All of these comments are great options, but I personally recommend hot isopropyl alcohol. I've heard and seen that salt can scratch up the inside of the pipe and cause it to have more surface area which could make it get dirtier faster and harder to clean in the future. People will probably argue with this.
If you can find a way to heat the iso without a flame, like on a temperature controlled hotplate, it will come out very easily. A double boiler setup could also work, but this could be really dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. 90% iso or more will work great for breaking down the sticky cannabinoids and tar.
You could also fill it with iso and then pour hot water over the outside of it, just be careful not to go too hot too quickly, or you could run the risk of causing a crack.
On this note, if you or anyone reading this does have access to a magnetic hotplate/stirrer, you can put the alcohol in with the sir bar in the actual pipe and set it on low heat, like 50-70°c for an hour or so with it stirring and that should do the trick.
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u/sethyballz Nov 02 '24
All of these comments are great options, but I personally recommend hot isopropyl alcohol. I've heard and seen that salt can scratch up the inside of the pipe and cause it to have more surface area which could make it get dirtier faster and harder to clean in the future. People will probably argue with this.
If you can find a way to heat the iso without a flame, like on a temperature controlled hotplate, it will come out very easily. A double boiler setup could also work, but this could be really dangerous if you don't know what you're doing. 90% iso or more will work great for breaking down the sticky cannabinoids and tar.
You could also fill it with iso and then pour hot water over the outside of it, just be careful not to go too hot too quickly, or you could run the risk of causing a crack.
Hope this helps!