iknewmroctopus Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 I recently put a diffuser on my hookah and it is AMAZING! When you pull it makes it feel as if you are taking a breath. It works by breaking up the large air/smoke bubbles that come up through the water into much smaller bubbles so the hits are much much smoother (I think it also makes the smoke a bit thicker). Heres how I made mine: Get a bowl grommet, the bigger the better. I have a gnarly white one that I use which is conical. The opening at the top is about 1.3cm and an opening at the bottom is 2.1cm (the side walls are about 0.5cm thick). No matter what grommet you use make sure that the smaller opening will fit snugly around the end of the stem (the skinny part that goes in the water). Now get a little container of some sort. It needs to be a cylinder that is open on one end and closed on the other. The open end should fit snugly into the larger opening of the grommet. I found that small perscription medicine containers work well, but I have also seen people use what look to be the plastic caps that go over pre-bottled water with sports-caps (the big bottles, not the little ones). Before you put your container into the grommet drill a bunch of holes in it with a small drill bit. To put the diffuser on your hookah, first put the bowl grommet on the end of the stem and then push the container into the still open end of the grommet so that the pressure from the rubber keeps it in place. Now you have a diffuser! Try it and you will like it. *This isn't the only way to make a diffuser... you can also get a small container with a top and drill a hole the top for the stem and holes in the container... just make sure theres a seal around the stem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumystery Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 does it change the sound of teh bubbles ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 i wonder if you could just use a small mesh, in which case you get one of the little fuel filters for a lawnmower, probly be a good fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted December 9, 2004 Share Posted December 9, 2004 [quote name='Fumystery']does it change the sound of teh bubbles ?[/quote] it probly wud, i have a fishtank with sometihng similar its got a ceramic shaft on the end of the pump with many holes in it so instead of of a glug glug sound its mor elike a fizzing sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknewmroctopus Posted December 10, 2004 Author Share Posted December 10, 2004 yes, it changes the sound of the bubbles... with a diffuser it sounds more like (as NERV said) a fizzing sound, and sometimes theres no sound at all (except the air being drawn through the ma'assell). I actually prefer it to the normal sound, its very soothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperdown Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 Not to be dense, but how about a diagram? Idea seems sound to me. More surface area contact btw smoke and water=better filtering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted December 10, 2004 Share Posted December 10, 2004 piper, think of it this way, a tiny can with lots of holes in it that fits over the bottom of the stem, instead big bubbles coming from the stem, lots fo little bubbles will come out of the holes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApoC Posted December 13, 2004 Share Posted December 13, 2004 [img]http://www.acp-products.com/scetch/diffuse.jpg[/img] 8 hole Diffuser I fitted to my stem. Just installed it so I've yet to test it, but I've used it on other water pipes and the result is excellent. Improves cooling, filtration, smoke quality and sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknewmroctopus Posted December 13, 2004 Author Share Posted December 13, 2004 AH! THAT IS SO COOL! I want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 WOW!!! Hey ApoC.. Where did you get that diffuser?? Where can I find one like that?? That looks PERFECT!! -Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kofod Posted December 14, 2004 Share Posted December 14, 2004 That diffuser is awsome - nice idea - and it really makes sense that it will change the smoke - making it smoother - if you think of the "phase seperation seperation theory" behind it (well thats just me being an engineer again ) I gotta get one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApoC Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 i made that one myself (im a machinist). Smoked with that installed last night (on mushrooms), amazing smoke, the flavor was noticeably stronger and the sound was excellent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kofod Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 @Apoc - cool then you can make autoseals - double hose adaptors etc. I have a cousin being a machinist - maybe I should hear with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApoC Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 mushrooms cant be grown hydroponically, common misunderstanding. mushrooms must be grown directly on organic matter. aaaaanyways... yes kofod, i designed a special autosealing/extra hose adapter but it seems Mya Saray beat me to it... they should be releasing it soon in north america. Ive also improved the diffuser a bit, added an extension and the diffuser tip can now be removed so it doesnt get in the way of regular cleaning. once my lathe is working ill build a much nicer brass diffuser with big holes to make a nice full bubble pattern... the sound is already sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iknewmroctopus Posted December 15, 2004 Author Share Posted December 15, 2004 One of the smoke shops I go to in San Francisco already sells adaptors that auto seal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kofod Posted December 15, 2004 Share Posted December 15, 2004 Yes - its not that new - the adaptor - I have one from smoking-hookah.com. But self-made is always something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApoC Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 the adapter from smoking-hookah is to convert an exaust valve into a hose port, but its not autosealing nor can it be installed in an existing hose port (for autosealing). The Mya adapter will do both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kofod Posted December 18, 2004 Share Posted December 18, 2004 My smoking-hookah "on-exhaust-valve" adaptor do autoseal - just leave the ball in when screwing the adaptor on and there's autoseal - there's a grid in the adaptor allowing the ball to stay in and thereby the valve to be functional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 they actually make those things. i got one myself. haven't tried it yet, but bought it from a local shop. not expensive. About 5 US dollars or so when converting (considering UK is usually expensive ) they are made of the same kind of material as the grommets. probably some kind of plastic/rubber. you get a small and a bigger one in the pack. (2 sizes) will try it at the end of the week. here's a pic tube will fit snugly into the top (theres like a rubber flexible hole) so the end of the tube will be halfway inside the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 i got mine from a local shop. not sure if the do them anywhere online. they are not worth the ebay fees to put on, not to mention shisha material doesnt sell well. i take paypal if you want one, just pm me through the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahCulture Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 I want one too! Thing is, I have a hex nut at the end of the tube on the outside. Would it fit? How do they attach? I suppose another benefit to using a diffuser would be that the bubbles create less of a splash, so that water doesn't splash up into the hose intake! After a while in a session I get liquid at the mouthpiece..... That metal diffuser looks AWESOME, how does it attach? Mo, is your plastic one a slip-on? How does that one attach? GROMMET?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 im gonna stop by petsmart today and see what they have in the way of diffusers, i know they have plenty for the fish tanks, just a matter of finding one with enoguh air flow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supachink Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 i've got a hex nut thing at the bottom of mine too, im thinking about taking a sawzall or hack saw and cutting it off and fabricating something for my stem though... im not an engineer just a really handy kid with tools all around me. Any reccomendations on what materials i should use to make a diffuser..., i dont know if i can make anything as nice as the one Apoc did, but i can try, heh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERV Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 [quote name='supachink']i've got a hex nut thing at the bottom of mine too, im thinking about taking a sawzall or hack saw and cutting it off and fabricating something for my stem though... im not an engineer just a really handy kid with tools all around me. Any reccomendations on what materials i should use to make a diffuser..., i dont know if i can make anything as nice as the one Apoc did, but i can try, heh[/quote] an easy thing to do would be to just drill the shaft, in the same pattern as apoc, only tihng is it isnt revversible, but if u dont like it u cud just cover it with a piece of tape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mo Posted January 5, 2005 Share Posted January 5, 2005 [quote name='HookahCulture']Mo, is your plastic one a slip-on? How does that one attach?GROMMET??[/quote] the end of the pipe goes into the filter (or diffuser or whatever you want to call it). it's 2 pieces, the piece with the holes which you can see, and the second piece is a rubbery top that fits on top (less apparant in the picture) the 2nd piece has a small circular hole which would expand to accomodate the pipe. once the pipe is forced through (it is flexible), it will grip on it very tightly. the thing is, when i try it on my shisha in a couple of days, I am curious to the sound. I find the bubble sound very therapeutic and would not really see the point in stopping it. Any benefits to this I will post on the site when i try it (i.e if it improves anything) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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