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Guess what? My on/off button FELL OFF today. On a vmod that has seen very little use. (it's not that old, my oldest one I don't have anymore and I dragged it around everywhere with me.) This one, stayed in the house, upright on the counter, never even got thrown into my purse.
well, I"m not buying another one. I can't afford it. Can I just crazy glue the on/off button back on? I never looked to see how it attaches/engages.
If I can't then you guys will soon see all my 14500 batteries and my no-longer-made rubberized cover for the vmod 2.0 in the classies
I have said lately that I am slowly quitting vaping "thru attrition". As things break, I don't replace them, and pretty soon I won't own any vaping equipment
Any luck?
I don't see anything broken and looks simple but I've had no luck. Everytime I tip it to refill the button falls out so it's not workable since a reason I got it was to use away from the house. Both batteries have come apart too (yikes). So glad I ordered another battery. Mine's new enough to be under warrenty.
Mine was still under warranty, so I stuck it in an envelope, and used paypal shipping w/tracking to send it back in. (I didn't ask *permission*, I just mailed it back.
) I saw no way to get the button to stay back in there ..... I've noticed the vmod goes thru some changes manufacturing-wise every so often, so however this particular *batch* got made, it's a batch that has this flaw.
I say this because I've had several vmods and never had this particular problem before.
I did have a problem with some of the batteries being too long for the body, and over-compressing the spring, which would be a safety problem. I posted pics at the time, probably somewhere in this topic. That problem has gone away, so that's where I got the idea that the same manufacturing/specs aren't used for the entire lifetime of the vmod....I'm sure they have been thru a number of different runs.
Sometimes, things are improved by that. I'm sure there have been improvements. Its just that for the particular batch of about 6 months ago, the button-falling-off thing seems to be part of a certain manufacturing "lot" if that makes any sense.
The reason I always let vendors know when I have problems is that, if other people are having the same problem, then it gives them a heads up. The problem is that a lot of people don't, they feel like they are complaining or something, but the truth is that it's best to give a manufacturer what they need to fix and improve their products. If they don't know about a repeating problem, then they can't fix it, right?
An example of following up: I had something stolen from my truck in town the other day. When I called the police to file a report, everyone said "there's no point, they will never find your thing or the person who stole it."
THAT IS NOT THE POINT. The reason you ALWAYS file a police report is that it gives time, and place/location of theft....there are often blocks or neighborhoods where a rash of thefts happen.....and then police can keep an eye on the area, etc. You do not know what other reports or information they are getting.....yours may be the one that quells the problem or helps figure it out!
If you don't report it, then you aren't helping, and also perpetuating the event.
This is why, when I have problems with things, I voice them. It's not about squeaky wheel, it's about my feeling of "duty to inform." Perpetuating events, problems, etc. are unnecessary, and by not informing it just causes the problems to continue. (this is why I am not into the paranoia stuff about hiding negative information about vaping either......fix it now, if something isn't right, because later there is heck to pay. and things get more complicated and more costly and certainly more embarrassing.)
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I sent a note to Vampage yesterday. Told them I loved it BUT ... (I've gotten several emails to review it and I'm not ready to yet). I like giving companies a fair shot at resolution. Your right, they can't foresee problems with a batch and don't always know. I'm not expecting a replacement on batteries but mentioned them because they were the worst I'd ever seen. The entire metal disc under one of the button tops seperated and the other was about to as well. I didn't abuse the batteries. IMO they shouldn't even be included.
I love this little Vmod design though. So simple and elegant. Much easier than hassling with clearo's.
I love this little Vmod design though. So simple and elegant. Much easier than hassling with clearo's.
So my second VMod has bit the dust. The first, I claim responsibility for since I dropped it several times. The second one, I've had barely more than a month. It has never been dropped or abused in any way. Tonight, it simply stopped firing altogether. I've checked every connection, and everything appears fine. The atomizer is seated properly. I even took the atomizer off of my Nemi and tried it. Nothing.
I'm going to mail both devices back to Vapage with my order numbers included. Hopefully they will be repaired or replaced for me. Whther they are or not, I'm not buying another item from Vapage. Despite my issues with the Reo, I will be saving up for one of those. It looks like I'll be dripping until Christmas.
I'm going to mail both devices back to Vapage with my order numbers included. Hopefully they will be repaired or replaced for me. Whther they are or not, I'm not buying another item from Vapage. Despite my issues with the Reo, I will be saving up for one of those. It looks like I'll be dripping until Christmas.
Anyone heard from Vapage yet? I've sent them 3 emails with no response. Today I left a nasty note (for me anyway) threatening I'll post negative (truthful) reviews if I don't hear from them. Just a word - a peep - anything would cool my jets. But not "nothing". GRRRRR.
