Aspire Nautilus has a Chromed Brass chimney.

[Katya]

Here is the problem; if they didnt know that brass is unhealthy or at least risky, they would not lie about this.

Either that or they are just cutting corners by using cheaper materials inside the tank--and hoping nobody will notice.

 

[Silver5656]

this is easy to confirm for yourself if you have a naut thats been used for a while. Inside the threaded chimney part where the heads screw in, you can see that it's no longer silver, but gold-ish

 

[Racehorse]

After checking the Aspire forum, I found out this thread Aspire Support: •View topic - the chimney of the Nautilus is chrome plated brass

Aspire actually admits that the Nautilus chimney is made of brass and the surface is chromed.

I've checked the Nautilus manual (http://www.aspirecig.com/uploads/soft/Manual-aspire-Nautilus.pdf) and all they say is that Nautilus is made of Stainless Steel & Pyrex glass. They never mentioned the Chromed Brass chimney before...

I would love to hear your thoughts on this.

I read a lot of posts where people were saying the chimney looked like it "rusted".

Indeed, now it makes sense.

Won't be using if confirmed it's brass.

 

[Phibes]

this is easy to confirm for yourself if you have a naut thats been used for a while. Inside the threaded chimney part where the heads screw in, you can see that it's no longer silver, but gold-ish

I read a lot of posts where people were saying the chimney looked like it "rusted".

Indeed, now it makes sense.

Won't be using if confirmed it's brass.

There is no need for further confirmation since Aspire actually ADMITS that it is chromed brass. Aspire Support: •View topic - the chimney of the Nautilus is chrome plated brass

The sad part is that they had to admit it AFTER someone had problems with it. They didn't clearly mention "Chromed Brass chimney" on their website or Nautilus manual.

Which makes you wonder, what else will they admit if someone finds out something uncommon...

 

[Phibes]

What bothers me about Aspire are the lies, denials and lack of transparency. Just tell me what material you're using and let me decide if I want it or not. Their fiberglass may very well be the amorphous fiberglass, which is perfectly safe and FDA approved. Why won't they just say so? The same goes for the Pyrex glass(?) and chromed brass(?). Just tell me the truth.

Absolutely!

 

[Racehorse]

There is no need for further confirmation since Aspire actually ADMITS that it is chromed brass. Aspire Support: •View topic - the chimney of the Nautilus is chrome plated brass

The sad part is that they had to admit it AFTER someone had problems with it. They didn't clearly mention "Chromed Brass chimney" on their website or Nautilus manual.

Which makes you wonder, what else will they admit if someone finds out something uncommon...

Maybe when they wrote the manual for the product, the copywriter made an error.

Or when it was translated into English.

 

[Katya]

I also wonder if those chromed brass inner threads are the reason why so many people are having problems unscrewing their Aspire tanks:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ni-thing-impossible-unscrew.html#post14602307

 

[fogging_katrider]

kat and others,
I wonder if there is plating inside of the bore of the tube ?
I highly doubt it. Just for curiousity, can you run a clean but wet q-tip into the tube and rub it around to see if you can get it to come out with a greenish tint on it ?

On a side note I have a black pvd plated stainless steel Stilare storm style rda clone from fasttech, which came with a black drip tip.
This one see picture...notice the drip tip $9.60 Stillare Storm Style Rebuildable Dripping Atomizer Kit - stainless steel / PVD coating at FastTech - Worldwide Free Shipping
The drip tip is made of brass, is not pvd plated but actually coated in what appears to be paint or machine tool 'black oxide'. The bottom portion where its machined for the o-ring, along with some of the inside bore is raw brass and the logo laser engraved on the drip tip exposes the brass body. (which is how I know its brass) Anyway, being curious I noticed when I would wipe the inside of the drip tip with a twisted paper towel, it comes out with that fugly greenish tint. Arrrgh... Into the junk box went that drip tip!

 

[New2vaps]

Finally, the truth comes out. When I first reported about this issue over a month ago some accused me of buying fakes LOL.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...72-aspire-nautilus-mini-drip-tip-rusting.html

 

[friediceman]

The issue of brass safety has been discussed here many times because it's an alloy that may contain lead and other questionable metals. I believe that nobody knows for sure, especially since we'll never know what kind of brass is being used in China to make our vaping gear. This is one of the many threads discussing brass.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...27-brass-made-atomizer-toxic.html#post7314719

Having said that, there are other potentially dangerous metals we're using--there have been discussions about safety of kanthal wire, nichrome wire, polycarbonate, even stainless steel--some ss alloys may also contain lead, only surgical grade ss is pure.

