Hey all i received my Pax 2 pusher setup from newvape last week ... My biggest gripe is heat with it , i have noticed since the screen is thicker by about 3x the stock screen that i had to go up a temp to get the same results as the stock screen and that is what i mainly did not like. Most people purchase it to able to have a smaller load and not fill the entire chamber and i will say it works nicely for that but that was not my primary reason for purchasing as i like the long sessions with this vape. I also found with just using the screen and not the pusher that my session was shorter , i am not sure why but i am guessing it is possibly bc the screen is bigger and gets very hot causing the load to cook quicker. I am no scientists and this is just my opinion and how i feel after using it for a few days. I am wondering what others think that have this setup ?
Thanks for your feedback...we definitely want you to have an awesome experience with the Screen/Pusher but it sounds like you aren't there yet. True enough, each will be absorbing some of the heat produced around the chamber, so this may cause a delay in the entire chamber being up to temp, but we have found this is only by 10-15 seconds on initial heat up. We feel this is offset slightly by the screen's/Pushers thickness offering additional heat retention through out the bowl. For those that take long breaks between hits its probably wise to turn the unit off just before you hit it, so that by the end of your hit you should have cooled the unit sufficiently so that it does not continue to vape your herb. For those that like to go through the bowl more rapidly, the heat level is as consistent as without the screen/Pusher, if not more. Always ready to rock!
You mention that you have to go up a temp level to achieve the same results. We're frustrated by this, as the heater surrounds the entire oven like a blanket, so regardless of contents, Screen/Pusher or no, at level 1,2,3 or 4 it should be able to produce the same level and quality of vapor, and in our experience, better. It might take a few seconds longer to heat up, but once your PAX2 is at the temp you set it should be ready to rock, Screen/Pusher or not. This is not at all to discount your experience. We are going to go back and do some temperature testing with our lab thermometer and test the settings with and without our setup.
The scallops on your screen should definitely allow for better airflow, please try to test it without anything loaded(if you haven't already) with the pax upside down so that the screen rests against the hole. We've checked our tolerances and within our own PAX's, and everything is flowing better. In a clean oven, we haven't seen a situation where airflow wasn't improved.
At the end of the day we want you to be happy, so let us know if you aren't!
can't say i like the idea of my metal pax2 slotted into a metal WPA. Scratched much??
The WPA is surprisingly scratch-free unless you were out of control with it, but our new version uses an o-ring with adjustable snugness. We didn't do this because of potential scratching, rather it was due to the fact that not all Pax 2's have the same OD, which made the fit in the WPA too inconsistent. The older WPA did allow for additional airflow around the perimeter which really aided the use in a water pipe, but when we unleashed the vented lid for the Pax 2, the flow increased so much that we just went with the new o-ring design that completely seals the unit to the WPA.
