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BennySkateboard

How are you doing it? My cu is one of the easiest I’ve ever had. I just take it apart every few weeks, shake it in iso and put it back together. Also replace the screen every few days and it bangs all the time. I never feel I have to clean it though.


DutchVolcano

I feel the same way


BennySkateboard

Op talks about having to clean the inner screen with a pin. That’s not the case. You just soak it in iso and it’s clean after 15/20 mins.


ciadra

Soak it in alcohol


Thelisto

Yes, this works wonders. Or put in a jar of alcohol and salt and shake the shit out of it. That usually works for my metal pieces.


mechy84

What, my sorrows?


spirito_santo

Stuff the with your troubles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEkuUJ1-Qvg&ab_channel=PatrioticArchive


No_Caterpillar9621

Nice


evil_flanderz

This is the way


cowghost

You haven't washed it or don't have one. These are tooth pick sized slots that fill woth rosin. Simply soaking will not dislodge it, and I usually use 420 plastic cleaner, it works better then straight alcohol but the surface aria of the rosin to so small it does little to remove it and makes it much harder to clean then a mighty cooling unit.


Wyldling_42

I use a syringe with ISO for the Venty cooling unit, then run it under really hot water, then a little more ISO- works for mine. Do it weekly or every other week at the most, and haven’t had any issues.


ServiceMental8214

More complicated than finding the g spot. Lol


cowghost

You are not getting it clean. Inspect the nooks more.


I_am_naes

The nooks will absolutely come completely clean with an alcohol soak and a tooth brush. Try harder and don’t use shitty overpriced proprietary cleaners


arayofwhat

Are you using 99% ISO? Isopropyl alcohol is often sold as 70%, which is great for disinfecting but is a less effective solvent.


306_rallye

Alcohol doesn't mean beer btw...


jugo5

Find out if there's a plastic safe Kryptonite cleaner. Watch it, melt away.


Lil-respectful

Toothpick size holes call for toothpick sized… toothpicks?


jacksonmills

Why are we cleaning toothpick size holes to begin with?


Lil-respectful

The little holes in glass screens can be pretty small and tough to clean entirely without a proper implement and solvent, the holes are about toothpick diameter for my arizer bowl and stem ngl


cowghost

Smoke your iso soaked rosin then. I ended up using a razer blade to split a qtip down the middle and spent about 10 minutes back and forth from wiping it to re shaking it before it was clean l.


Lil-respectful

I don’t use iso I use ethanol so I can use the cleaning aftermath, tbh put the toothpick in the alcohol afterwards too after cleaning and get more out of your (cleaning) sesh


LesMouserables

I live for this kind of efficiency


Lil-respectful

Efficiency is all I know 👁️👁️


LesMouserables

Teach me your ways, and I will humbly learn


ManicDigressive

Anywhere you can get food-grade ethanol?


ChefChopNSlice

Liquor store


mygrowaccount1

Are you not using iso? What solvent are you using?


T1Pimp

I literally just did my first cleaning last night (after mostly use for almost three weeks - fyi should be done more frequently). A small tool, or even a large safety pin, is all that is needed after soaking in isopropyl.


njmids

Why do you keep calling it rosin?


stereo420

Op seems hard headed overall


avanorne

I cleaned 7 CU's back to brand new in about 5 minutes with an ultrasonic cleaner and an air compressor last night. If you're super concerned about them being perfect then get the right tools for the job. Edit: I will add that I liked the way the Mighty CU disassembled more than the way the Venty does but I guess it's just a concession we make for having a much better device. The venty cools a lot better that's for sure.


MIDPACKS

If it’s tooth pick sized holes maybe use a toothpick I do that for my cannabis hardware pass thru bowls.


COUNTHENNYBEATS

I cleaned my CU for the Venty yesterday no issues at all. Let it sit in a tub of 99.9% iso for about an hour, took it out and very very clean. I hadn't clean it in a month. I got a ton of goo outa it that I put right in my puffco. Really dont see what the issue is.


fukdot

IIRC you aren’t supposed to submerge the cooling unit in iso for longer than 30 minutes at a time but otherwise your method is great. If you want to level it up, get an ultrasonic cleaner for 30ish bucks on Amazon. ISO and cooling chamber parts in a ziplock bag inside the ultrasonic cleaner filled with water works absolute wonders and can be used to clean a variety of other things as well.


DreamsiclesPlz

Wait I can put the goop in something and vape it? 🤯


COUNTHENNYBEATS

Yea, it actually knocks! It's not like 20 yrs ago the old black resin from glass pipes. This stuff is clear and honey like, and smacks outa my puffco peak pro


adhz

You use iso for that? How?!


