bhavikpatel999 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 hi people.. im a shisha newb... i bought myself a shisha... its kinda cheap tho, but it takes for eva for the smoke to become thick, and when eventually it does become thick the smoke is very harsh... also i have to suck pretty hard to get anything... hav no idea whats wrong... is it the shisha... is there anything i can mod 2 resolve this...help much appreciated...PaTel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZenSilk Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 If it's harsh you are burnign the shisha, maybe keeping the coals in one place for too long, The coals need ot be moved around along the foril in order to keep a good bowl. Your pull may be restricted because of a dirty hose, a clogged hose port, the shisha is packed too tight, or most likely oyu have too much water in the base. Make sure when you fill the base with water, that the water level does not go over 1/2" to 1" above the tip of the downstem (the part that goes into the water). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 QUOTE (bhavikpatel999 @ Jan 12 2008, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hi people.. im a shisha newb... i bought myself a shisha... its kinda cheap tho, but it takes for eva for the smoke to become thick, and when eventually it does become thick the smoke is very harsh... also i have to suck pretty hard to get anything... hav no idea whats wrong... is it the shisha... is there anything i can mod 2 resolve this...help much appreciated...PaTelI'll bet it's not air-tight and he's then adding more heat just to get clouds.OK Tips :-Make sure the hookah(Shisha) is fully cleaned outMake sure it's airtight - Place your finger over the top and suck through the hose port.Use a gromit to secure the tobacco bowl in place.pack the tobacco well.Use cold fresh water in the vaseCover with foil and make lots of holes.And can you tell us :-What coals you are using?What tobacco you are using?Can you post pics of your hookah(shisha)?JD - Found the bullet button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavikpatel999 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jan 12 2008, 12:24 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (bhavikpatel999 @ Jan 12 2008, 07:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>hi people.. im a shisha newb... i bought myself a shisha... its kinda cheap tho, but it takes for eva for the smoke to become thick, and when eventually it does become thick the smoke is very harsh... also i have to suck pretty hard to get anything... hav no idea whats wrong... is it the shisha... is there anything i can mod 2 resolve this...help much appreciated...PaTelI'll bet it's not air-tight and he's then adding more heat just to get clouds.OK Tips :-Make sure the hookah(Shisha) is fully cleaned outMake sure it's airtight - Place your finger over the top and suck through the hose port.Use a gromit to secure the tobacco bowl in place.pack the tobacco well.Use cold fresh water in the vaseCover with foil and make lots of holes.And can you tell us :-What coals you are using?What tobacco you are using?Can you post pics of your hookah(shisha)?JD - Found the bullet button!thanks... it seems to be airtight...im using swiftlite charcoal, and double apple al fakher tobacco... and also when a shake the stem of the hookah, it sounds like there is sand in it for some reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 alot of sand or like one piece?its probably your purge valve you are hearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 What the hell is that in your vase?And it looks like it's WAY too far up your stem?JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavikpatel999 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 QUOTE (EternalSoil @ Jan 13 2008, 09:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>alot of sand or like one piece?its probably your purge valve you are hearing.no, its quite abit of sand... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavikpatel999 Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jan 13 2008, 09:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>What the hell is that in your vase?And it looks like it's WAY too far up your stem?JDits water, the white is on the vase itself, its the way its been painted. no the liquid is where you have indedicated where it should be... Edited January 13, 2008 by bhavikpatel999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalSoil Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 QUOTE (bhavikpatel999 @ Jan 13 2008, 10:42 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>no, its quite abit of sand...may be pieces of metal in the bubbled out parts.the not nice looking parts of the welds (cause they cant see them if they are inside.this happens with alot of hand made pipes.the stem is one solid pipe so it is seperate from where the little pieces would be.it should be fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 ahh ok... Hmm. Much oddness.Remove the hose - blow/suck threw the hose. This should be very easy todo. If it's not then the hose could be the problem. Whilst we are at it... Take a pic of your bowl without tobacco and a pic of it when you have packed some.JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavikpatel999 Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jan 13 2008, 09:51 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>ahh ok... Hmm. Much oddness.Remove the hose - blow/suck threw the hose. This should be very easy todo. If it's not then the hose could be the problem. Whilst we are at it... Take a pic of your bowl without tobacco and a pic of it when you have packed some.JDhere are the pics of the bowl and the bowl packed...though i think it was the fact that it was not airtight, would this be the case...i tried it today, and seems much better...patel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 QUOTE (bhavikpatel999 @ Jan 14 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>here are the pics of the bowl and the bowl packed...though i think it was the fact that it was not airtight, would this be the case...i tried it today, and seems much better...patelBowl looks all ok.if it was not airtight then yes, this can create all manner of difficulties!JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhavikpatel999 Posted January 14, 2008 Author Share Posted January 14, 2008 QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jan 14 2008, 05:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (bhavikpatel999 @ Jan 14 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>here are the pics of the bowl and the bowl packed...though i think it was the fact that it was not airtight, would this be the case...i tried it today, and seems much better...patelBowl looks all ok.if it was not airtight then yes, this can create all manner of difficulties!JDthen i think that was the problem... i made it airtight with tape for now... wot could i use as a permenant fix to block the holes...thanks for your help... it was much appreciated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 QUOTE (bhavikpatel999 @ Jan 14 2008, 12:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Johnny_D @ Jan 14 2008, 05:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (bhavikpatel999 @ Jan 14 2008, 12:05 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>here are the pics of the bowl and the bowl packed...though i think it was the fact that it was not airtight, would this be the case...i tried it today, and seems much better...patelBowl looks all ok.if it was not airtight then yes, this can create all manner of difficulties!JDthen i think that was the problem... i made it airtight with tape for now... wot could i use as a permenant fix to block the holes...thanks for your help... it was much appreciated...Any time - more than happy to get a smoking brother on the righteous path I would not worry about using Tape... It should be fine.You may want to consider purchasing a better one at some point. If the problems are within the shaft areas there really is no way to fix them.JD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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