Pipe Liquid. Useful or Gimmick?
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One of these three should do the trick
water
aqua
hydrogen dioxide
water
aqua
hydrogen dioxide
I always have used vodka to clean out my pipes. I mean, what else is it good for?
Being oil based, water won't dissolve tar build-up.
I use moonshine.
I will dissent and say maybe not a gimmick.
Denicotea has been around a while (the company) and seems to have a reputable name in the smoking world.
It's probably overpriced and no better than alcohol, but not necessarily a "gimmick"
It's like buying the $8 4 ounce bottle of motor oil with a picture of a lawn mower on it instead of buying the $6 quart bottle with the picture of an automobile on it.
Both will properly lubricate your mower.
Likely an alcohol base with a few drops of their proprietary version of a "sweetener" in it.
Just don't put it in your mower....
Denicotea has been around a while (the company) and seems to have a reputable name in the smoking world.
It's probably overpriced and no better than alcohol, but not necessarily a "gimmick"
It's like buying the $8 4 ounce bottle of motor oil with a picture of a lawn mower on it instead of buying the $6 quart bottle with the picture of an automobile on it.
Both will properly lubricate your mower.
Likely an alcohol base with a few drops of their proprietary version of a "sweetener" in it.
Just don't put it in your mower....
It's not a gimmick. I've used it in the past, but not recently.
Mostly, I use Bacardi 151. They don't make it anymore, but I still have some, and there are other brands making equivalents.
Mostly, I use Bacardi 151. They don't make it anymore, but I still have some, and there are other brands making equivalents.
Wait, Bacardi stopped making 151? When did this happen? Seriously.
Years ago because stupid idiots were setting themselves on fire, and they were tired of the liability for morons.
I didn't doubt you, but looked it up. You were spot on.
Bacardi 151 was discontinued in 2016. Bacardi never issued a statement but it was likely because they were tired of getting sued according to wikipedia.
I weap for the future.
That's why I'm surprised that Everclear is still on the market.
I agree that alcohol is a good cleaner of oily substances.
For me though, flavour wise. it just kills a briar, leaving it bitter and acrid.
Maybe some don't taste it, but I certainly do.
Went to buy some Bacardi 151 recently and was surprised not to find it. Got this instead. Bottled in tropical Princeton, Minnesota.
uh oh...what's this familiar feeling coming over me? Should I start hoarding Everclear? Is EAD a thing?
Actually, alcohol is marginally better than water for oily substances, which is to say, pretty bad. Oils and waxes are totally non-pollar, most lower alcohols (1-3 carbon atoms) are pretty pollar themselves, so they are not very good, but cleaning our pipes with gasoline wouldn’t do for so many reasons, and higher alcohols would leave an awful taste.
Hot water will remove tars and oils, whether or not they are dissolved.
And in addition to the flavor hit mentioned, alcohol removes some of the minerals that make briar so impervious to fire.
Really?
Does alcohol dissolve minerals more efficiently than water?
Can you cite any credible sources for this claim?
lf so, how could passing a pipe cleaner of alcohol have much real impact?
I am actually curious and not being a SA.