DizzyGuy Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 Ok... So I wanna give my hookah a little more of a bath than just hot water and the brush... I've heard of some people on the forum meantion lemon juice and I have some in a bottle... What ratio lemon juice to water do I use, hot or cold water, and do I just rinse it through the hookah or do you let it soak for a little? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onion Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 No personal experience myself, but the wiki recommends a 1:1 mix [url="http://hookahwiki.com/index.php?title=Hose_Cleaning"]http://hookahwiki.com/index.php?title=Hose_Cleaning[/url] (although it is for hoses) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimo Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 It's not going to hurt your hookah if you add to much lemon juice so it really doesn't matter. I use vinegar because it seems to clean it better. But about the mix I would go half and half Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted October 6, 2006 Share Posted October 6, 2006 2TBSP in 8oz should be enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I could get some glacial acetic acid, I wonder if that would be better than vinegar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimo Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Not sure, I use vinegar because its high in acid and eats the gook up quick lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 lemon is da bomb. I use a wall paper tray for my stem, and just the sink for the base. I fill both up with water and lemon juice, no idea what kind of mix i just put alot in then let em soke for a bit. I usually also put the bowl, grommets, and other items in. Then after a while take em out and wash em off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Acetic acid is what is in viniger, glacial acetic acid is pure aceitc acid, you need to use a fume hood to use it or it will burn the shit out of your nose and throat, which I have done. Also, it will severly burn your skin. It woud deffinitley get the gunk out of a hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Interesing side point: Glacial Acetic Acid freezes around 55F. Beer is much safer and easier to get. Use beer for cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted October 7, 2006 Author Share Posted October 7, 2006 Except for the fact that I'm not 21 till the end of March and due to the fact that I moved out of the college town that I was in, it's a bit harder to get someone to buy for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 [quote name='DizzyGuy']Except for the fact that I'm not 21 till the end of March and due to the fact that I moved out of the college town that I was in, it's a bit harder to get someone to buy for me.[/quote]yea i second this. Ill stick with my lemon, it works perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted October 7, 2006 Author Share Posted October 7, 2006 Lol... Yeah... the reason thatI was asking about lemon specifically too was the fact that I already have a bottle sitting here screaming USE ME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 [quote name='Tangiers']Interesing side point: Glacial Acetic Acid freezes around 55F. Beer is much safer and easier to get. Use beer for cleaning.[/quote] But the Book of Manlaw Chapter 8 verse 14 and 15 specifically states: 14: Though shalt not use beer for anything other than drinking. 15: The only exception is where a good recipe calls for it. I am not sure if a cleaning recipe counts? I'm so torn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 I'm with Scalli on this! Beer for Cleaning? Are you mad Sir? Mad I say! On the cleaning front : Old Fashioned soap and hot water works a treat! JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Okay, there may be a loophole. As everybody knows there is more than one manlaw that specifically states "Thou shalt not waste beer". Hell, that's the first commandment!!! But here is a scenerio I have been torn over more than once. You party the night before and next day brings cleanup. During the cleanup you find where some of your buds (hopefully not yourself!) have left unfinished beers laying around. So the sin is already committed. If by pouring it out are you still wasting beer? By using the beer to clean your hookah would that be using the bad beer and therefore not wasting the beer? Could you actually help redeem a drunken beer wasting bro in the process? I'm thinking that could well be the case and that said bro should have to give you $5 per wasted beer just for principle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skimo Posted October 7, 2006 Share Posted October 7, 2006 Another loophole is to buy shitty beer, your helping other people by not letting them drink it, so its 2 for 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenWizard Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 Good call, just use a 40 of O E or some good ole King Cobra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joetuo Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 whoa hold the damn phone i know lots of poor college kids who could use that cheap $1.49 40 oz. of King Cobra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldavis Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 ahhh, brings back memories of pledging...cleaning up the social house after a party amd finding about 978,935,856,892.65 half empty beer cans of naddy light....well you know thats an approximation, or just what it felt like to my poor hungover body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthEastSmoker Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 I don't know I'm keen on using wounded soldiers for cleaning my hookahs.. I use a few squirts of lemon juice with some water added (no real ratio math needed) in my base and stem.. swirl around for a couple minutes, run your brushes through, and voila.. clean with no smell... you can use beer if you want, but I use it to whet my whistle while I clean my hookahs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvansLight Posted October 10, 2006 Share Posted October 10, 2006 lol ill waste a case of beer and not give to shakes of a rats butt XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookah hippie Posted October 13, 2006 Share Posted October 13, 2006 will trade lemon juice for beer anybrand never waste beer!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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