What's the verdict on the "moisture conditioner"? Gimmick or real deal? I added one to my order just for kicks but I'm not real sure what to expect.
If your talking about the smooth-flow moisture conditioning mouthpiece, I would say its kind of both.
I dont really notice a difference after running water through it. Maybe for the first drag is slightly smoother but it would be mighty annoying to run water through it after every hit. I got it with my Dart, and onky used it once.
For the EO core I like it wayy better then just the delrin mouthpiece IMO. It adds a little length so the mouthpiece doesnt get too hot, you dont have to worry about it melting, it fits well, and the bottom cleans up easily
Although, if you have or are getting the ceramic mouthpiece with the cera, then the smooth flow isnt really needed. Although there is a slightly more restricted draw with the smooth flow compared to the ceramic if you prefer that.
To have the core rebuilt is around $15 dollars, I'm not sure where the $100 dollars comes from... The self cleaning method has worked great for me for the past 6 months. I have had no issues and not taken my unit apart.
The $100 dollars came from OF making a point and everyone reading it wrong or getting confused. He was stating that if you take the core apart your voiding the warranty, so if you screw something up when taking it apart you just went from a free to $15 rebuild to basically having a trashed core that youll have to spend $100 to replace. I think OF already tried to clear things up but i figured id add this since you may have missed it