Is there any actual way to prevent or fix clogged carts. I buy 1 gram, make it halfway through and then it becomes unusable.

I’ve been trying for months with different batteries and carts. Does anyone else find this is significantly worse just smoking flower? I was hoping this would be a useful and portable method but for most it’s been money down the drain.

It’s like buying a bottle of liquor and watching half it evaporate.

Is it just the industry is a “Wild West” with no consistency standards?

I have a Compass Vessel.

**Thanks for advice all. I’ve had a little success with sealing the cart in a zip lock bag and letting it sit in warm water for a bit.

  • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 🇮 @pawb.socialEnglish
    4·
    7 days ago

    1. Try and keep them upright at all times. When not in use, remove them from the battery and put the protective nipples back on to prevent leaking.

    2. Don’t inhale super hard. This just pulls material up faster than it can be vaporized and will clog the stem when it hardens.

    3. If it’s glass, you can just use a lighter to melt the material in the stem back down to the heating coils. If it’s plastic, a low powered heat gun or hair dryer should work (just don’t melt the plastic).

    4. Some brands/styles of 510 threaded cartridges just suck. If you notice it consistently with a certain brand or design of cart, just stop getting those.

    5. Make sure the voltage of your battery is appropriate for the resistsnce of the material. There is no consistency with the consistency of concentrates, at least for weed. You really only need to be between 3.4 and 3.7 volts. If your battery shows the ohms, that helps dial the right voltage in.

    I do all this and rarely, if ever, have an issue with clogging.

  • LexamEnglish
    2·
    7 days ago

    Storage is important. Try to store your carts upright. Breath control, over pulling will cause you to suck more concentrate than what is being vaporized. This becomes a clog. Light breaths are better and will make your carts go longer. Pay attention to the brands. I’ve almost made a spreadsheet to track mine, but have found a couple of brands that don’t usually clog.

  • hoch
    10·
    7 days ago

    Sometimes I’ll poke a toothpick down to clear the blockage if it’s really bad.

  • iamericandre
    7·
    7 days ago

    If your battery has a pre heat function that should help. I definitely don’t have a problem using the whole cart but I’m also using ones from a legal state.

  • kikutwo
    3·
    7 days ago

    Been continuing to draw after coming off the power button. But, I don’t think I’ll buy any more live rosin carts anymore.

  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    3·
    7 days ago

    I prefer flower so I stick with it, but my roommates like the concentrates so I hear them struggle with the same exact issue. And it seems like they’re always getting new devices or carts to try and address this and yet it doesn’t seem to make a difference. I think it might be an issue with the nature of concentrates.

    For what it’s worth, I have an Arizer Solo II, had it for 5+ years, works great, shows no signs of needing to be replaced and it’s my daily driver for flower.

  • Zahille7
    1·
    7 days ago

    I usually get some clogs when it starts running low. There’s only been one cartridge I’ve had that didn’t work like you describe, and I thought I might have burnt out the coil.