Cannabis Hardware (formerly NewVape) FlowerPot Twax Vaporizer

[Pyr0]

hey dudes, got some questions..
first, how long is your fp turned on?
i mean do you turn it off, after every hit, or let it stay on for a couple of hours?
second question is, does anybody know what the set button is good for?
I find it somehow difficult, to navigate between temperatures, because it always takes several minutes to settle at the desired point. fromm room temp to 625f around 4mins.. but thats normal right?
thanks for your time

My flowerpot stays on for hours at a time. I expect it will be switched on for 12+ hours today as I have nowhere to be

I don't have my newvape controller anymore, but 4 mins sounds quite long to me although I prefer to hit after its heatsoaked for a few mins anyway.

 

[kilo]

first, how long is your fp turned on?

I only have mine on when I'm actively using it; I let it heat up for five minutes while I do other things around the house, then I put the showerhead on the loaded bowl for a minute before taking my first draw. I'll do one or two bowls before unplugging the unit and putting it away so maybe it's on for twenty minutes or so. There are people who keep theirs on all day, however.

second question is, does anybody know what the set button is good for?

This is explained in the New Vape video around 8:30. You don't need to use it.

fromm room temp to 625f around 4mins.. but thats normal right?

Pretty much. I think mine gets up to 660 in about half that time but 4 minutes isn't unreasonable.

 

[Hogni]

Wow! So long? With my 150w coil it needs just around 90sec. Are you using an NV controller with NV coils? How many watts are they? 100w the older ones and the new ones 80w IIRC?
I let mine stay from the early afternoon until I go to bed - but often I forget to switch it off. But I'm not worried about. I trust my Flower Pot Stand standing on a silicone mat.
I doesn't make sense to switch it off in between cause my GF, who is a real medical patient with some health issues mostly combined with pains, needs it on demand w/o waiting 5 minutes and more until temp stabilization. And I for myself use it in between. Maybe be it's not very power saving but it streches the life of the coil for sure.

 

[Miyaca]

to be specific, in this 4mins most of the time is spend on the cooldown phase after the temperatur overshot.

 

[Hogni]

That's a question regarding your controller. It needs more than 2min for cooling down to set temp? Weird! Mine needs around 15sec (no NV controller/coil)

 

[pxl_jockey]

@Hogni I think I know what’s going on, depending upon OP’s location. Reading this I immediately thought of how much faster electromagical devices of all sorts perform and how drastically charging is reduced in Europe with 220-240v compared to North America with 110-120v. Everything from electric kettles & ovens to charging your mobile is much faster. Maybe this explains it? Maybe I don’t understand?

The community here and the willingness of this thread’s members to be helpful is COOL. I’ve been missing @NewVape710 & @NewVape420 lately. Wonder what they’re getting up to in the Vape Lab?

Hope y’all have wonderful weedy weekends!

 

[YaMon]

It’s not the voltage that matters, it’s the current. Here in the states at 110v the current is 60 cycles, but in Jamaica it is 50 cycles. It takes a bit longer for heating elements to warm up down there, but not enough to complain about. 4 minutes to reach set temperature after power on does not sound terrible to me. I turn my PID on in the early evening and it stays on until I go to bed. When I do turn it on like others I go do other things. If I’m in a hurry I grab my VapCap. Respect! -YaMon

 

[Miyaca]

nono, wasn`t complaining at all, just wondering, and yes maybe because of the position..

 

[Larrytargeteye]

Can I possibly get a quick run down on this using or not using different brushes that leave metal deposits on a titanium bowl?I use a storz and bickle brush that has the metal flange on it but that metal flange never comes into contact with the titanium bowl as the bristles are longer than the depth of the screen in the bowl.does this make any difference?just when your all settled in you vaping habits and you hear this type of thing.

 

[Vaporware]

hey dudes, got some questions..
first, how long is your fp turned on?
i mean do you turn it off, after every hit, or let it stay on for a couple of hours?
second question is, does anybody know what the set button is good for?
I find it somehow difficult, to navigate between temperatures, because it always takes several minutes to settle at the desired point. fromm room temp to 625f around 4mins.. but thats normal right?
thanks for your time

Mine is on more than it’s off, no problems. I do think it works better after it’s been on a bit longer though. You can use it after 4 minutes, but something more like 10 mins is preferable I think. Since I usually have it on though, I haven’t done a lot of testing to get an exact time where it seems fully heat soaked.

