MR Bubble Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Finally happened to me now. I had a hooka accident. My desk chair rolled backward into my hookah (Sadik) and tipped over on its side. Not too bad of an accident, but enough to make me pay attention better. I honestly thought MRS Bubble would be the first to break a machine but nope, it was I. It landed on the blow valve. I got very lucky! The weld that holds the valve in the body broke and I am able to pull it with the little pipe out. It is a tough trick to insert it back in and have the end of the pipe line up with the hole on the very bottom of the base (That goes into the water chamber) but it is doable. Now, I just need to find my JB Weld and fix him back up. Right now I am using Habibi so I'm not hookah-less tonight. Wish me luck. Cheers, MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathazar Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Goodluck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entrailsgalore Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Yes accidents will hapen. Ive gotten burned sooo may time because someone pull son the hose to hard and knocks the hookah over. I have about a million coal burns in my carpet at my old house lol. But there are bound to be accidents no matter how carefull you are. So just prepare for those accidents as if you know they will hapen, even if they dont happen you were prepared. I suggest buying a cheap rug, maybe a round one. And setting your hookah on a small wooden boar dover the rug. SO your hookah is stable, and if it falls they coals and water will hit the rug, not yoru carpet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 Good advice. My only accidents have been from coals hitting the deck. My dream hookah "smokery" will have ceramic floor tiles just for that purpose. As far as the thing being knocked over, that was my fault. I was backing up across the room in the desk chair and forgot the machine was sitting back there. As far as anyone else doing it in, fat chance. I let nobody in or around my hookah "buffer zone" unless they are an adult wanting to smoke. Then I watch them like a hawk. Problem is: Nobody watches me. No problem, it's always had an ever so slight air leak around the blow valve. This way is my chance to make it a perfectly air-tight machine. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahCulture Posted November 11, 2004 Share Posted November 11, 2004 Hey Mr. Bubble I successfully "welded" my valve stem back and fixed some joint welds with a soldering iron and some solder! I also used some LIGHT touches with a propane welding tip. Here's the thing..... Using the propane weld too much caused the welding material to instantly melt and DROP into the cavity and ball up, causing a slight blockage to the valve. Luckily the ball rolled on stuff and collected, and broke off and fell out one of the holes after blowing and jarring! WHEW! It's better to use a soldering iron with steady and distributed heat within about a half inch area at a time. Work the area steadily. My valve stem is SLIGHTLY off center on my 34 inch Egyptian but I won't tempt fate again by trying to right it and sending another ball of solder down the piece. I was lucky to fix it without major incident. The key is to heat the metal as well as the solder to help bonding. That stuff is VERY low temp being lead based. However now my hookah is now TOTALLY 100% air tight! If anyone needs weld seal tips there ya go.....or just ask. I got it down t a science now. --Reiner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted November 14, 2004 Author Share Posted November 14, 2004 Hey HookahCulture, thanks for the tips. I never thought in my wildest dreams that one would be able to fix it with a soldering iron. You know, so large of a surface of metal. I thought of doing the torch thing or brazing it but don't want to screw up (any more) the not to perfect finish. I only solder electrical components on average once or twice a week and have never takled anything this large with the iron. Guess I'll go by my own amaturish rule of thumb: Flux, flux flux, and dammit, more flux! Cheers MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahCulture Posted November 15, 2004 Share Posted November 15, 2004 Oh yeah and using a torch on the Egyptian stainless steel causes BLUEING just like a motorcycle tailpipe! Now I have to get to the Harley shop and get some special polish. My dremel wheel didn't do a good job at removing it and now I have a dull spot. UGH. But yeah the soldering iron works but you need to heat the work AND the solder. You're just heating the crack, and you'll see the solder settle in nicely with some steady heat and solder distribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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