Anxiety Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 alright so wen i blow out through my hose with my mya (during sessions) it just blows some smoke and everything is fine. But when i blow out smoke .w my stratus the like whole hookah locks up and i have to mess around with the valves to get it kicking right again....so is the stratus just built differently or is it stupid to blow through the hose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leadpipecinch21 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 blowing through clears out old smoke from the chamber, so it's a good thing to do if the hose has been chilling. sounds to me like the stratus is messed though...figure that shit out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 You may have..i hate to but it this way..a dirty or rusted ball. If the ball is messed up it will not purge properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 could just be gunked up...I have to clean mine once in a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboi Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Sounds like the purge valve is getting clogged up and maybe rusted like Mush said. try taking it all all apart and clean it well. Dry it good after you wash and clean your hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 It could very well be that the valve/ball is dirty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anxiety Posted April 22, 2008 Author Share Posted April 22, 2008 it's a brand new hookah though lol...w/e im not really happy with it at all and i just orderd the km mashal...from now on every hookah i get imma read mass reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 Check it throughly anyway. It could very well be the purge being stuck. Clean up everything and see what's up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waterboi Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 QUOTE (Anxiety @ Apr 22 2008, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it's a brand new hookah though lol...w/e im not really happy with it at all and i just orderd the km mashal...from now on every hookah i get imma read mass reviewswell you wil be happy with that! Nice choice! The Mash'al is beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Place_Name_Here Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Mash'al is great but try to save you old hookah from a new life in the trash. clean the ball berring and if it is too ruste up then rpace it at the local hardware store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireMeetsIce Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 It might be the ball isn;t falling back in the slot to give a tight seal. My stratus has the same problem, I had to replace all the berings because they weren't heavy enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manic007 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 Have you thought about replacing it with a plastic BB or a glass one? I know some shisha websites (shisha-world.de) sells the glass ball bearings.They'll still get gunked up but at least they wont rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 pro tip by thecoalition:replace the purge ball with a plastic bb (the kind used in airsoft) its easy to wash or you can replace it with one of the 500 others you will have for about 20 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalutika Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 QUOTE (Anxiety @ Apr 22 2008, 06:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>it's a brand new hookah though lol...w/e im not really happy with it at all and i just orderd the km mashal...from now on every hookah i get imma read mass reviewsDoes your hookah have a purge valve? (I think that is a good question before I support the purge valve theory)Also is it single hose or multi? If multi does it have an auto lock system? If it does and it has not purge valve then there is your problem (along with the ball bearings getting stuck). With the suto lock on all hoses you can not purge the body by blowing out. A simple and quick fix is to make one hose t he master hose. Remove the ball bearing from the auto lock. This allows you to blow in through that hose and out through the others. From this point you need to cover the master hose mouth piece though as it will draw in when others pull.Or not. I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoopy1966 Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I take out my purge BB every once in a while and wipe the junk off of it and put a little vegetable oil on it and put it back, works great, I have not had a stuck purge since I have done this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MechAnt Posted April 23, 2008 Share Posted April 23, 2008 I just wash my entire pipe after each use including purge valve. Keeps it very clean (Don't forget to dry!) and I never have to worry. Having a brass purge helps a bit as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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