Hookah Maintenance

Your hookah is only as good as the care you provide it with. To keep your hookah smoking as thick and as smooth as the first day you got it you should:

  1. Clean it after every use
    1. Run warm water through the hose, clearing all residue left behind from the previous smoke
    2. Rinse out the base (you can use lemon juice as well as baking soda with warm water in combination with a base cleaner to provide a more thorough cleaning.)
    3. Run warm water through the stem, using a stem cleaner to clear any excess tobacco that has fallen through the bowl as well as smoke residue that has planted itself on the inner walls of the stem.
    4. Wash the bowl with warm water. Clear all burned tobacco off the inner lining of the bowl as well as the inside were some of it might have fallen through.
  2. Use Fresh Tobacco
    1. Once you open your tobacco it will only stay moist for a few days under normal conditions.
    2. Putting your tobacco into an air-tight jar will keep it moist for a few weeks longer, but even then it will still dry out.
    3. By mixing your dry tobacco with honey or molasses you can recreate that "moist" consistency it once had.
  3. Change the water after every use
    1. Dump out the old water.
    2. Clean the base with warm water, lemon juice, baking soda, and the help of a base brush.
  4. Change the Hose
    1. Every hose experiences wear and tear, but how much wear in tear is too much?
    2. After 30 or so uses the inner lining of the hose as well as the inside of the wooden ends starts to wear down and deteriorate.
    3. You should change your hose anywhere between your 30th-50th smoking session, depending on how long your average smoking session lasts.

Following these steps will keep your hookah smoking like a champ for years on end!