Silicone Tubing
by tkahuna2
Filed under Massage Chair Review
Did you know that using silicone tubing with your vaporizer handkit can greatly improve your vaporizing experience? It goes without saying that the heating element is the most important factor, yet the means of delivery, whether balloon or whip, is also crucial in determining vapor quality. Tubing plays a large role in defining your vaporizing experience when using a handkit. It is important to use tubing that does not incorporate plasticizers during manufacturing or that give off a taste or odor leaving your vapor tainted.
- Listed by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF 51)
- Odorless, tasteless, and inert
- Resilient, pliable, and resistant to compression
- Able to resist extreme temperature variation: -100°F to 500°F
A type of tubing commonly identified as a possible health risk is PVC plastic or vinyl tubing. “The additive used to render the final product, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic, so flexible, strong and moldable may also pose some hazards to human health.”[2] Plasticizers are endocrine (hormone) disrupters and are known to affect your health in ways that we are just starting to learn about. Many of the cheaper vaporizers being shipped in from overseas have looser regulations and use a “non-toxic” vinyl tubing which is PVC tubing with added plasticizers to make it soft. A fact these manufacturers leave out is that it is only non-toxic as long as it is not heated past 150 degrees Fahrenheit. Most vaporizers reach temperatures of 350-400 degrees Fahrenheit. Many types of tubing are not designed to be heated or to convey vapor that will be inhaled. Testing these types for possible harmful effects is still an open debate, but what is certain is that higher temperatures make it easier for the plasticizers found in low-grade tubing to leak out into the vapor stream. Luckily, there are some high-grade tubing materials (e.g. silicone and polyurethane) that are naturally flexible and do not require plasticizers to increase flexibility. When no plasticizers are used, the potential of contaminates or taste and odor concerns are all but eliminated.
VaporStore the Vaporizer Store is one of the few retailers proud to offer high-grade, non-toxic, plasticizer-free silicone tubing that is compatible with almost any vaporizer whip. “Silicone tubing has long been used for medical tubing, as it meets the medical industry’s requirements for cleanliness and non-toxicity. Another of silicone’s major features — resistance to extreme temperature variations — has enabled its use in applications where a flexible tubing is needed to handle temperatures not possible with other plastics or rubbers.”[3] VaporStore proudly offers the standard 2.5’ length, the new extended 5’ length for those who may require added length and/or comfort, and also available in bulk upon request. Our silicone tubing is made from FDA-sanctioned materials, and much like the vaporizers we manufacturer, it is designed to last.