MechAnt Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 The title says it all:Are the hoses included with Mya hookahs of the washable variety or not?Forum wide search revealed nothing except talks about the washable Mya hoses but not directly about the hoses included with the hookahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeup Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 I understood them to be technically not washable. But I think a thread from MushRat last week was saying that you could use his plastic ketchup-squeeze bottle idea to squirt lemon juice/water directly down a Mya hose to rinse the inside of it out, without getting the whole thing wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldonb1 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 well the thing is they are "washable" but they do contain a metal coil inside of them so it is a good idea to replace your mya hose every say 6 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggie505#2 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 QUOTE well the thing is they are "washable" but they do contain a metal coil inside of them so it is a good idea to replace your mya hose every say 6 months.Why replace it every 6 months, I have a 2 year old mya hose, been washed tons of times, and its still good. I have taken apart a mya hose that was over a year old, and not signs of rust. What happens is some people might not dry their hoses out enough and that will create the oxidation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbrownindian Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 well i had a mya hose, the basic one that comes with the MYA QT, well i washed it maybe 3-4 times for the year and the thing started having rust specs come out of it, i dried it the best i could with leaving it hang out in the hot weather and somewhat swinging it to get the water out... it still rusted, now i bought the plastic hose and Nammor Hose from hookah-shisha and now im set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASUSEAN1 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 QUOTE (oggie505#2 @ Jul 30 2007, 08:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What happens is some people might not dry their hoses out enough and that will create the oxidationthis is true.. most people leave them wrapped around the hookah and they do not air out properly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted July 30, 2007 Author Share Posted July 30, 2007 Ok, sounds good. Thanks guys.I really should get into making my own hoses. Can't find the right tubing tho I can only find 3/8 in. tubing that is meant to replace the water tubing in freezer ice makers. Corrugated hoses are a little harder to come by and I have no idea on howto make those end pieces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadpipecinch21 Posted July 30, 2007 Share Posted July 30, 2007 get yourself a cheapo hose, cut off the ends, and just use some straight, non corrugated vinyl tubing. rinse the tubing under hot water, and push it on to the ends of the old hose...it works like a charm...far better than any hose i've ever used(but that's only a couple myas, no names, and this thick rainbow one that came with my hookah) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocrap Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 I don't think that they are washable. I think only the plastic ones and the Nammor hose are washable. I'm not 100% sure though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 QUOTE (MechAnt @ Jul 30 2007, 11:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ok, sounds good. Thanks guys.I really should get into making my own hoses. Can't find the right tubing tho I can only find 3/8 in. tubing that is meant to replace the water tubing in freezer ice makers. Corrugated hoses are a little harder to come by and I have no idea on howto make those end pieces you can buy a washable hose from AFonline for $3. i bought one and its at the post office waiting for pickup. i should have it tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Technically, yes, I believe all Mya hoses are washable. I've also seen non-Mya hoses on Mya shanks. If you can guarantee the hose is a genuine Mya, its washable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markchan Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 maybe the question shld be "will mya hoses rust" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 QUOTE (markchan @ Aug 2 2007, 06:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>maybe the question shld be "will mya hoses rust" Now, THATS a good question. What's your opinion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 MYA hoses are washable.Now the question about will MYA hoses rust... If you thin about it, any hose will rust, its just a matter of time and luck. Some will rust earlier then others, so might last a few years. It depends on moisture. I have washed my hoses over and over. If you let it dry out correctly without letting the metal be exposed to water for a long period of time, then you will be ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 I don't agree with that, entirely. If you get steel wet, it rusts. Simple chemistry. Myas have their metal wires either coated with plastic (either an external framework or like a plastic baggie approach). There were some old Syrian hoses I used to get at this distributer who isn't in the hookah business anymore, the hoses were constructed poorly, fell apart frequently, and the head and stem pieces were generally ugly as hell, but the damned wires had to be stainless steel or some other rust-proof metal. Looked like a normal hose, but no rust. How fuckin' hard is that for these guys to master? You don't plastic coatings...just use better metals in the wires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markchan Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 yah sonthert, pretty much. they prob just want us to keep buying hoses. i dun think i wanna expect "all hoses rust, live with it" thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 yeah, I haven't ran into a true stainless steel wire hose before. I was talking about all the hoses that are in the market now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Eventually, the refluxed glycerine (which doesn't evaporate) will soak through and destroy the material of the hose. Steel wires be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoolinspoon Posted August 2, 2007 Share Posted August 2, 2007 Thats when something like the Nammor comes in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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