how often do you clean your bubbler water?

Mikey · 07-03-2010, 08:38 PM

i seriously change my bubbler water every water every single session
i got this huge chunker just floating in there since when i first got it i used to push down the stem now its like damn a fat chunk of resin is just floating floating around

so everytime i use it now i use a screen (those cool glass star screens) and once i empty it i plug the carb and blow out so the shaft gets empited

Grieves · 07-03-2010, 10:29 PM

change my bong and bubbler daily, clean with salt and alch twice weekly...

Mikey · 07-04-2010, 08:08 AM

anything i can soak it in to kill that floater i got inside of it?

the first week i had it shit got pushed down the stem to clean the shaft and now theres a big floater chunker just chilling there

it still smokes fine but i really want it gone

hijabihippie · 07-04-2010, 08:17 AM

You might just have to submerge it in alcohol or Grunge-Off until it's dissolved.

Mikey · 07-04-2010, 09:18 AM

what kind of alcohol?
thats what im trying to figure out

what kinda stuff kinda i soak it in without destroying it

(ps i use your bong more then my bubbler hx2

)

hijabihippie · 07-04-2010, 09:38 AM

Isopropyl alcohol. You can buy it at the grocery or drug store.

Mikey · 07-04-2010, 09:40 AM

and just soak the whole pipe in it in a ziplock or bowl?

Geeno · 07-04-2010, 09:53 AM

yeah dude, how dont you know this by now? this is like marijuana smoking 100

hijabihippie · 07-04-2010, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey

and just soak the whole pipe in it in a ziplock or bowl?

Use a bowl or large jar. Make sure the alcohol gets inside & fills the bubbler, & that it's completely submerged.

Mikey · 07-04-2010, 10:14 AM

then for how long do i leave it in there soaking in it?
and do i dillute it with water whatsoever?

and keep rinsing with warm water i guess?

hijabihippie · 07-04-2010, 11:32 AM

Leave it in there until the resin chunk is dissolved. You'll have to check it periodically.
No, do not dilute the alcohol with water.
When the resin is dissolved, rinse with either warm or hot water until clean.

**~~Dantastic~~** · 07-04-2010, 12:19 PM

Mikey, make sure its 90% alcohol.

Also, rock salt helps the cleaning by adding some abrasiveness inside.

Is it gross that I like dirty bong water better than clean?

Mikey · 07-04-2010, 06:34 PM

thanks for all the help guys

the water is great and fine i change it everytime i use it

but it has a big, biig chunk of resin floating around
i want it out

so i want isoproopyl alcohol or just any alcohol?

**~~Dantastic~~** · 07-04-2010, 06:50 PM

well to be honest yes any alcohol will work, but get iso because it evaps very fast, get 90% if you can.

Other alcohols will leave residue and taste, wash your peice out though as it might taste of rubbing alcohol a bit.

Isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol.

Purd Hupley · 07-05-2010, 10:08 AM

Plus rubbing alcohol is the cheapest way to go. I saw a vid one time of Emery saying you should use Everclear and Kosher salt. It made no sense to me, because why waste Everclear when rubbing has better solvent qualities and evaporates really fast. It rinses really easily too. Triple rinsing is good, but I rinse at least 10 times. Kind of weirdly anal that way. Same with the salt. It's used for the abrasive qualities. No reason to buy Kosher salt (If you don't already use it) when table salt will work just the same.

I prefer this to the commercial cleaners. Cheaper, easier, probably cleaner. And it's stuff everybody has around the house.

That said, we don't change water nearly as often as we should.

hijabihippie · 07-05-2010, 10:38 AM

Also, make sure you soak your bubbler twice weekly from now on, like Grieves suggested.

catastrophe · 07-05-2010, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mikey

anything i can soak it in to kill that floater i got inside of it?

the first week i had it shit got pushed down the stem to clean the shaft and now theres a big floater chunker just chilling there

it still smokes fine but i really want it gone

I stuff Epsom salt into the piece, and fill it with rubbing alcohol 90% and shake it around in there and it tears away all the gunk inside

catastrophe · 07-05-2010, 12:49 PM

And I change the water after every use... to avoid buildup, especially if the piece is somewhat clear glass, it looks horrid when it's all dirty inside

07-03-2010, 08:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	how often do you clean your bubbler water? i seriously change my bubbler water every water every single session i got this huge chunker just floating in there since when i first got it i used to push down the stem now its like damn a fat chunk of resin is just floating floating around so everytime i use it now i use a screen (those cool glass star screens) and once i empty it i plug the carb and blow out so the shaft gets empited __________________ RIP Gov

