Ispire Daab

Induction means there is no atomizer inside the bowl on the Daab. The cup is borosilicate glass with a stainless ring at its base, and the carb cap and water chamber are glass too, so the whole vapour path can be treated the same way. Residue collects in two spots: baked into the cup where the dab sat, and as an oily film up in the water chamber if you pull too hard. Ispire's manual tells you to inhale gently for that reason, to stop concentrate being dragged out of the cup and into the glass.

1. Swab the cup after every dab: Set it on a heat resistant surface for two or three minutes, as the manual says, then wipe the inside with a cotton swab while it is still warm but not hot enough to scorch the tip. Reclaim lifts off easily then and sets hard once cold. The kit ships with cotton swabs and alcohol pads for this.

2. Soak the glass when swabbing stops working: Every glass piece takes 99 percent isopropyl without staining or clouding, so the inner cup, the reclaim cup, the carb cap and the water chamber can all go in a bath, then be wiped, rinsed and dried. Owners also boil them or run them through a dishwasher. Finish the cup with a water damp swab and let it dry completely, because leftover alcohol will come off in your next dab.

3. Keep the induction well dry: The coil, the board and both 18650 cells sit under that opening. Clean it dry only, with a swab around the rim, and heed the manual's warning about never dropping metal into the induction area. The Daab has no burn off or self clean cycle, so residue leaves only when the cup comes out.

4. Take the silicone off first: The reclaim cup carries a heat resistant silicone ring and the water chamber a silicone bumper. Lift both clear, wipe them by hand and refit them as the manual's diagram shows. Two spare rings come in the box.

5. Treat cups as consumables: The glass cups break in normal use, which is why the kit includes a pair of inner cups. Ispire sells the concentrate cup, water chamber and carb cap individually, and later kits merge the reclaim cup and inner cup into a single deeper cup.

6. Batteries and standby: The 18650s are removable, and Ispire specifies 3000 to 3500mAh cells rated at least 15A continuous. Dry the tray and contacts after wet cleaning. The Daab drops into standby rather than shutting off, so power it down by hand.

Change the water every few days and strip the rig weekly if you dab daily.