Can I possibly get a quick run down on this using or not using different brushes that leave metal deposits on a titanium bowl?I use a storz and bickle brush that has the metal flange on it but that metal flange never comes into contact with the titanium bowl as the bristles are longer than the depth of the screen in the bowl.does this make any difference?just when your all settled in you vaping habits and you hear this type of thing.

There are brushes where the actual bristles are metal, and those are the issue. If you get one of those just stick with Ti, and if your brush has sharp metal edges somewhere I’d try to avoid scraping those sharp bits on the bowl, otherwise I wouldn’t worry about it.

 

[steama]

Can I possibly get a quick run down on this using or not using different brushes that leave metal deposits on a titanium bowl?I use a storz and bickle brush that has the metal flange on it but that metal flange never comes into contact with the titanium bowl as the bristles are longer than the depth of the screen in the bowl.does this make any difference?just when your all settled in you vaping habits and you hear this type of thing.

Never had to use anything as harsh as a wire brush on a Ti bowl. All you need to do is clean with an ISO damp paper towel and wipe clean when the bowl is warm. No scrubbing needed. If things are really bad soak in a bowl of warm ISO and clean with bamboo skewers.

No need to use metal to clean your gear...it's just not good.

 

[Larrytargeteye]

Excellent.flapping about nothing as usual.I've been using an s&b brush from the start and I've never had to iso my screens yet.only my post ever needs cleaning.thank you.I'm just waiting for my daughter to hit the hay so I can indulge and go to sleep myself. Back up at 4.30 to see darren till get ko'd by Tyrone Woodley. I'm a brit as well

 

[steama]

Excellent.flapping about nothing as usual.

you fit right in...I'm a skilled nothing flapper too, blah, blah, blah,

 

[Grifo]

it would be cool if there was a larger FP that uses a 30mm coil and larger sic/quartz dishes

 

[tylerj55]

it would be cool if there was a larger FP that uses a 30mm coil and larger sic/quartz dishes

You just made me dream of a Flowerpot with a bucket instead of a halo style dish. That would be amazing!

 

[Grifo]

You just made me dream of a Flowerpot with a bucket instead of a halo style dish. That would be amazing!

i wouldn't mind the halo as long as they were larger

 

[Hogni]

Once upon a time there was an idea....

 

[Zangano Cruel]

hey dudes, got some questions..
first, how long is your fp turned on?
i mean do you turn it off, after every hit, or let it stay on for a couple of hours?
second question is, does anybody know what the set button is good for?
I find it somehow difficult, to navigate between temperatures, because it always takes several minutes to settle at the desired point. fromm room temp to 625f around 4mins.. but thats normal right?
thanks for your time

I have a VRod, since I have it, has been on 24/7 mostly...
My VRod is at 666F around the 2:30min mark, maybe less..., from room temperature...

Normally 100% flower out of avalibility but some shatter has recently come into my life so both would be nice. Is there much lost with flower in the Vrod over the showerhead. Say if flower was used 95%+ of the time?

What's up man???
Long time no see...
I have a VRod and it's amazing, go for the SiC dish, try to get the Starter kit if you can afford it, with the base and debowler, and enail, avoid the glass, you must still have a bunch from yeras ago, enjoy it...

 

[tylerj55]

Once upon a time there was an idea....

Wow.... That would be a dream come true lol. Any idea why it was scrapped? @NewVape710

 

[Larrytargeteye]

you fit right in...I'm a skilled nothing flapper too, blah, blah, blah,

Im ok usually but as soon as I hear something about lead deposits and all that!!haha

 

[tb42091]

@Miyaca

I have my FP enail plugged into a smart power strip and it's on 10-20+ hours a day. Only off when I leave the house and the timer on the powerstrip kicks it off at 430am.

Takes my enail ~2 mins to get to temp. Maybe 1 more minute to be able to get wispy hits, and 2 more minutes after that to really stabilize at my preferred/set temp. So 5 mins and my showerhead is pretty well good to go, though I'd probably wait until 10 mins if I were going to do a dab off the top, just to be sure the whole thing is heat soaked.

 

[pxl_jockey]

For those leaving their setups on 16-24 hours a day, I have a Q for ya: are you in the same room with your FP primarily or is it set up in a secondary location that’s ready to go?

I’d like to have a Vrod station in my studio, where no pets/visitors venture; it’s on the second floor (3rd floor in US). It’s a small space with skylights so it’ll be good ventilation for the massive clouds occurring! Having everything out of sight = out of wife’s mind. So this location is definitely the spot.

