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So, Last night I was at a friends house, and after smoking it one of my friends asked if I ever cleaned out the inside of my hose...I've had the thing for about a year, use it occasionally but I never did, so I ran water through it and it came out all ashy and dirty and whatnot(I usually blow in it before and after each use, but this was alot)...so today I was reading on here that apparently not all hoses can do this and most rust when you do. I just got my hose and blew into it with a tissue on the other end and water came out, the spots on the tissue are kinda sparkly and brownish, assuming thats rust...Its a Mya hose... Does this mean I need a replacement? >.< Idk if its even rust, Im assuming it is. Is it possible to salvage the hose?
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Mya hoses are not washable, that is they will rust if you wash them. I am not sure about your hose though since you say that last night was the first time you ever washed it, and I don't think it could corrode that fast. Have you ever had water bubbling into the hose through the vase?
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ew is right -,- i cringed a little when i saw the water come out...
vendetta, I didnt know that before I did it, thus the concern now...blowing into it before showed there was still water remaining in the hose overnight which might be the issue....
usually no water gets into the hose because i put it at a good level where unless you pull like youre trying to suck a golfball thru it, it wont bubble into the tube...but it looks rusty on this tissue... any suggestions of a good website to buy a replacement hose and possibly some flavors while im at it?
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I'm looking at [url="http://www.hookah-shisha.com/p-1574-nammor-hookah-hoses.html"]Nammor[/url] right now, any idea if its good? I have a small hookah, and the connector to the base seems like it would fit well!
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Nammors have the shortest hose port handle I have ever seen. It actually doesn't exist, just a pompom and then hose. I love my nammor. I have tried Nammors, Narbishes and Razans, and of the three, Nammor is still my favorite.

As for your mya hose... Yep, it's pretty much unsalvagable now that you've run water through it. Hop[e you like your new nammor if ya get one!
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yeaaa, just ordered that one, a vortex bowl, and orange soda tangiers off of hookah shisha...hopefully itll make an awesome smoke that night haha. Thanks for the help!
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I have a nammor. SHould be fine with a small hookah, it fits into my MYA petite just fine as well as my larger hookahs.
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If you did not order a small or medium Nammor, I would suggest going back and canceling the order, because the large is overkill on a Mya QT. Also, take this from someone who has used both many, MANY times: Get a Tangiers phunnel (or crown micro funnel if you like to save shisha, and who doesn't?) over a vortex. I PROMISE, you will be much much happier with a funnel than you will be with a vortex. The funnels offer much better draw, better smoke, and they are stronger than a vortex. Edited by claytronmeans
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I'll probably buy a tangiers phunnel one later on down the road. the ones from the site i purchased from had some bad reviews like it was a cheap knockoff and whatnot, so ill probably buy it next time i need flavors from another site. thanks for the suggestion! I'll see if I can get my order adjusted tomorrow for that tube, no one answered when I called
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Many un-educated places will suggest a vortex because it seems to be the hip thing. If anyone else would like to comment and back up my suggestion of a funnel over a vortex, I would appreciate it. I had a vortex at one point and after getting my tangiers phunnel, I simply gave the vortex away. Good sites to get a tangiers phunnel from would include www.hookahjoh.com, www.hookahcompany.com, www.hookah-shisha.com.


I can promise you without a shadow of a doubt that you would be happier with a phunnel than you will be with the vortex.
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[quote name='claytronmeans' timestamp='1306817799' post='511138']
Many un-educated places will suggest a vortex because it seems to be the hip thing. If anyone else would like to comment and back up my suggestion of a funnel over a vortex, I would appreciate it. I had a vortex at one point and after getting my tangiers phunnel, I simply gave the vortex away. Good sites to get a tangiers phunnel from would include www.hookahjoh.com, www.hookahcompany.com, www.hookah-shisha.com.


I can promise you without a shadow of a doubt that you would be happier with a phunnel than you will be with the vortex.
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Hookah-shisha.com still doesn't carry Tangiers phunnels.
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Legit Tangiers Phunnel over Vortex anyday, anytime, and anywhere.

And yeah, H-S doesn't carry them. Gotta get it from HC or HJ. Or UH (UltimateHookah).

And yeah, small Nammor on the small Mya rigs.
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[quote name='Dropbear' timestamp='1306815189' post='511135']
I'll probably buy a tangiers phunnel one later on down the road. the ones from the site i purchased from had some bad reviews like it was a cheap knockoff and whatnot, so ill probably buy it next time i need flavors from another site. thanks for the suggestion! I'll see if I can get my order adjusted tomorrow for that tube, no one answered when I called
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They had bad reviews because you ordered from H-S, and they carry chinese funnels and not tangiers phunnels. Get a legit tang phunnel from the vendors mentioned and you will never use a vortex again.
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[quote name='vendetta_revived' timestamp='1306833242' post='511150']
[quote name='Dropbear' timestamp='1306815189' post='511135']
I'll probably buy a tangiers phunnel one later on down the road. the ones from the site i purchased from had some bad reviews like it was a cheap knockoff and whatnot, so ill probably buy it next time i need flavors from another site. thanks for the suggestion! I'll see if I can get my order adjusted tomorrow for that tube, no one answered when I called
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They had bad reviews because you ordered from H-S, and they carry chinese funnels and not tangiers phunnels. Get a legit tang phunnel from the vendors mentioned and you will never use a vortex again.
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+1 vendetta, the quality of the chinese phunnels are not so great, you can get them to smoke pretty good but the heat retention is not the best.
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I use a large Nammor Hose on my Econo QT, and it does awesome if you're okay with having a massive hose on your tiny hookah. :good2:
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Woops, thanks guys; I'm not sure why I thought that they carried tangiers funnels. As for large nammors on small Mya's, it's doable but it can be a pain in the butt. Just maneuvering the hose around a table is hard because it likes to spin the entire hookah.
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thanks for all the help guys, i think im gonna order a tang phunnel one in a few weeks if anything...cant even smoke my hookah right now being i dont have a useable hose -,-
Anyone have an idea what kind of phunnel is best? ive seen talk about a crown micro, or different sizes of tang phunnels...but i honestly dont know Edited by Dropbear
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Tangiers Small Phunnel is probably the best for any new smoker.
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Personally, since getting my crown micro funnel, I have not touched my tangiers more than twice. And that was four months ago. The crown uses less than half of what my tangiers holds but it will still smoke for two hours or more with tangiers or fantasia. Honestly, I absolutely love the crown and would recommend it 100% to anyone. Right behind that though is a tangiers small phunnel.
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[quote name='Dropbear' timestamp='1306889755' post='511255']
thanks for all the help guys, i think im gonna order a tang phunnel one in a few weeks if anything...[b]cant even smoke my hookah right now being i dont have a useable hose[/b] -,-
Anyone have an idea what kind of phunnel is best? ive seen talk about a crown micro, or different sizes of tang phunnels...but i honestly dont know
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I did the same thing to my hose when I got my first hookah. To get by until you replace the hose, just use your vacuum cleaner to suck the rust out of the hose before you smoke.

My hose had a pom pom on the end so I sould just put the hose up to the hose attachment and it would suck plenty of air through the hose. You might need to wrap the end of your Mya hose with a paper towel in order to seal it up with your vacuum. Bend and stretch the hose while the vacuum is sucking on it to loosen up any rust particals stuck in there.

it's a bit of extra work but it will keep you smoking untill your order comes in and if your vacuum didn't clean sone of the rust out, you're not going to be able to suck it out when you smoke.
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