dank7oo Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Alright so I clean my hookah the same way every time but today i noticed when i was drying the inside the papertowels had a little green-ish tint to it ... I was wondering if anyone knew what it was or how to get rid of it?I usuall run warm water through ...lemon juice ... and acleaning brush ... then i wipe it down inside and out and let it stand up to dry overnight ... right now i have it sitting in hot water and lemon juice trying to see if that will get rid of th eblue ... at first i though it may have been from the blueberry SB but i use a phunnel to smoke ...so any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayVer Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 If you have a brass hookah then you might get this green discharge from the metal. Its normal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dank7oo Posted March 22, 2008 Author Share Posted March 22, 2008 QUOTE (RayVer @ Mar 22 2008, 01:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>If you have a brass hookah then you might get this green discharge from the metal. Its normalWill that affect the smoke or my health (worse than the smoke itself of course) ... I think it may be brass indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 nope, ur cool, just clean it good between sessions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinthecity Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 funny, i saw the same topic at one of the other medical forums i visit...nevermind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic007 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Man, I'm so glad the green discharge is coming out of your hookah! When I read the title I was expecting it to come out of your . . . well, lets just move on.Ok green stuff, that sounds like copper oxide. Brass is an alloy of copper, iron, and bits of other stuff. Generally when copper gets hot it oxidises, also water helps with the oxidisation process. I wouldn't be too worried about copper oxide. The vast majority of modern homes (in the UK) have their drinking water pipes made out of copper. Never did us any harm! . . . but come to think of it, we did loose our empire about the time we started installing. . . nah. A little bit of copper also protects against syphilis, and thats the important thing.Alternatively, it could be shisha juice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 ur gonna get dead, sorry...j/k ur fine! just don't eat it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 It's normal...just be sure to clean your hookah regularly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic007 Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 Heres some info on copper:http://jewelrymaking.allinfoabout.com/feat...pereffects.htmlgoogle for more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 sigh...search bars do wonderful things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 copper =/= brass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 QUOTE (manic007 @ Mar 22 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Man, I'm so glad the green discharge is coming out of your hookah! When I read the title I was expecting it to come out of your . . . well, lets just move on.Ok green stuff, that sounds like copper oxide. Brass is an alloy of copper, iron, and bits of other stuff. Generally when copper gets hot it oxidises, also water helps with the oxidisation process. I wouldn't be too worried about copper oxide. The vast majority of modern homes (in the UK) have their drinking water pipes made out of copper. Never did us any harm! . . . but come to think of it, we did loose our empire about the time we started installing. . . nah. A little bit of copper also protects against syphilis, and thats the important thing.Alternatively, it could be shisha juice.Genius. Pure genius. I think I have my master's thesis lined up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sars Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 Happens with my KM all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDA88 Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 I'd check to see if your hookah is rusting on the inside as well and clean it out after every session. It could just be build up of rust/mold but i doubt that.What kind of hookah is it happening from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 QUOTE (erufiku @ Mar 22 2008, 08:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (manic007 @ Mar 22 2008, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Man, I'm so glad the green discharge is coming out of your hookah! When I read the title I was expecting it to come out of your . . . well, lets just move on.Ok green stuff, that sounds like copper oxide. Brass is an alloy of copper, iron, and bits of other stuff. Generally when copper gets hot it oxidises, also water helps with the oxidisation process. I wouldn't be too worried about copper oxide. The vast majority of modern homes (in the UK) have their drinking water pipes made out of copper. Never did us any harm! . . . but come to think of it, we did loose our empire about the time we started installing. . . nah. A little bit of copper also protects against syphilis, and thats the important thing.Alternatively, it could be shisha juice.Genius. Pure genius. I think I have my master's thesis lined up!I too stand in awe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dank7oo Posted March 23, 2008 Author Share Posted March 23, 2008 QUOTE (BDA88 @ Mar 23 2008, 12:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'd check to see if your hookah is rusting on the inside as well and clean it out after every session. It could just be build up of rust/mold but i doubt that.What kind of hookah is it happening from?Its a mya diva ... no rust though ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathuv Posted March 23, 2008 Share Posted March 23, 2008 QUOTE (dank7oo @ Mar 23 2008, 07:50 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (BDA88 @ Mar 23 2008, 12:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'd check to see if your hookah is rusting on the inside as well and clean it out after every session. It could just be build up of rust/mold but i doubt that.What kind of hookah is it happening from?Its a mya diva ... no rust though ...hmm...well i think a lot of egyptian stems are copper/iron/brass. i know for a fact that some are made of surplus gas pipes when you buy one of these "real" egyptians (not brand name ones, just your generic arab grocery pipe) its not uncommon to realise its made from surplus metal. im ok with that, as long as the pipe is good and has no obvious effects on me. when i got my egyptian pipe i let it soak in hot water for around 2 hours to get rid of all the dirt/bacteria (it was the display pipe..) and i was surprised at what little dirt came out of the stem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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