toast Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 the holes, things you put the hose in, are filthy. i used to keep my hookah spotless but then i got distracted by shiny objects. so i went to give it a good clean and take out all the bars(they go across the holes to keep the ball bearings in) and one of them is stuck. its always been stuck. what are the ideas? i've tried lemon juice and some other things but nothing works. also does anyone know what the white bumps are? they don't rinse or was off and need to be scrubbed.i havn't sparked my hookah in weeks and the last time i did the holes were so dirty the ball bearings weren't sealing correctly. hope someone can help cause i'm craving some puffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chinamon Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 QUOTE (toast @ Oct 3 2008, 01:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>the holes, things you put the hose in, are filthy.you need to find a new place to hang out.i only stick my hose in clean holes... or somewhat clean holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinMoose Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 QUOTE (toast @ Oct 2 2008, 09:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>the holes, things you put the hose in, are filthy....the last time i did the holes were so dirty the balls ... weren't correct. hope someone can help cause i'm craving some p****!Oh Man you are so gonna get siged lol. Its edited a little but I had to man. As for the holes you should take some picks so people can help you out. Also you should lube your balls Olive oil works well.Goodluck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 pics won't do any good cause u can barely see anything. the balls aren't stuck they just can't seal all the way. but yeah i gotta get on that lube anyways. lighter fluid, wd40, lye... what should i try?lol sig away. i had a feeling i was getting into something when i wrote 'dirty dirty holes' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 i'm trying something. will report back when its done. i'm guessing it'll just be a waste of time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokinMoose Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 QUOTE (toast @ Oct 2 2008, 09:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>pics won't do any good cause u can barely see anything. the balls aren't stuck they just can't seal all the way. but yeah i gotta get on that lube anyways. lighter fluid, wd40, lye... what should i try?lol sig away. i had a feeling i was getting into something when i wrote 'dirty dirty holes'Use Olive Oil I would stay far away from stuff that might be toxic. I dunno what to use to clean the hose port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victim026 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 I would let the stem soak overnite in warm water and lemon juice. I'm assuming this is a Mya stem from the autoseal system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 i think its from sahara shisha. either way i ran it through the dish washer upside down and right side up and it didn't really fix it. there were other things getting washed tho so it wasn't a total waste. i ended up smoking it and it was really smooth but not too sealed. everything needs to stop rusting though. the airsoft bb's i found are too small to fit in the holes. why don't these companies use stainless?i'll try the lemon juice thing when i find my lemon juice. i just got done moving and don't know where it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victim026 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 QUOTE (toast @ Oct 3 2008, 06:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i think its from sahara shisha. either way i ran it through the dish washer upside down and right side up and it didn't really fix it. there were other things getting washed tho so it wasn't a total waste. i ended up smoking it and it was really smooth but not too sealed. everything needs to stop rusting though. the airsoft bb's i found are too small to fit in the holes. why don't these companies use stainless?i'll try the lemon juice thing when i find my lemon juice. i just got done moving and don't know where it isOh it's a Sahara stem eh? If it's rusting that bad(which the Sahara stems are prone to due to shitty metal) then you may just wanna make the jump to a new hookah. Those Sahara's are notorious for shitty quality and most don't last too long before they rust to pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toast Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 QUOTE (Victim026 @ Oct 3 2008, 04:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Oh it's a Sahara stem eh? If it's rusting that bad(which the Sahara stems are prone to due to shitty metal) then you may just wanna make the jump to a new hookah. Those Sahara's are notorious for shitty quality and most don't last too long before they rust to pieces.damn. up until now its been great. the top part is rusting too though. maybe your right. thing is it quickly goes from 'hey i should get this one, but for a little more.... and for a little more!' 3 of the 4 hoses work fine and even the one that doesn't isn't all too bad. if it gets worse maybe i'll just plug it up and use the other 3. i'll try the lemon thing anyway. maybe i'll even soak that one thing in wd40 then give it a good cleaing. who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victim026 Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 QUOTE (toast @ Oct 3 2008, 04:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Victim026 @ Oct 3 2008, 04:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Oh it's a Sahara stem eh? If it's rusting that bad(which the Sahara stems are prone to due to shitty metal) then you may just wanna make the jump to a new hookah. Those Sahara's are notorious for shitty quality and most don't last too long before they rust to pieces.damn. up until now its been great. the top part is rusting too though. maybe your right. thing is it quickly goes from 'hey i should get this one, but for a little more.... and for a little more!' 3 of the 4 hoses work fine and even the one that doesn't isn't all too bad. if it gets worse maybe i'll just plug it up and use the other 3. i'll try the lemon thing anyway. maybe i'll even soak that one thing in wd40 then give it a good cleaing. who knows.Yeah don't do WD40, you don't want to potentially inhale that stuff if you miss some during your cleaning. In order of things I would use to clean the hookah I'd go from Lemon Juice first, then cheap vodka, then beer. Hell on my bi-monthly soak I do all 3 in that order and it gets all my hookahs super clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Ahem. Lemon juice + baking soda. Shake your balls around in it and scrub them good, they should sizzle a bit and the dirt will come right off. You can soak your holes in it until they're clean as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattathayde Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 if you need to break a rusted piece out use oil of winter green, that will kick that out really well. just make sure to wash it throughly, its the same stuff in the pain relief cream too so its not uber toxic but inhaling a lot of it wont be great (as long as you give it a cleaning you will be fine)-matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 omg this thread is priceless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cypherkk Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 QUOTE (toast @ Oct 3 2008, 01:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>the holes, things you put the hose in, are filthy. ... also does anyone know what the white bumps are? they don't rinse or was off and need to be scrubbed.lol your hookah has herpes! anyways the white bumps are mineral deposits from the evaporating water. Most likely calcium. Try CLR or (I don't recommend this for anyone who doesn't know what it is or how to handle it. Muriatic acid which is for cleaning pools, a small amount diluted in water would likely take care of the problem) Either way you need to rinse, rinse, rinse when you are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 what a day to check the boards lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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