Smoking out of a cracked glass pipe or a clogged pipe is a bad idea. If your glass pipe arrives broken, just take a picture of the unused product and email it to hello@metimebox.com. Include your order ID number and we will get another great heavy glass piece sent to you right away.
Otherwise, it’s best to keep your glass pipes clean and well-maintained. You can use commercially available glass smoking pipe cleaners, or clean a glass pipe by boiling it or submerging it in some rubbing alcohol. A toothpick or a bobby pin can also be used as a substitute for a pipe cleaner when unclogging a glass pipe.
Keep in mind that there may be some slight differences in cleaning or unclogging your pipe depending on the product. For example, how to clean a glass bubbler can differ slightly from the steps on how to clean a chillum. For one thing, glass bubblers have fixed downstems, which can make cleaning more of a challenge.
Cleaning accessories and paraphernalia is also part of keeping your glass pipes clean and working perfectly. For instance, you also need to know how to clean a grinder, which is used to grind flowers into finer bits. Cleaning accessories or paraphernalia can be easier than learning how to clean a clogged one-hitter.
Similarly, knowing how to unclog a one-hitter can depend on the material it’s made of. How to clean a glass one-hitter may require extra care compared to how to clean a metal one-hitter.
If it’s your first time, check out this step-by-step guide we prepared on how to clean a glass pipe.