Hose Rot And Me

[jonny_lech]

Last night, my friend and I cracked open some exotic beers and we eye'd the hookah sitting there. The decision to fire it up was made. After populating the phunnel with some Kiwi and dropping on the 3 Kings, I took that drag and Got a little of particulate. Eh, I blew and blew out the hose. Took another drag. Particles again. I strain the drag against my teeth. *Spit* Little flakes. I've seen this before. I have another Mya hose that's barely been used, so I switch out the hoses and we enjoy the smoke.

So here's the thing: Should I be seriously worried about potentially having inhaled rotting hose flakes? To me it seems to be one thing to inhale vapor from glycerine and a leaf, and another to inhale what seems to be almost rust. Is this a serious medical issue?

[Bushbr]

i get the same thing, make sure you blow it hard befor each session

if u dont, you'll get little shits like that,

i asked if it was a big medical deal a couple weeks ago, and most of the group said it wasnt too bad, the human body kiks ass, it can take small amounts of most things, such as rust.

just make sur you hard core blow to clear the hose before smoking, that or get some washable hoses

[cr3am]

And this is exactly why I smoke with Nylon tubing instead of normal hoses.

[austinthecity]

it's rust. throw out the hose or cut it open to look at it. don't use it anymore.

[Eifah]

I just had this happen to me for the first time yesterday. It must be rust. I plan on ordering a Nammor to replace my rusting hose.

[Scoop]

some hoses can get wood chunks, but if its not a new hose, then its most likely rust

[chromecarz00]

Dont smoke out of a rusted hose anymore.
It is not a serious health problem if not prolonged.
If you must smoke and cannot wait, rather than using a rusted hose, take it straight from the stem...