What bothers me about Aspire are the lies, denials and lack of transparency. Just tell me what material you're using and let me decide if I want it or not. Their fiberglass may very well be the amorphous fiberglass, which is perfectly safe and FDA approved. Why won't they just say so? The same goes for the Pyrex glass(?) and chromed brass(?). Just tell me the truth.

I hear you Katya and I agree with you. Thanks for the info!

 

[Phibes]

Finally, the truth comes out. When I first reported about this issue over a month ago some accused me of buying fakes LOL.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...72-aspire-nautilus-mini-drip-tip-rusting.html

I recall this thread, I was worried when I read this so I checked my nautilus, rust wasn't there, but I've changed my drip tip just to be on the safe side.

And it's more than obvious now that with Aspire products...you can't be on the safe side.
They HAVE to tell the truth about their products. I think that Aspire SHOULD make an official announcement about the brass chimney thing.

But on the other hand, they didn't say that much about the wick either...

 

[Moaufan]

This thread made me fall off the fence. I won't be purchasing a Nauti.

 

[kkay59]

Oh this is depressing news for sure. I am glad to know it, for safety reasons of course. I have to change my coil on my mini every 3 days. It starts out at 1.8 ohms. Then after a few puffs, it goes straight to a 1.9....so this would cost me a fortune to buy the coils. But now I see that it is not surgical grade stainless steel? I was going to buy about 3 more of these tanks. Now I am going to go pull my drip tip off, and look at it. If it is rusting, I am gonna be ticked. If this is truly Aspire doing this, and not clones, or knock offs, this is just so wrong on so many levels. I just started vaping on 18 days ago. This makes me wonder. So far I have spent way more money on this stuff, than I had anticipated. Now I find some of it may be pure junk? Very irksome to say the least. I have 3 Aspire tanks right now, with 3 more on the way. (K1) Let's just say I hope they will come clean about this, but I won't hold my breath on it.

 

[Katya]

Yeah, I'm still waiting for them to tell us exactly what kind of material is used in their BVC coils--ceramic? fiberglass? Their website contains conflicting information (ceramic on the website, fiberglass in the attached PDF file of the lab test results). I don't care for inhaling fiberglass. I sent them emails asking for clarification--no response.

I don't like that company--either they are lying or they don't know what they are doing.

So, I have an update--of sorts. I sent two more emails to Aspire, including one to their CEO Mr. Liu. I also registered on their website and tried to ask a follow up question in their Support-Faq subforum wrt the fiberglass in the coils. My post must have been censored as it never appeared on that thread, but when I checked the thread this morning, to my astonishment, I discovered that Rep. Tina's answer assuring us all about the safety of the "ceramic" used in the BVC coils and the attached PDF file (stating that the material is fiberglass) have both been deleted. So now the thread only contains the old question somebody asked back in August.

Curiouser and curiouser.

Aspire Support: •View topic - bvc wicking material

 

[Katya]

kat and others,
I wonder if there is plating inside of the bore of the tube ?
I highly doubt it. Just for curiousity, can you run a clean but wet q-tip into the tube and rub it around to see if you can get it to come out with a greenish tint on it ?

Sorry. I don't own one yet--I've been waiting for an answer from Aspire regarding that fiberglass... since August.

 

[kkay59]

Well I don't see any rust yet on my drip tip. I have only had this one week, but I will keep watching it.

 

[Katya]

Well I don't see any rust yet on my drip tip. I have only had this one week, but I will keep watching it.

Again, we are not discussing drip tips here--drip tips are easy to replace. We are talking about the chimney inside the tank.

 

[kkay59]

I realize that. I figure if the drip tip starts rusting, the chimney probably is too. When I do break this down, I will look at the chimney. It is just a week old, I hate to waste juice, just to look at the chimney. Plus I am waiting to see what others say as well. I know mine is authentic, I did a check on it. It seems from what I have read, that this effects even those with authentic tanks. Aspire better get their heads screwed on straight about this. So far that is the only brand of tank I have bought. Right now I am contemplating rebuildables, so I can avoid this nightmare. That seems like a lot more money, and trouble. So I am going to have to think it over for a while, before I make a decision on that.

 

[d.g.]

So can we assume that as long as the coating is intact, it doesnt matter if it is brass or steel?

 

[Katya]

So can we assume that as long as the coating is intact, it doesnt matter if it is brass or steel?

Probably--the problem is that that coating can not stay intact for very long as it has inner threads used to screw the atomizer coil into the chimney. I have a feeling that it wouldn't take long for the thin chrome plating to wear off and expose whatever brass alloy hides underneath and start the oxidation process.