newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
Holy shit, when did the batteries go up almost 100% from $7 bucks to $12 bucks... LOL
Discontinued The Grasshopper
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Wildeyedzan
Well-Known Member
Few months now. Heard from someone the stock seemed good so I'm planning on getting a few soon.wouldn't mind the increase so much if it was for a gb3 lol. Not that they exist...yet.
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
I must've got the last 3 at $7 bucks LOL... Yeah I have 4 GHB2's so i don't need any. But just wondering why they went up. I wonder if they switched the quality of the battery manufacturing.
guyonthecouch
Well-Known Member
Price of lithium is continually on the rise as it's a finite resource. I'm guessing that's one of the reasons. Probably not cheap to order custom batteries either. The quality has definitely improved over time so maybe they switched factories and opted for a better manufacturer(higher costs).
CarolKing
Singer of songs and a vapor connoisseur
When my GH was in repair a year ago, I kept contacting them to see when my unit would be ready. I did tell a little white lie saying I only had one other vaporizer to use and I was a medical patient. That seemed to hurry them up a bit. I am a medical patient but have several other vaporizers. I wanted to set a fire under them. They had my unit a total of one month. I think the squeaky wheel gets the grease. Keep contacting them. One month is very small in comparison to 4 or 5 months.
I have been using my GH more often to see if it will hold up. I’ve been using a water tube with my GH here lately.
I have been using my GH more often to see if it will hold up. I’ve been using a water tube with my GH here lately.
If your hopper seems like it’s not getting hot enough, here’s a suggestion - get it to blue, then start sucking air, do not close it before inhale. You’ll probably see very thin vapor, but still take Hopper out of the water piece ( or your mouth ), inhale and get the hopper back in place while it’s still blue, keep sucking air and should see much thicker vapor the second time.
The challenge is with the batteries, they keep shutting off automatically. before the heater gets hot. Also big difference if the battery is fully charge or not ( even after one use it may get too weak for vapor )
Hope it helps.
The challenge is with the batteries, they keep shutting off automatically. before the heater gets hot. Also big difference if the battery is fully charge or not ( even after one use it may get too weak for vapor )
Hope it helps.
Just keep the hopper on blue light after a first, long hit. It won’t produce much vapor but then put it in the glass again ( still working on blue light between hits ) and on the second/third time you’ll see clouds forming fast. Sometimes It takes the heater really long time to start working ( and just out of personal experience use the regular mouthpiece not the pfe )
Forget it dude, was just trying to help. I have 2 hopper bodies with one backend. both not producing much vapor for 2 different reasons. Maybe it’s very obvious what I posted, whatever, hope you get yours to work or repaired quickly. Good luck
Relax my friend, let’s blame it on my bad English and move on...
Edited comments to look less attitude - then turns my telling you to chill into you telling me....
switch and bait and more shite - a lot of effort yet none in trying to explain to ppl what you actually meant....
I thought I was clear the first 2 posts. If anyone else complains besides you I promise to try and explain a third time
Here goes:
Keep on blue lights in between draws. Meaning, do not click the backend to shut the GH off. Leave it working while you clear the bong from the little vapor it produced and go again. On the second or 3rd draw you may see thick clouds forming. NORMALLY I would shut it off after a draw or it shuts off automatically.
Is it more clear what I’m trying to say ? And if it’s abvious for you then sorry I waisted your time.
Sorry friend we’re cool, It was just a conversation gone wrong. We are all here for the same reason, trying to help each other.
I know that the “solution” I gave may be temporary but if it revived my unit for some more time I’m happy to share the info.
Edit: one more thing I noticed is that a fully charged battery will perform better then the 2nd use of the same battery.
Good luck with the new units!
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°k
The sound of vapor
Yes we are all good from my end too bud
I was happy when I did get temporary fix from different options
I will be properly happy if I get a working and reliable unit though
And this folks is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
Mr. Whitewall
Well-Known Member
To get the very latest heater design possible.
Also because I didn't think they were fixing many units properly as per user reports here of inconsistent behaviour and combustion on 5, from a few weeks/months back.
And partly because I read some people were getting scratches on their units... Thought it was because they didn't handle them with care.
Waiting 5 months at HLabs in a drawer with X other units getting scratched every time it is opened, or here at home it won't matter. At least I know I'll take care of my stuff. FWIW I did raise the issue with them and got no reply about it.
So here’s an update on the new spare body received about a month and a half ago.
Now the GH shuts off automatically after a few seconds, with all 5 batteries. Seems like the heater can still get hot enough for a good draw but because of the auto shut, it manages to vape very little.
Now waiting for V5 to save the day, my guess right now is that it’s going to last about the same amount of time, hopefully I’m wrong...
Now the GH shuts off automatically after a few seconds, with all 5 batteries. Seems like the heater can still get hot enough for a good draw but because of the auto shut, it manages to vape very little.
Now waiting for V5 to save the day, my guess right now is that it’s going to last about the same amount of time, hopefully I’m wrong...
