Hi All,
I recently acquired a t bucket system from a friend, and I would like some advice / insight from you more experienced folks on my situation.
Backstory: I have been using an OLD titanium Dnail titanium nail system with the old analog Dnail controller & heater (this is back from 2013 or 2014) for the past several years. Still kicking, believe it or not, though that's not why I am here... I had wanted to upgrade my situation for enhanced flavor and temperature control. My other good friend recently acquired a puffco peak, and had added a SiC bucket upgrade for his heating chamber. The flavors I was getting out of this thing were absolutely mind blowing and out of control.
So, I must say that after setting up the T Bucket system I acquired via my friend (with SiC dish and single hole carb cap) that I have been a bit disappointed by the performance. I have been experimenting with temperatures for days, and it seems like I am either getting a very thin low temp dab that is relatively flavorful (that doesn't get me too high for too long) or I'm getting a thick cloud with absolutely no flavor at all. The other thing is that, even with the low temperatures, the flavors aren't that impressive- more like tasting the essence of how it smells, as opposed to the sort of opened up bouquet of rich aromas and flavors that I get when heating the dab up in the puffco peak or in other scenarios. Hell, to be honest, with a few of these strains, I was getting better flavors from time to time on my titanium Dnail, though it wasn't as reliable in that sense.
I have tried experimenting with different temperatures, rampups, etc. and sometimes I do get tastier hits, but a) never anything that comes close to the flavor I've achieved with the same exact concentrates in the puffco peak, b) rarely anything that is both flavorful AND a powerful dab that produces robust and lasting effects compared to a puffo or Dnail hit, c) I'm consistently unable to elicit a good flavor profile on specific products/strains that I can clearly taste better on my titanium Dnail on an a/b test
Now, please note that I do take relatively smaller dabs....not .2 globs. I don't see why this shouldn't work with the t-bucket, and I have read many reviews that praise T bucket for proper dabs both small and large. However, it has crossed my mind that the air path for the t bucket is rather wide/large, compared to the titanium nail I had been using....though this should not explain all of the disparity I am experiencing.
I also know that the titanium nail gets extra hot toward the top tip of the hole, where I'd usually burn off any extra dab stuff remaining on my dabber...
Is there something wrong with my setup? Technique? Would I be happier with an item like Dnail's SiC Halo/Nimbus setup? Any thoughts on how this compares with the t bucket?
Either way, I am very grateful for anyone who is kind enough to take the time to read this and provide perspective.
I recently acquired a t bucket system from a friend, and I would like some advice / insight from you more experienced folks on my situation.
Backstory: I have been using an OLD titanium Dnail titanium nail system with the old analog Dnail controller & heater (this is back from 2013 or 2014) for the past several years. Still kicking, believe it or not, though that's not why I am here... I had wanted to upgrade my situation for enhanced flavor and temperature control. My other good friend recently acquired a puffco peak, and had added a SiC bucket upgrade for his heating chamber. The flavors I was getting out of this thing were absolutely mind blowing and out of control.
So, I must say that after setting up the T Bucket system I acquired via my friend (with SiC dish and single hole carb cap) that I have been a bit disappointed by the performance. I have been experimenting with temperatures for days, and it seems like I am either getting a very thin low temp dab that is relatively flavorful (that doesn't get me too high for too long) or I'm getting a thick cloud with absolutely no flavor at all. The other thing is that, even with the low temperatures, the flavors aren't that impressive- more like tasting the essence of how it smells, as opposed to the sort of opened up bouquet of rich aromas and flavors that I get when heating the dab up in the puffco peak or in other scenarios. Hell, to be honest, with a few of these strains, I was getting better flavors from time to time on my titanium Dnail, though it wasn't as reliable in that sense.
I have tried experimenting with different temperatures, rampups, etc. and sometimes I do get tastier hits, but a) never anything that comes close to the flavor I've achieved with the same exact concentrates in the puffco peak, b) rarely anything that is both flavorful AND a powerful dab that produces robust and lasting effects compared to a puffo or Dnail hit, c) I'm consistently unable to elicit a good flavor profile on specific products/strains that I can clearly taste better on my titanium Dnail on an a/b test
Now, please note that I do take relatively smaller dabs....not .2 globs. I don't see why this shouldn't work with the t-bucket, and I have read many reviews that praise T bucket for proper dabs both small and large. However, it has crossed my mind that the air path for the t bucket is rather wide/large, compared to the titanium nail I had been using....though this should not explain all of the disparity I am experiencing.
I also know that the titanium nail gets extra hot toward the top tip of the hole, where I'd usually burn off any extra dab stuff remaining on my dabber...
Is there something wrong with my setup? Technique? Would I be happier with an item like Dnail's SiC Halo/Nimbus setup? Any thoughts on how this compares with the t bucket?
Either way, I am very grateful for anyone who is kind enough to take the time to read this and provide perspective.