hookerman Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Got you.Seriously, has anyone thought about creating something like this, that way we don't have to swallow or inhale the ashes, fumes, toxic fumes from coals and the tobacco will taste great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Um... if you're inhaling ashes, you're doing something terribly wrong.And many people have thought of and tried electric hookahs... no one has really got it efficient or w/e yet... thus why the only "electric hookahs" you see are really vaporizors for stuff that isn't tobacco. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookahnews.com Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 hello,I got one of these to review on my site, which is in my signature, from hookah-shisha.com. Ive tried it and ill review it later, ill let you know though, they arent very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyGuy Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 I think that the one from H-S is really a charcoal lighter that they attempted to re-market as an electric coal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlgeek Posted February 9, 2007 Share Posted February 9, 2007 QUOTE (hookerman @ Feb 7 2007, 09:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Got you.Seriously, has anyone thought about creating something like this, that way we don't have to swallow or inhale the ashes, fumes, toxic fumes from coals and the tobacco will taste great.I don't care much about the coal toxins and fumes, but I hate how the ashes get everywhere. I've toyed with the idea of taking the heating element out of an indoor grill, but it's a smidge too big. I don't know if there is a market for it, but a heating element that would fit the bowl seems idea. Cheaply made, temp control, no more dealing with the mess of ashes. I have no electrical know-how, but I've been meaning to bring it up to sis and bro-in-law the machinist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahir Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 QUOTE (girlgeek @ Feb 9 2007, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (hookerman @ Feb 7 2007, 09:58 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Got you.Seriously, has anyone thought about creating something like this, that way we don't have to swallow or inhale the ashes, fumes, toxic fumes from coals and the tobacco will taste great.I don't care much about the coal toxins and fumes, but I hate how the ashes get everywhere. I've toyed with the idea of taking the heating element out of an indoor grill, but it's a smidge too big. I don't know if there is a market for it, but a heating element that would fit the bowl seems idea. Cheaply made, temp control, no more dealing with the mess of ashes. I have no electrical know-how, but I've been meaning to bring it up to sis and bro-in-law the machinist.That also would take away the authenticity of smoking hookah.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymptom Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Authenticity shmauthenticity -- you want authentic, don't use foil; you want more authenticity, don't use flavored tobacco; and if that's not authentic enough, don't use tobacco at all... I'm waiting for the day somebody figures out a safer and more precise heating method... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art_official Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 im one for authenticity, if your gonna smoke hookah...then smoke hookah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymptom Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Unless you put the coals directly on the tobacco, "authentic" style, you're not technically "smoking" anything. There's really no such thing as "authentic" hookah smoking -- the tradition has varied so much through time and place, and the concept of authenticity serves only to (quite arbitrarily) accredit one tradition over another. What is considered to be "authentic" or "traditional" now was once a new evolution just as radically unconventional as the idea proposed in this thread. There's nothing wrong with enjoying the cultural histories of the hookah, but it's usually rather pretentious to make your own personal claims to "authentic" practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allia22 Posted February 14, 2007 Share Posted February 14, 2007 Hooray Mush's dirt. That's a party in a bowl, "traditional" style! XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirus Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Couldn't you, and please any people with electrical skills let me know if I'm wrong, take a copper wire and bend it into a spiral shape much like an electric stove top, and attach it to a heat source? Finding a small, leight weight heat source might be a problem, but I'm sure someone has a few ideas. If you're using a clay bowl, maybe even just attach a battery to the wire via much smaller wires. Or take apart one of the small heating irons and extend the wires to said copper spiral. Just ideas =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 dead thread resurrection....well on topic anyway, I've been thinking of moding a cig lighter from a car with a battery...just a matter of when my friend gives it to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srawas89 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Its not really a matter of finding a way to heat the shisha using electrical means, thats the easy part compared to how you are going to make the element heat up when you pull and go to a lower temp when you are not inhaling the smoke. That is certainly much harder because unless you have a way to mimic that all this electric stuff is practically useless. I dont mean to sound harsh just trying to let people realize how unique the coals are to heating up the shisha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScotsman Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Actually you would have to use Nickle-chromate or tungsten wire. Ni-Cr stands us to the heat without the costs of a large tungsten element.The cost to operate, especially on 120Vac would be substantial. I would guess you would need 900-1200 watts to get a good even heat with a concentration high enough to smoke. 12Ga extension cords for any sort of length, not to mention the dubious logic of putting a live electrical coil on top of a metallic shaft immersed in water... then sticking a humid (possibly wet) hose in your mouth after connecting it to this poor-mans electric chair. Can you imagine trying to get a UL on that?If I want to get hit by lightning I'll stand on the roof with a piece of copper pipe in my hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirus Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 Yea... about that... See this is why I'm not an electrician but just a carpenter. And a stubborn, headstrong one at it anyways. Thanks for that, before I got an idea and tried anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glz88 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 You know honestly you are killing your lungs and prolly something else while you are smoking "toxic" fumes are the least of your worries. I think if you want a healthy lifestyle and are aiming to become a marathoner you might wanna kick the habit in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename067 Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 They already have those..my step sis was telling me about em..no clue as to where they could be found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modisess Posted October 14, 2008 Share Posted October 14, 2008 i don't think there will ever be hookah smoking without coals IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EHOC Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 QUOTE (modisess @ Oct 14 2008, 06:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i don't think there will ever be hookah smoking without coals IMHO.whats going on guys. iv been reading a lot on the forums about all the electrical hookah talk, just a heads up im working on one now and as an avid hookah smoker im trying to get everything right for it before i release the rest of the information, if you guys have anything you wish to add into them please send me a message or just email me ehoc003@yahoo.com. many people out there just try to push something out fast for people to buy iv been working on it for about 2 years to get it right so let me know what you guys want or think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjako Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 (edited) Also, the whole Cord thing on an electric bowl would suck. Edited November 9, 2009 by redjako Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromecarz00 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 QUOTE (EHOC @ Nov 9 2009, 12:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (modisess @ Oct 14 2008, 06:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i don't think there will ever be hookah smoking without coals IMHO.whats going on guys. iv been reading a lot on the forums about all the electrical hookah talk, just a heads up im working on one now and as an avid hookah smoker im trying to get everything right for it before i release the rest of the information, if you guys have anything you wish to add into them please send me a message or just email me ehoc003@yahoo.com. many people out there just try to push something out fast for people to buy iv been working on it for about 2 years to get it right so let me know what you guys want or think.What you got thus far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chromecarz00 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 QUOTE (EHOC @ Nov 9 2009, 12:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>QUOTE (modisess @ Oct 14 2008, 06:52 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>i don't think there will ever be hookah smoking without coals IMHO.whats going on guys. iv been reading a lot on the forums about all the electrical hookah talk, just a heads up im working on one now and as an avid hookah smoker im trying to get everything right for it before i release the rest of the information, if you guys have anything you wish to add into them please send me a message or just email me ehoc003@yahoo.com. many people out there just try to push something out fast for people to buy iv been working on it for about 2 years to get it right so let me know what you guys want or think.What you got thus far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I was like come on this has been talked over a lot... holy resurrection it's an old thread. Here's my deal. Electric hookah/coal ... power cord.... I have dogs.... no freaking way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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