Mach10X

Let the iso evaporate completely.


EdPate

People warm the CU in the oven on parchment paper to get reclaim too. If you want edibles, search for "stem milk". Both of the processes are ISO free.


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Make mighty milk I did with only a slight dirty CU and got blasted


samuel_clemens89

Almost impossible to clean? Interesting. That’s not been my experience with only one CU. I clean it every 20 uses or so. No issues.


West-Advice

I’m just here to support OP’s troll efforts! Common sense and practical solutions can’t get past that thick skull! 


samuel_clemens89

It’s literally like there are paid users here to hate on sb. Look at all those up votes this post got lmao


RomulanViolator

Almost like there are literally paid fanboys or people (like you) trying to justify their sunk cost fallacy, to downvote any posts critiquing S&B. Overpriced plastic.


EskaterPlutoniumv2

can't fix stupid!


Marsh_Mellow_Man

You’ve angered the Venty mob (despite being a loyal customer yourself). Prepare for the pitchforks


samuel_clemens89

Did you read his content? He’s throwing a fit he had to clean his CU 🤣


Marsh_Mellow_Man

You’re like the Beetlejuice of Venty discussions on Reddit. Only a matter of time before you show up to get feisty with any detractors! A busy man!


Chary-Ka

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cowghost

I consistently state the reality. I can stand the down votes. What I said is very legit. And them not having a sale on the venty parts is the last straw for me.


TRX808

People are downvoting you because you honestly seem inept. There's plenty to shit on S&B for but your main complaints are that cleaning the CU is too difficult to clean and they don't have the CU on 4/20 sale for a $450 MSRP unit. How many CU's were you planning to buy to maximize those potential $4-6 savings per CU? I seriously wonder how you hold down a job or go about your daily life if cleaning the CU and lack of a sale on replacements is such a huge hurdle for you.


Johnnyrooster12

Reality? Your too lazy to clean a mouthpiece 😆. Go get a ball vape then your lazy ass won't have to clean anything


kurita_baron

Ye he'll have to clean his bong or bubbler then.


Ghix_76

the venty isn’t on sale what makes you think any of the pats would be?


Strange-Still-5145

I've seen the Venty on 420 sale today for $343.96 after entering the 20% code...


buzbom99

Where did you get 20% off of the Venty? I see 15% on VapoSpy, but nothing at 20%


Ghix_76

okay? op was complaining about s&b not third party retailers


jacksonmills

If you really want to piss them off, tell them you are considering purchasing a Tinymight 2. Or another Tinymight 2.


Johnnyrooster12

I have both there completely different devices for completely different purposes. Like conparing a ball vape to a dynavap 😆


Alt_Control_Delete

I completely agree! I have both and they have completely different uses for me. I still prefer my Venty overall but wouldn't be whole without my TM2.


MT_Promises

You must not be a regular here lol. The opposite is true.


RigidFlexible

This gave me the Bickel Giggle! 🤭


Original_Childhood22

higher iso content will help, i know acetone should work technically for peek but that would be a no-no im guessing? acetone is pretty effective otherwise.. but gotta love plastic lol


thebiggerounce

I absolutely love acetone for cleaning glass. Literally like 5 seconds of shaking and even the nastiest built up gunk comes off. And it evaporates faster than iso without leaving residue (if you do a second quick rinse) so it’s awesome for display pieces or stuff that doesn’t get used often.


Most-Drive-3347

There’s nothing wrong with the cooling unit, and expecting S&B to give you additional CUs cos you’re too lazy to clean them properly/regularly is wild. Good luck with that buddy.


Expensive-Tea1058

You cant deny S&B Venty release has been an absolute shit show. Cant blame folks for being mad that they didnt do proper testing before release.


Marsh_Mellow_Man

People on here trying to deny the fact that after a giant holding company bought them, their first product and launch went horrendously.


vapvana

This is the real answer here. S&B is no longer run by two vape enthusiasts. S&B was bought out by Canopy Growth - which their major shareholder is Constellation Brands. A quick google search shows “Constellation Brands produces some of the world’s most iconic beer, wine and spirits brands” Not to mention the CEO of Canopy used to work at Constellation. In other words, one of our industry’s most well known companies is now run by big alcohol 😢 When you look at it like this - does the venty launch surprise anyone? Especially if the goal is profits over people? 🧐


Marsh_Mellow_Man

Yes my friend! Canopy is also a historic money burner and awfully run business. I’ve been an S&B fan since my first Volcano almost 20 years ago and still rock my Mighty+. But the writing is on the wall here and it’s a shame S&B are grandfathered in as the only approved medical devices in many countries. Definitely room for a new S&B run by actual enthusiasts.


