V5 Spare Parts

The tell is friction. Any time you feel resistance or stiffness while assembling the device, the o-rings are drying out. They rarely fail suddenly, they stiffen first.

Before you buy new ones, try re-lubricating the ones you have. A tiny amount of oil on a fingertip, a thin film and not a glob, rolled around the whole ring, then wipe the excess. Do this after any alcohol cleaning without exception, because iso strips the oil out of rubber. Full detail is in the cleaning and maintenance guide.

Buildup hardens with each session until it interferes with heat transfer and starts degrading the heater. Burn-off cleaning uses the heater’s own power to reduce that buildup to ash, and a few seconds with nothing loaded loosens things up (here is the burn-off on video). If a cup shows heavy buildup that will not burn off, or any cracking, swap it. Cups and spacers are cheap enough that there is no reason to run a compromised one.

If you are rebuilding rather than replacing hardware, read Wire Science and Rebuilding first. It covers why set it and forget it beats chasing settings, and what your resistance should look like on a healthy build.

Email matt@ineedhemp.com and describe what is happening, or ask in r/DivineTribeVaporizers or the Divine Tribe Discord. A photo of the part gets you an answer faster than naming it.