PAX Plus

PAX Plus draws vapor from a laser welded stainless steel oven at the base of the body, up a sealed internal tube, and out through whichever mouthpiece is fitted. That tube and the recess the mouthpiece seats into collect residue first, and because pressing the mouthpiece is how you power the device on, you handle the dirtiest end of it constantly.

1. Give it fifteen minutes: PAX asks for a full fifteen minute cooldown before the concentrate insert is touched, and the oven deserves the same wait.

2. Clear the oven: Pull off the standard or half pack lid, empty the chamber, and sweep it out with the rounded multi-tool, which is curved so it cannot scratch the oven walls.

3. Lift the 3D screen: The Plus uses the 3D oven screen rather than the older flat type. Press either end of it with the multi-tool to tilt it out, or pull the mouthpiece off and push the wire brush down the vapor path to pop it free.

4. Work the vapor path: Wet a pipe cleaner with isopropyl alcohol and run it through the channel from the mouthpiece opening until it comes back clean. Follow with a cotton swab, damp rather than wet, on the top face and inside the mouthpiece recess.

5. Soak the small parts: The 3D screen and both mouthpieces, flat and raised, can sit in a cup of isopropyl. Both lids stay out of liquid entirely, which PAX states outright, as does the body: the thin film heater and the battery sit right beneath the oven.

6. Service the concentrate insert: The insert is machined aluminum, and PAX wants it cleaned after every session run on Boost. Its chamber lid and tank can soak, while the chamber itself responds to a pipe cleaner. Staining inside is cosmetic. The lid o-ring is a wear item sold in fives with a spare lid, and the insert should be stored outside the oven.

7. Dry, then refit: Set one end of the screen down opposite the vapor path opening, let the other end fall over it, and press the middle with the lid or the multi-tool. Every part must be dry first. Finish with one empty heat cycle in Boost, then power off.

Wipe the charge pins with a dry swab so the magnetic dock seats cleanly, and if the petals stay dark on the dock, press the contacts in with your thumbs. The quick start guide asks for a clean every three to five oven loads. Screens are consumable, and the maintenance kit ships three of them with a wire brush. Nothing here pairs with an app, so there is no firmware side to the upkeep.