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| Q:How often should I clean
my pipes? |
| A:
Depends on the tobacco you smoke. Pipes used for wet smoking tobaccos,
such as aromatics will need to be cleaning more often then pipes used
for dry smoking tobaccos such as Virginias and English. This is covered
in Lesson One. |
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| Q: Should I clean my pipes
when they are hot or cold? |
| A:
Only clean your pipe when it is room temperature. Cleaning a cold
or hot pipe could lead to damage. This is covered in Lesson One. |
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| Q: Should I store my pipes
with a pipe cleaner in the stem? |
| A:
No. This will slow or inhibit the evaporation of excess moisture in
the pipe. |
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| Q: Why does my pipe gurgle? |
| A:
There are many reasons. Improper packing, tobacco that is too moist
and mis-drilled airways are some of the many things that will cause
this problem. These are all covered in the Bonus Lesson. |
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| Q: Why can't I seem to smoke
my pipe to the very bottom of the bowl? |
| A:
Again, there are many reasons. Often times they are the same problems
that cause pipes to gurgle. Most commonly it is the lack of a proper
"cake" in the bottom of the bowl. This is covered in Lesson
Three. |
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| Q: Why does my pipe
taste sour? |
| A:
This happens when I pipe hasn't been properly clean for quite some
time. Tars and nicotine that has absorbed into the bowl and adhered
to the stem are the culprits. This is covered in Lesson Two. |
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