The topic of warranty was brought up in the Volcano forum; however, it realy should be discussed under reviews since the warranty is part of a review. It stopped me from ordering a Lavatube to add to my collection of VV PV's (Buzz, Buzz Pro, and ProVari).
It was quite clearly stated by the exclusive supplier to the US (Volcano) that it would not honor the warranty if ANOTHER SUPPLIER'S DEVICES WERE USED ON THE Lavatube.
This means that only Volcano tanks, attys, cartos, etc. could be used with the Lavatube. I have not run across any other PV's, VV or otherwise, that have this type of exclusion. There is the VMod which uses a proprietary atty/carto, but their forum is full of suggestions on how to mod a standard atty/carto to work on the VMod. There may even be some of the cigarette look alikes that use a proprietary thread, but many vapers walked away from these a long time ago.
At first glance, the warranty seems quite generous since it goes out to one year. However, Volcano has borrowed a page from Gillette who gives away razors to sell expensive razor blades.
An atty/carto is nothing other than a resitance wire with a wick of some sort, regardless of who manufactures it. Not to mention the rebuildable ones like the A2! There are some good ones out there and some bad ones. I am not saying that the Volcano stuff is good or bad, but it is expensive. Their attys are $6.99 where good quality Joyes from reputable suppliers could be had for $5 in quantities of 5. How many serious vapers keep only one or two atty's around?
The only way for Volcano to control this is to check your orders of attys/tanks. This could lead to all kinds of disputes: you have not ordered from us, but I have other devices, I don't vape that much, etc., etc.
The Lavatube is an interesting device, but the warranty is a deal breaker for me.
The atty/carto is a consumable-the same way that juice is. Costs aside, if I look at the development in the last 18 months with tanks, feed systems (e.g. Vapemate), CE's, dual coils, etc., do I want someone telling me what to put on my device?
There is no technical reason for such a restrictive warranty. The only purpose is to put more money into the pocket of Volcano.
Some of you may think that this is fine and love Volcano as a supplier who can do no wrong. It will only be a question of time before some other comes up with a similar product, so I will wait.
Others may think otherwise. This is an open forum, so express yourselves!
Caveat emptor! Let the buyer beware!
It was quite clearly stated by the exclusive supplier to the US (Volcano) that it would not honor the warranty if ANOTHER SUPPLIER'S DEVICES WERE USED ON THE Lavatube.
This means that only Volcano tanks, attys, cartos, etc. could be used with the Lavatube. I have not run across any other PV's, VV or otherwise, that have this type of exclusion. There is the VMod which uses a proprietary atty/carto, but their forum is full of suggestions on how to mod a standard atty/carto to work on the VMod. There may even be some of the cigarette look alikes that use a proprietary thread, but many vapers walked away from these a long time ago.
At first glance, the warranty seems quite generous since it goes out to one year. However, Volcano has borrowed a page from Gillette who gives away razors to sell expensive razor blades.
An atty/carto is nothing other than a resitance wire with a wick of some sort, regardless of who manufactures it. Not to mention the rebuildable ones like the A2! There are some good ones out there and some bad ones. I am not saying that the Volcano stuff is good or bad, but it is expensive. Their attys are $6.99 where good quality Joyes from reputable suppliers could be had for $5 in quantities of 5. How many serious vapers keep only one or two atty's around?
The only way for Volcano to control this is to check your orders of attys/tanks. This could lead to all kinds of disputes: you have not ordered from us, but I have other devices, I don't vape that much, etc., etc.
The Lavatube is an interesting device, but the warranty is a deal breaker for me.
The atty/carto is a consumable-the same way that juice is. Costs aside, if I look at the development in the last 18 months with tanks, feed systems (e.g. Vapemate), CE's, dual coils, etc., do I want someone telling me what to put on my device?
There is no technical reason for such a restrictive warranty. The only purpose is to put more money into the pocket of Volcano.
Some of you may think that this is fine and love Volcano as a supplier who can do no wrong. It will only be a question of time before some other comes up with a similar product, so I will wait.
Others may think otherwise. This is an open forum, so express yourselves!
Caveat emptor! Let the buyer beware!
as Vapolous mentioned you can get the same device elsewhere without the restrictive warranty. 
