So I recently bought a slightly used PAX from some sketchy individuals off of craigslist, and the previous owner apparently smoked tobacco out of it. The screen is pretty dirty and it wreaks of tobacco. I used the cleaning kit twice and thouroughly washed the mouthpiece but it still wreaks, what would you guys suggest I do? Also, I am fairly new to the weed scene, and have always used blunts or a pipe. I can't seem to get the hang of getting good draws out of this device, and don't want to waste all of my weed trying to practice getting the hang of it. Any help would be awesome!
You won't receive draws like you would in a bong or with blunts. With a Pax, only the herb's THC is vaporized via conduction. So, there will be less powerful, less burning smoke kinda draws. But....you do get 100% of the THC and, in the end, that is all that counts. So, don't worry about getting weak draws. They ain't weak. A beef I have with Pax is the small oven. It's about the size of a small joint. Just means that you have to change the oven more often, and so be it. Keep it cleaned AND lubricated. Videos can be found on youtube or on the Pax website on how to do these.
pop the screen out, soak it in isopropyl and then give it a rub with some steel wool and everything will come right off. For the oven, dip a q-tip in some iso but dab it out so its only damp. Then rub pretty hard in there and keep repeating. also, give this trick a try too and you will save yourself a whole lot of bud and $. You'll also get a little denser hits too more smokey like, still nothing like smoking though http://forum.grasscity.com/vaporizers/1217750-pipe-screen-trick-pax-ploom-secret-getting-your-pax-produce-thick-vapor.html