The Lotus Vaporizer

[Slow Draw McGraw]

Lotus ordered for 4-twanky holiday.Can't wait to use it. Definitely gonna come forward with vids as soon as I get the technique down. Everyone who has contributed useful info, check your inbox's when My Lotus arrives as they will be full of questions. Just kidding
Damn I love FC. All you guys have done so much for me. More than any of you could ever know.

 

[FlyingLow]

I also ordered 4/20, post up when they start arriving!

This is a replacement order for me, gave mine to a new vaporist earlier last week, and can't live without Lotus... I just hope it arrives before I leave to go on a camping trip tomorrow.

 

[beware116]

Ordered a replacement cap on 4/20. Mine has a lot of wear and tear from sharing, so now that gets kept as a beater/friend cap and the new one is my private piece.

 

[FlyingLow]

I had been away from Lotus for a while, was using more one handed vapes, but I am back and ready to step back into flavor country!

 

[tiukauleh]

One thing that always helped me was backing the lighter off a bit after achieving the 'red dot'. It's always been very easy to over heat it for me and combust it when maintaining the red dot but if you aim for the temperature slightly beneath that it's a lot easier.

I'm not sure if that made any sense, sorry.

lovely. in my younger days, i used to hit the lotus with a high-temp longish flame as i was looking for something akin to a 'quick puff'. didn't realize it was making the vapor a lot hotter, and easier to char the material as well. these days, i turn down the torch and aim to achieve a blurry red image on the heat cap and toke away like i am taking a long, deep breathe. more flavor, controlled and cooler vapor. a blurry red image and normal breath control works so good, i love the lotus & wpa.

 

[IAmKrazy2]

Any tips for getting the screen out of the standard lotus bowl with metal stem?

I poked a pinhole in my current screen for easier daily removal and torch cleaning but there has to be a better way. Suggestions? Tips? Thanks

 

[RUDE BOY]

I poke the screen in in the middle of the bowl with something blunt like the end of a chopstick or the blunt end of my tweezers which will raise the edges of the screen a little, then grab the edge of said screen with tweezers or a hemostat to remove it.

 

[Fenton Mewley]

I bend a paperclip. An L or J shape will be able to plop it out. Take off the screw on the end and insert paperclip.

 

[caves]

Any tips for getting the screen out of the standard lotus bowl with metal stem?

I poked a pinhole in my current screen for easier daily removal and torch cleaning but there has to be a better way. Suggestions? Tips? Thanks

Try unscrewing the little set screw on the front of the stem (I actually leave mine out so the hole acts as a carb). If you angle it right, the stir stick of your Lotus should be able to get in there and pop the screen out of place from underneath.

 

[IAmKrazy2]

Thanks. Nice tips.

 

[Papuji]

Remove the screw, use paperclip or some metal object bent to a hook on one end

Edit: Oops nvm

 

[ronalicious]

Just a little question from a new user... I did search first!

Sometimes it seems there's a little spark or ember the size of a pinhead that shows up when I'm heating the cap, always in the same spot. It still vapes fine, but I'm curious if it may be a little hole... or a carbon buildup? I have accidentally combusted a few times when I was learning how to use it, and there's definitely some scorching and dark spots on the plate, but no noticeable hole.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

 

[beware116]

It's dust and air particles. My caps have a ton of little pin-hole style scorch marks from dust getting burned onto the outer edges. Keeping the cap in a sleeve/bag when not in use and cleaning the steel regularly with a q-tip and some ISO should keep them at bay (but won't get rid of the marks already there).

EDIT: The idea of removing that screw and using it as a carb is awesome. Does that screw actually hold anything in? Is there any danger or structural compromise to leaving it out? Obviously not with the aluminum stem, but the sturdiness of the screen, for instance. I can't figure out what that screws purpose actually is.

 

[caves]

It's dust and air particles. My caps have a ton of little pin-hole style scorch marks from dust getting burned onto the outer edges. Keeping the cap in a sleeve/bag when not in use and cleaning the steel regularly with a q-tip and some ISO should keep them at bay (but won't get rid of the marks already there).

EDIT: The idea of removing that screw and using it as a carb is awesome. Does that screw actually hold anything in? Is there any danger or structural compromise to leaving it out? Obviously not with the aluminum stem, but the sturdiness of the screen, for instance. I can't figure out what that screws purpose actually is.

The screw is just there to make cleaning easier. It functions as a complete, closed pipe with it in, but for cleaning you can remove the screw and dunk the end in iso. Everything works just as well if you leave it out.

 

[cybrguy]

Anyone know what number O-Ring that the wpa uses? @Max Jitter included. I think the ISO from cleaning is drying them out and I want to pick up a couple.

 

[caves]

Anyone know what number O-Ring that the wpa uses? @Max Jitter included. I think the ISO from cleaning is drying them out and I want to pick up a couple.

Not totally sure, but you definitely want to pop those o-rings off before using iso on the WPA. You're right that it damages them.
Even if you don't know the exact size, you can take them off and bring them to your local hardware store to compare with what they have. You should be able to find a match.

 

[Pipes]

Not totally sure, but you definitely want to pop those o-rings off before using iso on the WPA. You're right that it damages them.

What damage are you speaking of? Curious as I have never taken the rings off and have cleaned many times with ISO. What should I look for as far as damage?
TIA.

 

[Delta3DStudios]

I damaged my o-rings slightly when removing the handle from my WPA (for cleaning)

 

[Pipes]

I damaged my o-rings slightly when removing the handle from my WPA (for cleaning)

Agree completely. That's why I just leave them on. To me the risk of damage outweighs any benefit (if any) of bothering to remove.
I think the question is better worded whether ISO damages the orange O rings and what do is do?

 

[caves]

Pretty sure it's dependent on what material the o-rings are made of. Some are just fine, but others can degrade and crack from extended exposure. It's very possible that the o-rings on the WPA are fine to be immersed in iso, but I wouldn't go soaking them for hours unless I knew for sure.

I didn't have any issues removing mine with a small screwdriver, but I could see how they could get damaged easily. If you're worried about that, leaving them on during a quick iso rinse probably won't cause too many issues as long as you dry everything properly and/or clean it with water afterwards.

 

[cybrguy]

I'm finding that my WPA drops a little further into the joints on some of my glass than it did before, once to the point I had a little trouble removing it. I assumed this is from my ISO soaks drying out or causing a little decay in the O-rings. I have no intention of expending the effort to pull them off when I soak the WPA, but it would be no big deal to replace them periodically.

 

[beware116]

Agree completely. That's why I just leave them on. To me the risk of damage outweighs any benefit (if any) of bothering to remove.
I think the question is better worded whether ISO damages the orange O rings and what do is do?

ISO breaks down rubber and plastics.

 

[FlyingLow]

Looking for 420 order... says package was delivered to Reception 4/24, but I don't have a reception.
The Hunt is ON!

 

[Slow Draw McGraw]

Mine says est. delivery date 4/27 but status still says it's in CA.(which I am nowhere near).

 

[grokit]

Just brush the inside with iso, don't soak it problem solved