linkdead Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 hmm I got a whole box of swift-lite coal called shisha-lite. I had shisha-lite coals before and I had no problems, but the ones I aquired recently seem to emmit too much heat, as I use the exactly same procedure/setup as I did before - and I always had a nice flavoured smoke - the tobacco burns and I get a smoke that burns in your throat (probbly cause of tobacco burning I reckon). Now .. I'm stuck with a box of this coal - what tweaking could I do to my setup to lessen the heat output? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperdown Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Less coal, break into smaller pieces, etc. It may take a bit of experimenting. Also be sure that there is no shisha sticking to your foil/screen. That was my biggest problem when the smoke started geting harsh. I had to learn to excercise restraint when packing the bowl and not load it so close to the top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Perhaps a few extra layers of foil? More of an insulator for the heat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HookahCulture Posted March 26, 2005 Share Posted March 26, 2005 I wouldn't do the extra foil, but I WOULD break the coals in half and use 2-3 halves. When you break these (before lighting, duh), you'll invariably have a larger and a smaller half, it's never a perfect break. Try using 2 large halves first and then add a small half if you need. My $.02. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Bubble Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 Typically, you have 2 different sized round coals out there. The smaller ones are like Golden, and (the old) 3 Kings (which are now called 3 queens and the new 3 kings are the bigger ones.) Confused? Well, anyway, if these coals you have are the larger type, I used to have great success breaking them into 1/4 pieces and using 3 of those quarter pieces on the foil. Worked great. MR Bubble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperdown Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 [quote name='MR Bubble']Typically, you have 2 different sized round coals out there. The smaller ones are like Golden, and (the old) 3 Kings (which are now called 3 queens and the new 3 kings are the bigger ones.) Confused? Well, anyway, if these coals you have are the larger type, I used to have great success breaking them into 1/4 pieces and using 3 of those quarter pieces on the foil. Worked great. MR Bubble[/quote] I too have had good luck (and smoke ) when breaking teh 40mm 3 kings into quarters. I use a steel screen. Got tired of dealing with foil sag when applying coals... Take a bit longer to get going but works well. I typically go through 3 40mm coals and the bowl lasts between 45min and 1.25 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linkdead Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 Ok .. I got it working this weekend. Thanks for advice guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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