AirVape Enso

Vapor travels a long way through the Enso before you taste it: out of the packed cup, down the vaporshaft into the glass water tank, back up through the airpath tubes and along a 1.5 metre hose. Residue settles at every handover, and because this is a shared session device rather than a pocket vaporizer, it settles fast.

1. Empty the cup while it is still warm: AirVape asks you to tip out the ceramic or disposable cup as soon as it has cooled enough to be safe to touch. Once the unit has been switched on, lift any cup with the cup removal tool: the cup and chamber rim both get hot enough to burn.

2. Soak the ceramic cups: after emptying, leave them in warm water for at least 30 minutes. Then run the scrub tool through: press the brushfit slider down over the brush head so it fits inside the cup, drop it in, lift the slider back and twist. The screen mesh that sits in the base of the cup for loose leaf soaks alongside it. Disposable cups are consumables, so replace them.

3. Scrub the heating chamber: let the unit cool fully before any water goes near it. Later kits ship a 3 in 1 multi-tool and a wiremesh cleaning glove, so slide the tool's metal plate into the glove, insert it and rotate. Earlier kits use the same scrub tool as the cups, pushed to the bottom of the chamber with the slider released. Pouring warm water into the chamber first loosens the residue.

4. Brush the air path: the long brush handles the vaporshaft with warm water in an up and down motion. The short brush does the vaporhose stem, in and out, plus each of the small airpath tubes beside the chamber opening individually.

5. Unscrew the mouthpiece: the mouthpiece stem separates from the stainless steel mouthpiece and both take the short brush. Swap the silicone tips and the mouthpiece guard rather than scrubbing them.

6. Rinse the blowout valve every session or two: AirVape recommends pulling it out and rinsing it with water after one or two uses. It can also be swapped for a second vaporhose for two hose use.

7. Strip the water base: the dip tube and watershield pull straight out of the rubber housing. Twist the glass tank off, wash it and refill with cold water to the level indicator.

Neither edition of the Enso manual sanctions isopropyl anywhere. Every instruction is warm water and a brush, so keep alcohol out of the heating chamber and the battery bay. Charge through the USB-C port on the battery itself rather than through the unit, which is slower, and keep the battery out of direct sun.