Ahoy hoy!

For 4/20 I got a great deal on an arizer XQ2 an was excited to try it out but after 5 sessions I feel like I’m doin somthin wrong as Im getting a lil vapor an some taste but thas about it. Last 2 bowls I used the larger bowl filled at half way, because it’s closer to the heat, I’m preheatin for 5-20 minutes, and am startin at 450f, an still is not givin much. I’m not expectin big ol vape juice clouds, but I get more out of my 501 cartridges an the high is not on the same level, any suggestions?

  • insomniac_lemon@kbin.social
    4·
    1 year ago

    Personally I keep it at 160-175C (320-347F) because I don’t want to be even close to combustion.

    Are you running the fan during pre-heat? (I run it on lowest)
    After that, I also let the material pre-heat (no fan, capped) as well for at least 5mins. (Also some stuff like inital pulls of air at start of pre-heat and stirring after pre-heat, but I have no idea if that does much)

    From what I’ve heard (and seen a few times), heating to a higher temp and then stepping it down might give you more clouds. But I assume that is either just an effect similar to condensation and/or maybe slightly more extraction due to better heat soak.

    For reference I just have an EQ with nothing special, and my material was free (not the best/freshest, though I assume that’s more about weak flavor or quick-to-turn-harsh more than it is potency itself) and also I just rip a bit by hand instead of pre-grind (I keep the AVB, doesn’t taste bad IMO because lower temp).

    • Zenjal@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I did last time, but I think I’m in part not givin the bud time to heat the bud itself, jus start drawin

    • Zenjal@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      Thanks for the detailed reply!

      Not using the fan currently and drawing pretty slow… I think, I’ve got a screen in the whip that I noticed gets full of grounds from time to time. This is the first I owned, I used to borrow a lil pencle sharpener shaped desktop before and was able to use it pretty nicely.

      It’s packed pretty loose, I was using the cloud side since it’s closer to the heat, though it’s the bigger chamber an I’m maybe half fillin it, though I have been stirrin.

      As for preheatin, I may have misunderstood the process, I’ve been leavin it on to heat the actual bowl for 5-20 then puttin the ground in and hittin it, I guess it should sit in the bowl for a bit, but not too long, and that makes sense with the heat. I’ve been up to that much with the last bowl, but I was tryin at 400-20 originally.