Lotus Vaporizer (TED-0014)
Technical Specifications
| Property | Specification |
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| Manufacturer | INHALE (Vaporizers) (current); Mendocino Therapeutics (original, c. 2010–2023) 1 |
| Family | Lotus (single principal device lineage) |
| Generations | Gen 1 (USA, c. 2010–2023); Gen 2 (Italy, 2023–present) (approximate) 1 |
| Heating Method | Pure convection; butane jet torch heats a nickel heat-diffuser plate (lotus-flower geometry); air drawn through the plate into the chamber 12 |
| Temperature Control | Manual: flame duration, flame distance, and draw speed; user-controlled range ≈180–220 °C (reported) 1 |
| Chamber | Stainless steel chamber (Gen 2; Gen 1 used stainless steel WPA or anodized aluminum stem); ≈0.3 g capacity on Gen 2 (per retailer); Gen 1 ≈0.15–0.2 g 12 |
| Cap / Shell | Hardwood shell (Gen 1: maple, walnut, purpleheart; Gen 2: olive, walnut, amaranth, cherry, padauk) with nickel plate 1 |
| Battery / Power | None — flame-only, no electronics 1 |
| Official Manual | Gen 1: printed Mendocino Therapeutics booklet (archived); Gen 2: INHALE digital manual 13 |
| Warranty | Gen 1: 1-year heat shield / 3-year body (per contemporary review); Gen 2: 2-year manufacturer warranty 1 |
| Compatible Media | Dry botanical flower; concentrates via stainless steel concentrate pad 1 |
| Part Number | Wood-specific SKUs published on the manufacturer’s own store — WALNUT-LOTUS-KIT-OLI (Walnut), OLIVE-LOTUS-KIT-OLI (Olive), ZEBRANO-LOTUS-KIT (Zebrano); no single cross-variant model number is published 4 |
| Form Factor | Handheld, pocket-sized, single-piece torch-heated cap vaporizer; not a modular ball-vape system — no separate heater-head/coil/PID/bowl components |
Generation & Revision Notes
- Gen 1 — High-Temp Cap (c. 2015–2016): revision with a thicker heat-diffuser plate to resist warping at high temperatures; otherwise same architecture 15.
- Gen 2 — INHALE era (2023–present): production moved from California to Italy after Mendocino Therapeutics’ owner retired; stainless steel chamber, revised 14.5 mm water-pipe adapter, glass J-Hook, semi-hard carrying case, and reengineered air-intake nozzles 16.
- The designer, Mark Krietzman, holds patents for electronic zoned convection vaporizers (e.g., US9826780B2) — those patents describe a different, battery-powered device, not the butane Lotus. No public patent specifically covering the Lotus flame cap was located 1.
Safety & Use Notes
- Manufacturer/period guidance: keep flame length at or below 5/8 inch (≈½–5/8 in optimal); a longer (≈1 in) flame risks combustion 17.
- No electronics, no firmware, no batteries; temperature control is entirely user technique 1.
Related Devices
- Manufactured by INHALE (Vaporizers) (current era).
- Share the manual torch-powered category with Vapman Click and Vapman 2.0 (both INHALE-produced).
Sources
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INHALE official Lotus pages (https://nowinhale.com — Lotus collection and how-to-use) confirm the current Gen 2 configuration. The Mendocino Therapeutics era (c. 2010–2023), the Gen 1 → Gen 2 transition, Gen 1 chamber capacities, and historical warranty terms are not published on the live site; those claims are marked approximate/uncertain and traced to unpublished supporting notes plus contemporary reviews 567. Remaining details previously supported only by unpublished notes are approximate or unverified and are not treated as independently confirmed. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4 ↩5 ↩6 ↩7 ↩8 ↩9 ↩10 ↩11 ↩12 ↩13 ↩14 ↩15
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INHALE official FAQ / how-to-use pages. https://nowinhale.com ↩ ↩2
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INHALE digital manual (nowinhale.com how-to-use page). https://nowinhale.com/pages/how-to-use ↩
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INHALE Shopify product data for the Lotus line, verified via each variant’s product JSON endpoint (e.g. https://nowinhale.com/products/lotus-vaporizer-kit-walnut), snapshot 2026-08-08 — per-wood-variant SKUs. ↩
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Community documentation of the Gen 1 High-Temp Cap as a warping fix (Reddit r/vaporents, 2016). ↩ ↩2
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Troy & Jerry ThinkDank, “Vapman Saves the Lotus Vaporizer” — https://troyandjerry.com/vapman-saves-the-lotus-vaporizer/ (verified 2026-08-08) — confirms Vapman/INHALE took over Lotus production and moved manufacturing to Italy after the original Mendocino Therapeutics operation closed. ↩ ↩2
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420 VapeZone Lotus review — https://420vapezone.com/lotus-vaporizer-review/ (verified 2026-08-08; flame technique, ≈0.15 g bowl capacity, price range) plus a historical VaporReviewBlog 2018 Gen 1 review (measured dimensions, flame guidance, warranty). ↩ ↩2
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