JCVAP Herbcloud Crown

The Herbcloud Crown has three areas to look after: the titanium Crown loader and the pearls inside it, the atomizer it sits in, and the water glass. The pearls darken as resin builds up, and JCVAP suggests cleaning the Crown every one to two days for heavy use, every three to five days for moderate use and weekly for light use.

Quick Cleaning (After Each Session)

1. Let it cool first: The atomizer and the titanium loader stay hot after a cycle. Lift the Crown out by its wooden handle and stand it upside down on its square handle.
2. Empty the loader: Tip the spent herb out of the open end of the Crown while it is still loose.
3. Brush the atomizer: Use the included hair brush or stainless brush to clear loose herb from the atomizer before the next load.
4. Change the water: Empty and refill the glass so stale water does not carry over into the next session.

Deeper Cleaning (Every Few Days)

1. Take out the pearls: Unscrew the top of the Crown and let the pearls fall out into a cup.
2. Rinse through the loader: Pour a little isopropyl alcohol over the pearls held in the Crown, with a cup underneath, and shake gently to loosen oil and residue.
3. Soak for about five minutes: Screw the top back on and swirl the Crown in isopropyl. JCVAP warns against soaking longer than 30 minutes because it can affect the seals.
4. Air dry everything: Let the Crown stand for 5 to 10 minutes, then pour the pearls onto a clean plate and let them dry completely. Do not wipe the pearls with a cloth or paper towel, which can leave fibres or scratch them.
5. Clean the glass: Wash the water glass with isopropyl and coarse salt or warm soapy water, then rinse it well before refilling.
6. Reassemble: Once nothing smells of alcohol, pour the pearls back in, screw the top on and fit the Crown back into the atomizer.

Care Tips for Better Results

• Do not burn or heat the pearls clean. JCVAP says high heat damages their surface and lowers how well they transfer heat.
• Keep liquid away from the battery base and wipe its screen with a cloth that is only lightly dampened.
• Replace the Crown's silicone o-ring if it hardens or tears, since the seal is what keeps air moving through the pearls.
• Do not overpack the loader. Our guide on packing a dry herb vaporizer explains why airflow matters.
• For general technique, read our guide on how to clean a dry herb vaporizer.

The Herbcloud Crown is for someone who wants ball vape hits without a PID, a coil or a torch. Everything runs from the battery with a set temperature and a timed cycle, so the routine is closer to a portable e-rig than to a desktop baller, and the water glass makes the hits easy to take. It is also flexible for the price. The same base runs JCVAP's concentrate atomizer, the Crown cap doubles as a standalone ball head in the JCVAP Crown Ball Vape kit, and the pearls can be swapped between ruby, SiC and Diamondium. If you mostly vape through water and want something you can carry, it is one of the few battery ball vapes on the market.

The trade-offs come from the format. JCVAP lists it at 185mm tall and 670 grams, so it is a bag device rather than a pocket one, and the glass and water mean it wants a flat surface between draws. Its 500°F ceiling also sits below the set points desktop ball vapes run at. If you want something smaller from JCVAP, look at the Poby Ember, and for a conventional portable with water pipe support, our water pipe compatible vaporizers list is a good place to compare.