Gheyloon0009 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Ok, so I'm Persian and my uncle brought me a hookah from Iran. It's normal sized, the base glass is blown and not machine made, and the stem is wooden and handmade. So the parts don't all fix together perfectly. Anyways, I got the pieces to fit together and instead of grommets, I used a damp paper towel for all the places I thought there would be an air leak. So when I do this and I close the top of the stem without the bowl, I flip the whole hookah and no water spills anywhere, so this would mean there's no air leak right? But when I pull from the hose, I get some water into my mouth, even with the stem piece going about 1/4 inch into the water.The hose end is also wooden and I had to carve it a bit so it would go into the stem. So it's about touching the edge of the long piece of wood that extends from the stem into the base. Is this normal?Any help is appreciated. I'm tired of going out and buying hookah when I should try to just fix my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boricua Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Maybe posting some pics could help us see exactly what you mean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) Yeah, no problem.The first is a picture of the inside of the stem and that's how far the hose goes in.The second picture is of the entire thing (without water, grommets, etc)http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/P.../Picture001.jpghttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/P.../Picture002.jpgI'm 99% sure there's no air leaks but I'm getting water when I pull. I still haven't tried actually lighting up coal with tobacco to see if I get smoke or not though. Edited March 3, 2009 by Gheyloon0009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldier92 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 Hmm, that would be a long way for the water to travel if you only submerge the downstem about an inch. Could you post a picture of it with water in the base? I honestly have no idea how the water could go that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1024 Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 did you wash your hose recently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodenHookahGuy Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 My guess is the stem (piece extending to the water) needs to go in further. The top of that piece should be higher into the hookah than the hole for the hose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erufiku Posted March 3, 2009 Share Posted March 3, 2009 (edited) I'm gonna thread jack for a minute: what would you smoke in that hookah? Zag or something similar? Just asking cause it seems that you'd have to smoke the same thing every single time due to the inside of the stem being wood...There is no way water could travel that far if you're submerging the stem 1" in the water Edited March 3, 2009 by erufiku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 QUOTE (soldier92 @ Mar 3 2009, 01:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hmm, that would be a long way for the water to travel if you only submerge the downstem about an inch. Could you post a picture of it with water in the base? I honestly have no idea how the water could go that far.Yeah, but tonight when my sister comes home with the camera.QUOTE (K1024 @ Mar 3 2009, 02:18 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>did you wash your hose recently?It's never been used.QUOTE (WoodenHookahGuy @ Mar 3 2009, 02:33 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>My guess is the stem (piece extending to the water) needs to go in further. The top of that piece should be higher into the hookah than the hole for the hose.How much higher? I then need to carve it thinner. I should have asked specifically for a metal hookah now, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Ok, so here are the pictures. There's the picture of the stem in the base with water and another of just the stem piece so you see how it looks like. There's the one of a view from the hose hole but it's at an angle so you see how high the stem piece is. The other is a straight view and you can see it's not above the hole. If it's higher than the hole for the hose, how does it pull?http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/P...icture002-1.jpghttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/P.../Picture004.jpghttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/P.../Picture003.jpghttp://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb123/P...icture001-1.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohinder Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 If you filled it with water and then turned it over, surely the water could have gone up the the space by the hose port and sat there, so when you suck its just getting water in it that's sitting up there and not from the vase? How long did you wait between flipping the thing over and then pulling through the hose? If it had no time to dry it could be that maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 I pulled it first before I flipped it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhanzair Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Do you see bubbling up the vase? THe only way for water to go up that far is if you pull so hard that the bubbles reach the hose port. The only possibility I see other than that is the water to be already up there - from turning it upside down with water inside or cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerritus Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 your downstem is not long enough. It should continue all the way up to the bowl with no way for aire to get out except through the water in the base. The way it's set up right now you just have a giant straw. If you try smoking it your smoke won't get filtered at all.Try pushing the downstem a lot farther into the top half. That should make it work properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1024 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 it looks to me like the hose port and the downstem connect to the same chamber... