Heating Issues? Burning Shisha! =O

[lucky13]

ok so i need some help here guys, i was using Algreco QL's when i started hookah and never had an issue with burning shisha, i got some golden QL's and they burn my shit... and now i have cocos, i smoked two different bowls the last time i smoked the first bowl was a phunel packed with Romman cola ... i had bad results with the phunel so if anyone could hook me up with a link to the how to pack a phunel bowl post id be grateful.... the second bowl was a small mya bowl packed with al waha plum i ended up burning that as well... any solutions? should i cut the coco's in half? is it the shisha? to many holes in the foil? i don't know I'm mind bobbled at this point help please.

[Razorbeam Z]

[quote name='lucky13' date='15 March 2010 - 02:27 PM' timestamp='1268677645' post='457200']
ok so i need some help here guys, i was using Algreco QL's when i started hookah and never had an issue with burning shisha, i got some golden QL's and they burn my shit... and now i have cocos, i smoked two different bowls the last time i smoked the first bowl was a phunel packed with Romman cola ... i had bad results with the phunel so if anyone could hook me up with a link to the how to pack a phunel bowl post id be grateful.... the second bowl was a small mya bowl packed with al waha plum i ended up burning that as well... any solutions? should i cut the coco's in half? is it the shisha? to many holes in the foil? i don't know I'm mind bobbled at this point help please.
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It sounds like your packing your bowls too lightly. I figured that out when I started using Coco Naras and the tobacco would get harsh real quick. I was frustrated, but I figured that these dense coco coals burn hotter and if the bowl is too lightly packed it burns the shit out of it, but once I packed the tobacco in tighter it was very awesome! What I do now for consistency is to break the tobacco clumps up loosely and then pack it in firmly and then use the punch on my tongs to loosen it up some by poking down through and around the tobacco several times.

[Capt. Morgan]

Rotating the coals around the bowl is also important, don't leave them in one spot or it will burn.

[lucky13]

[quote name='Razorbeam Z' date='15 March 2010 - 01:58 PM' timestamp='1268679514' post='457202']
[quote name='lucky13' date='15 March 2010 - 02:27 PM' timestamp='1268677645' post='457200']
ok so i need some help here guys, i was using Algreco QL's when i started hookah and never had an issue with burning shisha, i got some golden QL's and they burn my shit... and now i have cocos, i smoked two different bowls the last time i smoked the first bowl was a phunel packed with Romman cola ... i had bad results with the phunel so if anyone could hook me up with a link to the how to pack a phunel bowl post id be grateful.... the second bowl was a small mya bowl packed with al waha plum i ended up burning that as well... any solutions? should i cut the coco's in half? is it the shisha? to many holes in the foil? i don't know I'm mind bobbled at this point help please.
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It sounds like your packing your bowls too lightly. I figured that out when I started using Coco Naras and the tobacco would get harsh real quick. I was frustrated, but I figured that these dense coco coals burn hotter and if the bowl is too lightly packed it burns the shit out of it, but once I packed the tobacco in tighter it was very awesome! What I do now for consistency is to break the tobacco clumps up loosely and then pack it in firmly and then use the punch on my tongs to loosen it up some by poking down through and around the tobacco several times.
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ok thanks man i will try this, i thought maybe my bowl was light as well, if this doesnt help then ill start cutting my coco's in half. I rotated the shit out of the coal, i thought i was doing it to soon so.... yeah.... we will see guess ill have to experiment a bit.

[PSU Smoker]

id cut em in half awhile, even if just rotating them does work butting them in half will help even more

[baumann]

try packing things other thank Nakhla and Tangiers in a phunnel bowl like this guy
[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5OenG74ftI"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5OenG74ftI[/url]

it works well for me.

In any regular bowl using a circular QL and stuff like Al-waha, poke your holes in a circular pattern (small holes) so your circle is only a tiny bit bigger than the QL. Pack your tobacco somewhat loose to maintain airflow and lightly push it down so it is sitting lower than the rim of the bowl. If you are using cocos in this setup, try two of them with the same hole pattern, but place the cocos more on the perimeter of your hole pattern. If you have airflow problems, poke a big hole down the center of foil through the hole in the bottom of the bowl, but DON't put any coals over this big hole. If you are using a circular QL and you're still burning the tobacco with the situation above, just poke a few more small holes around the QL and move it around to a good position. What kind of foil are ya using? If it's heavy duty, one sheet is good, but otherwise try two layers of foil. I hope this helps.

Oh and also, if you're tobacco is burning and you want to save the session, it helps to take the bowl off and blow through the bottom of it to cool of the tobacco a bit.

[Yeags777]

flip and rotate the coals. Can't leave them up there like a dead horse.