DrDelirium Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Hi Everyone,First post. I recently purchased a new hookah and it seems to be made really well. 30", 3 hose, stainless steel/acrylic base with what looks like mya-sized one way valves, breaks down into multiple pieces. O-rings all over the place to make it air tight. The stem and everything is almost flawless. Anyone have any idea what this is?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inino Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 well its definately chinese, but i dont think its a mya. could be a non brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freezerburn456 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 the base looks like a chinese knockoff of a stargate, but the fact that it doesnt screw into the base means that it is probably chinese. my shop sells a few of these types and we even have one with a stem that looks somewhat like yours. that one is from china. be careful with the finish because they can chip off easily. the bb's in the hose ports will probably rust if you are not careful with them. just a heads up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inino Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 oh and easy when you screw on the hose ports, if you screw them too tight, the o ring will begin to break and cause leaks. probably best to invest in a few extra of each kind of o ring that came with your hookah. in the future depending on how often you use it, it will start to leak so its good to have extras on hand, they are cheap. but congratulations on the new hookah and i hope you like it and get good sessions out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDelirium Posted January 11, 2009 Author Share Posted January 11, 2009 Thanks everyone! I'll be sure to pick up some more o-rings. If anyone is curious, i picked this up for $60 shipped on eBay; i wanted a 3 hose hookah for parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indian_villager Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Someone should just make a sticky Hookah ID thread....I'm sick of seeing new ones every other day. But yea it seems to be a no name chinese modification of the stargate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo_Master Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Mya hose ports are male not female, and the shank is not a Mya, nor the stem. Definitely Chinese Knockoff, but it looks nice! The base is a Stargate style knockoff, but stargate bases are threaded so it's juts the style. If it smokes good then yay! Just be careful of rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 QUOTE (Hippo_Master @ Jan 11 2009, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mya hose ports are male not female, and the shank is not a Mya, nor the stem. Definitely Chinese Knockoff, but it looks nice! The base is a Stargate style knockoff, but stargate bases are threaded so it's juts the style. If it smokes good then yay! Just be careful of rust. But, like Mya hose ports, they come apart in 2 places. He could have just unscrewed the uppermost threads and not that threads that connect to the stem. Those, without a doubt, look like Mya hose ports (if in fact that other part unscrews from the stem) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo_Master Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 QUOTE (Zinite @ Jan 11 2009, 12:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (Hippo_Master @ Jan 11 2009, 09:50 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mya hose ports are male not female, and the shank is not a Mya, nor the stem. Definitely Chinese Knockoff, but it looks nice! The base is a Stargate style knockoff, but stargate bases are threaded so it's juts the style. If it smokes good then yay! Just be careful of rust. But, like Mya hose ports, they come apart in 2 places. He could have just unscrewed the uppermost threads and not that threads that connect to the stem. Those, without a doubt, look like Mya hose ports (if in fact that other part unscrews from the stem)I have never seen that before on my Myas, that's what the purge valves do on Myas, but that's all I have seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I'm fairly sure that auto-sealing Mya ports unscrew at the bearing too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr15p3rz Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) dont all myas have one single common chamber? that ones lookin like a 4 port chamber Edited January 12, 2009 by cr15p3rz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no longer welcome Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 i'd buy that for $60 as a spare party hookah to have around, why not? 3 hoses, you can set it up for friends that don't contribute, let them fight over it and keep your km to your self. good call, congrats on the purchase, it'll smoke great i'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDelirium Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Thanks everyone for the info... I almost want to buy a nice KM for solo smoking and keep this one for parties just like hookahjohn suggested. I think i may do so in fact. Trimetal KM, here i come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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