Iolite vaporiser

[Lo]

Depending on how full I fill the chamber I could use the Iolite for 10-15 minutes, a really full chamber might last nearly a half hour but I usually cash it out sooner due to poor taste (plus I like leaving goodies behind for edibles).

 

[nr-cole]

I too, tend to kill the bowl after fifteen minutes. I don't usually let it get to the point where the taste goes bad, preferring to stash the ABV for edibles later. Still, if you get to the burnt taste, you know your bowl is as done as the Iolite is going to make it.

 

[nr-cole]

Well, the day has come. Given that everyone seems to have trouble with their Iolite eventually I figured my time would have to run out at some point. Tried to clean this morning and it had been a few weeks. Can't get the stem to unscrew from the bowl. I figure it might be all gunked up with resin and therefore unable to twist. I'm also hesitant to really put my back into it and potentially break something (on the Iolite, not myself ).

My first thought was to give it an iso soak. Anybody have other creative solutions to this problem?

 

[greystr0ke]

Let the unit run a few cycles and then try to unscrew the stem. Once it's hot, it's easier to remove.

 

[elixsor]

Let the unit run a few cycles and then try to unscrew the stem. Once it's hot, it's easier to remove.

Yep nothing to worry about just let it heat up a bit and you should be able to get it out no problem.

After that just ISO up the stem and all of it should come right off.

Just make sure you rinse it really well because a lung full of ISO steam is not a pleasant experience!

 

[NineDelta]

Thanks chucku, Lo, nr-cole to answer me

30 minutes it's a lot of time, i don't like taste from 12-15 minutes. It's too toasted.

I made some photos of vaporized weed in Iolite and Volcano to compare. See it:

Weed vaporized about 15 minutes in Iolite (190C):



Weed vaporized in Volcano at 185C:



The 2 weeds to compare colours (on the right: Volcano at 185C):




Weed vaporized 8 minutes in Iolite:

This weed has better colour, a little bit darker than weed vaporized in Volcano at 185C, but very similar.


Pic with 3 weeds vaporizations:

up: Iolite 8 minutes, left: Iolite 15 minutes, right: Volcano at 185C (filled 3 bags about 65-70cm)


Pic with vaporized weed with Volcano at 215C-220C (during some minutes until I didn't see more vapour):

It see brown colour, but light brown, lighter than weed in Iolite during 15 minutes and some dark than weed in Iolite during 8 minutes


Pics with weed vaporized in Volcano: on the left, weed vaporized at 215C, on the right, weed vaporized at 185C


Pic with 4 vaporized weeds:

up: Iolite 8 minutes, left: Iolite 15 minutes, right: Volcano at 185C (filled 3 bags about 65-70cm), down: Volcano at 215C

 

[max]

30 minutes it's a lot of time, i don't like taste from 12-15 minutes. It's too toasted.

That's the problem with loading big. You're taking a lot of hits from herb that's done and taste suffers. The answer is to load less.

 

[nr-cole]

30 minutes it's a lot of time, i don't like taste from 12-15 minutes. It's too toasted.

That's the problem with loading big. You're taking a lot of hits from herb that's done and taste suffers. The answer is to load less.

Seconded. The bowls you pack in your Iolite should be quite a bit smaller than the ones you put in your Volcano. I only like to fill it up a little more than half way at most, and after 15-20 minutes they always come out looking like your Volcano bowls.

 

[buddyfranklin]

the iolite vape is great if you are sophisticated enough to get it working.
i was unable to at first for several different reasons.

with assistance from my local store(unfortunately NOT iolite themselves)
i was able to get my purchase operating properly.
I enjoy using it, alot. As long as it works. I pray i will never, ever have to call iolite, ever again.
let us pray together....

 

[greystr0ke]

the iolite vape is great if you are sophisticated enough to get it working.
i was unable to at first for several different reasons.

with assistance from my local store(unfortunately NOT iolite themselves)
i was able to get my purchase operating properly.
I enjoy using it, alot. As long as it works. I pray i will never, ever have to call iolite, ever again.
let us pray together....

I'm happy that you finally got it working and are now enjoying your unit. Do you by any chance know what you were doing wrong?

 

[JPD686]

Hello, i am new to this site and have been reading through the Iolite thread. I have just ordered one and my friend has one as well, I was Just wondering what some modifications might be for this, i really do not feel like sifting through 130 pages.... i have read quite a few now and have seen not really anything on mods, i think there should be a thread SPECIFICALLY for Iolite Modification.

Any Suggestions?

 

[nr-cole]

http://fuckcombustion.com/viewtopic.php?id=2532

Other than that, I haven't heard of anybody making significant modifications to their Iolite. Did you hear about anything somewhere else that you can share?

Also, just a heads up, I expect this will get moved to General Vaporisation or Ask FC. They like to have one thread per vaporizer on this board.

 

[bruce48]

I think the screen needs changing in my IO which I got back in October.

I have the brass tool which came with my unit and have unscrewed the mouthpiece.

There are no directions as to what to do but it looks like I push the narrow end of the tool into the mouthpiece and push out the screen? I have done this to no avail.

I have not applied too much pressure as I do not want to destroy anything.

Is what I am doing correct?
Any hints as to what to do to pop out the screen?

 

[2Supra4U]

I think the screen needs changing in my IO which I got back in October.