Thebigsmoke
Well-Known Member
Hi everyone just an update on my grasshopper ownership. My third unit from Namaste vapes has the cop lights I have managed to get it working again twice by applying some pressure on the battery contact inside the unit with a que tip. Although it doesn't seem to get as hot when it's working again.
This will be my forth unit in 3 months. This one lasted the longest I used it quite heavily maybe 5 or 6 bowls a day mostly through a bong. I used it this way because I babied the first 2 units(not using at full temp and no water pipe usage) and they lasted just over 2 weeks each.
I have been offered store credit or an immediate replacement .Namaste were out off stock for a few weeks there but they have them in now so I'm hoping there the newer units as the 3 units I had were old stock (serial numbers in the early 5000s) I'm going to give it one more go and if the new unit is old stock or fails I'm going to take store credit and jump off the hopper train for good.
I noticed a post on the last page about somebody asking about a red light coming on when changing the battery. My last unit did this as there was a short somewhere causing it. I also noticed that it made a sqreaching noise when the red light flickered I had to have it replaced so maybe be ready for an rma soon. Good luck everybody with there working units. Long may they last
This will be my forth unit in 3 months. This one lasted the longest I used it quite heavily maybe 5 or 6 bowls a day mostly through a bong. I used it this way because I babied the first 2 units(not using at full temp and no water pipe usage) and they lasted just over 2 weeks each.
I have been offered store credit or an immediate replacement .Namaste were out off stock for a few weeks there but they have them in now so I'm hoping there the newer units as the 3 units I had were old stock (serial numbers in the early 5000s) I'm going to give it one more go and if the new unit is old stock or fails I'm going to take store credit and jump off the hopper train for good.
I noticed a post on the last page about somebody asking about a red light coming on when changing the battery. My last unit did this as there was a short somewhere causing it. I also noticed that it made a sqreaching noise when the red light flickered I had to have it replaced so maybe be ready for an rma soon. Good luck everybody with there working units. Long may they last
kbrown5523
Hopping in Washington
Waiting for my two new v5 bodies to arrive at my doorstep anytime now today. I can't believe how nervous and anxious I am that these finally work.
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
Ok guys I’m about a week in with my v5 Grasshopper. So far knock on wood everything is working great.
- I have not turned on my Cloud Evo once since I got the Hopper back (I have two Evo’s which shows how much I love that thing.)
- The Hopper is enabling me to use less material surprisingly.
- I have 4 GHB2’s that I cycle through. I use about 1.5g a day (medical user)
- I brought it outside the past two days and used with regular mouthpiece with silicon tip.
- I dread the day it’s not going to work. Hopefully that day never comes.
Baron23
Well-Known Member
What temp are you running it at? I ask because my "repaired" GHs have to be run at max temp...and even then, they are cooler than OG at 4.2.
nonbeliever
Well-Known Member
New v5 body received today. Lasted one second... turned on, red LEDs, then black. Tried 5 batteries, 2 different backends. At least they are consistent.
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
Damn. Sorry to hear that.
I’m running at 3.5 - 4. It’s pretty dark roast.
MonkeyTime
Well-Known Member
Mine came back running much cooler too. It seems they were playing with temps for a while, that or manufacturing tolerances are THAT far off. Some were combusting on return, some like mine, are much cooler.
Then again, now it won't stay on. Click on, the lights flash for a second, then nothing. Click again, same thing. Not like it's turning it off, but on again.
Maybe I'll have it back for St Patrick's 2019!
Then again, now it won't stay on. Click on, the lights flash for a second, then nothing. Click again, same thing. Not like it's turning it off, but on again.
Maybe I'll have it back for St Patrick's 2019!
newVaper420
Vapor Enthusiast
What really sucks is how good it is when it's working. That's the thing. If it sucked when working, then we wouldn't be like this. But it is remarkable.
Mine has been out of service since January. I just got it working last Monday finally. It was a long road, and multiple RMA's. But hopefully I'm out of the thick right now.
Mine has been out of service since January. I just got it working last Monday finally. It was a long road, and multiple RMA's. But hopefully I'm out of the thick right now.
nonbeliever
Well-Known Member
I’m almost wondering if there is some kind of inconsistency with older backends and their new circuitry. They took heater manufacturing in-house, and tweaked the heater (I seem to remember from one of their prior updates). The v5 internals were announced with the comments about having found a flaw or error in the heating/er.
I have two older backends. I’ve historically always used the grasshopper at 4.5 - 5. Never had anything close to combusting until the extra body I received over the summer. Everything I’ve gotten since then has had to be scaled back to 3.5 or less or it combusts after a bit. Unless it’s simply the unit giving up. Even with scaling back into the threes, none of them lasted very long.
Is anyone with an all new unit experiencing combustion?
I have two older backends. I’ve historically always used the grasshopper at 4.5 - 5. Never had anything close to combusting until the extra body I received over the summer. Everything I’ve gotten since then has had to be scaled back to 3.5 or less or it combusts after a bit. Unless it’s simply the unit giving up. Even with scaling back into the threes, none of them lasted very long.
Is anyone with an all new unit experiencing combustion?