clickhea Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 (edited) just received my qt from hookah-life.com (thx guys)when i look in the stem, its not smooth at all, it looks very rough, goldish sorta.. is this normal?i tried scraping at it with my rifle cleaning kit but its def part of the shaft.also, does the stem unscrew? it looks from the bottom like it would unscrew Edited June 15, 2007 by clickhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookahlife Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hey click,That funny sahped/colored metal on the inside of the shaft is normal for all Mya hookah's. This occurs from the forging process and its a good way to verify the quality and authenticity of a Mya.The downstem does unscrew. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 What ^^ said.Every mya i had has that flaky inside, and the stem unscrews. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerorox Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 (edited) Yes that's normal, the smoke becomes smoother because of the bigger surface.But it's wrong that all Mya stems look like that inside. Edited June 15, 2007 by aerorox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted June 15, 2007 Author Share Posted June 15, 2007 QUOTE (aerorox @ Jun 15 2007, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yes that's normal, the smoke becomes smoother because of the bigger surface.But it's wrong that all Mya stems look like that inside.interesting, iam reading reviews now that the shaft which looks like the hand grenade pulls alot better than the others, is this true? if it is that sucks cause i ordered the older stem style :[ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted June 15, 2007 Share Posted June 15, 2007 QUOTE (clickhea @ Jun 15 2007, 06:42 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (aerorox @ Jun 15 2007, 11:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Yes that's normal, the smoke becomes smoother because of the bigger surface.But it's wrong that all Mya stems look like that inside.interesting, iam reading reviews now that the shaft which looks like the hand grenade pulls alot better than the others, is this true? if it is that sucks cause i ordered the older stem style :[I have the hand grenade style stem on my bigger mya Bohemian, and an old style QT, and they both smoke amazingly well.You will not be dissapointed by your QT. If you ever feel the draw is too hard on it, poke more holes in the foil, but it wont be because of the stem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 any tips before using my qt for the first time tomororw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookahlife Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 QUOTE (clickhea @ Jun 15 2007, 09:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>any tips before using my qt for the first time tomororw?Hey Click,Wash the stem and the hose with some cool water to release any dust that might have built up. Additionally even though the base is small, still fill it with enough water to cover 1-1.5" of the downstem just like any other hookah, and pack the bowl as you normally would. I hope you enjoy your first smoke session with the QT!!! -EugeneHookah Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 QUOTE (hookahlife @ Jun 16 2007, 03:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (clickhea @ Jun 15 2007, 09:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>any tips before using my qt for the first time tomororw?Hey Click,Wash the stem and the hose with some cool water to release any dust that might have built up. Additionally even though the base is small, still fill it with enough water to cover 1-1.5" of the downstem just like any other hookah, and pack the bowl as you normally would. I hope you enjoy your first smoke session with the QT!!! -EugeneHookah LifeI think an inch of water over the bottom of the stem is a bit much with the QT. With my mya wide and QT, if the hookah is on the table, and the water is more than about 1/2"-3/4" over the bottom of the stem, i get water in the hose.When its on the ground its fine though.Aside from that, wash it like like ^^ said, and make sure its airtight before starting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tj154906 Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 I'm thinking about getting a QT pretty soon. I really like the pink one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) just washed the qt, and coated the entire insides with a very light coat of cooking oil.. gonna set it up for my first qt smoke in a few Edited June 16, 2007 by clickhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) smoking it now, getting decent smoke, the only thing is everytime i take a pull it seems like the entire thing is vibrating, does this mean i dont have enough water in it?so far very impressed with this hookah, somthing so small smokes so wellbig thanks to hookah-life.com for their quick shipment + help anytime i need it. Edited June 16, 2007 by clickhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 QUOTE (clickhea @ Jun 16 2007, 05:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>smoking it now, getting decent smoke, the only thing is everytime i take a pull it seems like the entire thing is vibrating, does this mean i dont have enough water in it?I would think it would be just the opposite, if its vibrating the water inside is moving too much. Is it bubbling like normal?Also, make sure its on a flat surface, my qt will make a racket on our metal table if its not flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 (edited) its bubbling well, maybe a little too much which is causing the vibrations... notice it most in the hose when pulling.. next time i'll try adding a little more water, iam getting thick clouds.. its just hard to judge cause i cant reall see the stem in the base too well.my main concern was that if i put too much water, it wouldnt hold enough smoke. Edited June 16, 2007 by clickhea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted June 16, 2007 Share Posted June 16, 2007 QUOTE (clickhea @ Jun 16 2007, 05:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>its bubbling well, maybe a little too much which is causing the vibrations... notice it most in the hose when pulling.. next time i'll try adding a little more water, iam getting thick clouds.. its just hard to judge cause i cant reall see the stem in the base too well.my main concern was that if i put too much water, it wouldnt hold enough smoke.Putting in too much water wont affect how much smoke you get, as everytime you inhale you're pulling fresh smoke from the top.Too much water will get in your hose though. So try it a bit more and you'll figure out the level.Hope you enjoy it! I love my QT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted June 16, 2007 Author Share Posted June 16, 2007 love the qt already, the smoke iam getting is equal too if not better than the 120 dollar hookah i have.. and not only that its so much easier to clean since it actually fits under my sink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheetz Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AinSophAur Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 holy crap that water level is high as hell. I put half that amount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheetz Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 QUOTE (AinSophAur @ Jun 17 2007, 02:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>holy crap that water level is high as hell. I put half that amount.I am surprised you get a good smoke from it then. If it is to much lower than just under the ridge it smokes bad as there is not much water. We have found that for our QTs that water line produces the best smoking experience with Tang, SB, Lay and everything else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 interesting, i woulda never thought to bring the water level that high, thx i'll try that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calcartman Posted June 17, 2007 Share Posted June 17, 2007 Yup, thats where i put it too haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clickhea Posted June 17, 2007 Author Share Posted June 17, 2007 i put my water level to where it shows in the picture, its working great, thanks for the help really appreciate it, smoking starbuzz watermellon right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scheetz Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 QUOTE (clickhea @ Jun 17 2007, 02:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i put my water level to where it shows in the picture, its working great, thanks for the help really appreciate it, smoking starbuzz watermellon right nowGlad it worked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenWizard Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I fill the vase almost exactly half ways and it smokes like champ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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