Brandontw Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Props to isrealenigma for ispiring me for this!My hookah cam with a 3' hose, but it seamed like 1 foot when you were trying to smoke it so, i decided it was time for an upgrade. Me being cheap, recoursefull, and such, but trekked down to lowes and picke up about 7.3 feet or fresh, FDA approved, braided PVC ice maker hookup line, I tore into my old hose to take the ends off and then I proceeded to attatch them to the new hose. The new hose didnt quite fit under the metal sleeve on the old parts, so I finished it with some shiny duct-type tape and called it good.Then I ran hot water through it for a while to get the pvc taste out, and fired up a bowl of al fahker mint.The smoke was no harder to pull, and tasted just as great as usual, it came out thick and fluffy with no problems.The best part, is now me and the freinds dont have to hunch around it like a bunch of hyenas around a gazelle corpse, just kick back and enjoy.PICS:[img]http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/9928/im0014654dv.jpg[/img][img]http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/3573/im0014632ev.jpg[/img][img]http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/7683/im0014646ve.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ataneja Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 wow, great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsraelEnigma Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Ahem.....cough cough[url="http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2354&KW=braided+pvc"] http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.a...asp?TID=2354&KW[/url] =braided+pvcimitation is best forrm of flaterry i gues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandontw Posted April 6, 2006 Author Share Posted April 6, 2006 [quote name='IsraelEnigma']Ahem.....cough cough[url="http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2354&KW=braided+pvc"] http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.a...asp?TID=2354&KW[/url] =braided+pvc://http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_...a> =braided+pvcimitation is best forrm of flaterry i gues [/quote]i know, thats why i gave you direct props in the first line of this postThanks for the idea... hey, how is yours working out in the long run? are you still using it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsraelEnigma Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 [quote name='Brandontw'][quote name='IsraelEnigma'] Ahem.....cough cough[url="http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2354&KW=braided+pvc"]http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=2354&KW =braided+pvc://http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_...KW =braided+pvc://http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_...KW =braided+pvc://http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_...KW =braided+pvc://http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_...KW =braided+pvc://http://hookahforum.com/forum/forum_...KW =braided+pvc[/url]imitation is best forrm of flaterry i gues [/quote]i know, thats why i gave you direct props in the first line of this postThanks for the idea... hey, how is yours working out in the long run? are you still using it?[/quote] ditched it and got a mya(or a knockoff since it doesnt have the engraving but it looks like a mya and said mya on the bag,beautifull long stemed), it started fogging after a while, and being able to see what your smoking aint pretty either lol it makes not wanna smoke when u wash the hose and u see friggin sheesha coloured dust particles and sh*t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Re-ahem. Yash is the guy who like, eats plastic with his Honey Bunches of Oats. Check out some of the crazy crack-pipe stuff he has made...if we allow user titles again, I think his should be "King PVC"Much love and respect, Yash-man...Yashman...Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuschultz Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Yeah but a PVC hose is completely washable, so u could easily do it every couple smokes, or just get a piece that isnt translucent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsraelEnigma Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 yeah but its ugly as fuuck lol thats why i got rid of it,classhes with my argeelah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandontw Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='IsraelEnigma']yeah but its ugly as fuuck lol thats why i got rid of it,classhes with my argeelah[/quote]I thought it was kinda stylin' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinshisha4life Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Pvc has been known to let off toxins when smoked out of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='smokinshisha4life']Pvc has been known to let off toxins when smoked out of.[/quote]Guess I better stick to my vinyl tubing then huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Izzletodasmizzle Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 [quote name='smokinshisha4life']Pvc has been known to let off toxins when smoked out of.