✨ Why cleaning the Venty matters
Every session leaves deposits behind. Storz & Bickel's Venty manual says the deposits inside the cooling unit come mainly from steam condensate, and that a clean cooling unit is a prerequisite for the device to work properly. Left alone, the buildup shows up in two ways:
- Flavor goes flat. Old residue in the vapor path tastes stale and harsh, and it sits right where every draw passes.
- Airflow tightens up. S&B notes that clogged screens can impair airflow and taste. Sticky screens and a gummed vapor path undercut the Venty's adjustable airflow, so even wide open the draw feels tight.
The good news: the Venty's cooling unit comes apart by hand. Besides the brush, the only tool the cooling unit needs is the Filling Chamber Tool, and both come in the box.
🧰 The tools you need
You probably have most of this already. Storz & Bickel includes a cleaning brush and a Filling Chamber Tool in the box, so start there.
| Tool | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Warm water + dish soap | Option 1 in S&B's manual: soak the cooling unit parts in warm dishwater for at least 5 minutes. |
| Isopropyl alcohol | Option 2 in S&B's manual, and the stronger choice for sticky resin. S&B doesn't name a strength. We use a high-strength one (90% or more): less water means the parts dry faster. |
| Cleaning brush | Comes in the box. S&B says to brush the cooling unit screen and the filling chamber screen after each use. |
| Filling Chamber Tool | Presses out the airflow setting wheel and levers out the large base seal ring. |
| Cotton swabs + a cloth | A swab presses the base screen out gently, and a barely damp one cleans the filling chamber. |
| Pointy tweezers | S&B's method for lifting the filling chamber screen out on the Venty. |
| Replacement screens | S&B's rule is that a clogged screen gets replaced. Keep a few spares. |
| A small dish | A shot glass or small bowl to soak the parts in. |
📅 How often should you clean?
S&B's Venty manual gives a clear schedule:
| When | What to do | Time |
|---|---|---|
| After each use | Brush the cooling unit screen and the filling chamber screen with the cleaning brush. | ~1 min |
| Before each use | Check the cooling unit and mouthpiece for deposits. | A few seconds |
| No later than 7 days after you last used it, and whenever you see deposits inside | Take the cooling unit apart and clean it: a warm dishwater soak or an isopropyl soak. Full routine below. | 5 to 30 min soak, plus drying |
| When the filling chamber screen is clogged | Swab the chamber and clean or replace the screen. | ~5 min |
🧼 Deep-clean the Venty cooling unit
The Venty cooling unit is a different design from the Mighty and Crafty ones: instead of a cap lock it has a rotary cap and a setting wheel for airflow. S&B's manual lists its parts as the rotary cap, the mouthpiece, the mouthpiece seal ring, the cooling unit cap, the setting wheel for airflow, the cooling unit screen, the cooling unit base, the base screen (coarse mesh) and the large bottom seal ring, plus the small seal ring that comes out with the rotary cap and setting wheel. Work over a clean towel so nothing rolls away.
Let it cool, and leave the unit on
Let the Venty cool down. S&B's steps start with the cooling unit still screwed onto the device.
Remove the mouthpiece
Pull the mouthpiece out of the cooling unit cap while tilting it slightly back and forth, then pull off the mouthpiece seal ring using the recess.
Take off the cooling unit cap
Pull the cooling unit cap off the Venty. The base stays on the device for now.
Open the rotary cap
Put the edge of the mouthpiece into the notch on the rotary cap, turn it counterclockwise, and pull the rotary cap out. Pull the seal ring off the rotary cap using the recess.
Press out the setting wheel and the screen
Use the Filling Chamber Tool to press the setting wheel for airflow out of the cooling unit, and let the seal ring fall out. Then pull out the cooling unit screen inside the cap.
Unscrew the base
Turn the cooling unit base 90° counterclockwise to unscrew it from the Venty. Carefully press the screen out from above with a cotton swab, then lever out the large base seal ring with the Filling Chamber Tool at the recess in the groove.
Soak: dishwater or isopropyl
Pick one of S&B's two methods. Warm dishwater: soak all the parts for at least 5 minutes. Isopropyl: soak all the parts, seal rings included, for no more than 30 minutes; S&B warns that longer soaks can make the plastic parts brittle. The filling chamber screen can go in the same soak.