Most times I’m on the ground floor or first floor though and will have to go upstairs, medicate a few quick rips and move on. Sometimes I’ll just hang out there but mostly it’s going to be hit-n-run.

So would you leave the Auber-300a on its 16-hr timer or turn on/off each time? I’m not opposed to having to wait for heat-up each time because I am a world-class putterer and can always find something to occupy 5 minutes. I’m wondering if the constant off&on would shorten the coil’s lifetime. My parents house burned down and so I’m fairly paranoid about fires, but I do leave my log on 24/7 unless I leave the house.

You can tell I’ve got some real issues so help me look at this rationally please!

 

[YaMon]

@pxl_jockey it seems there is a market for a vented fireproof enclosure where you’re FlowerPot could be stored along with GP and accessories.. perhaps like the old sewing machine cases or desks, where you flip a panel up and back and have full access. I’ve been trying to engage a cabinet maker friend to build me a desk for my iMac that would also house several of my vapes in secret compartments including my FP. Lots of talented FCers here, perhaps someone will whip something up? Respect! -YaMon

 

[invertedisdead]

For those leaving their setups on 16-24 hours a day, I have a Q for ya: are you in the same room with your FP primarily or is it set up in a secondary location that’s ready to go?

I got a desk set up in the back bedroom as a vape station / rosin reward center . I hang out back there and vape/listen to music.

I turn the PIDs off when I leave the house but other than that they are always on for 16+ hours a day or so.

Honestly to me it depends on how many sessions you do in a day. If you just take a few hits a day I'd probably turn it off between use, but if you medicate often I'd just leave it on.

 

[Vaporware]

For those leaving their setups on 16-24 hours a day, I have a Q for ya: are you in the same room with your FP primarily or is it set up in a secondary location that’s ready to go?

I’d like to have a Vrod station in my studio, where no pets/visitors venture; it’s on the second floor (3rd floor in US). It’s a small space with skylights so it’ll be good ventilation for the massive clouds occurring! Having everything out of sight = out of wife’s mind. So this location is definitely the spot.

Most times I’m on the ground floor or first floor though and will have to go upstairs, medicate a few quick rips and move on. Sometimes I’ll just hang out there but mostly it’s going to be hit-n-run.

So would you leave the Auber-300a on its 16-hr timer or turn on/off each time? I’m not opposed to having to wait for heat-up each time because I am a world-class putterer and can always find something to occupy 5 minutes. I’m wondering if the constant off&on would shorten the coil’s lifetime. My parents house burned down and so I’m fairly paranoid about fires, but I do leave my log on 24/7 unless I leave the house.

You can tell I’ve got some real issues so help me look at this rationally please!

I’m generally in the same room, but if there’s nothing/no one to worry about messing with it I wouldn’t be too worried about having it on elsewhere in the house while I was home. It’s never mattered whether I was in the room or not though because there has never been strange behavior or anything I had to intervene in.

On the other hand, I have had multiple other electrical devices start putting out nasty electrical burning smells that I was fortunate enough to notice and possibly prevent fires from, so I’m wary about leaving most things plugged in and running for long periods when I’m not around.

Still, almost all of us do this with refrigerators, lights, computers, etc. with little worry and few problems. I believe these controllers and coils are pretty safe though, so while I’m not confident enough to say you shouldn’t worry, I’d probably be okay with having it on in a safe place in a room I wasn’t usually in as long as I had a smoke detector nearby and visited it at reasonable intervals. You’d have to decide what was reasonable for you though.

Last safety thing; especially if you’re going to have it automatically turn on when you’re not in the room, it’s important to make sure nothing might fall or be placed on the head. If it turned off at night and then someone tossed a bunch of papers on the desk with a couple touching the cold head, you could wake up to a disaster when the timer turned it back on.

One other thing to consider is smart outlets. You plug them into the wall and plug other things into them, and you can use your phone/tablet/computer to remotely turn them on and off. That way you can get it heated up without physically going to turn it on, but you would again have to make sure it was consistently safe to turn on remotely.

As for coil life, from what I’ve heard coil life will be longer if you don’t turn it on and off a lot, but I’m not sure how much difference it makes and I know it’ll use more power being on all the time. I wouldn’t count on leaving it on to save money or anything, it’s just more convenient for frequent or lazy users. I should really turn mine off more than I do...