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I Have Trouble Getting A Tangiers Phunnel Bowl Going


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I had no problem in the summer but lately I just can't get it to smoke well. I do 3 rings of holes and a bigger hole over the phunnel. I use 3 coco naras.

I have no problem getting my standard clay bowl going, doing random holes and 2 coconaras.

Any tips? What am i doing wrong?

I'm smoking out of a 35 inch egyptian hookah with a nammor hose.

Note. It's a small phunnel bowl
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[quote name='twoapplesplease' date='26 March 2010 - 10:17 PM' timestamp='1269659835' post='459997']
might want to elimanate the hole directly over the phunnel see if that works
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nah, this shouldn't be the problem. i have a phunnel with 4 coco halves on it and a shit-ton of holes and a nicely-sized one right over the middle...and it's smoking beautifully.

however, you may want to make sure that you're putting enough tobacco in the head because the foil may be getting sucked down over the center hole and almost completely cutting off airflow. are you at least getting some smoke? what exactly is the problem? are the thunder clouds just not billowing out?
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could be that you dont have enough holes try doing a ton of very little ones even over the actual phunnel. this is what i do and i blow billows. mess around with it and make sure your putting enough tobacco in it.
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[quote name='combs08' date='26 March 2010 - 08:16 PM' timestamp='1269659786' post='459996']
What brand of tobacco and how are you packing it?
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Al Fauker or starbuzz usually.

And I'm getting some smoke but not the huge thunder clouds. How can i ensure the foil doesn't get sucked down
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[quote name='Wandering Jew' date='26 March 2010 - 11:58 PM' timestamp='1269673131' post='460030']
[quote name='combs08' date='26 March 2010 - 08:16 PM' timestamp='1269659786' post='459996']
What brand of tobacco and how are you packing it?
[/quote]

Al Fauker or starbuzz usually.

And I'm getting some smoke but not the huge thunder clouds. How can i ensure the foil doesn't get sucked down
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If you are putting the foil on tightly, it shouldnt really suck down much. If you need to, make a little stick out of foil and put it across the hole like a bridge, then put the foil on. Its easier than making a scalli for it.
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[quote name='Wandering Jew' date='26 March 2010 - 11:58 PM' timestamp='1269673131' post='460030']
[quote name='combs08' date='26 March 2010 - 08:16 PM' timestamp='1269659786' post='459996']
What brand of tobacco and how are you packing it?
[/quote]

Al Fauker or starbuzz usually.

And I'm getting some smoke but not the huge thunder clouds. How can i ensure the foil doesn't get sucked down
[/quote]

If you under pack, it can get sucked down. Make sure you put enough shisha.
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[quote name='dizzbizz' date='27 March 2010 - 12:07 AM' timestamp='1269673635' post='460033']
[quote name='Wandering Jew' date='26 March 2010 - 11:58 PM' timestamp='1269673131' post='460030']
[quote name='combs08' date='26 March 2010 - 08:16 PM' timestamp='1269659786' post='459996']
What brand of tobacco and how are you packing it?
[/quote]

Al Fauker or starbuzz usually.

And I'm getting some smoke but not the huge thunder clouds. How can i ensure the foil doesn't get sucked down
[/quote]

If you under pack, it can get sucked down. Make sure you put enough shisha.
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I feel like if i packed it so that the shisha was raised higher than the phunnel, the foil would be touching the shisha
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i'm starting to think that it's better WHEN the tobacco touches the foil. that means that it's almost in direct contact with the coals which means better head conductivity. the air pocket between the foil and the tobacco probably kills the heat distribution...
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[quote name='INCUBUSRATM' date='27 March 2010 - 12:20 PM' timestamp='1269717604' post='460084']
The shish touching the foil shouldn't be a problem...
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Yeah, I really don't get how every n00b thinks its a sin to let shisha touch the foil. 100% of the time I smoke, my shisha is touching the foil.
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[quote name='dizzbizz' date='28 March 2010 - 04:14 AM' timestamp='1269767649' post='460180']
[quote name='INCUBUSRATM' date='27 March 2010 - 12:20 PM' timestamp='1269717604' post='460084']
The shish touching the foil shouldn't be a problem...
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Yeah, I really don't get how every n00b thinks its a sin to let shisha touch the foil. 100% of the time I smoke, my shisha is touching the foil.
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right its weird to me as well
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