Scrub and rinse
Work any leftover residue with the brush, a cotton swab, or a paper or cotton cloth. Then rinse all the parts under running water for at least one minute.
Check every part
Look for cracks, softening, hardening, brittleness or discoloration. Replace anything damaged.
Dry fully, then reassemble
Let every part dry completely, then reassemble in reverse order. Place the seal ring on top of the setting wheel and make sure the "TOP" label faces up, make sure every seal ring sits properly, and set the screens into their grooves so no plant particles get into the cooling unit.
🫧 The dishwasher question (an honest owner tip)
This is a common question, so let us be straight about it. S&B's Venty manual and help center give two ways to clean the cooling unit, warm dishwater and isopropyl, and neither mentions the dishwasher. The same goes for the Mighty+ and Crafty+: we found no S&B document that lists any of their cooling units as dishwasher safe.
That said, we have run the fully disassembled Venty cooling unit through a normal dishwasher cycle, and in our experience it came out clean with almost no effort. We are sharing that as an owner experience, not as a manufacturer-approved method. If you try it, it is at your own risk.
Take the cooling unit fully apart
Exactly as for the soak: mouthpiece, rotary cap, cooling unit cap, setting wheel, screens and base all separated.
Keep the seal rings out
We keep the seal rings out of the machine, mostly because they are small and easy to lose, and wash them in warm dishwater instead.
Load the parts securely
Put the small parts in the cutlery basket or a closed mesh bag so nothing gets lost. Run a normal cycle.
Rinse, check, and dry completely
Rinse the parts, check them for warping, softening or discoloration, and let everything dry fully before you reassemble. If you would rather stick to S&B's method, the soak above does the job.
🔥 Cleaning the filling chamber & screens
The filling chamber is where your herb or dosing capsule sits, with a screen at the bottom. This part touches your material directly, so keeping it clean has a big effect on taste. S&B's steps:
Empty and brush
Tip out the spent herb, then brush the chamber and the filling chamber screen. Owner tip: spent herb comes out more easily while the chamber is still warm, so take care.
Swab the chamber
Clean the chamber with a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl, but don't soak the swab: S&B warns that alcohol can get into the device. Owner tip: holding the Venty upside down while you swab helps keep drips out.
Remove the screen
Carefully lever the screen out of the rim from the side of the chamber with pointy tweezers until it comes out of the groove, then pinch it and lift it out. Clean it in warm dishwater or isopropyl together with the cooling unit parts. If the screen gets damaged, replace it.
Reinstall it
Bend the clean screen slightly (or use a new one), set it in curved side up, and press it flat into the groove with the Filling Chamber Tool.
💊 Do not forget your dosing capsules
Our capsules are our own, not made by Storz & Bickel, and they are made for multiple uses. This is how we use them:
- Open and empty after each session. Tip out the spent herb and the capsule is ready to refill.
- At least a dozen uses before cleaning. That's how long ours go before residue starts to build up.
- Then swap or soak. You can soak a sticky capsule in isopropyl, rinse it and let it dry completely before refilling, but at 50 ₪ for 40 it's usually simpler to swap in a fresh one.
- Retire tired capsules. If a capsule is dented or its lid no longer seats properly, replace it.
With a 40-pack there's always a fresh capsule ready.
Always have a fresh one ready: 40 dosing capsules
Swap in a fresh capsule whenever one gets sticky. Our own capsules, made for multiple uses, food-grade aluminum, sized for the Venty.
Shop the 40-pack →♻️ When to replace your screens
Screens wear out. S&B's rule is short: if a screen is clogged, it must be replaced, and clogged screens can hurt airflow and taste. Clean it first, then replace it when:
- It stays clogged or discolored even after a full soak.
- It is bent, torn, or no longer sits flat in the chamber or the cooling unit.
- Airflow still feels restricted with a freshly cleaned, empty Venty.
S&B doesn't give a fixed replacement interval, and neither do we: how fast a screen clogs depends on how much and how often you vape. Keep a small stash so a clogged screen never stops you.