Discontinued Elevape SV

[EveryDayAmnesiac]

Yeah dude we got you, just trying to help figure out what it could be. Do you have the screws on opposite sides of the posts or in the back facing the same direction? Mine face backwards, I have one of the first 50 units

My original unit had the screws like yours, in the back. Joe then updated mine (I guess) to the opposite sides. I do like having them on the opposite sides more - seems it make it less likely to accidentally drop the screws in the "hole" there and possibly get them stuck there.

 

[Shit Snacks]

My original unit had the screws like yours, in the back. Joe then updated mine (I guess) to the opposite sides. I do like having them on the opposite sides more - seems it make it less likely to accidentally drop the screws in the "hole" there and possibly get them stuck there.

Yeah its good they changed it, mines been fine just bc I dont really have to touch it really now that its done. I wonder what it is, I mean this isn't a super even cook regardless if you don't stir every hit (and even then, so draw consistent). Hopefully you can get it back to normal soon

 

[HerbieVonVapster]

Sorry the hear your having issue again. Only suggest I can think of is that, I use a superfine screen from a old mflb. It keelp the sensor clean. Not sure whats up with the coils I never had to replace mine.

 

[420democrat]

HI guys so i just got a elevape sv from s former member. The taste is awsome im at 310 315 320 But the hits are extremly short i see it stopping and turning back on, should it not stay on for the duration of my inhale? ANd no matter how long i charge it the app wont say 100 charge . How scared shkuld i be of combustion

 

[mixchu69]

I just combusted for the first time. But I have combusted with enano and Daisy, so it's not uncommon. The worst is the taste. The Elevape was one of my favorite taste vapes but now I got to air it out. Any tips to speed this process up???

 

[HerbieVonVapster]

Iso would help with getting rid of the smell. Tear it apart soak parts and hot water rinse should take care of it.

 

[OF]

But the hits are extremly short i see it stopping and turning back on, should it not stay on for the duration of my inhale? ANd no matter how long i charge it the app wont say 100 charge .

8 second time out. Restart if you want, but it will time out.

Don't sweat a few percent on the 'meter', others seem to have it.

Iso would help with getting rid of the smell. Tear it apart soak parts and hot water rinse should take care of it.

I also found scrubbing out the 'vapor path' (most of which you can get to with the cases split) with a q-tip and ISO did a good job.

OF

 

[420democrat]

Well i did 3 loads with my esv last night, I ended up raising the temp a good bit. Im not getting the best results espically when compared to my firefly and hammer. THe battery refuses to indicate full charge even after over night on the charger. I also cant get very big clouds. Is maybe my firmware/software outdated? i found 2 websites offering the app. What is this bottlecap screen everyone speaks of?

 

[PPN]

I get also the battery issue and even the last version of the app don't helps, I would like to hear the manufacturer here about this issue...

It's definitly not a big cloud maker, especially if you don't want to combust but I'm pretty happy with the light tasty clouds I get using the lowest settings (1-6), I can take 3-4 hits before to stir (the 2nd one is the better) and I finish the bowl with 3-4 hits at higher t° (8-12).

There is 3 website offering the app, the last one is the European site, there is a links somewhere in the last pages of this thread.

The bottlecap screen, yes it helps to get a more uniform heat...I think , but it's nice cause there is less cleaning to do than the factory screen too.

 

[Shit Snacks]

Bottle cap screen is detailed earlier in the thread.

App does not ever shoe 100% really bc I trickle charges at like 98% and tries not to over charge. For battery longevity.

Try taking two puffs or a longer primer puff and you can get a bigger hit.

 

[420democrat]

So i brought the elevape with me today and im thinking my ff just got replaced. I have pretty low temps, getting great flavor on 12 and 3... def buying a stir lid, what grinder you guys doing? Whats the maz temp most of you set to wothout combustion im scared to go past like 355 which is my 3

This thing is amazing. I literally love this vape alrdy lol.

 

[Jsqz]

I'm really liking my ESV after Joe fixed it, and the stir lid definitely helps keep it even.

My only complaints are when sharing the unit it can get somewhat hot on my highest setting (19/395) from passing it back and forth, and some conduction that occurs from the stir lid. The conduction doesn't really concern me personally, but I figured some of you may prefer to minimize conduction. I noticed that the abv around the stir lid prongs (?) was darker than the rest.

But with a fine grind, loose pack and stir lid I can get pretty even abv. I may have to open it up to stir once or twice for a full dark extraction, but that's not a huge deal.

 

[Shit Snacks]

So i brought the elevape with me today and im thinking my ff just got replaced. I have pretty low temps, getting great flavor on 12 and 3... def buying a stir lid, what grinder you guys doing? Whats the maz temp most of you set to wothout combustion im scared to go past like 355 which is my 3

This thing is amazing. I literally love this vape alrdy lol.

