Expiration Dates On The Al Fakher 250 Tubs...

[JillyIsJustKidding]

OKay, so I got my small Tangiers Phunnel bowl today and I smoked SB X on the Beach and it was AMAZING!

I tried to smoke some AF Grape (from a 250 gram tub) with it, and it tasted...

It tasted more plasticy than with with my clay bowl and I looked at the date that was on my tub. Not onnnnnnnly that, I couldn't taste the Grape!:
Here's the date:

JULY 2007

Is this the expiration date or the production date?

If it's expiration...I'm throwing it away since its not tasting good anymore.. or maybe I've got a bad batch? Yes, I did pack the bowl right and everything and I don't know what's going on!\

So is it the expiration or production date?

[poopooshaboo]

The box should have two dates on it, two years apart. The first is the production date, the second is the expiration date.

[JillyIsJustKidding]

The box should have two dates on it, two years apart. The first is the production date, the second is the expiration date.

Ahh it only has one

[ASUSEAN1]

clean your hookah really good, esp. those hose.. if it still sucks, you probably got a bad batch

[JillyIsJustKidding]

clean your hookah really good, esp. those hose.. if it still sucks, you probably got a bad batch

Eck but the thing is, I have these Leather Egyptian hoses and I don't think their washable... :|

[Zildjian]

someone post a vid on how to clean hoses =(

[Geiseric]

Wait, I have always understood egyptian hoses to be completely un-cleanable. They can be cleansed?

[RayVer]

I will soon I'm just out of town right now and havn't been able to make vids

[shisha fan]

Wait, I have always understood egyptian hoses to be completely un-cleanable. They can be cleansed?

i have cleaned some of my non-washable hoses and dried them off with an aircompressor.

[Geiseric]

Maybe I will try that, I have a pretty nice egyption sitting in my closet that I haven't used for months because it picked up a nasty taste. The leather didn't absorb the water and crack at all?

[shisha fan]

Maybe I will try that, I have a pretty nice egyption sitting in my closet that I haven't used for months because it picked up a nasty taste. The leather didn't absorb the water and crack at all?

the hoses are still fine, no rust particles either. offcourse i don`t know how they look on the inside,
but i still haven`t had any problems with them yet.

[chinamon]

Wait, I have always understood egyptian hoses to be completely un-cleanable. They can be cleansed?

i have cleaned some of my non-washable hoses and dried them off with an aircompressor.

i have done the same with a mya "washable" hose but it still rusted.

[shisha fan]

i have done the same with a mya "washable" hose but it still rusted.

luckily i knew about the quality of mya hoses before i got one, so i haven`t tried it on that.
the hoses i tried it on might have some rust in them as some are pretty old, but i haven`t
seen any rust particles yet.

[SafeSearchOff]

i didnt read any of these posts because i am lazy:


the date is the manufacturing date if there arent two dates.

[mushrat]

The box should have two dates on it, two years apart. The first is the production date, the second is the expiration date.

Actually, MOST i've seen only give the production dtae unless it's marked otherwise. Just count 2 years ahead.

Traditional hoses aren't washable, but you can clean then with compressed air or a .223 bore brush. If they are rusting, you're screwed.

I've noticed some of my Mya washables do gatehr particles if they arent used every few days. I think this is trapped smoke settleing out. I bang them on a counter and blow for a while and they clear up. Some of my "washable" myas have in fact rusted due to breaks in the plastic around the inner coil.

Most Mya washables are fine, but hey, nothing is ever perfect.