Oh, but I did get their newsletter showing the XL kit is $43 today. They don't fail on newsletters.
Too bad. It's a decent little mod being sold by a crap store.
Oh, but I did get their newsletter showing the XL kit is $43 today. They don't fail on newsletters.
Too bad. It's a decent little mod being sold by a crap store.
Certainly their customer service has had complaints, and also the complete opposite by some. Historically calling or using live chat has had much better results than email. They probably should be contacted during "normal business hours" for the west coast.
Also historically, their replacement/warranty service has been reputable, but following up on it a PIA.
Well I posted to their FB page and got a response with a different email addy. Sent them off another one and heard back. They are sending a new chasis and batteries (didn't want those) and they are sending a mailer to return the original. I hope they notice how bad the original batteries were. But all in all, very nice. It sounds like the website needs updating with current email addys, including the 'contact us' form.
And they are keeping a customer. I may break down and pick up the XL too. I like it. I wish it had a better button and I can't figure out how to modify this one...
I've just had 3 equipment failures this week and that's the same as taken my nic away. Nothing bugs me more than equip failure when I least expect it. I hate that.
And they are keeping a customer. I may break down and pick up the XL too. I like it. I wish it had a better button and I can't figure out how to modify this one...
I've just had 3 equipment failures this week and that's the same as taken my nic away. Nothing bugs me more than equip failure when I least expect it. I hate that.
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One time I sent in a Vmod 2.0 chassis (after making sure to keep the chimney!) because the button came off. This was after first making contact over the telephone and being instructed to mail it in and getting a contact person, then following up by email. In about 3 weeks I got an XL chassis, then emailed my contact telling her I accidentally got the XL and needed a 2.0. A week later another envelope; another XL. This happened 3 times, then I got the 2.0. They let me keep 3 XL chassis for my trouble, and they were apologetic and courteous. While it was a little frustrating, they never dropped the ball completely and went out of their way to make me happy. This was about 6-8 weeks ago, maybe more. There was a time a year or so back that this probably would have been a lot worse for me. Vapage has had it's problems, but maybe they've worked the bugs out of customer service. I hope.
Hi all -- I'm rejoining the vmod crew. I got 2 of the first edition "leak-o-matics" and just finally gave up on them. Picked up the newer version on a recent sale, and was impressed. This was how it was supposed to be the first time
So now I've bought 2 from vapage and picked up another in the classies --- jumping back in with both feet !
Anyway, a question for you experts: what's the difference in the 2 types of amg hybrid atomizers currently in the sale section on the site? I remember originally refusing to try anything that cost $30 for 2, but 2 for 14 is do-able. Which is the "slant" type I've read about here?
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So now I've bought 2 from vapage and picked up another in the classies --- jumping back in with both feet !
Anyway, a question for you experts: what's the difference in the 2 types of amg hybrid atomizers currently in the sale section on the site? I remember originally refusing to try anything that cost $30 for 2, but 2 for 14 is do-able. Which is the "slant" type I've read about here?
TIA
That's great that you are revisiting the vmod. The 2.0 and xl are much improved, for sure.....as is the hybrid "pro slant coil" atty.
The hybrid that says BF is made for bottom feeders and have been super. They are often compared to HH357, which was the best. It's been rated very highly for a premade atty. It has those tiny holes at the bottom of the casing which is a nice feature.
I don't know if the universal atty (for use with any 510 connection) is now the more popular slant coil version or not:what:
The pro slant coil (shifu) is also made to last longer than other attys. I often used mine for a month or more, with regular use.
Since it came out I haven't even wanted to use any other brand or type on my vmod.
The hybrid that says BF is made for bottom feeders and have been super. They are often compared to HH357, which was the best. It's been rated very highly for a premade atty. It has those tiny holes at the bottom of the casing which is a nice feature.
I don't know if the universal atty (for use with any 510 connection) is now the more popular slant coil version or not:what:
The pro slant coil (shifu) is also made to last longer than other attys. I often used mine for a month or more, with regular use.
Since it came out I haven't even wanted to use any other brand or type on my vmod.
THEY HAVE BEEN DOING INVENTORY.
I talked to them yesterday. They got behind on shipping as a result.
They appear to be back up and running again this week, and like you, my emails went unanswered during the inventory phase.
Understand, they are huge and also wholesalers......so unlike some of the vendors on ECF with forum areas, or like REO where you get one-on-one customer service, Vapage has never been set up for that sales model.
It is a nice little mod though, and if you like vmods you just *learn* to deal with the inconsistencies of the company which is more geared to wholesale and less geared to individualized CS.
