You're right about the height of the ceramic heater, which brings me to something I had not noticed. The entire glass part that surrounds the ceramic heater is removable, so if some herb falls inside, you can remove it to clean the burnt herb out.

And about the heat, I guess part of it is going from a bong to a vaporizer. You learn to breathe hard on a bong because you have to overcome the water's resistance, but with a vaporizer, you have to inhale very lightly.
BuzzBob Reviewed by BuzzBob on . Review of the Da Buddha vaporizer The DBV comes in a thickly padded bag with a faux hemp exterior. Seriously, this bag could double as a pillow, it's that thick. Inside the bag are the unit itself, the whip, and a very sharp pick. I pricked my finger pretty good, having forgotten it was an included accessory. The hose was coiled in a side pocket of the padded bag. There's nothing to setting it up. The whip is not tapered, and the hose fits into the end of the whip, not over it. It does not come with a mouthpiece, but I won't Rating: 5