
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž
āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻž
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻžāϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ, āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāϰāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻā§āϝ āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϰāĻāύ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž āϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§, āĻāĻ ā§āϰāϤāĻž āĻšā§āϰāĻžāϏ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒāĻā§ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻĻāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ āĻāĻāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāϤā§āϤāϰ
āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāϤā§: 91% āĻāĻāϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āϏāĻš āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϞāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤ 2-3 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāύāĨ¤ āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ 30 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻāϝāĻŧā§āĻ āĻāύā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύāĨ¤ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύāĨ¤ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāύāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ, āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻ-āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
āĻā§āύ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ
āĻāĻžāϞ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ: āϰāĻāύ āĻšāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦāĻžāϏāĻŋ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ = āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āϧ āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĨ¤
āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāĻ: āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻāĻĒ āĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻā§ āϏā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŦāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŖāĻž āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻŽāϏā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ.
Hygiene: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāϰā§āĻĻā§āϰ āϰāĻāύ⧠āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āϏā§āĻĨā§āϞ
Appearance: āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āϏā§āύā§āĻĻāϰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻā§āĻāϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ.
Efficiency: āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻž āύāώā§āĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻ āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻāϏā§āϝāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āϤā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
Longevity: āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϝāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻšāĻŦā§
Essential:
- 91% āĻŦāĻž 99% āĻāĻāϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ (70% āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϧā§āϰ)
- āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āϞāĻŦāĻŖ (āĻā§āĻļāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ)
- āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϞāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ (āĻā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰā§āĻ āϏāĻžāĻāĻ)
- Hot water
- āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āϰ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞā§
Helpful:
- āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ
- āĻĒā§āϰāĻļā§āύ-āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ / āϤā§āϞ⧠swabs
- āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ (āĻā§āĻĨāĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§)
- āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻāϏ
- āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāϏā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤā§āϰ (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻĢāĻŋāĻ āύāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ)
āĻāĻāĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ:
- āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ
- āĻĄā§āύāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞā§āĻ (āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ)
- āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ (āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ-āĻā§āϰāĻŋāĻāĻŽā§āύā§āĻ)
āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ 1: āĻāĻāϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ + āϞāĻŦāĻŖ (āϏāϰā§āĻŦā§āϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ)
āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏā§āύāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāύāĨ¤ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āϰāĻāύ āĻĻā§āϰāĻŦā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰ⧠āϝāĻāύ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāώāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āϤā§āϞāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāϤ⧠āϏāĻā§āώāĻŽ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻšāĻŋāϏāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 1: āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āύ
- āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāĻāĻž āϧā§āĻŦāĻāϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļā§āώ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻžāĻ āϏāϰāĻžāύ
- āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϞā§, āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽā§ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϞ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύ
- āĻĢāĻžāĻāϞāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻĻāϰā§āĻļāύ āĻāϰā§āύ (āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢāĻžāĻāĻž āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž)
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 2: āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ
- āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϞāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ
- āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āύāĻŋāĻŽāĻā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻžāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϝāĻĨā§āώā§āĻ āĻāĻāϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύ
- 2-3 āĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ āĻŽā§āĻāĻž āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āϝā§āĻ āĻāϰā§āύ
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 3: āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻā§āϰ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāύ
- āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϏāĻŋāϞ āĻāϰā§āύ
- 2-3 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāύ
- āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āύ āϝ⧠āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻ āĻāĻļā§āϰ āĻŽāϧā§āϝ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻāϞ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŽā§āĻŦāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āϤāϰāϞ āϏāϰāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŽāύā§āύāĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāϰā§āύ
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 4: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϰāĻžāĻā§āύ (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§āĻāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ)
āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻāĻĒ: 15-30 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ
āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻāĻĒ: 1-2 āĻāύā§āĻāĻž
āĻāĻžāϰ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻāĻĒ: āϰāĻžāϤāĻžāϰāĻžāϤāĻŋ (12 āĻāύā§āĻāĻž āĻĒāϰā§āϝāύā§āϤ)
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 5: āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύ
- āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āϏāϰāĻžāύ
- 2-3 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύ
- āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āύ āϝ⧠āĻā§āύāĻ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻāύā§āϧ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āύā§āĻ
- āϏāĻŽāϏā§āϤ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāϧā§āϝāĻŽā§ āĻāϞ āĻāĻžāϞāĻžāύ
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 6: āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤāĻžāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ
