A Q&A with Vaporbrothers
Q: Hello. I love my Vaporbrothers Vaporizer. I am writing to learn how best to operate it with lifespan in mind. What components are most likely to fail, and what can I do to avoid failure?
A: Most likely thing to happen is your screen gets clogged, or the glass (especially hands free) gets knocked on something and breaks. For this it’s always good to have some extra whips around. I prefer the Vaporbrothers 5 pack miniwhip, which is not hands free, but inexpensive and works very well. There are tons of tips and tricks available online at our fan website, Vapor Brothers You Tube Fan Page.
Q: How does the ceramic element fail?
A: It is a random event. They are very reliable but at times some will burn out. To provide the right temperature in the Whip for a good vapor hit, the heater gets very hot inside and can be delicate. We’re constantly working on it to chase down any sources of failure.
Q: After my herbs are depleted, I have been turning the unit to off and pulling a few lungfulls of air over the element to cool it.Is this a good idea or a bad idea?
A: I think it’s unnecessary because forced cooling could only stress the element more.
Q: Does time at temperature cause deterioration of the ceramic element?
A: It used to be that way with our metal heating elements. But with the ceramic, it seems no amount of time really deteriorates them. Except for the few random ones that fail, the ones that survive are as hot now as they were years ago.
Q: Or should I leave the whip attached, so that the ceramic element cools as slowly as possible? No thermal shock possibility.
A: Would only help, but beware of other problems could happen because of that. As the glass cools and shrinks, the hands free connection could become locked together.
Q: I am careful to use the unit on hard flat surfaces, so that the cooling holes on the bottom have full access to airflow.
A: Great. Soft surfaces are OK too– we just emphasized the hard surface because fuzzy/carpeted/couch surfaces will cause overheating.
Q: In summary, I am so glad to have my Vaporizor and want to treat is as well as possible, and I will appreciate any tips you can give me regarding keeping my unit healthy.
A: We are delighted it works so good for you. It’s why we brought this invention to the world.