I have the brass tool which came with my unit and have unscrewed the mouthpiece.

There are no directions as to what to do but it looks like I push the narrow end of the tool into the mouthpiece and push out the screen? I have done this to no avail.

I have not applied too much pressure as I do not want to destroy anything.

Is what I am doing correct?
Any hints as to what to do to pop out the screen?

yes it right, the end of the tool is slightly bigger then tyhe circle in the middle of the 5 dot screen. so you can push as hard as you want. your going ot have to push hard if you have been using it as it will get gunked up just like the mouthpiece.

if you just got the io in october no way you should need a new screen, unless youve damaged it somehow by poking at it.

just get it out and give it a good soak in some iso and you'll be good to go

the best thing would be to just give all the removable parts a soak in iso every month or so to keep the parts in good condition.

 

[bruce48]

I thank you for your reply.

When I hold the chamber up to a light source and look through it it is completely blocked, I can not see through it so I figured I could take it out.

Oh good, I was not sure I was doing it correctly. So I will just apply more pressure to pop it out.

I am new to all of this so what is ISO?

 

[Lo]

I cannot take my herb chamber screen out unless it's pretty warm and usually I pre-soak whole metal chamber in Everclear for a bit. Then the screen is easier to push out, I let soak awhile longer. Sometimes I use a dental pick to remove the retaining ring first as that helps get screen out easier.

I have 3 Iolites in rotation and none have needed a screen replacement. One is over a year old...Just cleaning!

And the goodies that are left behind in the Everclear go to tincture for candy

 

[nr-cole]

I thank you for your reply.

When I hold the chamber up to a light source and look through it it is completely blocked, I can not see through it so I figured I could take it out.

Oh good, I was not sure I was doing it correctly. So I will just apply more pressure to pop it out.

I am new to all of this so what is ISO?

ISO is isopropyl alcohol, or rubbing alcohol. It is very effective at loosening resins and plant matter from your screens and other parts of your vape.

 

[bruce48]

I thank you for the info.

 

[nr-cole]

Okay, so I've seen it mentioned in passing a couple times that people have used their Iolite with a bong and the results were magical. I'll keep digging, but I figured while I do that I can also ask if anybody out there has done this, and wants to play show and tell?

 

[jjsmit]

Ok so my iolite here is possibly malfunctioning. I put butane in there and purged it before for like 10 minutes getting out every last drop of air. And when it finally decides to click(usually clicks on in one or two tries) it cycles about every 10-15 seconds. Like that can't be normal and I don't like paying for butane that often. I thought it was my damp herb so I dried it out but this happened/is happening. Pretty anxious about it here, although I'm about to get a MFLB, anyone know what it could be? Also I can tell the temp is lower than normal after each cycle, like each one is weaker. I got visible vapor later into the bowl than usual and the cycles are gradually coming faster.

Again it's not affecting my vapor but I'm concerned about butane usage.

 

[VapeHead.com]

jjsmit - is it really cold where you are right now? The iolite will burn as often as is required to maintain 190 degree temps - if it's hot weather then it'll cycle less frequently, cold weather and it'll burn more frequently.

 

[jjsmit]

Appreciate the suggestion, but I'm in florida and well, it's just not that cold. I timed it and a load lasted about an hour thirty but the visible vapor was less than normal.

I'll try to describe it... The hissing is very quiet when I first turn it on and it doesn't fire then I'll hear a sudden roaring and I click the button and it'll fire on the first try then. So that's why I think it's a malfunction of my iolite. I don't know if my iolite is clogged from the bad particles from the using too much from the bottom of the can one time or what?

..And as I'm listening to it, sometimes it "roars" other times it just hisses. Cycles every 25 seconds Could this be a problem caused by a small amount of air trapped in the tank?

 

[bruce48]

I posted earlier about wanting to do some maintenance on the chamber as it is very clogged.

While the unit was still hot I was able to push out the screen a bit with the tool but the retaining ring only made it up about 2/3rds. I was not able to get the screen out of the chamber past the ring.

There was lots of gunk everywhere that I was able to scrape out but then the unit cooled off as well as the gunk.

Someone mentioned a soaking in Everclear which is not available here.

Could I just drop the whole chamber plastic and all in a glass of ISO and let it sit a while? Would the ISO hurt the plastic?

 

[nr-cole]

Could I just drop the whole chamber plastic and all in a glass of ISO and let it sit a while? Would the ISO hurt the plastic?

This is what I was going to recommend, but I'm not sure about the plastic. I think it should be fine (if it can take the heat then it can probably take the alcohol), but maybe wait until somebody confirms to make sure.

 

[smokum]

I've had no issues at all doing the whole chamber soak in ISO if I've gone too long between cleanings (and a heat up doesn't realease the parts).

Once you separate the 1st (screw-in) attachment to the chamber, you can use the tool and insert it in the attachment end, and while holding the chamber housing.... give the tool end a wrap on a table/counter top to pop out the screen, snap ring, and retainer, then soak it all in ISO to better clean what gets trapped in there.

I find even after ISO soaking that you need to use one of those green abrasive scrub pads (Home Depot - no added chemicals), or a mini brass brush, to clean off the build-up on the metal parts.

I do recommend a rinsing with distilled water after cleaning everything in ISO.

Hope this helps....

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