joytron Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 So im having a little difficulty with my first hookah. i have had it for about a year with no problems until a few months ago when an overly drunken (ex)freind made a big scene by waving the disconnected base and procceding to drop said base causing commotion and resulting in a replaced base. Well this base is just a tad to large for the rubber seal on the body of the hookah. I usually just wrap a little tinfoil around the seal which sometimes works excellently but other times leaks air. I was wondering if anyone has had a similiar experience or has any notable and permanent solutions. Thanks for your time,Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oolatec Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 QUOTE (joytron @ Jan 22 2008, 11:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>So im having a little difficulty with my first hookah. i have had it for about a year with no problems until a few months ago when an overly drunken (ex)freind made a big scene by waving the disconnected base and procceding to drop said base causing commotion and resulting in a replaced base. Well this base is just a tad to large for the rubber seal on the body of the hookah. I usually just wrap a little tinfoil around the seal which sometimes works excellently but other times leaks air. I was wondering if anyone has had a similiar experience or has any notable and permanent solutions. Thanks for your time,JessWhat kind of hookah? Any name brand? Remember where you got it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Take your whole apparatus to a local shisha store and get a grommet that will accomodate both (ie., base and stem). Test whether it's free by covering the top part of the stem as well as the hose port. Or electrical tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishPhood Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Get plumbers tape and wrap the grommet a few times. Try it out, if its still not snug keep wrapping till it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaia.plateau Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Amendment: don't wrap the electrical tape around the grommet, or you'll just have a whole new set of problems. Wrap it instead around the metal that the grommet slips onto, then slip the grommet over the electrical tape. If it's a tight fit use olive oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rani Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 Hookah Company has these stretchy grommets from Mya that you layer one on top of the other until you get a perfect fit. They recommend three for a medium base, four for a large. www.hookahcompany.com I've heard they work great and plan on ordering some myself just to have for future use. I also had to replace a base and got lucky because I had a "finned" grommet around that works perfectly. I doubt I'll be so lucky again, so I figured I'd buy a few of the stretchy ones to have against future mishaps.'Rani Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victim026 Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 I've used the mya strechy grommets that you layer, they work well and I'd recommend them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joytron Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 wow thanks everyone i will definately have to try some of your suggestions thank you all for taking my first post seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmunRa Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 QUOTE (gaia.plateau @ Jan 23 2008, 01:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Amendment: don't wrap the electrical tape around the grommet, or you'll just have a whole new set of problems. Wrap it instead around the metal that the grommet slips onto, then slip the grommet over the electrical tape. If it's a tight fit use olive oil.I had to do this to one of my pipes. It works wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 (edited) If I understood your problem correctly, click this link.Edit: I have this on every Hookah that I own. Edited January 24, 2008 by Codename067 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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