I have been hand-washing them but would it be okay to put them in the kitchen washing machine? (edit: dishwasher, lol). I am using BJLong Tapered. Thank you.
How to clean a pipe cleaner?
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You throw them out. that's why them come in multi hundred packs.
If they dont look that bad after a pipe I tend to trim off the gunny part and use until they are too short.
If they dont look that bad after a pipe I tend to trim off the gunny part and use until they are too short.
Thank you, but I would like to re-use them. And they seem to be re-usable being made of metal and such. I think they may rust after awhile, but maybe until then I'll keep using mine. I live on a limited income.
Just be sure to hang them out on the clothesline. Why spend all that money on a drier, when you’ve got the sun. 
There all sorts of ways to save money. Sharpen your disposable razor, reuse dental floss, reuse aluminum foil, build a shed out of old wine bottles and empty tins, wash rag instead of toilet paper, dry out used paper towels…
They cost pennies a piece! It’s the cheapest part of pipe smoking! Throw them away!!!
There all sorts of ways to save money. Sharpen your disposable razor, reuse dental floss, reuse aluminum foil, build a shed out of old wine bottles and empty tins, wash rag instead of toilet paper, dry out used paper towels…
They cost pennies a piece! It’s the cheapest part of pipe smoking! Throw them away!!!
I think you're right, you may run into rust problems first. Maybe try cleaning and scrubbing them in everclear.
While we're here, let's think outside the box. If you want to take a sustainable approach, you might try whipping up something similar to a paintball squeegee. Straight Shot 16 Inch Stick Squeegee-strashot16 - https://www.discountpaintball.com/Straight-Shot-16-Inch-Stick-Squeegee_p_3784.html
Good luck!
While we're here, let's think outside the box. If you want to take a sustainable approach, you might try whipping up something similar to a paintball squeegee. Straight Shot 16 Inch Stick Squeegee-strashot16 - https://www.discountpaintball.com/Straight-Shot-16-Inch-Stick-Squeegee_p_3784.html
Good luck!
I have never done this, but I always use a hot tap water flush, and it cuts way down on using pipe cleaners if you let them dry overnight.
I wouldn't use a dishwasher unless I were single, and if so, what the hell, go for it.
I wouldn't use a dishwasher unless I were single, and if so, what the hell, go for it.
There was another thread on this subject, don’t remember the results. Once I use a pipe cleaner I toss it, never crossed my mind to wash them and I’m living on a tight budget too. But if that’s your jam, by all means wash away.
You don’t. Throw them out. Any advice other then this is bullshit.
You sure you are using that thing correctly? After I finish using it, its mother won't even touch it.
Just be sure to hang them out on the clothesline. Why spend all that money on a drier, when you’ve got the sun.
There all sorts of ways to save money. Sharpen your disposable razor, reuse dental floss, reuse aluminum foil, build a shed out of old wine bottles and empty tins, wash rag instead of toilet paper, dry out used paper towels…
They cost pennies a piece! It’s the cheapest part of pipe smoking! Throw them away!!!
A lot of your examples are absurd (no disrespect). I throw out too much stuff already (including paper towels and razor blades). Maybe an ultrasonic cleaner would be cost effective.
lol, if I let it dry and draw my fingers along it, most of the stuff falls right off.
I'll upload a photo after my next smoke.
This whole thread should be 1 post. No throw them out and move on. No such thing as a dumb question, but don’t give a dumb answer. Really?
Pipe cleaners don't really exert much pressure on the areas they are supposedly cleaning. To me, they seem to just pull out loose stuff and don't get the internals spic and span clean.
Then re use you pipe cleaners. Have at it. I’m not going to respond to this .
With Falcons I break off the dirty ends of the pipe cleaner and make a dry ring, which I then put in the pipe so it's ready to go. This saves me about ten pence per bowl.
When I go to use the pipe I throw away the dry ring before I light up, as I don't like the damn things.
When I go to use the pipe I throw away the dry ring before I light up, as I don't like the damn things.
The wire in a pipe cleaner will rust and I wouldn't want it crumbling off in the airway to draw into my mouth the next time I smoked the pipe.
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