PersianPride Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Anyone have some techniques I could use to get the smell and residue out of my unwashable hoses without using water and rusting them? I know using different hoses for different flavours is an option but can it actually be effectively cleaned without using water? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersianPride Posted November 11, 2006 Author Share Posted November 11, 2006 my chem is also a bit hazy but I'm pretty sure alcohol doesn't react with metal so if I run that through the hose no rusting should occur..yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macho555 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 <_> Trust me, that doesn't work. I did that with a nonwashable, and the thing was rusted into oblivion within two days. Then again, mine were cheap Mitsuba hoses, so they probably aren't the best example... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
web250 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 QUOTE (PersianPride)my chem is also a bit hazy but I'm pretty sure alcohol doesn't react with metal so if I run that through the hose no rusting should occur..yeah? True, alcohol doesnt react with metal, but good luck finding some 200 proof (100% alcohol). Everclear (95%, 190 proof) is illegal in lots of states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayishere Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Thats why unwashable hoses suck But guess alcohol could work. Know it doesnt react with water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oggie505 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Useing pure Alcohol is just like useing distilled water, both have will not affect rusting if used in a clean enviroment, but once you put it down a dirty hose, it is no longer pure it has all the bad stuff in the hose to react to, i woudl just get some good mya washable hoses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worr lord Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 Yeah, I think MYA washable hoses smoke just as good as any hose on the market, and they're not even expensive compared to other hoses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xpimpitox Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 agreed on the MYA hoses. i have 2 of em and they both work like a charm. im thinkin about gettin a wide hose soon for better drawing power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 200 Proof ethanol is nearly impossible to get. The reason is that it attracts water from the air readily. 195pr EtOH is therrefore the highest commonly aquirable unit. In a like sense, alcohol attracts water...from the air, so it just makes a bad situation worse. Additionally, putting your hoses in the freezer allows water to condensate out, encouraging rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauldavis Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 if you do not want to get washable hoses, the best thing i have found for non-washables is to beat them silly against a wall, then use a vaccume cleaner to pullout all the particles...but that may only work for hoses with stuff in them....not to sure about smelly ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 If you had the hoses submerged and dried them fast enough so they did not oxidize while they were drying over a loner period it would not be as bad a problem. Use could use an air compressor with a moisture trap like for spray painting but all this trouble for a cheap ass hose? This would not be worth the trouble because as pointed ot washables are not that expensive. Rubbing alcohol is the only inexpensive alcohol but it is over 90% water and the alcohol would not flash off good enough to dry the water up. I would recommend cutting off and keeping the hose ends so you could make you emergency hoses. Ya never know when they may come in handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguineSolitude Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 cut off the hose ends and buy plastic tubing??? BRILLIANT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalliwag Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 QUOTE (SanguineSolitude)cut off the hose ends and buy plastic tubing??? BRILLIANT! some of the high end vinyl that don't collapse easily is my thought. I am getting some end to test and see how good it works. I am concerned about weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 Also, the cut off ends can make attractive and decorative replacement pieces for the detachable pieces in leather hoses...I like to change it up with my Kashmir Peach hose now and then. I'm currently using a wooden head piece that use to have a metal cased tip...I pulled that out and cleaned up...it has a super large hole, like 1/2", hits real good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PersianPride Posted November 13, 2006 Author Share Posted November 13, 2006 QUOTE (web250)QUOTE (PersianPride)my chem is also a bit hazy but I'm pretty sure alcohol doesn't react with metal so if I run that through the hose no rusting should occur..yeah? True, alcohol doesnt react with metal, but good luck finding some 200 proof (100% alcohol). Everclear (95%, 190 proof) is illegal in lots of states. Actually I can obtain some from my university lab. Although if they find me trying to smuggle out anhydrous alcohol I doubt they are going to believe me when I say I wanted it so I could clean my hookah hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SanguineSolitude Posted November 13, 2006 Share Posted November 13, 2006 still wouldnt work persian since alchohol will attract water. seriously just spend the 7 bucks it costs to get a mya washable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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