- āĻšāĻžāϰā§āĻĄ-āĻā§-āϰāĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻĒāĻāĻā§āϞāĻŋāϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻāϰā§āύ
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻžāϰā§āĻŦ āĻāύā§āϝ Q-āĻāĻŋāĻĒāϏ
- āĻŦāĻžāĻāϰā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻā§āĻ āĻŦā§āϰāĻžāĻļ
āϧāĻžāĻĒ 7: āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāύ
- āĻ āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻā§āϤ āĻāϞ āĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύ
- 30+ āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ
- āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰā§āϰ āĻāĻā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļā§āĻāύ⧠āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰā§āύ
- āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āύāĻž!
āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ 2: āĻĢā§āĻāύā§āϤ āĻāϞ (āĻāĻĻā§āϰ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ)
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽāĻŋāϤ āϰāĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāĻŦā§āĻā§āώāĻŖā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻāĻžāϞ āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻĒāύāĻŋ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āύāĻž āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻāύā§āĻĻ āĻāϰā§āύāĨ¤
How To:
1. āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϰā§āύ with pipe already in pot (prevents thermal shock)
2. āĻŽā§āĻĻā§ āĻĢā§āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāύā§āύ - not rolling boil
3. 20-30 āĻŽāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧ āĻāϰā§āύ
4. āĻāϞ⧠āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āĻšāϤ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ - don't remove while hot!
5. āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύ āĻāĻŦāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ āĻāϰā§āύ with brush
6. āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāύ
Caution: āϤāĻžāĻĒā§āϝāĻŧ āĻļāĻ āĻā§āϞāĻžāϏ āĻĢāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĒ/āĻ āĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻž āϧā§āϰ⧠āϧā§āϰā§āĨ¤
āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ 3: āĻĄā§āύāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞā§āĻ (āϏāĻšāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻāϞā§āĻĒ)
āĻāĻļā§āĻāϰā§āϝāĻāύāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāϰā§āϝāĻāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŦ āϏāĻšāĻāĨ¤
How To:
1. āϧāĻžāϰāĻ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύ with hot water and pipe
2. 2-3āĻāĻŋ āĻĄā§āύāĻāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϝāĻžāĻŦāϞā§āĻā§ āĻĢā§āϞ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāύ
3. āĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāύ for 30 minutes to 2 hours
4. āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāϰ⧠āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύ
5. āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻā§āύ āĻĻāĻžāĻ āϏā§āĻā§āϰāĻžāĻŦ āĻāϰā§āύ
6. āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āύāĻŋāύ
āĻšāĻžāϞāĻāĻž āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāϞā§āĻĄāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĻā§āϰā§āĻĻāĻžāύā§āϤāĨ¤ āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻ ā§āϰāĨ¤
āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋ 4: āĻŦāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāĻā§āϝāĻŋāĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒ āĻā§āϞāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ
āĻĢāϰā§āĻŽā§āϞāĻž 420, āĻā§āϰāĻā§āĻ āĻ āĻĢ, āĻŦāĻž āϰā§āϝāĻžāύā§āĻĄāĻŋāϰ āĻŽāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž āϏāĻšāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āϤā§āϞā§āĨ¤
Pros:
- āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āώāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻā§
- āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ āĻĒā§āύāϰāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰāϝā§āĻā§āϝ
- āĻĻā§āϰā§āϤ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§
- āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞā§āϰ āĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻŽ āĻāĻ ā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϧ
Cons:
- āĻāϰ⧠āĻŦā§āϝāϝāĻŧāĻŦāĻšā§āϞ
- āĻāĻŋāύāϤ⧠āĻāϰā§āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ
- āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ + āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§
āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻ āύā§āϏāϰāĻŖ āĻāϰā§āύ - each brand differs slightly.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻĒāĻžāĻāĻĒā§āϰ āĻ āĻāĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžāϰ āĻāϰāĻž
The Bowl
āϏāĻŦāĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻā§āϰā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§āϰā§āĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĻž - where combustion happens.
- Focus scrubbing here
- Use Q-tips around edges
- Remove all dark resin
- Should be glass-clear when done
The Carb
Small hole, big impact on airflow.
- Run pipe cleaner through
- Q-tip from outside
- Make sure air flows freely
The Chamber
Where smoke travels - affects taste most.
- Shake salt solution through vigorously
- Soak longer if needed
- Inspect by holding to light
The Mouthpiece
Where your lips go - hygiene matters!
- Clean inside and outside
- Remove any lip residue
- Should be completely clear
Dealing with Stubborn Buildup
For Really Caked-On Resin:
1. Hot water soak first (30 minutes)
2. Then alcohol + salt treatment
3. Extended soak (overnight)
4. Multiple cleaning cycles if needed
5. Pipe cleaner scrubbing between soaks
For Stained Glass:
Some permanent staining occurs over time. To minimize:
- Clean more frequently
- Use 99% isopropyl
- Try specialized cleaners
- Accept some patina develops
Cleaning Frequency Guide
Heavy daily use: Clean weekly
Regular use (few times/week): Clean every 2 weeks
Occasional use: Clean monthly
Party use only: Clean after each session
Quick maintenance between deep cleans:
- Rinse with hot water after use
- Knock out ash immediately
- Wipe mouthpiece with alcohol swab
Common Cleaning Mistakes
Mistake: Using Hot Alcohol
Problem: Fire hazard! Alcohol fumes are flammable.
Solution: Only use alcohol at room temperature.
Mistake: Not Rinsing Enough
Problem: Residual alcohol tastes bad and isn't safe to inhale.
Solution: Rinse until zero alcohol smell. Then rinse more.
Mistake: Thermal Shock
Problem: Putting cold glass in hot water (or vice versa) cracks it.
Solution: Always gradual temperature changes.
Mistake: Table Salt Instead of Coarse Salt
Problem: Fine salt dissolves too fast, no scrubbing action.
Solution: Use kosher salt, sea salt, or epsom salt.
Mistake: Skipping the Dry Time
Problem: Water in pipe = mold. Alcohol residue = bad hits.
Solution: Dry completely before storing or using.
Saving Your Resin
Some people collect and smoke pipe resin. If you want to:
1. Scrape before cleaning with a bobby pin or paperclip
2. Don't mix with salt (salt in resin = bad)
3. Store separately in parchment paper
4. Note: Resin has lower quality than fresh cannabis
Most people discard resin - it's harsh and not very potent.
Safety Notes
- Ventilate well when using alcohol
- No open flames near alcohol
- Wear gloves if you have sensitive skin
- Dispose of solution properly - don't pour down drain (check local regulations)
- Inspect for cracks before and after cleaning
Maintaining a Clean Pipe
Prevention > Deep cleaning
- Knock out ash after each use
- Quick hot water rinse weekly
- Don't let resin build up
- Store in clean, dry place
- Use screens to reduce ash in chamber
A quick 2-minute maintenance clean is easier than an hour-long deep clean session.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use rubbing alcohol to clean my pipe?
Yes, 91% or 99% isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol works perfectly. 70% works too but is slower. Always rinse thoroughly afterward - never smoke with alcohol residue remaining.
How often should I clean my glass pipe?
For daily users, clean weekly. For regular users (few times per week), clean every 2 weeks. Occasional users should clean monthly or after heavy sessions. Clean more often if you notice restricted airflow or bad taste.
Will boiling water crack my glass pipe?
It can if you create thermal shock. Never put a cold pipe in boiling water or a hot pipe in cold water. Always heat and cool gradually. Start with room temperature water and heat together.
This guide is for educational purposes. Cannabis laws vary by jurisdiction.
Step 1: Prep your pipe

