Please Help!

[iranianking3807]

someone please help me!!! for past year i've been trying to get my hookah going smoothly... i go to these hookah lounges and they are perfect... i need help..like i get no flavor out of it, and i use COLD water with ice, i try using wood coal, then regualr charcoal... i wish i knew what i was doing wrong its soo fustrating..sick of driving to a lounge just to get the wonderful relaxation from my own home.. can someone please help me!!

[SimplexCoda]

What kind of tobacco are you useing, how do you pack your bowl, whats your foil or screen holes like, how much coal do you use, how do you set it up? Pics would greatly help.

[manic007]

need more info, pics of your packed bow, coal sizes, holes in the foil, etc

[mathuv]

yeah pics.. it could be due to a LOT of factors.. lack of heat, too much heat, tightly packed bowl, etc etc

[iranianking3807]

What kind of tobacco are you useing, how do you pack your bowl, whats your foil or screen holes like, how much coal do you use, how do you set it up? Pics would greatly help.

ok well i use HAVANA tobacco, i pack my bowl lose, but kinda not to the top a lil, i use tin foil, and use a toothpick for the holes, and poke alot of lil holes, and either will one round coal, or two sometimes...i use a one hose hookah... dont have any pictures right this second but thanks for feedback

[mathuv]

make sure your coals are RED HOT and ashed over when you place them. are you getting a harsh flavor or no flavor at all? try packing the tobacco all the way to the top, when im at the local lounge, the bowls are COMPLETELY (never seen other bowls like them) flat so its basically covering the tobacco in foil, and the smoke is always good so dont worry about letting it touch the foil

[iranianking3807]

make sure your coals are RED HOT and ashed over when you place them. are you getting a harsh flavor or no flavor at all? try packing the tobacco all the way to the top, when im at the local lounge, the bowls are COMPLETELY (never seen other bowls like them) flat so its basically covering the tobacco in foil, and the smoke is always good so dont worry about letting it touch the foil

i'm like getting no flavor and its like not hitting sooo smoothly...i have to suck it in alot to get smoke...

[mathuv]

make sure your coals are RED HOT and ashed over when you place them. are you getting a harsh flavor or no flavor at all? try packing the tobacco all the way to the top, when im at the local lounge, the bowls are COMPLETELY (never seen other bowls like them) flat so its basically covering the tobacco in foil, and the smoke is always good so dont worry about letting it touch the foil

i'm like getting no flavor and its like not hitting sooo smoothly...i have to suck it in alot to get smoke...

check for air leaks. take off the bowl, cover the stem hole with your thumb and suck. are you managing to suck air? then theres a leak. also you could be packing too tightly or not using enough coal. what coal are you using?

[iranianking3807]

make sure your coals are RED HOT and ashed over when you place them. are you getting a harsh flavor or no flavor at all? try packing the tobacco all the way to the top, when im at the local lounge, the bowls are COMPLETELY (never seen other bowls like them) flat so its basically covering the tobacco in foil, and the smoke is always good so dont worry about letting it touch the foil

i'm like getting no flavor and its like not hitting sooo smoothly...i have to suck it in alot to get smoke...

check for air leaks. take off the bowl, cover the stem hole with your thumb and suck. are you managing to suck air? then theres a leak. also you could be packing too tightly or not using enough coal. what coal are you using?

i was using the wood coal, and then use the three kings charcoal...

[bjelder]

I had a similar problem recently.

First of all, make sure your hookah works properly. Pack a bowl the way you usually do and try it on a friend's hookah. If it smokes great, then you know its your hookah. Easy fix.

If not- just try different packing methods, different heating methods, etc. Make sure to only change 1 variable at a time so when something works you know what it is.



Good luck

[stan152008]

what hose are you using?

try a km or razan hose.
a fat hose pulls more smoke through so that way u'll have nice thick smooth smoke
make one out of vinyl tubing
just look in the funhouse section inthe forums its there sumwer

[EternalSoil]

you can get good pulls and goos smoke and flavor without any new equipment.

checking to see if everything is airtight would be a great start.

next time you plan on smoking, pack the bowl pretty full but not tight. just kinda set it in there loosely.

then put your foil on and yes, it is ok if the shisha touches the foil, and yes it will get stuck but that is ok too.

your holes sound like they are good.

i would stick to 3 kings quicklights right now. those wood things dont sound to great.

depending on the size of your bowl i would cut the coal in half. the easiest way to do this is to score it right down the middle on the smoother side (without the little pocket part) then snap it. should break clean

try using 3 pieces like this in a triangle pattern.

that should help you out. also, clean your hookah pretty well too. do not run any water through your hose because i doubt it's washable.

[Santino]

You're very possibly shocking your flavor. Think of it like tasting beer, if it's cold it's far more refreshing and has a higher aesthetic appeal. However if it's warmer, you can taste the flavor a lot better. Use lukewarm water, that should help.