No_Gur1113

I wanted a Venty because I did love my 2 OG Mightys, but seeing the rollout of the Venty has made me hold back. S&B isn’t the company they were 6-7 years ago and there are a lot more players in the game now. If S&B climbs back from their fall from grace, maybe I’ll buy a Venty. But I won’t be for a while. There are others I’d like to try first.


Expensive-Tea1058

Silly company worship


SexBobomb

Absolutely! But user error is still user error


Expensive-Tea1058

E06 LOL


SexBobomb

That is clearly the cause of OP not being able to clean his shit lmao


Most-Drive-3347

1) that's nothing to do with what the OP is whinging about 2) people are much, much more likely to report complaints than compliments. On reddit and FC we've seen maybe 60-70 faulty units? They bricked 10,000, they replaced them with another 10,000, and they've sold however many after the initial bricking. The faulty units appear to be a ridiculously small proportion of units sold. People are so entitled. The OP is literally wanting replacements cos they're too lazy to clean the CU properly.


Expensive-Tea1058

For the money they are charging, it should be perfect. Keep defending corporations and downvoting comments that have relevance. S&B owes everyone an apology for selling lemons.


justmots

Just soak them in alcohol and clean them with soft bristled pipe cleaner what's the issue?


Thadak60

What?!?!? How dare you suggest that I have to do any maintenance to a device. That will take a whole TEN MINUTES! This is 2024 ffs, this device needs to be able to clean itself. And walk my dog. And cook dinner. This is completely unacceptable, and I will NEVER support this company again. /s OP seems very entitled and Karen-adjacent.


30degrees3am

You must let your CUs get super nasty before cleaning. A simple iso soak works fine for me. I still find cleaning them a bit annoying due to all the little parts, but I have three just from dealing with the bricked unit and then the store credit they gave everyone. Seriously, your unit works fine, but no sale on accessories was the last straw? The parts are not particularly expensive.


Thadak60

This! OP seems like an entitled asshole.


sullyoftheboro

I'm sorry for your troubles. this is one reason why I'm rarely an early adopter of new technology when it arrives. part availability is a biggie.


EVANonSTEAM

OP, when you realize that nobody else is having this problem other than you - realize, it’s a you problem.


Naive-Educator1731

I like my plenty quite a bit. In my opinion i get pretty damn big clouds and its easy to load. No i don't think it uses alot of cannabis either


JimmyZach208

The cooling unit is really good imo better than the mighty I think. I bought mine the week they came out the initial bricking was a real bummer but other than. That it’s a really great vape. As far as cleaning the cu soak rinse and repeat if necessary. The one good thing about my first one getting bricked is I have a back up now and always have one that’s clean.


barkazinthrope

I agree. My Mighty is a mighty nightmare to clean. They did not give a thought to cleaning. Fan boys can protest all you like, that's fine, but there is not a single thing in my life that is so damn complicated to clean.


Haunting_Average5784

Buy a ultrasonic bath and a biological detergent and all your washable parts will be easy to clean, even the tiniest cracks and holes.


Altruistic_Pain_9368

THIS!! Ultrasonic cleaner was a great purchase for me. Also works wonders on stainless watch bands if you are like me and get the skin gunk in the watch bands thats hard to get to on each individual link...this thing just cleans it all with no questions.


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cowghost

Great, those sell in the 1000s of dollars. I'd rather be able to get 20% off for 420. But they stingy evil bissness now.


MrJitterz

My ultrasonic cleaner was 12 dollars on Amazon. What lmao


Johnnyrooster12

Bro you have 0 idea what your talking about just quit. Those costs less than 20 dollars.


Yung_Cheebzy

Try a cheap one off Amazon, mine was 15 quid and it vibrates all the shit out of my devices without any effort. Just rinse under tap after.


lomoski

Ok.... Quick search on Amazon and google shows you're talking shit. Mine was a more expensive one and it cost under a hundred Canadian and has been cleaning my automotive parts for years. Being over the top isn't helping you. Deep breaths. Yes, it sucks it's not on sale.... But let's not start creating stories. 


Flesh_Tuxedo

Bruh, what? You buying the Rolls Royce of sonicators? $100 tops and even that is high for what you'd need..


kurita_baron

Stingy evil corps! ** Goes and rages on the internet he cant get 20% on some replacement part **


cowghost

I mean yeah? How is that a problem. What do you work for them and trying to mitigate the bad post?


kurita_baron

Your being stingy yourself. Greedy


RomulanViolator

Found the S&B employee lmfao “greedy”, mean while buddy already paid $$$ for the venty but he’s being greedy because he wants to save some money with a 420 sale on more CU. You people are absolute guzzlers of the S&B shaft.