Yeah I've been using without the stir lid the most, I like the bottle cap screen and cracking open to stir with it is pretty quick and easy. A fine grind yields bigger clouds, but it gets things dirtier ofcourse.

A course grind with the stir lid was really good for all day out and about low temp hits. My heat settings are at 305-335-365 and they seem to be a pretty good range for me (but could prob go even higher, especially with stir lid)

This is definitely more impressive than the firefly, but FF is better to use with other people and its still a fun home portable.

 

[Jsqz]

@420democrat I haven't gone over 395 (and don't plan to except for maybe concentrate) and have never gotten combustion. I don't really feel the need to use 395 often and mostly use 345 (1) or 370 (2) instead for better flavor. If I do make a change to my temps, I will be going down rather than up. Probably should have answered that question in my first response haha.

 

[420democrat]

Ill have to try going up a good bit in my temps . I feel im still a bit low...my 3 is 355 , this thing is impressing me at theese low temps. Flavor surpasses my ff and dbv and doing the prime hit im getting huge clouds. Very small chamber too. The ff cant keep up with this and at home the hammer crushes both lol. But the esv certainly my new favorite by far cant wait to play with temps. What grinders are you all using, i used to hand break the bud coarsley for my ff. For my hammer and esv ive bern using a sharpstone mini, the bud grindd pretty fine. Also could i add a extra screen to tge chamber to keep it cleaner?

 

[Jsqz]

I use a Sharpstone 4pc (not sure what size exactly, id say its a medium sized grinder) and flip it upside down and grind away. My friend has a 4pc Space Case, but for some reason I have trouble getting as fine of a grind upside down with his and seem to spend twice as long grinding to get similar results.

Not entirely sure about screens yet. I use the bottle cap screen (haven't opened it up since I put it in there), but I expect that it should keep particles out of the lid as well as out of the rest of the unit, maybe someone who has had theirs for longer can give you better advice on that. My bottle cap screen is a really cheap screen I picked up from a gas station, so I plan to replace it in the long run with something a bit finer, but until then I have one of the stock screens on top of my bottle cap since it is finer.

Hope that helped at least a little bit lol.

 

[Shit Snacks]

It just has to be cleaned every week if you use it daily on the regular I think, that's the best way. With a fine grind, you'll find some brown dust coating the vapor oils in the lid, and some in the main chamber (try to scrape and save it if you can)

 

[Jsqz]

@Shit Snacks do you prefer a coarse grind for easier maintenance or do you think it creates better vapor quality/taste/density/clouds etc. (I know "better" is subjective, but I just want your opinion) ? I haven't tried a coarse grind yet myself because I like to pre-grind so all that I currently have is already ground up fine. Thanks.

 

[Shit Snacks]

@Shit Snacks do you prefer a coarse grind for easier maintenance or do you think it creates better vapor quality/taste/density/clouds etc. (I know "better" is subjective, but I just want your opinion) ? I haven't tried a coarse grind yet myself because I like to pre-grind so all that I currently have is already ground up fine. Thanks.

Yeah I've tried both, but finer is better for bigger clouds. I've done hand broken course with the stir lid and no screen at low temp, and it kept me all day. That method also works great in a movie theater.

But generally I use a medium-fine mix in my sv shredder 4-piece that I use as 3 or two piece (removed kief catch screen). I also prefer to pre grind a bunch in a canister for this vape, then can just pour some in or use a little shovel, then make it even and stir with a toothpick.

Fuller pack also yields bigger clouds (no duh?) but more risk of combustion if too dense

 

[TNT_error]

I have a question for those who also have the haze. Just a simple which one do you guys prefer in general? I like my haze, but I also like the instant vapors. Would it be worth the trade off ?

Thanks

 

[Shit Snacks]

I have a question for those who also have the haze. Just a simple which one do you guys prefer in general? I like my haze, but I also like the instant vapors. Would it be worth the trade off ?

Thanks

I've used the v2 Haze, and its really night and day, since haze is conduction session. They would compliment each other nicely I'm sure, but I dont know if one really takes place of the other? Though they can both do concentrates, its a bit more native in the Haze asofnow

 

[EveryDayAmnesiac]

This is definitely more impressive than the firefly

I could not agree with this less, particularly the "definitely" part.

 

[Jsqz]

I have a question for those who also have the haze. Just a simple which one do you guys prefer in general? I like my haze, but I also like the instant vapors. Would it be worth the trade off ?

