Perfect Water Level..for A Mya Qt?

[FamiliarJoe]

How much water do you fill up on your MYA QT, plain and simple question. I used to fill it up not that much but now ive started to fill it to about right here.

[Arcane]

i fill mine up to the same level as shown in the picture...not your red line, but the actual color shift in the vase.

basically, i fill up as much water as i can, take a hard rip from the hose port and if i don't suck up water, i'm good...

[haze605]

I also fill mine to about the same line as the color change in the picture. I think if it is any fuller it restricts the draw, but that's just me. I also like to get as much smoke stored in the base as possible, but still retaining enough water to cool the smoke.

[ilikemyusername]

14 oz.

[Zooyork15]

That line looks about right, if not a little higher.

[Matt-641]

I usually go just a tad under where your red line is.

[Click]

14 oz.

Agreed.

[redjako]

More water the better I say..a diffuser assists in no splash-back into the hose RE: More water w/ diffuser.

Edit: Sometimes a test, just fill up the base, and suck through the port...if you slog a bunch of water, its too much. Adjust accordingly.

(slog = getting a mouthful of water) Edited July 17, 2009 by redjako

[combs08]

I would probably fill it up a bit higher, like where the glass starts to go in.

[Stuie]

Joe i fill it up just like that

[IamWhee]

I constantly smoke out of my QT, I'd say a little bit lower than the line, just because at that red line, the water sometimes gets in the hose. Unless you have a defuser to reduce bubbles.

If anything, fill up your QT, then put the stem in, and suck in the hose port to see if water comes up at all. If it does, obviously dump some water out. Awesome trick I use for my other hookahs that have dark vases which you can't see the water line.

EDIT: Suck in hose port, meaning without hose. Edited July 18, 2009 by IamWhee

[Jeff_T]

I usually fill up just under that line. It looks like about 1/2"-3/4" of the stem is in the water, seems to work great for me.

[ilikemyusername]

I constantly smoke out of my QT, I'd say a little bit lower than the line, just because at that red line, the water sometimes gets in the hose. Unless you have a defuser to reduce bubbles.

If anything, fill up your QT, then put the stem in, and suck in the hose port to see if water comes up at all. If it does, obviously dump some water out. Awesome trick I use for my other hookahs that have dark vases which you can't see the water line.

EDIT: Suck in hose port, meaning without hose.

exactly, 14 oz just like i said...j/k
serously though, a diffusor is A-OK to have on a QT unless you have a washable hose.

[Tyler]

I fill it to the point it starts to bend in.

[IamWhee]

Washable all the way

[ilikemyusername]

I constantly smoke out of my QT, I'd say a little bit lower than the line, just because at that red line, the water sometimes gets in the hose. Unless you have a defuser to reduce bubbles.

If anything, fill up your QT, then put the stem in, and suck in the hose port to see if water comes up at all. If it does, obviously dump some water out. Awesome trick I use for my other hookahs that have dark vases which you can't see the water line.

EDIT: Suck in hose port, meaning without hose.

exactly, 14 oz just like i said...j/k
serously though, a diffusor is A-OK to have on a QT unless you have a washable hose.

sorry, I don't think that makes sense anymore, I was ripped wide open last night, I remember it sounding perfect.

[ih303]

At the lounge I used to run, we used QT's exclusively. We used to fill up our bases exactly like it's shown in your picture. (not your red line but where you see the water level at) We observed if we filled it any further, we would get water in the hose. Not exactly a "slog", but after a while, you can feel a slight resistance of water in the hose. Of course, we didnt' use diffusers. That would certainly make a difference.

[chinamon]

the 1" rule is only really good with vases that give you a little more head room.
for shorter vases like the QT and pumpkin i would use about 1/2" submerged.

[AmunRa]

I fill mine to the same place as your line. It doesn't smoke well with much less than that, but seems to smoke well with any ammount over it. There is a limit where you start to get water in the hose, though.

Keep doing what your doing. If you're having problems, then it is probably in your heat management or bowl packing.