Leaks

[sss8789]

are minor leaks ok in a hookah? because I got my new hookah and it has some really minor leaks.

[zeppyrkr]

i noticed a small one on my bambino added a little ring thing and tightened it and its all good although i ssmoked it for like a week with a leak and it smoked fine.

[mackiain]

Where are the leaks?

[manic007]

Depends on how minor. I take it you've tried the whole putting your hand on top of the stem to block the shaft and then sucking through the hose thing. Well I say you might experience a decrease in satisfaction if say you could fill your lungs with air before you asphyxiate

But on a serious note its a sliding scale, some people dont mind and some really want "perfection". I'd say if you're happy with your smoking experience, its ok. Otherwise you may want to think about sending it back (or fill the holes with some sort of food safe putty, stuff)

[EvansLight]

Really small leaks wont hurt anything, but you start getting bigger you will start noticing both loss of smoke flavor and thickness of clouds. Leaks mean that extra air is entering the hookah when you pull on it and that means that the smoke you get from the bowl is getting diluted.

[hookah hippie]

leaks are evil things on hookahs use foil or duct tape to hopefully fix the leak

[Codename067]

There are a few things you can do to tell where the leak is coming from..kinda hard to write it out, maybe i'll put it in my next video. ok i will put it in my next video.

[sss8789]

there were multiple spots where the stem screwed together and I fixed those but the only one I can't seal up is the stem the downstream I have Teflon tape on there now which almost fixed the problem so maybe I'll buy some thread sealer.