Thicker bowl grommet for Mya QT

[Speeder]

Suggestions? Suggestions? Stock one sucks, its makes the bowl sit all lopsided, and its wobbly. Something thicker would work better

[Tobes]

yeah i have a QT as well however i have no problems with my gromment size. check and make sure you dont have the hose gromment and the bowl gromment mixed up, that may help.

[Speeder]

its not a a hose grommet for sure.

I'm over exaggerating a little. The grommet serves its purpose, but I'd like something thicker/sturdier.

[[LB]]

its probably because your misusing it, try sticking the grommet all the way in the bowl and then putting the bowl on the stem. This was a problem i had for a while and i solved it simply by putting the grommet in the bowl first- rather than on the stem

-LB

[art_official]

haha ironically LB, i do the exact opposite and mine works perfectly, i make sure that the grommet is allllllllllllll the way on the stem before i snugly fit the bowl on though

[Speeder]

for me, if i don't put the ash tray in place, it sits fine, but with the ash tray in place, the stem gets quiet a bit shorter and not as thick, and regardless of how i put it on, theres some play.

The stargate came with a much harder bowl grommet that had the bowl sitting perfectly on the stem. Do any vendors sell something like it that fits the mya?

[Lakemonster]

There is a thick white grommet out there that I get at a local head shop..... maybe you can find the same. They come with some of the chinese hookahs like Sultan. The asplate still wobbles a bit with it tho.

Otherwise..... you can do what I did in the thread below and end the problem once and for all.

http://hookahforum.com/mya-qt-tray-problem...t,ashplate.html

[ghostofdavid]

Yea, get one of the chinese knockoff grommets. They are pretty thick and last quite a while. They are usually no more than a buck a piece.

[Speeder]

do any vendors sell em?

[Fumare]

Try wrapping a piece of papertowl (wet or moist) around the grommet and then setting the bowl on top of that. or remove grommet and just use papertowl.

[Macho555]

Thats the type of grommet I have with my Junior from Taqseem. I'm interested in wether any of the vendors sell them also, because I'd rather like a new one.

[NewUrbanist916]

we had to utilize some foil on my last hookah, although paper towel sounds pretty good for a quick fix.

[Macho555]

I found out my local "head" shop sells them. I'll have to buy a few. XD what a conveniant discovery.

[Speeder]

i found the best thing, ever...

Masking tape! it does 2 things, seal the bowl nicely AND hold the tray in place. Genious!

[HookahETC]

Secret to Bowl grommets...heat it up with a lighter...to where the rubber is kinda soft...and then slip it in the bowl or on the shaft...apply pressure, and once it cools (within a minute) it should be perfect.

Let me know if that works.

Thanks! Keep Posting!

[Sonthert]

Yeah, those fat white gaskets are nice. The German guys Christoph and Michael taught me to turn them inside out and they work even better.

I don't encourage people to use wet towels instead of gaskets...it promotes rust. I have seen alot of nice hookahs that were in pretty nice shape except for the corroded tape where the head used to fit...now it won't fit at all.

[PK]

First, make sure your grommet is dry. A wet grommet will make your bowl slip and slide and not sit right. I don't suggest using LB's method on the QT, it works on most Egyptians and MYAs that have a taller area of the stem for the bowl. The area for the bowl is a bit shorter on the QT so what will happen is your bowl will just lay on your tray and not sit air tight. I find that pushing the grommet all the way against the tray first does the trick. Push down and twist very gently one direction will help the bowl sit properly. The question is what type of bowl are you using. My suggestions are with using the standard MYA bowl.

[Sonthert]

Also, putthe gasket on the hookah and then the head on the hookah/gasket. Don't put the gasket in the bowl and then put the bowl/gasket on the hookah. If you see what I'm saying.