So we basically stripped it down, took it apart and made what we think are some great modifications turning it from a Flowermate into an E-livi8.
You mean you made Smiss produce a custom OEM version for you right? You wouldn't infringe on their intellectual property, wouldn't you?
Apart from that it seems you took all the suggestions from the original FM5 thread, including
@Egzoset proposed fix, and implemented them. Not bad, but I wonder how the improved temperature settings will fare when they release the FM5-Pro next month...
Also while your FM5 air path drawing is not entirely false, it doesn't really portray the reality where the air input follows the path of least resistance and is drawn *for the major part* from the exterior directly via the external shell holes, right under the bowl bottom.
I can't deny it could be better as indeed the air path is not fully isolated in the original, and this is apparently what you did here.
Last question: did you manage (assuming it's really a OEM contract) to make them source a different kind of polyimide insulation tape to put around the bowl? Because this was (and still is) a big problem with both the FM5 and FM8... this bloody tape reeks so much when it's new (well I've been told it might not be the tape itself but rather the glue on it) it needs an outrageous amount of empty burn-ins to dissipate to acceptable levels.
I told them several times to fix the problem, they said they would but AFAIK it's still present.
That being said some people having less sensitive nostrils reported having zero problem with that and using the device right out of the box. For my part I know it was problematic for the 5 different devices I got from them...
Anyways I wish you good luck with your product, welcome, and it's good to have you on board! We can be a bit rude with manufacturers at times but in the end I'm sure your presence here will pay off!