[/quote]are you sure thats? or is that just when it is heated seems to me smoking passing throught it wouldnt harm you esp. if it is FDA approved like OP said where i would see the harm is if the actual tube was heated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandontw Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 if the smoke was like really hot i could see it, but this smoke is usually room tempurature or lower, so i really dont see how it would be letting off any more toxins than running hot or cold water through it (which is what its meant for) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokinshisha4life Posted April 8, 2006 Share Posted April 8, 2006 Ive heard many times that smoking out of pvc is dangerous. Yes you do drink out of it but its the smoking through it that releases toxins, Id personally get a real hose or the vinyl tubing as yash uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Hey, polymer people...PVC is an acronym for Poly Vinyl Chloride, also known as just vinyl...Its the same thing!The problem is, as I have said before...why do you assume the hoses that are sold for hookahs are safe? They're made in foreign countries as cheaply as possible...maybe they use all sorts of objectionable things...maybe they used PVC in your hose you are smoking out of, right now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornellius Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Some of them made in my country and I have seen different kinds of them and cut open some of my old marpuçs. Some of them have rust prone metal and PVC coating in them and some of them have stainless steel with leather inside coating still pc coating with small holes. Still, a standard PVC marpuç does not hold anything and tastes like sh*t (I have made one myself and tried it...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikydave Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 [quote name='Tangiers']The problem is, as I have said before...why do you assume the hoses that are sold for hookahs are safe? They're made in foreign countries as cheaply as possible...maybe they use all sorts of objectionable things...maybe they used PVC in your hose you are smoking out of, right now![/quote]maybe u are making me paranoid when i was kinda not paying attention to this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Maybe we want to make you paranoid. Maybe that's why we're here, Anthony.I believe coated hoses are coated with polyethylene, which is not Polyvinylchloride. Don't quote me on that...it has a PE kind of look to it (from the coated hoses I've disected). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahDuck Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 [quote name='Tangiers']Hey, polymer people...PVC is an acronym for Poly Vinyl Chloride, also known as just vinyl...Its the same thing!The problem is, as I have said before...why do you assume the hoses that are sold for hookahs are safe? They're made in foreign countries as cheaply as possible...maybe they use all sorts of objectionable things...maybe they used PVC in your hose you are smoking out of, right now![/quote]Thats a good point. I remember a while back during the "foil debates", people were arguing that because inhaling aluminum oxide is linked to alzheimers, that we should use hookah foil. Who is to say that hookah foil isnt just your standard aluminum foil with some fancy cuts? I would say it most likely is.For those of you who dont know, nearly all hookahs produced in Egypt are made from recycled piping(from sewers and the like). Fun stuff, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JByer323 Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 It's a Hillary Clinton plot. Bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymptom Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 So does anybody know of any hoses which definitely ARE safe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 I Have been smoking from PVC (vinyl) for the last 3 I think years. I have not once had any toxins or random plastic vapors attack me while I smoke my Hookah, the only thing that makes my smoke turn bad is when I put too much coal on and burn the head.... But maybe the PVC is different around the world but I can tick off Dubai(UAE) and Sydney(Australia) if that helps at all... In conclution we need more people to experement and become lab rats for this experement.P.S. If we do not hear from you in 2-3 months whe will predict you are dead and stop smoking from our PCV.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandontw Posted April 20, 2006 Author Share Posted April 20, 2006 well, i have decided i dont like this hose, first its too stiff, then it tastes nasty unless you rinse it right before you smoke out of it. I just thought i would tell yall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yashman19 Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 [quote name='Brandontw']well, i have decided i dont like this hose, first its too stiff, then it tastes nasty unless you rinse it right before you smoke out of it. I just thought i would tell yall.[/quote]I personally use the vinyl tubing that is not as thick as the stuff you used, and doesn't have those stitching lines like on yours. Just a simple, plain clear tube, which is quite flexible. Sure when I first bought it, it was a tad stiff from being tightly coiled up in a roll, but after about 3 days of use, it was nice and flexible.Sorry to hear about your taste misfortune as well. I've never had any taste problems iwth mine, and only rinse it out once per two weeks.I really am just gunna let the whole pvc thing die. If some people are scared of the results, then don't use it and stick to the conventional hose. I like vinyl, and I'm sticking with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornellius Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 [quote name='cymptom']So does anybody know of any hoses which definitely ARE safe?[/quote]The ones made in Izmir/Turkey. At least they are made by using traditional methods with more traditional materials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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