Weird white residue in vape after 2 weeks of non use

[Vape_Or_Die420]

I think that could be the right answer. And if it is, that is a terrible Vaporizer. I hope Farid and me are wrong, but it looks exactly like he said. Had this some weeks ago in a Walkie Talkie and yep. That's how it looks like.

I highly doubt it is battery acid. The battery in the ONE is located on the other side of the herb chamber. If you look closely at the picture you can see the powder is only accumulating on the outside of the metal herb chamber. If it were coming from the battery it would have to somehow seep through the heat chamber and up to the silicone. I would guess there would be residue visible from the air intake too. Also, i am noticing no bad taste or power issues.

Stab in the dark here.

I believe latex and other rubbers can absorb organic oils. Whatever absorbed from the vapor could just be coming out a little differently than it went in.

This thought is intriguing... i didnt think silicone could absorb anything

Should have licked it..........

I will have to live with this regret for the rest of my life.

 

[damm]

I'm going with it is sodium. If you haven't cleaned it yet, maybe you live in a humid environment?

 

[kel]

I'm going with it is sodium. If you haven't cleaned it yet, maybe you live in a humid environment?

I like it...

I definitely live in a humid environment... West Yorkshire!!

 

[Vape_Or_Die420]

I'm going with it is sodium. If you haven't cleaned it yet, maybe you live in a humid environment?

I just bought it on 4/20. I cleaned and did a burn off before using. Since then, youre right, it has not been cleaned after over a month of heavy use.

I do live in a very humid enviroment. How could it be sodium though?


Just came across this old thread. This person had a similar issue .

Mysterious white powder

It's been a while since I opened my PCKT One travel case. One cartridge now has a ring of white powder around the base of the mouthpiece. Is this CBD crystallization? There's no evidence of crystallization inside the cartridge tank, unlike the cart to the left which is highly crystalized...

fuckcombustion.com

 

[damm]

I just bought it on 4/20. I cleaned and did a burn off before using. Since then, youre right, it has not been cleaned after over a month of heavy use.

I do live in a very humid enviroment. How could it be sodium though?


Just came across this old thread. This person had a similar issue .

Mysterious white powder

It's been a while since I opened my PCKT One travel case. One cartridge now has a ring of white powder around the base of the mouthpiece. Is this CBD crystallization? There's no evidence of crystallization inside the cartridge tank, unlike the cart to the left which is highly crystalized...

fuckcombustion.com

I live nearby a saltwater lake personally, and my humidity is really high. It drops below 50% in the summer only. It happens to my Nitrile gloves if I don't dry them while taking them off.

 

[kel]

How could it be sodium though?

High salt content in the 'wet' air... acute temperature differences... condensation... evaporation... crystallisation...

 

[Ramahs]

When there's something strange, in your POTV One...

Who ya gonna call?

VAPEBUSTERS

Nana naa-na na-na, nana-nana-nana...

 

[Vape_Or_Die420]

POTV customer service thinks it is mold of some sort. Could there be a cannabis loving fungus among us?

 

[Bologna]

POTV customer service thinks it is mold of some sort. Could there be a cannabis loving fungus among us?

Sure it's not you...? Everyone says you're a fun-gi...!

(sorry... low hanging fruit and all... )

 

[SUPERVaperBros]

Only one way to find out.. *click click click* FIRE UP THE OVEN vape it

In all seriousness it looks similar to discharge from a crap out battery. Real nasty stuff. Clean up real good and try not to touch it. How long have you owned the device and how heavy has it been used?

 

[kel]

Interesting that they had a theory, So, now I am equally torn between the salts / humidity / condensation, the crystallised oil and the fungus theory - fungus is incredible stuff - entirely plausible!

Could easily be any of these... I don't have my Sapphire any more, other wise I would definitely leave it a bit mucky for a couple of weeks to see if it would happen again... we need lab analysis

 

[passenger]

Torch the fucker and listen to it's screams.

 

[kel]

Torch the fucker and listen to it's screams.

 

[passenger]

Well, fuck combustion! Lol all that gorgeous vapor. I have bad VAS I need one of those eggs

 

[Vape_Or_Die420]

Only one way to find out.. *click click click* FIRE UP THE OVEN vape it

In all seriousness it looks similar to discharge from a crap out battery. Real nasty stuff. Clean up real good and try not to touch it. How long have you owned the device and how heavy has it been used?

Only had it a couple months, never cleaned it though it has been heavily used. I typically take my vapes still under warranty through the ringer.

 

[SUPERVaperBros]

Only had it a couple months, never cleaned it though it has been heavily used. I typically take my vapes still under warranty through the ringer.

Found mine held up decent. After 1 year suffered only fitment issues and battery degradation from heavy use. First time seeing white power. No mold here, despite water draining into the unit after dropping it with the water bub hooked up once.

 

[damm]

POTV customer service thinks it is mold of some sort. Could there be a cannabis loving fungus among us?

If you are buying Cannabis from the black market that isn't tested for mold, it's certainly possible that you left a trace of mold from your last use, and it grew over time. Although looking at Powdery Mildew images, I'm not convinced it is mold. Below is one image.

 

[Farid]

It looks more granular than the mold I've seen. I would have suggested heating a little bit on a knife to see how it melts to see if it's some kind of cannabis residue, but it sounds like you cleaned it.

But I wouldn't use it without taking apart the device a little bit just to make sure it's not something more sinister like mold or something else dangerous.

 

[ninjagaijin]

If it is salt, I get salt crystals on my eyebrows regularly that kind of look like that, white dust. I think it's my pores or something but after 12-18 hours I can often find some salt crystals on my eyelids/around my eyebrows.

 

[vapirtoo]

Experiment!
Put the vape in storage just as you did previously,
wait for two weeks and see what develops.
If the shit comes back, do what ARB said and
taste it!
Then publish your results.
Lastninja, so you love salty foods?
Hydration? ( sorry just the coach in me )

 

[Vape_Or_Die420]

I will but first it needs to be heavily used, just like last time.

 

[vapirtoo]

If you need team support, we are available!

 

[passenger]

Should have licked it..........

Who did not come to think that at least once.

 

[arb]

So much science has come from a single licking..........

 

[Vape_Or_Die420]

Im back, as promised!! And it happened again.....

So i've been hard at work beating up my POTV ONE and gettin her real dirty. A few weeks ago i replaced my silicone screen because it was falling out on me and set the used one in the my closet like last time and left it alone again to see if the residue would reappear and.... it did. Keep in mind i thouroughly cleaned it since the first time it happened with iso.

In the pictures below it looks to me the silicone is covered in hash oils. My guess is the silicone might be sweating oils and then they crystalize when dried out. Weird it seems to be only happening to me.

Sorry my pictures may not be the best. I have an older phone.

Anyone else have a guess??

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