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKammenzind Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) Just an FYI, you shouldn't be smoking standard shisha with that sucker if you want it to last. The juices will get down in and be absorbed, eventually causing it to crack. Would be fine with traditional tobacco, or perhaps some very dry nakhla I suppose, but if you've got an juices dripping down, watch out. That said... I have no idea how you're getting water in the hose with the level that low. Unless perhaps it's just because you flipped it upside-down, and I'm really not sure what would inspire you to do that in the first place lol. Nice hookah though, we don't see many of that style on the forums.Edit: Try using damp hemp wrapped around, it'll give a much better seal than paper towel and won't need replaced all the time. Plus with a wooden hookah you really don't want that much extra moisture from the towel. Edited March 6, 2009 by AKammenzind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1024 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) QUOTE (Gheyloon0009 @ Mar 2 2009, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>The hose end is also wooden and I had to carve it a bit so it would go into the stem. So it's about touching the edge of the long piece of wood that extends from the stem into the base. Is this normal?the problem is that the hookah bowl isnt actually connected to the water. if you look in the 4th pic in your last post, youll see that the hose port goes directly to the stem. i dont understand how you could take a draw on that without pulling water up.ill paint it and then post what i think is going on. Edited March 6, 2009 by K1024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1024 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 your hookaheveryone elses hookah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Ok, thanks for the replies. The down stem doesn't go in any further and there's no way it would reach the bowl. Should I just buy a hookah from here (here I mean the United States, lol)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptiq Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 QUOTE (Gheyloon0009 @ Mar 6 2009, 03:27 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Ok, thanks for the replies. The down stem doesn't go in any further and there's no way it would reach the bowl. Should I just buy a hookah from here (here I mean the United States, lol)?That seems like your best option at this point, if you'd like something cheap and effective check out a MYA QT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) What's the best online site that I can buy from? And the one that involves least "fixing up". By that I mean out of the box it'll work with some grommets, nothing more. I already have flavors too. And my price limit, for now, I'd rather not spend more than $50. Edited March 7, 2009 by Gheyloon0009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1024 Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 go for a mya qt or bambino. ive never used either but they are one of the best small hookahs apparently.hookah-shisha.com has them...and im pretty sure others do to. couple other websites that might are hookahjohn.com hookahcompany.com mnhookah.com ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 I'll look for those specifically, but what are the differences between the hookah's really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Sorry for the double post but I'm looking and if I want to spend a bit more, around $100, what are the differences between Syrian, Mya, Egyptian hookahs besides aesthetics. If I wanted to get this for example:http://www.hookah-shisha.com/store/pc/conf...p;idproduct=102Should I get that or the Mya QT?? Or the difference between a Mya Chich and a QT.I mean, at some restaurants I've smoked the QT and Bambino and I've gotten better smoke and taste from those than the bigger Egyptian ones so I understand the hookah cost and size doesn't reflect on the taste as much as the packing and making. And even though $50 to $100 isn't a big difference, should I just get one of the Mya small ones? Edited March 7, 2009 by Gheyloon0009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinite Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 QUOTE (Gheyloon0009 @ Mar 7 2009, 09:13 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sorry for the double post but I'm looking and if I want to spend a bit more, around $100, what are the differences between Syrian, Mya, Egyptian hookahs besides aesthetics. If I wanted to get this for example:http://www.hookah-shisha.com/store/pc/conf...p;idproduct=102Should I get that or the Mya QT?? Or the difference between a Mya Chich and a QT.I mean, at some restaurants I've smoked the QT and Bambino and I've gotten better smoke and taste from those than the bigger Egyptian ones so I understand the hookah cost and size doesn't reflect on the taste as much as the packing and making. And even though $50 to $100 isn't a big difference, should I just get one of the Mya small ones?If I could get any Mya hookah, I'd get this:http://www.myasaray.com/store/item.asp?ITE...;DEPARTMENT_ID=I have a QT and it smokes great though. Not quite as good as my KM, but I end up using the QT more just out of convenience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gheyloon0009 Posted March 7, 2009 Author Share Posted March 7, 2009 Do they have different parts? What's the difference between that and the QT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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