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Post by stone on Mar 21, 2020 8:15:19 GMT -5
Does tar build up in a pipe cause it to burn hot?
I am still learning how to pack different blends and pipes and I am fanatically cleaning all of my pipes to get rid of any sour taste. Last night I started to sense that when one of my pipes is due to be cleaned because of gunk build-up, it seems to be a bigger challenge to keep it from getting hot while smoking.
I guess it would make sense that once that asphalt gets going, it would hold heat?
Reality or my inexperience?
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Post by trailboss on Mar 21, 2020 8:24:48 GMT -5
Are you talking about tar like stuff in the stem, or carbon in the bowl?
Clean the goop out of the stem and shank, but a thin layer of carbon in the bowl actually insulated the pipe from heat. That can swing the other way on pipe bowls that never get cleaned to the point that you cannot get a pencil in the bowl.....then you have a potentially bowl cracking kiln.
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Post by stone on Mar 21, 2020 8:31:12 GMT -5
Are you talking about tar like stuff in the stem, or carbon in the bowl? Well.....I assume it's the gunk in the shank mainly. I haven't seen a correlation to carbon and heat but I have noticed that if a pipe burns hotter than I would expect, it always seems to produce a lot of gunk when I clean the shank?
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Post by Ronv69 on Mar 21, 2020 8:44:41 GMT -5
If the shank gets gunked up, it will reduce the draw and cause you to feel like the pipe is smoking hotter and give you tongue bite to boot.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Mar 21, 2020 8:46:56 GMT -5
Sounds like it could be caused by the tobacco smoking wet. Trying drying it to the point where it's pretty much crispy before loading the pipe, that will cut down on some of it. Sip slow, and be mindful of the relative humidity where you are.
Here in Arkansas, the humidity is really high from all the rain. My tobacco will barely dry out, and when I smoke, I wind up with a steamy mess, pipe gets hotter, more moisture in the bottom of the bowl, shank, and stem.
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Post by oldcajun123 on Mar 21, 2020 9:02:47 GMT -5
 Above folks are right, you’re smoking too wet. Dry the tobbaco out, set some out for next days smoke , crunchy is better than soft, !
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2020 9:12:48 GMT -5
If you smoke a lot of aromatics or tobacco blends with a good share of toppings the gunk from them builds up much quicker then straight or standard blended blends. In my experience (not that I have all that much) I've found that certain blends do tend to gunk up a pipe quicker. Although I don't smoke aro's I know from cleaning estates that have, are above average for gunk and I have found that one in my cellar (non-aro), ODF really funks up a pipe quick and hence one of the reasons I smoke it in cob.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Mar 21, 2020 11:02:28 GMT -5
If you smoke a lot of aromatics or tobacco blends with a good share of toppings the gunk from them builds up much quicker then straight or standard blended blends. In my experience (not that I have all that much) I've found that certain blends do tend to gunk up a pipe quicker. Although I don't smoke aro's I know from cleaning estates that have, are above average for gunk and I have found that one in my cellar (non-aro), ODF really funks up a pipe quick and hence one of the reasons I smoke it in cob. It tastes better in a cob too! |
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Post by stone on Mar 21, 2020 15:45:45 GMT -5
Thanks gents!
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Mar 21, 2020 17:27:14 GMT -5
Does tar build up in a pipe cause it to burn hot?
I am still learning how to pack different blends and pipes and I am fanatically cleaning all of my pipes to get rid of any sour taste. Last night I started to sense that when one of my pipes is due to be cleaned because of gunk build-up, it seems to be a bigger challenge to keep it from getting hot while smoking.
I guess it would make sense that once that asphalt gets going, it would hold heat?
Reality or my inexperience?
You want a certain amount of that buildup in your pipes. When we achieve the right amount of buildup, we consider our pipes "broken in" |
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Post by stone on Mar 22, 2020 8:15:33 GMT -5
Does tar build up in a pipe cause it to burn hot?
I am still learning how to pack different blends and pipes and I am fanatically cleaning all of my pipes to get rid of any sour taste. Last night I started to sense that when one of my pipes is due to be cleaned because of gunk build-up, it seems to be a bigger challenge to keep it from getting hot while smoking.
I guess it would make sense that once that asphalt gets going, it would hold heat?
Reality or my inexperience?
You want a certain amount of that buildup in your pipes. When we achieve the right amount of buildup, we consider our pipes "broken in" Thank you! The fine balance in the fine art of pipe smoking |
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Post by stone on Mar 23, 2020 6:34:57 GMT -5
Above folks are right, you’re smoking too wet. Dry the tobbaco out, set some out for next days smoke , crunchy is better than soft, ! Yesterday our governor issued a "stay at home" mandate. So, being sequestered to my man cave I had ample opportunity to try this. Many have said before to dry it out but I just didn't realize how far to take that. I smoked two bowls yesterday and prior to smoking, I dried the tobacco as dry as a pop-corn fart. A little time in the microwave made the kitchen smell good too.
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Post by fadingdaylight on Mar 23, 2020 16:10:46 GMT -5
I always dry everything till its crispy, makes a huge difference to me. More like smoking than steaming.
This may help with the taste/flavor issues as well.
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Above folks are right, you’re smoking too wet. Dry the tobbaco out, set some out for next days smoke , crunchy is better than soft, !
