Dirty Hookah?

[mathuv]

Ok so latetely my sessions have had a bad, sort of burnt taste to them. im packing them how i usually do, didnt change coals or anything.. before i used to get thick flavourful smoke and now the smoke is a bit thinner and theres a weird, burnt flavour. does this mean its time for my hookah to have a bath?

[SafeSearchOff]

dude, your hookah can ALWAYS use a bath.

i do a rinse-clean every single time

i do a good clean about every 5 uses.

[iamscott06]

Yea I replace the water and clean the shaft out before each session. I'v never really had to break down and buy cleaning stuff/alcohol, water ftw!

[shoresidejake]

also try using double layer foil... fixes 99% of my harsh smoke problems.

[mathuv]

also try using double layer foil... fixes 99% of my harsh smoke problems.

wasnt harsh smoke, tasted like burnt crap

[shoresidejake]

might be time for a new pipe! lol

there's your excuse Edited February 8, 2008 by shoresidejake

[mackiain]

Ya, my Hookah I just retired was about 3 years old and only ever received an extremely thorough cleaning about 5 or 6 times, other than a quick rinse or what not. It stopped smoking as good as it originally did and some sessions just didnt taste quite right. I think in my case it was the hose. You should check that.

[shoresidejake]

okay okay...

might be time for a new hose! lol

there's your next excuse

[SafeSearchOff]

naw dude time for a good CLEANING

seriously. what has this world come to?

[mathuv]

might be time for a new pipe! lol

there's your excuse

this hookah is less than 2 months old lol. yeah ill try clean it out 2moro

[shoresidejake]

it can never be soon enough for a new pipe

[Codename067]

next time you hop in the shower, take it with you and give it a bath, lol xD

[hookah hippie]

You got to keep hookahs nice and clean so you always have a nice session. I clean mine out about every 4 uses

[ahwahoo2006]

This has been the 5th or 6th thread on this topic I have seen lately. For the most part, a dirty hookah WILL NOT cause flavor/smoke issues (and by this I mean the hookah itself, not the water - using the same water over and over will certainly affect your flavor). The key to good flavor and smoke is heat management. Mathuv, I'm sure you did things the same, but honestly, smoking the hookah isnt always about doing the same thing every time. With a few exceptions, the hookah industry is not one where consistency and perfection are real goals: many hookahs are handmade and/or made with less that quality or recycled parts. That same adage can also apply to coals. Every batch of coals, even within the same roll of quicklights, can be different. I know, personally, I have had some coals from the same roll get red hot and some be only warm enough that I thought I could pick them up with my fingers. Putting two havles on your bowl from those two examples I mentioned would give very different results.

What I am saying is that there are many other things to consider/do before you go tossing out your hookah. Try changing your setup in little ways, look at your tobacco and see if it has maybe lost some of the moisture/molasses in the time since you have gotten it, and also, clean your pipe.

[mathuv]

This has been the 5th or 6th thread on this topic I have seen lately. For the most part, a dirty hookah WILL NOT cause flavor/smoke issues (and by this I mean the hookah itself, not the water - using the same water over and over will certainly affect your flavor). The key to good flavor and smoke is heat management. Mathuv, I'm sure you did things the same, but honestly, smoking the hookah isnt always about doing the same thing every time. With a few exceptions, the hookah industry is not one where consistency and perfection are real goals: many hookahs are handmade and/or made with less that quality or recycled parts. That same adage can also apply to coals. Every batch of coals, even within the same roll of quicklights, can be different. I know, personally, I have had some coals from the same roll get red hot and some be only warm enough that I thought I could pick them up with my fingers. Putting two havles on your bowl from those two examples I mentioned would give very different results.

What I am saying is that there are many other things to consider/do before you go tossing out your hookah. Try changing your setup in little ways, look at your tobacco and see if it has maybe lost some of the moisture/molasses in the time since you have gotten it, and also, clean your pipe.

Im NOT gonna toss out my hookah well i cleaned it out and some yellow water came out of the stem.. and i blew thru my hose really hard like 10 times now its all fine, tastes good again like it did before. oh and for your information i hadnt done anything different to what i usually do when it was tasting bad.

[jerrysalem]

Yeah, good cleaning, good heat management is the real key to a good smoke. heat management is something you learn and yep every coal is different you pack it different every time, you gotta be alert and move the coals around so it doesn't burn the shisha.