leadpipecinch21 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 so i was just sitting here puffin on my hookah when i went to clear the vase of old smoke. i blew through the hose, and nothing was happening...all the sudden i heard a loud sizzle and water started to seep out the bowl! so now my shisha's all wet and full of ash that got wet and seeped down in to the shisha...uuugh. time to repack...f is that annoying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 If you can't clear the chamber easily, I suggest unscrewing the release valve and put your finger next to the ball so it can't fly away and then try clearing it and then screw the valve back on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ooph Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 QUOTE (leadpipecinch21 @ Nov 10 2007, 02:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>so i was just sitting here puffin on my hookah when i went to clear the vase of old smoke. i blew through the hose, and nothing was happening...all the sudden i heard a loud sizzle and water started to seep out the bowl! so now my shisha's all wet and full of ash that got wet and seeped down in to the shisha...uuugh. time to repack...f is that annoying... I just smoked for like 2 hours on one bowl was amazing...sorry for your loss tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teleute Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 QUOTE (leadpipecinch21 @ Nov 10 2007, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>so i was just sitting here puffin on my hookah when i went to clear the vase of old smoke. i blew through the hose, and nothing was happening...all the sudden i heard a loud sizzle and water started to seep out the bowl! so now my shisha's all wet and full of ash that got wet and seeped down in to the shisha...uuugh. time to repack...f is that annoying...That sucks. Was your purge valve stuck? Same thing happened to me the first time I used a hookah without a purge valve. Reflexively blew in and then, when nothing happened, blew really hard. Ruined the bowl and orange-brown water spilled everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadpipecinch21 Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 (edited) yeah, the purge was stuck...i hadn't smoked in a couple weeks, and apparently the little bit of moisture left in the vase rusted the bearing straight through(so much for being stainless steel!) and on to the stem. cleared it off, cleaned off the rust with some steel wool, and balled up a little piece of tin foil to act in the rusted balls place until i hit up the hardware store and buy a couple more.and it wasn't too much of a loss...the bowl was getting close to dead as it was, so it was somewhat welcome as it's just an excuse to pack another bowl and not feel bad about it... Edited November 10, 2007 by leadpipecinch21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheese// Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I take the time to be conscientious to take the ball bearing for my purge valve/ 2nd hose and put it in a small little ziploc packet on my desk.The next day, when I actually need to use it, it disappears.So now I have no purge valve.Just a hole.So I smoke on the fly so I never need to purge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDeadBodies Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 happened to me like four days ago, but a friend was purging and it was going through he just blew with all his might and it sent water up the stem./....ruined teh starbuzz......lame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutshell Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 This is the reason I don't let others blow into my hookah. My dumb friends never fail to find some way to make me repack a bowl and this is the number one way they do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbpredator Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 QUOTE (Nutshell @ Nov 10 2007, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>This is the reason I don't let others blow into my hookah. My dumb friends never fail to find some way to make me repack a bowl and this is the number one way they do it.i just use an airsoft BB for my purgevalve... helps out alot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I think everyone has done this at some point LOL.Really vexes you though, I hear your pain!JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicayotte Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 I had this happen, this is one of the reasons I also never let my friends set up a hookah, one overfilled the base and then sucked water into the hoses and rusting them to all hell, but it gave me a valid reason to get Nammors LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASUSEAN1 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 this happens a lot with mya;s.. take off the blow-off and shake it until you can hear the ball bearing loosen up and it will work fine again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboi Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 This hasn't happened to me yet. I hope it doesn't. That would suck rather bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAlmightyClaw Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Another reason why I love KM, they have a good purge valve. Sorry about your trouble though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoDeadBodies Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 my hookah is a km and the purge was working fine, he was just blowing so hard that the purge couldnt work fast enough and the pressure still caused teh bowl to be ruined by my base water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustinxjustin Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Sorry, but I'm a newb. The purge valve is the other stem with a cap that comes out of my one hose KM right? I don't understand the point of blowing out the smoke out of your base. Can somebody explain this to me please? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutshell Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 QUOTE (pbpredator @ Nov 11 2007, 01:31 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Nutshell @ Nov 10 2007, 06:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>This is the reason I don't let others blow into my hookah. My dumb friends never fail to find some way to make me repack a bowl and this is the number one way they do it.i just use an airsoft BB for my purgevalve... helps out alot...No no. My purge valve works fine. My friends just think blowing into the hose with all their might is a good way to purge a hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammed.x73 Posted November 26, 2007 Share Posted November 26, 2007 For my purge valve, what I did was spray WD-40 onto a cotton swab. I used the swab to apply WD-40 to the valve where the bearing sits and to the bearing it self. Doesn't stick and it has a lesser chance of rusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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