoug thanks for any help

 

[OF]

Would using one of the domed screens on top of the medicine allow other "hamster" like uses but right side up?

Yes, but it's not needed really, at least with good herb. Take a good hit or two 'hamster style' and the load gets 'glued in place' and you can turn it upright again without anything shifting.

Is there a minimum charge required for the Solo to work while plugged in?

Yes, IIRC it's something on the order of 15 or 20 minutes (with the unit off, of course) to be able to complete a single session. It will vary some, unit to unit, since the charge rates differ a bit.

However, this (working the battery hard at the bottom of the range) is very hard on the battery and should be avoided if you love your battery. Keep an eye on the battery level and never run more than a single session after it hits bottom is my advice.......in addition to avoiding 'use while charging' in general. Charge or use, but not at the same time. FWIW, ESV's upgrade locks this function (charge while using) as that was killing too many batteries. And avoid 'leaving it plugged in so it's ready to go'.

OF

 

[1DMF]

@OF crikey, seems like the battery need rather a lot of mollycoddling if it's going to last!

I guess if I do kill the battery, it will give me an excuse to get a high capacity replacement from vapefiend

 

[OF]

@OF crikey, seems like the battery need rather a lot of mollycoddling if it's going to last!

You might look at it that way. I look at it more like following a few simple rules and paying attention. Run a new tire without enough air and you'll end it's life early as well, or leave a sandwich with Mayo out of the refrigerator too long, or date married women......

OF

 

[1DMF]

@OF I didn't mean I wouldn't try , but remembering to unplug stuff on charge has never been my strong suit. I will try to remember to not leave it plugged in while in use, @Pipes stand does make that easy

 

[CarolKing]

@OF crikey, seems like the battery need rather a lot of mollycoddling if it's going to last!

I guess if I do kill the battery, it will give me an excuse to get a high capacity replacement from vapefiend

You are perfectly entitled to treat your battery as you wish. Throw caution to the wind, but you are aware of the consequences, Just buy a new battery after a year.

All portable vaporizers have battery degrades after time. Some vaporizer don't have a way of removing the battery for a switch out, so then it turns into a throw away vape.

 

[Dr. Soxhlet]

@OF remembering to unplug stuff on charge has never been my strong suit. @Pipes stand does make that easy

I use an old kitchen timer to make sure I don't overcharge. It only runs for an hour so I have to reset an extra time, but I have never charged to the top this way. Just about any timer with a place to plug in the charger would work though. And OF has built an electronic device that actually senses when the charge is sufficient and turns it off at that point.
These batteries actually last a long time any way you treat them, but the point is if these tips are followed you may be able to double or even triple the battery life! Worth the trouble in my opinion.

 

[1DMF]

And OF has built an electronic device that actually senses when the charge is sufficient and turns it off at that point.

Yeah i was just reading about their electronic wizardry in the Ascent thread. I can't be trusted with hot things so soldering irons are out of the question.

I'll just do my best to look after it as @OF says, if it dies, as @CarolKing says, I'll simply have to buy another battery.

Actually @OF has saved my DaVinci as I had been leaving it plugged in all the time while not in use, consider my knuckles wrapped, and that behavior curbed , especially as DaVinci confirmed @OF as being correct about this behavior!

 

[sickmanfraud]

I killed my first battery by overcharging. Before my hi capacity arrived about a year ago I was only able to get 1 maybe 2 sessions before needing to be recharged.

Don't overcharge the battery an listen to @OF about not letting your battery stay on the charger. If you do that you will save yourself the expense of a new battery.

Put another way that folks understand: Would you rather buy a new battery or have $ to buy another vape?

 

[1DMF]

Put another way that folks understand: Would you rather buy a new battery or have $ to buy another vape?

Don't you mean have $ to buy more herb

 

[OF]

Put another way that folks understand: Would you rather buy a new battery or have $ to buy another vape?

Don't you mean have $ to buy more herb

Two trick questions in a row! Another milepost passed.......

I think the correct answer to both is "yes!'?

OF

 

[Hot Dog Day 187]

almost a year ago now i traded one of my friends trying to get off combustion my solo, after i had got my mighty and the solo collected dust. i hadnt missed it but the more i use the mighty the more i miss the pure glass path of the solo and sometimes i dont always need to get blasted with the mightys full bowl size. so it comes full circle and im all giddy in anticipation of having a solo once again!!! and with my ssv and mighty at my side, when it arrives ill do a nice small solo bowl and enjoy the flavors! i can't wait

p.s. i had my first solo back when they couldn't be charged and used at the same time and now i'm seeing the can be used while you charge them. what if i have a power supply i used to use with my old solo to use while plugged in?

 

[OF]

p.s. i had my first solo back when they couldn't be charged and used at the same time and now i'm seeing the can be used while you charge them. what if i have a power supply i used to use with my old solo to use while plugged in?

You have an excellent door stop. With proper connector it could charge Ascent or the big FMs but it will at best partially charge current Solos. Sorry, but that feature is gone.

You can decide how to use the 'charge while using' feature. My advice is to not. It's hard on the battery (the battery has to supply the missing power so it is constantly charged and discharged. And, for some strange reason, folks use them and forget to unplug......go figure. Habitually charging to 100% is probably the worst thing you can do to the battery.

OF