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Please help me to find this hookah
Growley Monster replied to Samzoo's topic in Discussion Group for all Hookah Lovers
Could you take it apart and post a pic of the top of the base? Most of them are interchangeable and a basic base is inexpensive and easy to find online. Measure the hole in the top, and just order one with the same size neck. It doesn't have to be the same brand or same model, usually. And yeah, people break them a lot. Often when they pick up the hookah to move it, and they pick it up by the stem and not by the base, which then falls off and shatters on the floor. Or pavement. -
First of all, make sure that there are no leaks. To do this, seal the palm of your hand onto the bowl, and try to draw through the hose. You should not get any air at all, even a little. If air is getting in, then you need to find the leak. Take off the hose and try blocking the far end of the hose with a finger and draw on the mouthpiece. If you get any air, you have a leak. See if the mouthpiece or handpiece are removable. If so, maybe the seal is bad. Anyway, keep your antique hose for display, but get a modern hose for smoking. If the old hose checks out good, then try sucking in on the ferrule, the part where the hose fits into, with your hand sealing the top of the bowl. Does it still leak? Remove the bowl and seal the top end of the tube and try again. Still leaks? Maybe the tube doesn't seal well to be base. Or the tube is in more than one part, screwed together, and they are not properly sealed. Okay, so let's say you have no leaks or you have fixed all leaks, and you get good air flow through the hookah. Oh wait... DO YOU get good air flow? Maybe you should use a bowl with bigger holes in the bottom. Maybe the tube is clogged up with years of built up crud. Maybe you are filling the base too full with water. Maybe the hose is crimped or coming apart inside. Anyway do what you must to get good flow through the hookah. One common mistake is to pack the bowl too tightly. The mu'assel or shisha or whatever you call the smoking mixture where you are from, should be filled loosely into the bowl and tamped down lightly. Air must pass freely through it. Poke plenty of holes in your foil. Try without the screen and without the cap. Make sure that the foil is sealed well to the bowl. What kind of coals are you using? The top of the shisha should be about 1/4 inch below the foil. The foil may sag down slightly from the weight of the coals but that is okay as long as the foil is not actually touching the shisha. That bowl looks like maybe it was not meant for smoking shisha? I am looking at how small the holes are and how close together they are. I think you ought to try a different bowl. You can get them online for around $6. And are you sure that this is an actual hookah meant for smoking, and not just a display item of some sort? I notice your hookah is standing on a nice carpet. Sooner or later you will knock a coal off and burn a mark in that nice carpet. If it is truly an antique then very likely it was not made to use silicone rubber grommets. You will need to wind white adhesive/bandage cloth tape until the thickness is right, then seat the part tightly so it makes a good seal. In the old days they used wet cloth or leather. Or you can try adding modern silicone grommets. Your coals should preferably be out at the edge of the bowl and not in the center. Most smokers do not like the quick lighting round tablets. Natural lemon wood charcoal is considered the best but the compressed coconut charcoal cubes are good, too. Let them burn long enough to have a coating of ash before you begin smoking. They will be difficult to light. Usually we use a gas or electric cooking burner or a fire can or a propane torch such as what plumbers use, to light them. So to recap, 1. make sure that there are no leaks. If there are, isolate and fix them. 2. Make sure you have good airflow through the hookah and if not, fix that. 3. make sure tht your bowl is packed loosely and to the correct level. 4. use decent coals, lined up around the edge of the bowl top 5. replace any part that does not seem to be doing what it is supposed to do.
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Welcome, Ali! Coincidentally, it was in Turkey (Istanbul to be precise) that I first started smoking the hookah. If you are in Ankara or some other modern city you might wish to spend some time in an older city where old traditions are still practiced. Istanbul has lots of cafes where hookah is available. There are lots of shops that sell and even make hookahs, in both shops and cafes you can usually find someone to talk nargile with you. The Bazaars are a lot of fun but beware... you will likely end up paying too much for your hookah and smoking supplies. Currently my setup is a Kahlil Mamoun 4 hose hookah with homemade non return valves so the tips do not have to be blocked for someone to take a puff. I prefer the traditional unglazed bowl with the holes in the bottom and I fill the base with ice and water up to about one inch above the bottom of the down tube. We use large after market hoses because they draw more easily and deliver a bigger cloud of smoke. We prefer Coco Nara or some other pressed coconut charcoal because they burn for a very long time. My favorite smoke is Al Fakher Double Apple, and sometimes we add a little mint flavor to it. We only smoke about once a week due to time constraints and health concerns. What would you like to know about the hookah? Hookah smoking has a very long history in Turkey and seems to still be very popular there, especially in Istanbul. You should be able to find a lot of information locally.
