mattarios2 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 So my jumbo bohemian came in from HC, thing is a beast and holds a shat ton of water (pics to come in the future)anyways, it is tough to see the water level but you can see it if you put a flash light behind the vase while looking at the front of the vase.But after you go from the frost part to the part where the gold flower work is done, you can't see the water level.So any genious ideas for how to find the perfect level for the tri-metal or any hookah for that matter?Any one with a tri-metal and jumbo bohemian vase could you please tell me your methods?Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUBBS Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Fill the jar with motor oil and maybe put food coloring in it for visibility, Then messure your down stem from the grommet down to the end[the depth of the down stem], then use some sort of long instrument premessured to produce the down stem's legnth, get the accurate water lever to be 1-1.5" above the bottom of the down stem estimate, then take that liquid out of the jar into a pre-desired cup and then mark the the cup where the top of the liquid sits. Just like that. I had to do the same with my black hookah.All of this is just a long run-on joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 yah ... ok ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doubon Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 measure the required length by matching up the base and the down-stem side by side, mark the level with tape or a marker then try it out. If anything... work it out by trial and error. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUBBS Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 QUOTE (Doubon @ Jan 1 2009, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>measure the required length by matching up the base and the down-stem side by side, mark the level with tape or a marker then try it out. If anything... work it out by trial and error.Exactly, I dont even know why you asked. Your welcome for that laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryno Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I say just slowly add water, and put the stem in, and take a pull. Adjust water from there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKammenzind Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 QUOTE (ryno @ Jan 1 2009, 06:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I say just slowly add water, and put the stem in, and take a pull. Adjust water from thereYeah, I've had to fill up nearly opaque bases in the past and that's what I had to do. Once you find a good level you could always pour out the water and measure it, so you know just how much to put in next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antouwan Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) get a shitty plastic container (like a pitcher or something) that can hold enough water for the jar. keep filling the jar and attach your stem every now and then, and pull with it, to see/hear if the water level is good. once it's good, put it back into the container and mark the container to where the water comes up to...then you know for future sessions, you fill that container up to the line to fill the jar to the perfect level. Edited January 2, 2009 by antouwan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 QUOTE (NUBBS @ Jan 1 2009, 07:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Doubon @ Jan 1 2009, 03:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>measure the required length by matching up the base and the down-stem side by side, mark the level with tape or a marker then try it out. If anything... work it out by trial and error.Exactly, I dont even know why you asked. Your welcome for that laugh.There's no need to be a punk about it, the reason why I didn't wanna do trial and error was because the damn grommet is incredibly tight in the vase and it is a huge bitch to keep removing and putting the stem back in. Figured someone may already know and could just let me know how much water it needed. The idea was that where the gold line is, you cannot see through it, so by doing trial and error, that means I would have to do trial and error every time. I wanted to know if someone knew an exact amount.Maybe I should have been more clear in my OG post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKammenzind Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 QUOTE (mattarios2 @ Jan 1 2009, 10:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>so by doing trial and error, that means I would have to do trial and error every time.I wanted to know if someone knew an exact amount.1. Did you not read my or antouwan's post?2. Very much doubt it. The downstems are bound to be slightly different lengths, and the bases are probably somewhat different in volume as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Measure the length from the top of your vase grommet to the bottom of your downsteam. Get ome of those home depot paint mixing sticks and mark that length on there......pretty much use the paint stick as a dipstick like they do for engine oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 man everyone needs to relax, AK you honestly think I didn't read your post? Honestly?!I was responding to what NUBBS had said, PREVIOUSLY, before you and ant had posted.Jeeze everyone is always so excited to be rude and jump the gun on this forum lately.What is the dealOn a side note excluding my annoyance right now, thank you AK and Ant for the ideas, I will do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSKmustang Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Here is what I did when I had a tough grommet. I would place the stem right on the vase WITHOUT pushing in the grommet. The measure from the bottom of the grommet to the top (aka, how much play I had to push it in) was about an inch. So I knew that if I put in the stem without pushing down on the grommet, I would have it about once inch from where I initially wanted.The next step was to add water, put in the stem without pushing down and pull. If I heard water bubbling then I knew I was about an inch away. If I did not hear water bubbling I had to keep adding water. Do this slowly cause the best results are when you get some bubbling and lifting the stem just a tad would stop the bubbling. That way, at minimum, you know how deep the tube goes below the water line.Hope it makes sense... it's late : / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattarios2 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 that works too, thanks manand thanks IV for your suggestion too. I knew some methods just wanted to know if there were others.The main issue was not being able to see the water level after the gold line, just wanted some suggestions for the best method, thanks to all who posted actual answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickReppinThe909 Posted January 3, 2009 Share Posted January 3, 2009 just give it a good estimate and if you dont have enough water fill through the top of the stem or the hose port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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