07-03-2010, 10:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
Grieves The Worst Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Interstate 8 Posts: 12,108 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 2,580 Thanked 3,128 Times in 1,721 Posts	change my bong and bubbler daily, clean with salt and alch twice weekly... __________________ "And no matter what they said dollar is not your friend and it's the feelings that are hard to know are the feelings that all come slow No matter what they said dollar is not your friend and these feelings that so hard to know are the feelings that wont let go No don't let go, till you find a home World Unite and I'll love you forever"

07-04-2010, 08:08 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	anything i can soak it in to kill that floater i got inside of it? the first week i had it shit got pushed down the stem to clean the shaft and now theres a big floater chunker just chilling there it still smokes fine but i really want it gone __________________ RIP Gov

07-04-2010, 09:18 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	what kind of alcohol? thats what im trying to figure out what kinda stuff kinda i soak it in without destroying it (ps i use your bong more then my bubbler hx2 ) __________________ RIP Gov

07-04-2010, 09:40 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	and just soak the whole pipe in it in a ziplock or bowl? __________________ RIP Gov

07-04-2010, 08:17 AM	#4 (permalink)
hijabihippie YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,481 Thanks: 1,152 Thanked 655 Times in 515 Posts	You might just have to submerge it in alcohol or Grunge-Off until it's dissolved.

07-04-2010, 09:38 AM	#6 (permalink)
hijabihippie YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,481 Thanks: 1,152 Thanked 655 Times in 515 Posts	Isopropyl alcohol. You can buy it at the grocery or drug store.

07-04-2010, 10:14 AM	#10 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	then for how long do i leave it in there soaking in it? and do i dillute it with water whatsoever? and keep rinsing with warm water i guess? __________________ RIP Gov

07-04-2010, 11:32 AM	#11 (permalink)
hijabihippie YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,481 Thanks: 1,152 Thanked 655 Times in 515 Posts	Leave it in there until the resin chunk is dissolved. You'll have to check it periodically. No, do not dilute the alcohol with water. When the resin is dissolved, rinse with either warm or hot water until clean.

07-04-2010, 12:19 PM	#12 (permalink)
~~Dantastic~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: A suburb Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 285 Thanked 325 Times in 219 Posts	Mikey, make sure its 90% alcohol. Also, rock salt helps the cleaning by adding some abrasiveness inside. Is it gross that I like dirty bong water better than clean?

07-04-2010, 06:34 PM	#13 (permalink)
Mikey Seasoned YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: gulf islands bc Posts: 7,443 Thanks: 1,144 Thanked 2,246 Times in 1,475 Posts	thanks for all the help guys the water is great and fine i change it everytime i use it but it has a big, biig chunk of resin floating around i want it out so i want isoproopyl alcohol or just any alcohol? __________________ RIP Gov

07-04-2010, 06:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
~~Dantastic~~ Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: A suburb Posts: 1,081 Thanks: 285 Thanked 325 Times in 219 Posts	well to be honest yes any alcohol will work, but get iso because it evaps very fast, get 90% if you can. Other alcohols will leave residue and taste, wash your peice out though as it might taste of rubbing alcohol a bit. Isopropyl alcohol is rubbing alcohol.

07-05-2010, 10:08 AM	#15 (permalink)
Purd Hupley YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: The Pacific Northwest Posts: 222 Thanks: 1 Thanked 90 Times in 57 Posts	Plus rubbing alcohol is the cheapest way to go. I saw a vid one time of Emery saying you should use Everclear and Kosher salt. It made no sense to me, because why waste Everclear when rubbing has better solvent qualities and evaporates really fast. It rinses really easily too. Triple rinsing is good, but I rinse at least 10 times. Kind of weirdly anal that way. Same with the salt. It's used for the abrasive qualities. No reason to buy Kosher salt (If you don't already use it) when table salt will work just the same. I prefer this to the commercial cleaners. Cheaper, easier, probably cleaner. And it's stuff everybody has around the house. That said, we don't change water nearly as often as we should.

07-05-2010, 10:38 AM	#16 (permalink)
hijabihippie YaHookan Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 1,481 Thanks: 1,152 Thanked 655 Times in 515 Posts	Also, make sure you soak your bubbler twice weekly from now on, like Grieves suggested.

07-05-2010, 12:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
catastrophe intuēri Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minnesotaaa Posts: 1,235 Thanks: 727 Thanked 226 Times in 155 Posts	And I change the water after every use... to avoid buildup, especially if the piece is somewhat clear glass, it looks horrid when it's all dirty inside __________________ “Liƒë Is a Drëam, From Which Wë First Must Wakë Bëƒorë Wë May Drëam Again…” RIP Gov “To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.”

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