brutus_the_armo Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Hey guys, new to the forum. Pretty excited to buy my first hookah. I'm interested in a larger hookah around the 30ish inch area. I was wondering what are the advantages and disadvantages of multiple hoses? Also does the autoseal not pull as well as the normal hose systems? I tried one of my friends and i really had to pull hard. It wasn't really comfortable. I don't really mind holding my thumb over a hose when it isn't my turn. I'm not THAT lazy. There was one i was really considering. A really georgeous 2 hose. It was called the egyptian queen or something. Anyways my question was for that is the center of the stem has a part that is a beautiful amber woodlike bulb. Is that going to break easily? Finally, i was wondering if you guys have a certain website or brand even that you could recomend to me. or one that i should avoid. My price range for the hookah is up to about $120. Your opinion is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooKaholiC818 Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Oh and Are You Armenian?? LoL Beacause i am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutus_the_armo Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 Heck yeah i'm armenian! Hey thanks for the websites, do you know anything about the auto seal thing? Or the multiple hoses problems? what kind do you have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooKaholiC818 Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 man your asking the wrong person about auto seals ..sorry im sure someone else will help you soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmexx Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 That pulling hard thing can be just the way the hookah was setup. I don't own an autoseal multiple hosed hookah but I've tried it without any problem.I find my double hosed hookahs don't give as much smoke, no matter how well prepped they are. In terms of best hookah, MYAs are known for their quality. They don't seem to have multiple hosed hookahs (from what I remember,) but you'll always get quality with them.[url="http://myasaray.com"]http://myasaray.com[/url]Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutus_the_armo Posted January 3, 2006 Author Share Posted January 3, 2006 Thats wierd, because my friend has a two hose that just keeps on puffing like crazy. Where did you get yours? Thanks for the info jon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 i own a 4 hose autoseal and can honestly say I wouldn't order another one. They Do restrict the air flow. I'n the case of mine the difference is significant enough I have pulled the ball out on the #2 hose socket that I use most often and when I get 15 minutes of spare time I will drill that sucker out. If all you are getting is a 2 hose, get one without auto-seal and get a cork.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzzzT Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 Here is my previous post about fixing your autoseal for better draw. It appears some autoseals have tight draw and some are fine??? If you get autoseal be prepared to fire up your drill if you want to improve the draw. I don't think this option is really appealing to everyone. Though it is really nice when you get it to work. Your friend with the stubborn autoseal might want to do this. Prev Post - I have finally converted my whole glyph hookah to full autoseal with improved draw. I had some free time yesterday and decided to redo the valves on my Syrian Glyph. I got some green plastic airsoft pellets from a friend. If you don't have airsoft pellets you can get stainless steal ball bearings from smallparts.com. First you want to enlarge the holes going into the hookah. I used three bits each getting progressively larger. You want to take some oil and apply it to the bit while you are drilling to keep the bit lubricated and ease drilling through the bronze. Working up from a small bit to a larger really makes this a snap. Next I went on to modify the hose intakes that screw on the stem. Syrian hookahs are truly hand made as no hose intake is alike, they are all machined slightly different. Clean out the hole you just drilled and set up your airsoft pellet and screw on the hose intake. Depending on how deep the thread was put in depends on if the hose intake can take the airsoft pellet without pushing it down, it all depends on how deep the hose intake was drilled in with the thread. If the valve is blocked you have two options. You can either leave the hose intake higher up on the thread or drill out more of the intake chamber where the threat is to make the chamber deeper. I only had to drill one of my intakes deeper. The next mod for the intakes to get a little extra airflow with the larger airsoft pellets is to enlarge the three holes in the air intake. You can drill them out but there is a great chance of hurting the threads on the inside of the intake. If found an easy way to accomplish this. Just take a nail or icepick and tap it through the hole where the hose goes in. You don't need a huge nail, just use one slightly larger. The nail or pick will them be wedged in there after you hammer it in. Prop the intake on something and tap the nail from the other side to release it. Do this to all three hose intakes to enlarge the holes. Next make sure the hookah valves are totally clean and install all hose intakes and air pellets. You should be able to draw from any intake. I tried my hookah with three buddies. Having a working autoseal with a nice draw is priceless. Two people or three can even draw at once and it is no problem. No more plugging the hose with your fingers or worrying about who will take a draw. Also the plastic airsoft pellets are so much better because they don't rust. I hope this mod helps some people with stubborn autoseal. I will try to get some pictures of the changes. The Glyph hookahs are wonderful and are the most solidly built hookahs I have seen, it seems like it weighs almost 8 pounds. They just suffer from bad design not construction. With a drill bit you can make it a wonderful hookah with perfect draw and autoseal. Without the mods the hookah is no fun with it's tight draw. I have heard some hookahs have a master valve, but these hookahs do not. Simply drilling out one hole could fix this. It seems some Egyptian hookahs also have this problem with their autoseal. I hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 OR..you can just get a non-auto-seal to start with and not have to worry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan91 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 i dont actually know anything about the current topic, but i am armenian! lol, dam we bump into eachother even on the internet, brutus are you from southern cali? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan91 Posted January 4, 2006 Share Posted January 4, 2006 HOOKAHOLIC818, is your name Sam? lol its a small world if it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brutus_the_armo Posted January 5, 2006 Author Share Posted January 5, 2006 Naw, i have lots of family in glendale and burbank, so i know i'm not alone when i go down there. Haha, I live in norcal near gilroy san jose-ish area. Callled hollister. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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