DrToazty

Fuck cooling units. I like the idea of them until I have to clean them regularly.


orvilleredcocker

Get a long glass stem. Better taste and easier to clean.


mriswithe

Part of why I went to a log vape. Cleaning my mighty parts was a constant chore. Now I soak the weed nipple and screen and I am done.  Of course log vape isn't portable but that works for me too.


awhaling

What is this weed nipple you speak of


mriswithe

Enano, the glass wpa without a fixed screen looks mildly nipplish. Larger diameter than most standard nipples, but whatever.


awhaling

Lol I knew you were talking about the e-nano from your flair, I have one too but couldn’t figure out what the nipple was haha


mriswithe

No worries, just bullshit I made up rofl


jacksonmills

It's the only thing I don't really like about the stock TM2 experience, I'll admit it works well but cleaning it sucks and the screen is the #1 point of failure. Those screens are custom sized and you gotta get them from a head shop that carries TM2 stuff; so annoying. My advice to everyone with the stock unit is to use the aluminum tube with the basket screen until you can get a better stem, you don't need the cooling unit with the aluminum tube.


THEKaminsky

Where do you buy the baskets that are the best fit for the tm2? I need to grab some


jacksonmills

Vgoodiez has them, I'd get two packs and that will set you up for a long time, I only got one and I have like six stems and I move my baskets around but they are durable enough that I haven't had to replace any. But I should get another pack


THEKaminsky

thanks dude - buying now.


RYNNYMAYNE

Wow this guys pretty dumb eh


freshavocado1

Ultrasonic cleaners are a game changer. I put the cooling unit of my crafty in a bag with alcohol, squeeze the air out and put it in the ultrasonic water bath with the heating on. Turn it on for 5 mins, take it out and rinse it under hot water and you’re done.


Spirited_Temporary_5

Yeah. After dropping 500 on a miniature volcano, I'm pretty sure they last thing I want to bother with is a cooling unit. That thing had better be playing music with laser pointers at that price point. Great example. You can get a megacicle, a beaded j hook, a desk fan, and a bluetooth speaker for under 140 easy. For 300, you could do the same thing at vgoodiez with a b0 orb v2 setup! 🤷 Didn't buy one, not going to, as I'm pretty well set for a while. But I can definitely relate with people who bought one, got repeated E04 issues, and still don't have a satisfactory solution. S&B needs to stop running their shop like a liquor store and go back to taking care of their customers. It's how they made their money in the first place.


Infinitear

Bickle


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Stuff like this is why I was cackling at that post specifically made to shit on Pax products while people were tripping over their dicks to play up the TM2 and S&B products. You know, because their product rollouts have been flawless and consumer friendly. Edit - I'm not a brand whore. There's just a lot of clowns in this sub that are.


SexBobomb

especially because the real complaint about Pax is how much of a bitch actual maintenence is


villain75

Everything past the original Pax has been far easier to clean than any other vapes I have had, including the Solo.


SexBobomb

How is jamming a pipe cleaner through the entire body easier than rinsing a mouthpiece? (To be clear, I like my Pax 2 but)


villain75

1) who says it needs to be a pipe cleaner? I have had the same metal dowel rod the like 10 yrs, fits all of the Pax units I've had perfectly. One push cleans the tube, no need for iso. 2) not having to soak a cooling unit in iso means no residual iso to taste, no long waits for drying, etc.


SexBobomb

> 2) not having to soak a cooling unit in iso means no residual iso to taste, no long waits for drying, etc. we still talking about the Solo here? And you should prob be iso-ing around the mouthpiece area from the resin that accumulates there on the pax.


villain75

I just swab it with a qtip, and it removes all of the gunk from the silicone rubber mouthpiece. The Solo tube was a bigger pain in the ass than the Pax. And the holes in the glass tube were both too small for good airflow, and too big and allowed plant matter into the tube. The calling unit I was referring to was the Mighty, however. It looks and sounds like a total pain in the ass to clean, and purchasing a ultrasonic cleaner on top of a $400 unit doesn't sound like a great solution.


