Hookah Size

[bigben09]

what is better about a larger hookah. I am thinking about going with a 22" or a 30". What would be the pros and cons about each?

[EternalSoil]

whther you want a 22" or a 30" better is the best thing to go with. you wont see a huge difference in function. cleaning will be easier on a smaller hookah. if you plan on smoking with friends alot i would go with a bigger one. when with friends i liek to use larger hookahs.

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[UGAHookah]

I'd personally go with the larger one. Smaller pipes generally produce more carbon monoxide. Larger ones produce less so its slightly healthier.

[olooko]

I'd personally go with the larger one. Smaller pipes generally produce more carbon monoxide. Larger ones produce less so its slightly healthier.

how do you figure that?

[TheAlmightyClaw]

Don't quote me (use the search engine) but I don't think it matters one you get to about 22"-26". I think anything below that tends to produce a hotter smoke (although I am not 100% sure on that).

[UGAHookah]

Well more carbon monoxide is produced if you use quicklight coals anyway. But I believe there is less filtering ability in a smaller hookah. I'm actually not 100% sure on why but I'll look it up and get back to you.

[erufiku]

^^ Now you put the pressure on me (read: gave me an excuse) to purchase a bigger hookah

[Cheese//]

I don't see how smoke traveling through a longer stem is gonna make very much of a difference.
I'd say that it doesn't matter at all. I think the difference would be so minute.

[joseph*]

Size doesn't really affect the smoking qualities of the pipe. MYA QTs smoke great, and they are tiny. I have hookahs of all sizes, and I generally prefer the larger ones for their looks. If you want to take your hookah to places outside your home a smaller one is probably better.

As far as CO (carbon monoxide) goes, the size of the pipe has no effect. Longer stem can't remove CO, and the water won't remove it either.

[UGAHookah]

Size doesn't really affect the smoking qualities of the pipe. MYA QTs smoke great, and they are tiny. I have hookahs of all sizes, and I generally prefer the larger ones for their looks. If you want to take your hookah to places outside your home a smaller one is probably better.

As far as CO (carbon monoxide) goes, the size of the pipe has no effect. Longer stem can't remove CO, and the water won't remove it either.

Thats true but I looked it up more and it turns out its the air to water ratio in the vase. In a larger vase there is a larger air composition to water leaving more chances for CO to escape (apparently). In a smaller one there is often more water and less air. However this is assuming a lot. I'm going to search PUBMED for activated charcoal absorbing CO...

[Sariél]

Large hookahs look much cooler and can help your self esteem if you are compensating for something else and can't afford a big truck or a sports car.

[RayVer]

haha I love the 'help your self esteem' comment lol

[everydayshisha]

Mean carbon monoxide fractions of hookah smoke, using domestic charcoal were 0.38 +/- 0.07 (large hookah; unfiltered); 1.40 +/- 0.43 (small hookah; unfiltered); 0.34 +/- 0.06 (large hookah; filtered); 1.36 +/- 0.35 (small hookah; filtered) and 0.41 +/- 0.08 (cigarette smoke). The highest fractions were obtained with small size hookah and increase in size of hookah reduced the CO fraction significantly (P < 0.001).

This is info from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?D...Pubmed_RVDocSum

So that means hookah size has a very big impact on C02 levels as you see its 1/4th


Cheers

[Tim]

Well, there's definitely less smoke in a smaller hookah (12"-18"). If you're looking for nice thick, consistent smoke clouds, get a nice 31" or so hookah with a nice size bowl. If you're looking for something you may want to transport (unless you get a Mya with one of their nice cases), go with a smaller one. It's all about preference. If you can, get a hookah that you'll love every time you look at it. By the way, I really like that CO report. Very interesting to consider.

[ZenSilk]

A Lrger hookah will naturally give you more smoke based on design. The smoke does not dissipate inside them stem, so in a smaller hookah (as in a Bambino or QT) you are pulling almost directly from the bowl, giving you less smoke, because there isn't any smoke already sitting in the stem except after you pull.

Smaller hookahs do have hotter smoke, but just put ice cubes in the base. My Bambino vase is pretty large and round, perfect for ice.

But anyways, having a larger stem automatically leads to denser smoke.

But, in reality, if you are using a Nammor hose, there is actually more smoke in the hose then in the stem and base itself; depending on the length of the downstem/how much water is needed to fill up the vase. The nammor hoses are 3/4" wide, actually a little less for just the area where the smoke travels (they are 3/4" TOTAL, including the outer wrapping). They are very long as well, much longer than your stem, therefore they are holding more smoke AFTER a pull.

So your hose also effects your smoke thickness.