The substance is burned in a pipe.Cleaning out the pipe will give you a cleaner smoke when you use it again.You don't want to expose yourself to chemicals in alcohol-based products that are harmful to consume.There are other ways to clean your pipe.To clean glass pipes, combine denture tablets with hot water and clean wood pipes by shaking out ash and pushing a pipe cleaner into the stem.
Step 1: The pipe should be placed in a container.
When you're done, a Tupperware container can be cleaned out.Since they can be thrown away after use, Ziploc bags for smaller pipes and bowl pieces are a good choice.It's a good idea to avoid using cooking pots since they can end up being stained.
Step 2: There are denture tablets in the pipe.
The general store has a few denture tablets.Put the tablets on the gunk left over from smoking once the pipe is inside a container.These tablets can be used instead of homemade cleaners such as salt and water.If you want to stir your ingredients together, use equal amounts.
Step 3: Put hot water in the container.
To submerge the pipe, add hot water from the faucet to the container.The dissolving tablets will work on the pipe stains.If the water is boiling, it can crack the glass.Allow the pipe to rest for a while.
Step 4: There is a pipe cleaner that can be used for extra effect.
The gunk in the pipe will begin to break down after 30 minutes.To hurry the process and lift smaller pieces, use a straw-shaped pipe cleaner from a smoke shop or the craft store.Push the pipe cleaner through the stem.
Step 5: Remove the pipe with hot water.
Put the pipe back under the faucet.The gunk and cleaner can be removed with hot water.Set the pipe aside to dry.
Step 6: Remove the pipe.
If you attempt to remove the stem before the pipe has cooled, you can damage it.Remove the stem from the bowl when it cools.You should clean after every smoke.
Step 7: Let loose ash be stirred up.
The bowl should be covered with your palm or finger.The ash should be distributed evenly along the walls by shaking the pipe.The cake protects the wood of the pipe from the cold.
Step 8: Remove the ash from the ground.
You can tip your pipe over the garbage bag.Allow the ash to float out of the pipe.If you want to remove ash from the cake, you have to knock the pipe against the palm of your hand.
Step 9: A pipe cleaner can be run through the stem.
Use a straw-shaped pipe cleaner from a smoke shop or craft store to clean the insides of the pipe.Push through the stem.Push the stem through the bowl until the tip is visible.If the pipe cleaner gets dirty, swap it out for a new one.There are a number of pipe cleaners designed for pipes.Some are dipped in alcohol.It is possible to get more waste out of bristled pipe cleaners.You can cut up an old credit card and use it to remove build up from the bowl.
Step 10: The pipe cleaners should repeat the cleaning.
The pipe cleaner needs to be removed from the stem.The pipe cleaner should be run through the stem.The first pipe cleaner can be flipped over.Push the pipe cleaners into the stem until they are free of debris.
Step 11: The pipe should be wiped with a soft cloth.
Clean the pipe with a soft cloth.This will help keep the pipe looking new.There may be something on the cloth.The pipe is free of debris if you use the pipe cleaners.Allow the pipe to rest for a day and then use it again.
Step 12: After every use, clean pipes.
If you remove the debris from your pipes after smoking, you will get a better smoke and last longer.It's a good idea to clean while you're smoking.The ash cake inside the bowl protects the pipe from heat.
Step 13: Allow your pipe to rest for a while.
Smokers have pipes.A rotation is when you switch to a different pipe.If you don't have a lot of pipes, you can use the same one again if you want, but the longer you leave a pipe alone, the better it will be.
Step 14: There is a safe place to store your pipe.
Direct sunlight can damage wood.Water erodes the finish on wood.If a pipe is kept loose in a pocket or vehicle, it can fall out and crack.It can be kept safe in a pipe pouch.