I don't own a haze, but I've used it. I think that they are both different enough that you could probably find yourself using them both in certain situations. I like the haze's bowl size and easy compatibility with concentrates (as in it already has an easy way to vape concentrates stock), but I'm sure that when the rumored concentrate pad comes out for the ESV it will be very comparable.

For solo vape sessions, I haven't personally used anything better than the ESV, but when vaping with others the haze is probably better because of the bowl size and not much of a learning curve ime.

Yeah I've tried both, but finer is better for bigger clouds. I've done hand broken course with the stir lid and no screen at low temp, and it kept me all day. That method also works great in a movie theater.

But generally I use a medium-fine mix in my sv shredder 4-piece that I use as 3 or two piece (removed kief catch screen). I also prefer to pre grind a bunch in a canister for this vape, then can just pour some in or use a little shovel, then make it even and stir with a toothpick.

Fuller pack also yields bigger clouds (no duh?) but more risk of combustion if too dense

Thanks! This is exactly the type of answer I was hoping for. I thought I was a cloud chaser, but after using my ESV more and more I find myself preferring smaller, looser packs. I love the versatility that it has to work effectively with multiple types of grinds and packs.

 

[Shit Snacks]

I could not agree with this less, particularly the "definitely" part.

Classic you! lol

Yeah I just find the tech and design of this much more revolutionary than the firefly personally, the greater portability and temp settings clinch it for me. But it also definitely has a steeper learning curve than the ff.

My first firefly didn't have to be stirred which was really nice, but it was also lower in temp and couldn't get as dark as my ESV. Newer firefly replacement hits hotter and harsher, and requires stirring just like the ESV. ESV hits are so much cooler, my old ff tasted better but this new one gets hot spots so taste actually doesn't last long though it starts great.

Add that to esv's longer battery life and use while usb charging, ff only has it beat in battery swappability (but ff batteries dont tend to hold their charges so well or last that long, so to me its like it really needs the battery replacent, its more like Thermovape T1 to me in that way actually).

Even though my newer ff hits harder, my esv is still overall more powerful for me and others I've used them with. A friend got an esv and his experience has been very positive as well, he hits it out at bars and during work, but he's also a combuster too so he's not as picky as we are, but loves the convection power of the esv for stealthy hits.

For me, it costed $260 for the Elevape and $240 for the Firefly with extra battery (I now have one new one, an old hood one, and two sporadic duds that I never need to use) putting them on reasonable grounds, and I definitely think the Elevape is more worth the money (I think ff was a little overpriced even at what I paid). I am glad I bought the Elevape first, but am also glad I bought the firefly and plan to keep both even when my Grasshopper and Zion arrive (though I expect the Hopper to be my most used portable portable, since it ticks all my marks it seems...)

@Jsqz I love its versatility, the various temps, different grinds, lids, and other mods make it capable of finding a niche for many users if they can be patient with it.

If you crave sheer simplicity, the esv may not be best ofcourse, hence why my firefly gets more group use

 

[EveryDayAmnesiac]

the tech and design of this much more revolutionary than the firefly personally

Well, since I only can experience the tech of the ESV intermittently, I can't really agree on this one. After plenty of months of (sometimes) using it, I can say that my opinion on the coils is that I hate them. I think the temp control is spotty at best (and wildly inaccurate in everyday usage - 305 F and producing clouds?). I find the app is useless for me when gauging charge level, and looks completely amateurish IMO. And the camera that is supposed to take how ever fucking many pics per second becomes very unstable (like, more so) as soon as any little bits get trapped underneath it - one of the problems I've had. IME.

The angle of coils? The tightness of screws? The number of screens? The status of your sensor? This all having an effect - I don't think that's a design that is all that impressive.

And "definitely" not user-friendly.

I want to pick up my vape and make vapor - not play with a "science project," so to speak. But if the worst thing that happens to me today is that I realize the ESV ain't for me, then I suppose I'm a lucky

Sorry that your FF is hitting harshly. That's simply something I've never experienced with mine. I don't have to stir my FF (if I shred). I only need to shake it near the end.

For my money, the FF has the ESV beat in more than just battery swappability, but this is the ESV thread after all ...

I will certainly grant you that the FF batteries do a poor job of holding their charge.

I'd agree the ESV is more powerful - I have no problem combusting with it, and have never combusted in my FF.

After all my sendbacks, I've spent more on my ESV. Maybe it's just user error - I'd be more than happy to admit that. Hell, if Joe told me that, I'd accept it and move on. But I'm fairly knowledgeable when it comes to vapes, and I've never had problems before - other than a series of Ascents (silicone issues, charging issues, etc - sure wasn't the only one).

My only real problem with your original post is that you stated your opinion as a fact; I'm a big fan of qualifiers.