Remove loose debris and ash. Run hot water through if heavily clogged. Inspect for cracks.
Step 2: Place in bag with solution

Put pipe in ziplock bag. Add enough 91% isopropyl alcohol to submerge. Add 2-3 tablespoons coarse salt.
Step 3: Shake vigorously

Seal bag tightly. Shake for 2-3 minutes. Make sure salt scrubs through all parts of pipe.
Step 4: Soak if needed

For moderate buildup, soak 1-2 hours. For heavy buildup, soak overnight up to 12 hours.
Step 5: Rinse thoroughly

Remove pipe and rinse with hot water for 2-3 minutes. Ensure no alcohol smell remains.
Step 6: Detail clean and dry

Use pipe cleaners for hard-to-reach spots. Q-tips for bowl and carb. Air dry completely before use.
Frequently Asked Questions
āĻšā§āϝāĻžāĻ, 91% āĻŦāĻž 99% āĻāĻāϏā§āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒāĻžāĻāϞ (āϰāĻžāĻŦāĻŋāĻ) āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻĒā§āϰā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰā§āĨ¤ 70%āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāϰ⧠āĻāĻŋāύā§āϤ⧠āϧā§āϰāĨ¤ āϏāϰā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻĒāϰ⧠āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻžāύā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āϧā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻĢā§āϞā§āύ - āĻ ā§āϝāĻžāϞāĻā§āĻšāϞ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āĻ āĻŦāĻļāĻŋāώā§āĻ āϏāĻā§āĻā§ āϧā§āĻŽāĻĒāĻžāύ āĻāϰāĻŦā§āύ āύāĻž.
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