As for Negative Reviews and Threats, I have to tell you this: there is nobody on the planet who is *motivated* by that. Vapage doesn't have a forum area, and there's a reason for that. So leaving neg reviews and such is really not going to accomplish much.
I learned a long time ago that if you want people to help you, you have to make them WANT to help you. Being helpful is a human motivation that is not fed by negativity.....it is fed by the desire of the person extending the help to be generous, and to feel good about themselves.
So, abusing them, even if deserved, is really not useful ......... most are just *employees* who have to work for a living. What you always want to do is MOVE FORWARD to a solution. This allows people to help you. Sometimes you have to suggest the solution, because they don't get it. That's okay.
The goal is always to get what you need, and also let the person who is giving you that manage to feel good about it.
I use to test lines for a dsl company and deal with alll kinds of tough engineers from the Big Telcos........and they would start out giving me a real hard time. I would just say "look, none of us wants to go home tonight and think about what a crummy day we had today while eating dinner.......we both obviously HAVE to work for a living, or we wouldn't be on the phone doing this right now.......let's just try to make each other's day a little better instead of worse...........neither of us is gonna get paid more for being a pain in the ............both of us are going to be able to move on if we get this problem solved in the best way possible though."
Yeah, I"m not always so nice, not saying I am, but when I'm not I realize I'm not helping anyone, including myself.
I just went thru a contractor nightmare where i had repairs done to home, should have taken 20 days, it's taken 3 months. The reality is that my contractor is working 4 other jobs, and they all do that. But he does beautiful work, and is motivated by my complimenting that. I learned about 2 months ago that he has limited resources and helpers, and pressing him to rush is just going to get me work that isn't up to par. So, I stopped doing it.
Not that he's right, or wrong, just that it is WHAT IS. Most contractors who are not big work this way, they have many irons in fire, and if you abuse them, they will just stay at the other jobs instead of yours.
The older I get, the more I learn that patience is indeed, one of the highest virtues to cultivate. I do it for myself (lower stress) and not because it's a virtue though.
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yeah, the new ones are a totally different animal. For sure.
And the hybrid atties are fantas
I happen to like the form factor, and the ergonomics of the vmods, I've been using them since I started vaping in 2012, and as a matter of fact, I gave up smoking using one.
So, despite some of the CS problems that are intermittent (sometimes they are great, other times not so much) if you like the device you're going to go with the ups n' downs.
I FEEL your pain. I have been out of my house on couch circuit, and had my main 2 mods fail. While vapage was doing their inventory thing, my send-back to them under warranty didn't get sent out, so I've been w/out it for 3 weeks now.
Yeah, GRRR, but its not usually this bad, this was just one of those weeks over there. You never know w/them
I've given up doing anything except just trying to be nice about it. Nothing else seems to work anyway
Batteries that "come with" mods these days are never good. I always toss 'em anyway and buy AWs.
I looked at the top part where the button attaches, it attaches to a flat surface, so glue would probably work, although I wasn't sure if that would make it impossible to turn it on or off.
My eyesight being not great these days, I am not the mechanically inclined person of yore anymore, so I don't really try to figure out how stuff works anymore.
That's why I read on the forum, so that other people who have figured stuff out can give me a clue.
Hello!
New VMOD lover joining the gang
Love the baby I got, the XL not so much
But what the hey, it was on sale
Sooo, I'm really loving the hybid atty's but keep burning my Silo before I can get started I'm doing the 5 or 6 drops on the filler first then tipping and "squeenking" before I vape (and drawing before I fire). What am I doing wrong? 
How long do you guys let yours soak in before you start to vape?
New VMOD lover joining the gang
Love the baby I got, the XL not so much
But what the hey, it was on sale Sooo, I'm really loving the hybid atty's but keep burning my Silo before I can get started
I'm doing the 5 or 6 drops on the filler first then tipping and "squeenking" before I vape (and drawing before I fire). What am I doing wrong? How long do you guys let yours soak in before you start to vape?
Hi dale
I always prime my silos or cartos with as much as I can get them to hold using various methods....not just 6 drops and like for any other device. Then just feed once and awhile to keep it wet.
When I fill from the top I let it sit for a bit and repeat.
As you may know, a well.primed carto can last a long time. Often my silos would last a couple weeks with regular use and the hybrid stays a month and more.
Have fun.
I always prime my silos or cartos with as much as I can get them to hold using various methods....not just 6 drops and like for any other device. Then just feed once and awhile to keep it wet.
When I fill from the top I let it sit for a bit and repeat.
As you may know, a well.primed carto can last a long time. Often my silos would last a couple weeks with regular use and the hybrid stays a month and more.
Have fun.
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