Pieces Of Coal Getting Sucked In

[contristo]

I'm using a Tangiers phunnel bowl, so poking a hole in the center is vital for airflow. However, a few minutes into every session, pieces of very tiny coal are sucked into the middle hole every time I breathe in. I have tried to make the holes smaller, but then they get too small and I get thin smoke and harshness.

I'm curious how to prevent this. Every time a little piece of coal is sucked in, it becomes unbearably harsh immediately

[SimplexCoda]

The few times i have used foil on my phunnel i havent had to have a hole in the middle. So i would say try it without.

[no longer welcome]

I actually don't pole holes in the center of the phunnel bow, i do pack it high with tangiers and nakhla and poke all the way through many holes to the bottom of the bowl with a regular toothpick, however, nothing over the center. that will probably stop coal from falling through.

[Zinite]

I rarely poke a hole in the center. If you pack the tobacco higher than the center hole, it wont get sucked down over it. I can't find the pictures, but Indian_villager took the metal piece out of a small binder clip:



and placed the loop end inside the bowl so the ends were sticking slightly out of the rim, keeping the foil up.

[mushrat]

If the coal is getting sucked into the center its going down the center hole into the water, shouldn't be effecting the harshness. Yu may have other issues.

I cluster a bunch of small holes in the center to kee the foil from being sucked down here in the bar.

[Zinite]

Found the post: http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showt...st&p=340570

[mushrat]

Found the post: http://www.hookahforum.com/index.php?showt...st&p=340570

now thats fucking clever as hell.

[Sonthert]

I use a bunch of smaller holes over the phunnel.

+1 on the water stopping the coal...thats what its for.

[evilded777]

That IS very clever. I am in the "few small holes" crowd... started with the big hole in the middle, and didn't care for it. I also agree in that I think your problem lies elsewhere... if its going down the hole in the middle, it is likely ending up in the water.