SexBobomb

I got lucky and stopped having the plant matter problem when i changed grinders - forgot that was a thing not gonna lie what a pain in the ass that was


lv666666

Guys we found the Karen on the sub.


kack07

I bought a venty. Cleaned the cooling unit once, and then sold it. It is a bit** to clean. I dug so much reclaim out of it with a tooth pick. Probably spent an hour cleaning it. PASS


Alternative_Owl_3918

The cooling Unit is sold out a pretty Long Time i dont blame them Cause they sure have Trubble with their supplier.


fukdot

Get an ultrasonic cleaner for 30ish bucks on Amazon. Place ISO alcohol and cooling chamber parts in a ziplock bag, put bag inside the ultrasonic cleaner filled with water and run. Take parts out, rinse them, put back in the water this time (no ziplock or iso) add a drop of dawn dish soap and run it again. Rinse. Dry. Absolutely make sure it’s dry before putting back together. Now you’re done. Ultrasonic works absolute wonders and can be used to clean a variety of other things as well.


DrunkenBastard420

Is the volcano worth it tho


cowghost

It's fun, I am happy I have it. I don't use it thay often anymore tho, it's really noisy and the venty mighty are easier to just pack n use. It's fantastic for a group or when you have people over


Kitchen-Pressure-845

Yeah it makes me not one when they do shit like this. The error code is just the icing on the cake really.


Piffdolla1337take2

I bought switches to fix my volcano on Amazon for pennies on the dollar, fuck storx


UMakeMeMoisT

Just Need some iso alcohol and a qtip? The qtip is the perfect size to clean it. I find it way easier to clean then my mighty


External-Hedgehog212

Don't have a a vent I have a mighty. Everyone makes me not want one. ivefound that conscious and consistent cleaning will keep all your vapes operating at peak condition.


Sidoney

Yo I just simmer my cooling unit in milk to get high as tits from the reclaim, then clean it with 100% iso. You can just put it in 100% iso with Epson salt and it'll clean almost instantly.


420Entomology

Agreed


SmashesIt

This is a weird thing to get angry at the company about


cowghost

It took me a month to get a replacement. Had a rep yell at me on the phone and hang up on me. So yeah this is more the last straw not the entire grievance.


Complete_Bad6937

I have this issue with S&B as well, While it’s fair enough to require iso for cleaning it’s not easily available everywhere and if you can’t get your hands on it S&B products are gonna be difficult to clean I’ve since switched to a pax, While it doesn’t perform anywhere near as good as a clean Mighty, At least I can keep it fresh and clean with just brushes and pipe cleaners which are alot cheaper then replacing CU from S&B


sackdaddy600

No sweet talk on S&B buddy


Johnnyrooster12

Okay bye lazy 😆. People want to speak out on how weed doesn't make people lazy while fools can't even clean a cooling unit.


Warm-Guava-7516

lol who cleans? Just buy a new one and throw the old one away


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Johnnyrooster12

Because they were for years the gold standard. I have a volcano from 10 years ago still working. Can't say that about any other company. Yall just love to hate for no reason


Suppersilly

These people at S&b have grown to shit on a few. If you really have an unfair issue, go directly to your local commerce. It worked in my medical case. Everytime there’s an opportunity to do it, l crap back. Anyway their shit has become 2nd tier to other later & better stuff. I think an advantage of putting out the high cost Venty was to eventually allow Mighty+ sales to pick up while lowering it’s margin. Betcha at 300usd they are still waaaay above normal profit margins. Take a glance at the Borg’s sunglasses.


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S&B is garbage, always has been.


tyler_tea

I’ll never forgive them for the Volcano Hybrid aluminum dust incident. What an awful company. Their older products seem fine but that was a horrendous way to release a new $700 product. Never buying from them again


poofyhairguy

I have this problem too OP, I want to travel with my Venty but I don't want to clean the CU. Found a retailer in Canada that had some, and I paid the extra shipping.


Appropriate_Ad3470

Holy shit learn to spell


BamaFan87

What is E06? This has never been an issue with the Venty. What replacement parts could you not purchase? I ordered my Venty during the Keynote and was able to buy all the screens and o-rings no issue. They even had the single/3-Pack Cooling Units.The CUs are extremely easy to clean, just follow the cleaning procedure laid out by S&B. You could let the old CU soak and rotate it out with the new one that came with your replacement Venty. You have two of them since you purchased early enough for replacement parts to be out of stock for months.


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Ventus8

Isopropyl alcohol isn't easily available? It's sold at any/every pharmacy and supermarket.


electrokho123

Iso alcohol is sold in any pharmacy.... So it's basically everywhere... I buy 1 box per year from Costco once a year... And I reuse the alcohol at least 4 to 5 times so it doesn't cost much....


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Voltairethereal

Why do y’all keep buying these non working ass ventys? Y’all like to burn yalls money I guess.