MAD Heaters TEMPEST 2: Cleaning & Care
Pros
- Craft-built flame convection reaches up to 290 °C
- Adjustable bowl and airflow screws tailor sessions
- Works dry or through WPA without electronics
- Breaks down quickly for cleaning
Cons
- Requires a steady jet lighter and 35 seconds of heating
- No dosing capsule system for quick swaps
- Small-batch availability can mean longer lead times
Cleaning & Care for the TEMPEST 2. You can find the complete overview on the main page.
Cleaning & Care
Cleaning & Care is a core practical topic for the TEMPEST 2. Build a stable baseline with fixed temperature and airflow, adjust one variable per session, and keep short notes to find a reproducible setup.
Check draw rhythm, chamber fill, and cleaning intervals in a regular routine. Most quality gains come from consistency, not from extreme settings.
- Start with one repeatable profile.
- Change only one parameter at a time.
- Track taste, vapor density, and session duration.
- Clean cooling path, screens, and seals regularly.
TEMPEST 2 Guides & Niches
A ball vape uses heated balls (usually zirconium oxide or ruby) as a heat reservoir. The hot air flows through the balls to the herb; pure convection with high heat capacity.
A single jet flame is recommended. Double or triple flames can overheat the titanium. Alternatively: induction heater (Ispire Wand, YLL 3.0).
No, the TEMPEST 2 is an independent vaporizer with its own chamber. It does not use DynaVap tips, but it is IH-compatible.
Depending on the screen position: approx. 0.1 g (small), 0.15 g (medium) or 0.2 g (full). Micro-dosing is easily possible.
With jet flame approx. 15–20 seconds, with induction heater similar. You can recognise the right moment by the rising heat and the slight vapour at the mouthpiece.
Yes, it fits directly into 10 mm, 14 mm and 18 mm water filter connections.
Grade-5-Titan (body), zirconium oxide balls (heat matrix), stainless steel (Induction Sleeve). Heat Shield in aluminium or wood.
Both are first-class ball vapes. The TEMPEST 2 offers an adjustable chamber and factory-ready IH compatibility. The Tornado has a spin-airflow design. In terms of flavour, they are on a par.
Soak in isopropyl alcohol (15–30 min), rinse, allow to dry. The balls are practically indestructible.
Yes, screens, balls, Heat Shields and stems are available individually; directly from MAD Heaters or from retailers such as VGoodiEZ.
MAD Heaters grants a 2-year manufacturer warranty on the TEMPEST 2. Wear parts such as ball sets, screens and Heat Shields are excluded from this and can be reordered individually.
The TEMPEST 2 is designed exclusively for dried plant material (Dry Herb). Concentrates, waxes or liquids are not recommended, as the convection heating is not optimised for them and the material would stick in the balls.
The balls are considered practically indestructible as long as they do not fall from 1+ metre onto a hard floor. Regular cleaning in isopropanol preserves their heat storage capacity. After several years of intensive use, microcracks may form — in this case, replacement sets are available from around 25 Euro.
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