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Hello guys I have this hookah from Syria and I really love it. The problem is that I broke the vase and I’m trying to find new vase or the same hookah or the hookah name. Please help me out if you can.
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Yet another did I get a real Khalil Mamoon?
Ecko_ZA replied to Zippo's topic in Discussion Group for all Hookah Lovers
Looks legit. Possibly a shareef -
Hi there everybody i am form Turkey And I come here to learn lots of things about the hookah
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Hi guys and gals! I got the AoT as a christmas present and after watching several videos instructing me to dense pack it, and as of yet not being able to get a good session out of it, I was wondering if I could get some constructive criticism on the pack I've been using. Fumari Orange Cream I tried it with 4 Fumari quicksilvers and 2 Cocobrico flats. The clouds are okay and the flavor is nonexistent. Thank you in advance for any assistance!
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Hey! Can you please update me about your experience with mainsons.co.uk? Have you found any other cheaper tobacco shop? Thank you!
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Hi all, On a whim I purchased a Hookah yesterday after enjoying friends for many years, probably should have done more research, however wondering if I got a real one after reading a bit. Mine is spelt Khalil Maamoon which I read is due to translation, however still wanted to confirm. The tray holder has Arabic in it, and tray seems ok, but others would know better than me, Thought I’d post images to imgur for better quality https://imgur.com/gallery/wMGqQqG Thanks again. -
Ok so I have been using Arguile (Shisha) for years ! I have tried many many different types all have different air flow depending on set up but some regardless of bowl , foil placement, HMU , hole size in foil or even whip (hose) , water in the bowl, are made to have massive amounts of air flow . I am looking for recommendations for the airiest Shisha you know of ! Down stem has to be wide gauge as well as hose stem .. pretty much looking for wide gauge everything ! Assume I am already using a wide bore hose ! Also using Ferris bowls and samsaris vitrias with either Ignis or lotus 2 . My water in the bowl is never more then 1.5 inches above down stem .. looking for brand names and links ! Thanks hookah fam!!
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Hi, I recently purchased what I am told is an antique Quatari Hookah off craigslist. I am unfamiliar with this hookah design. I can't get it to smoke at all and am hoping someone can help. I don't detect any air leaks. Here's what I tried: I removed the cap with the stars, took off the tray with the hole in the middle, packed about 15g of shisha over the holes in the bottom of the metal bowl, put the tray back on, covered the metal bowl and the tray with aluminum foil, and applied the cooked coals. Despite the bowl getting quite hot, I never got any smoke. Inalso tried removing the tray, and it had no impact. What am I missing? My theories are: 1) I am missing some sort of additional bowl attachment that is supposed to go in the hole in the tray, and because I don't have it the 2.5 inch gap between the foil and shisha is too big to allow proper heating/smoke? 2) I need to use way more shisha to get it close to the coals? 3) There is an leak I'm missing? 4) The old hoses are somehow defective and causing problems? Thoughts? I really appreciate any advice anyone can provide. Thanks! -
Hey. Which type of flavor did you use ? It’s the flavor that use for e-cigarets?
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Hey greetings from Greece. I’m interesting to try make tobacco flavor. Can I use e -liquid for flavor ?some ideas for this ? I want to make something like watermelon with mentha.
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I need help with my hookah.
Clarence.benjee posted a topic in Discussion Group for all Hookah Lovers
So I clean my hookah pipe with lemon and water the next time I smoke my hookah it just taste like lemon I can’t taste my flavour at all I smoke gum with mint flavour alfakher. Is there something I’m doing wrong? I usually use lemon juice to clean my hookah pipe -
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Hello everyone, I have a problem with my hookah pipes. My hookah is Avion Stick and the immersion tube and the mast are stuck ( and it not rusty) I don’t know what to do? I tried and I tried to remove it with hands, but it’s impossible. Does anyone has a solution ? Did i screw it up
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First Hookah purchase in almost 10 years
DrSmokes replied to DrSmokes's topic in Show Off Your Stuff!
Definitely the best hookah I've smoked from. No buyers remorse here. -
I'm currently reading Why Am I so Clever by Friedrich Nietzsche.
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Hello there. Still active here. How about everyone else?
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I haven't tried using pipe yet but I'll try to canvass for one.
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I haven't tried it. How's the mouthfeel?
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I do feel your frustration but you have to clean and maintain it regularly.
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Nice insights though. I would definitely use some of these as reference.
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Food And Drinks With Hookah (Pairings)
gustofwind replied to Jeff From Tangiers's topic in General Chit Chat
Usually it's beer and chips for me.
