Any Tips For Ensuring A Great Seal Between The Hose And The Stem?

[antouwan]

i skipped on the head grommet last night. muy bueno. it didn't smoke differently that with the gasket but i could tell that the head was much more stable on the stem (sometimes late into the session the head will just tilt BIG TIME - it isn't very common, but it does happen).

[shesha1]

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[quote name='Codename067' date='19 March 2010 - 05:58 PM' timestamp='1269039503' post='458293']
Paper Towel. 3 inches across, 1 inch wide.

Fold it in half [so you get it to 0.5" wide], get half of it wet, then use that as a grommet.

Trust me, that's the BEST seal you can ever achieve. Use it for your bowl too.

I haven't touched a rubber grommet [except for the one that connects the base to the stem] for many years. Paper Towel all the way. Everyone that has smoked with me used to use rubber grommets all the time, but not anymore.

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I'm with this guy. Been using damp paper towel strips for the longest time. Best seal ever.
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Heres a new problem, all these paper towels now suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When wet they work fine. Once 30 min passes, they turn into shit (like dry cement and the seal goes away after they dry.) Do you kind of understand what I mean. All those god damn one sheet keeps cleaning one dry fast and you lose the seal. They dry like writing paper.

I am having a damn bad run again. Grommets suck, all thes paper towels suck now. What are you guys using in terms of paper towel brands.

[vendetta_revived]

Erm...,I use wet paper towels and never face that problem, and it doesn't even have to do with quality as the ones I use suck so much as paper towels that I don't do anything else with them.

[EvansLight]

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silicone mya grommets. They are a perfect seal.
Ray
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Quoted for truth. I used paper towels often with my Egyptians as there hard plastic ones sucked. But with Mya's the grommets are a nice flexible silicon which makes a world of difference.