Do Ice Chambers Actually Work?

[LZ22]

Aside from making the stem look awesome, do ice chambers actually work? It just seems like it really wouldn't do much. Wouldn't ice in the base give the same effect?

[Chreees]

I've heard they're not really that effective. Most people that have them have told me they don't ever really use it. But I'll let them chime in to speak for themselves...

[Zha28]

I've heard some people claiming it's great. I use my ice chamber everytime but not a noticeable difference for me. I have a km sobek ice. But chambers look good

[Arcane]

they hold ice...so, technically speaking...they are functioning properly. does the ice make a noticeable difference? i, personally, don't think so. but some people swear it does....

i think this goes along the lines of the juice/milk in the base type arguments....it's all subjective....

[Travis]

I used to have a chiller.............in my opinion it was just there for decoration.
Honestly it never made any difference to me.
I prefer my smoke on the warm side these days so i sold it a while back.

[PSU Smoker]

[quote name='Arcane' date='05 March 2010 - 11:11 PM' timestamp='1267848666' post='455517']
they hold ice...so, technically speaking...they are functioning properly. does the ice make a noticeable difference? i, personally, don't think so. but some people swear it does....

i think this goes along the lines of the juice/milk in the base type arguments....it's all subjective....
[/quote]

A slash of mil in the base always made a creamy smoke for me when i did it in my old hookah. However I wouldnt recommend it, a bit to much and milk bubbles galore --> milk in your stem and a pain in the ass to clean...not really worth the effort. A bit of topic but thought id throw my 2 cents in

[Stuie]

My KM Signature Ice looks awesome! Much better than the plain sig. But the ice in the chiller has no effect that I can tell. Much better to put it in the base.

[mushrat]

never noticed much of a difference with my Nour Chiller. what i did notice after about 15 minutes is that I i ended up with a top heavy hookah with a bucket of water on the top.

[ryno]

Only way I've had an ice chamber really work, is when using crushed ice with a bunch of salt on it. Other than that, ice in the base with cold water works alot better, and as mush said, you don't end up with a top heavy hookah with a bucket of water on top.

[Hippo_Master]

Sure, I bet they do, but not nearly well enough to make even the slightest difference.

[Capt. Morgan]

The only times its really made a difference is smoking outside when its fairly hot out, then it just keeps the stem itself cooler.

[KeepItSimple]

Never noticed a difference myself. My friend has a SheCool and he swears that it makes the smoke cooler and better.

[ih303]

[quote name='mushrat' date='06 March 2010 - 08:48 AM' timestamp='1267890496' post='455592']
what i did notice after about 15 minutes is that I i ended up with a top heavy hookah with a bucket of water on the top. [img]http://www.hookahforum.com/public/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif[/img]
[/quote]

Lol... true true.

Not to mention, those things rust if you don't wipe them out after every use.

[A13lackFish]

They tend to have little to no effect, and half the time you wont even notice anything different. But like above said, there are people who swear by them and i find it to be nice when i actually do notice a change from it.

[ezxen]

using whole ice cubes = nothing in my experience, but when i used crush ice and added water 70% crushed ice 30% water it made a noticeable difference not much mind you but the smoke was cooler

[Codename067]

I have 5 KMs with Chillers, and as I have said before, it does NOT work as it is advertised.

The Chiller does not cool smoke down. It only works in the summer to PREVENT the stem from getting warm, which then makes the smoke warm. Usually the best way is to put ice in the ice chamber and the base as well, in order to help keep the stem as cool as possible.

/End thread.

[Sariél]

I have an add-on ice bucket. I fill it with salt water, and freeze the whole thing. It stays frozen for over an hour.

And I say this every time, vase/bucket is not either/or. Just because I use ice in the bucket doesn't mean i don't put any in the base.

[ndc]

[quote name='Sariél' date='08 March 2010 - 01:27 PM' timestamp='1268083669' post='455959']
I have an add-on ice bucket. I fill it with salt water, and freeze the whole thing. It stays frozen for over an hour.
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I do this as well. I have a chamber I rigged to work with my 2-hose genie (essentially 8-12" tall). On such a small stem I do notice a difference; I do not notice much of a change on my larger hookah.