Iamademig0d Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I just got a new Namor hose for my hookah and i'm kinda dissapointed. It seems like a really great hose, and its beautiful, but it tastes like plastic. I washed it out (the water came out purple ) and then let it sit in warm water for about 4 hours and hung it to dry over night. It still tastes like plastic. Help?? I wanna use it so bad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*HOT&SMOKING* Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Iamademig0d @ Apr 4 2008, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I just got a new Namor hose for my hookah and i'm kinda dissapointed. It seems like a really great hose, and its beautiful, but it tastes like plastic. I washed it out (the water came out purple ) and then let it sit in warm water for about 4 hours and hung it to dry over night. It still tastes like plastic. Help?? I wanna use it so bad!Purple coming out of it doesn't sound right at all!!! Try letting it sit in some lemon juice for a few hours and also maybe white vinegar and then rinse it with boiling water again and again .unless of course it isn't washable then you should not wash it!!-H&S Edited April 4, 2008 by *HOT&SMOKING* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Give it some time..smoke after smoke it will go away [or so I hear from people on this forum] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 QUOTE (Codename067 @ Apr 4 2008, 02:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Give it some time..smoke after smoke it will go away [or so I hear from people on this forum]this is correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Scoop @ Apr 4 2008, 03:35 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>this is correct.+1 Took about 3 session with the nammor and razan to go away.Purple is normal for the first washout... don't know why, just seems to always happen on those hoses. Edited April 4, 2008 by Stuie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 i was the hoses out with rubbing alcohol when i first get them. get all that weird ass color out and generally doesn't taste that bad (the glue/ plastic flavor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj_b90 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 I don't think that taste will ever come out. You had better just mail it to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cotsi95 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 The purple is the dye that they use to dye the tips of the hose. Its normal for some hoses to do that. It usually takes around 5 bowls for a nammor to be completely broken in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecoalition Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 wash with lemon juice or vinegar. rinse thoroughly.smoke a strong flavor out of it.problem solved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJE03 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) I have had a plastic taste before, smoked it away. My advice: Smoke it and the taste will eventually dissipate. Edited April 7, 2008 by NJE03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlphaJuno Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Now when you guys say soak it, do you mean soak the entire hose in a tub, or just the inside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 QUOTE (AlphaJuno @ Apr 6 2008, 10:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Now when you guys say soak it, do you mean soak the entire hose in a tub, or just the inside?some people soak the whole thing, i just put vinegar and lemon juice into the hose and swish it around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 QUOTE (Scoop @ Apr 7 2008, 01:19 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (AlphaJuno @ Apr 6 2008, 10:04 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Now when you guys say soak it, do you mean soak the entire hose in a tub, or just the inside?some people soak the whole thing, i just put vinegar and lemon juice into the hose and swish it aroundDitto to that. I find that the best technique is to alternately blow into each end until the liquid is about to escape, then catch it with your thumb. I definitely wouldn't soak it. Probably not good for the adhesives and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I would agree with Gaia.However I have to say that I never got any plastic taste out of my Nammor hose. I wonder if something has changed? Try flushing it out with warm [NOT HOT] water and then smoke something real strong flavoured.JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 (edited) I did get the plastic-y taste in both of my nammors, mind you I got them in early January, fairly recently... post-nammor 2.0, you understand.But yeah, I just washed them with a bit of lemon juice followed by hot water and it went away. Edited April 7, 2008 by gaia.plateau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersubby Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 as soon as i got mine i smoked a strong flavor. like citrus mint or something. and it was fine after 10 min of smokin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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