I've gotta say, that's probably the most detailed critique/guide I've seen written by someone other than myself! I'll try to go through and address everything, but let me know if there's something I left out...
To start, I've never considered or even heard of someone just inhaling straight from the top of Obsidian. I had a good chuckle just imagining it, but hey, if you enjoy it, you do you and more power to you!
So when you say that it is not straight forward using the whip... it should be straight forward... The orange adapter should fit on the top of Obsidian as snugly as the bags do, and you shouldn't have to add any O-rings or other gasketing material. I just pulled a random Obsidian out from my most recent batch, and attached it to my hose adapter, and it fits snug as a rug... I can hold the assembly by only the Orange adapter and Obsidian is tightly secured. In fact, I can block the end and blow/suck from the whip without any flow, meaning it is fully sealed. If you feel like you have a defect for whatever reason and would like a replacement, please reach out and let me know, I'd be happy to get you a properly sealing unit especially if you prefer the whip.
Drying really shouldn't need any help. I put the drying instructions on the box and everything as the most ideal and optimal way to avoid anything untoward happening, but I'm honestly lazy and I don't actually do the "drying out steps" that I describe in the instructions. I just let my bag sit like usual, and the condensation always dissipates by the next morning. My current bag is like 9 months old and looks like new, so you really don't have anything to worry about. I do always recommend distilled or de-ionized water for best flavor though.
I'm not associated with Grunge Off at all, but it's honestly the best glass cleaner I've ever used aside from laboratory grade shit you don't want in your home. I'm glad you're finding it as effective as I do! The stuff is liquid golf.... I have a bottle that's like 3 years old, almost black, and still cleans things up to brand new. It's incredible. No need to flip, I'm pretty sure you can get full coverage on your Obsidian if you put the jar on it's side. I do this regularly.
I love your Obsidian cocoon. It'll never break like that, haha! I keep mine attached to my Hybrid Valve base and just leave it standing. It's a very sturdy base, this way, and on the couple of occasions I have knocked it over my Obsidian withstood every fall it took.
Thank you again for contributing so much and helping critique our bubblers. I very much appreciate it, and hopefully the community does as well.
Cheers!
-Ryan
To start, I've never considered or even heard of someone just inhaling straight from the top of Obsidian. I had a good chuckle just imagining it, but hey, if you enjoy it, you do you and more power to you!
So when you say that it is not straight forward using the whip... it should be straight forward... The orange adapter should fit on the top of Obsidian as snugly as the bags do, and you shouldn't have to add any O-rings or other gasketing material. I just pulled a random Obsidian out from my most recent batch, and attached it to my hose adapter, and it fits snug as a rug... I can hold the assembly by only the Orange adapter and Obsidian is tightly secured. In fact, I can block the end and blow/suck from the whip without any flow, meaning it is fully sealed. If you feel like you have a defect for whatever reason and would like a replacement, please reach out and let me know, I'd be happy to get you a properly sealing unit especially if you prefer the whip.
Drying really shouldn't need any help. I put the drying instructions on the box and everything as the most ideal and optimal way to avoid anything untoward happening, but I'm honestly lazy and I don't actually do the "drying out steps" that I describe in the instructions. I just let my bag sit like usual, and the condensation always dissipates by the next morning. My current bag is like 9 months old and looks like new, so you really don't have anything to worry about. I do always recommend distilled or de-ionized water for best flavor though.
I'm not associated with Grunge Off at all, but it's honestly the best glass cleaner I've ever used aside from laboratory grade shit you don't want in your home. I'm glad you're finding it as effective as I do! The stuff is liquid golf.... I have a bottle that's like 3 years old, almost black, and still cleans things up to brand new. It's incredible. No need to flip, I'm pretty sure you can get full coverage on your Obsidian if you put the jar on it's side. I do this regularly.
I love your Obsidian cocoon. It'll never break like that, haha! I keep mine attached to my Hybrid Valve base and just leave it standing. It's a very sturdy base, this way, and on the couple of occasions I have knocked it over my Obsidian withstood every fall it took.
Thank you again for contributing so much and helping critique our bubblers. I very much appreciate it, and hopefully the community does as well.
Cheers!
-Ryan