Cleaning

[jaker29902]

Hmm clay bowl, stainless steel stem, glass bowl. Been smoked a couple times and cleaned with brushes and water after every smoke so its not dirty, but it does smell kinda funky, anything specific I can use to clean it really good? I have some white vinegar, can I use that? or do I need to just use some soap and water?

[xDizzyGuyx]

lemon juice and warm water.

[Calcartman]

I wash everything with water after each smoke, and then once in a while I fill the whole sink with hot water and baking soda, and let everything soak a bit, scrub it, soak some more, scrub, rinse, and dry.
Lemon juice works well, and leaves a lemony fresh scent/taste too, but i always have baking soda and i dont seem to have lemon juice unless i remember to buy it.

[chinamon]

for my bowl, i turn the bowl on its side and pour about 3 teaspoons of lemon juice in it. then i take a toothbrush and scrub around for a little bit. because there is some lemon juice on the brush, i scrub the top of the bowl with it (its a shallow bowl because its stainless steel). rinse well with warm water.

for the stem, i use my thumb to plug one end and pour some lemon juice in it. i stick the cleaning brush in all the way until it pokes my thumb that is plugging the end of the stem. then i slowly turn the brush (usually in a counterclockwise motion) while slowing pulling the brush out. the stem is also on its set for this. when the brush is out i flush thoroughly with warm water.

for the base, i pour some lemon juice in it and shake it around then rinse.

thats it.

btw, i do this after every smoke. if i smoke more than once in the same day then i wait until my last session of the day. Edited July 10, 2007 by chinamon

[jaker29902]

cartman if that is your stash in that pic, how the heck do you smoke all that before the shisha goes bad?

EDIT: Thanks for all the help btw Edited July 10, 2007 by jaker29902

[claydo]

cartman if that is your stash in that pic, how the heck do you smoke all that before the shisha goes bad?

EDIT: Thanks for all the help btw

I have been using oxy clean dishwashing soap. =\ seems to get the smells out.

[SmokeMojo]

I use a similar process to chinamon. Lemon juice always seems to get the job done, but I hear baking soda does well too.

Also, in reference to jaker's post about Cal's stash..

As long as the tobacco is sealed from open air, and stays in a pretty constant temperature environment.. You can get a lot of shelf life out of it. I have kept tobacco for over a year and got it out to find that it smokes just like the day I got it. It all depends on your packaging and the quality of the shisha.

[billy]

I washed mine yesterday with lemon juice and my smell from the hookah and phunnel didnt go :s

[Calcartman]

cartman if that is your stash in that pic, how the heck do you smoke all that before the shisha goes bad?

EDIT: Thanks for all the help btw

Shisha takes a long, long time to go bad.
Also, when i smoke, i only do full bowls.
And when i smoke, i tend to smoke frequently. I seem to go through dry spells where i dont smoke at all, and spells where i smoke a lot.