Just got my first vapourizer yesterday - the solo. I filled it with good quality pressed hash and I have never experienced something so harsh. Both my partner and I went to bed with a throat that felt someone has stuck needles in the back of our throat. What the hell??!!! I thought Vaping is meant to be pleasurable. Honestly smoking feels more comfortable. What do you recommend? I've spent a small fortune on this thing so I'm really upset. Any advice??? Jah Bless!
What temp setting did you have it on? The hotter the temp the hotter the vapor. setting 4 will give nice vapor without it being to harsh. Anything above that and I prefer to use the solo through a bong with warm almost hot water in it. Vapor can be very dry and cause some throat irritation, the water helps to stop this.
@[member="Steams71"] - i had it on 6-7 so that explains it! It was awful. Like sticking needles in my throat. When you use it for hash, do you use cotton wool as well? Otherwise the crumbled hash just falls out of the stem and into the machine. What do you do? How many draws should you typically get off one fill? Jah Bless!
It's not normally a problem for me as I use it upside down in a bong. What you can do is sandwich the solid crumbles between two pipe screen filters. This will stop the pot being sucked into the draw stem and will keep it off the oven bowl. Ebay has thousands of them.
Did you use a screen? If you didn't the burning could have been caused by some of the hot hash slipping through the bowl and into your throat. Also try starting at level 2 and work your way up to 4 or 5. I usually use 2 or 3 for keif and has and it works perfectly.
I agree with temp. Also straight hash may not be the greatest experience. When I'm in a hurry I blast 6-7, usually crank the whole bowl in 7 mins. But I try not to do that too much, although I rarely get a sore from vaping(I vape 6-10 bowls everyday)
I used a little cotton wool at the bottom and the top of the bowl in the stem, simply to keep the hash in, otherwise it would fall out. So no hash came through into the stem. I think it must of been the temp then. I started at 7 and we were both up all night with very very sore throats. So I should start at 2-3 then. How long should each bowl last? How many draws? Jah Bless!
I start my solo at 5 when vaping herb, and at 7 when vaping wax. It needs to be at higher temp with concentrate. I use mine with bong, and that makes a big difference in smoothness of hits.