HOW TO SET UP HOOKAH?

For the best hookah experience prep your Hekkpipe the right way

Example instructions based on Active & Deluxe

250 ml or 8.5 oz is perfect.

Fill the water bottle with water (the colder the better), then keep it at 90 degrees (horizontal) until the water comes out of the stem.

Pro tips:

• When the water gets into the hose, lift the hookah up and pour the water out of the hose.
• If you don’t hear the bubbling sound when smoking, add some water to the bottle.
• You can add ice to the bottle to get tasty, cool smoke.

Guide the hose through the back of the wooden box onto the hose port of the hookah stem.

This way you keep the pincers clean of tobacco to easily light the coal.

Fill the bowl with your finger. Try to separate the tobacco parts. Make sure the bowl is not too packed (tobacco level below the edge) or overpacked (level above the edge). Use pliers to release the holes inside the bowl.

Tobacco Pro tips:

• Shred the chunks of tobacco into smaller pieces so heat can strike the tobacco more evenly. Bake the tobacco, do not burn it.
• Don’t pack the tobacco above the holes on the center vortex bowl to leave a space between the foil and the tobacco. This also keeps the holes clean of burnt tobacco.
• Use only fresh and wet tobacco as dried tobacco will burn your throat.

We recommend using 40 micron hookah foil, as it always only needs 2 coats. Kitchen foil can also be used, but requires 9-16 coats (depending on the heat) as it is thin and does not tolerate heat well. Always place the glossy side down (towards the tobacco).

This is the most important part in this how to set up hookah manual!

Pierce the area marked in blue to get good airflow.

Keep the holes rather small, so you do not mix your tobacco with ash.

• For the best hookah session, use 26×26 mm hookah natural charcoal and place 1 cube in the center.
• When using quick-lighting charcoal, hold the coal with hookah tongs while igniting it.
• Natural coal needs a lot more exposure to heat to get it red hot. A stove, torch or a fireplace will do the trick.
• What coal is right for Hekkpipe? Check out from out blog post.

Coal Pro tips:

• To better regulate the heat, break the charcoal into pieces or use smaller natural coal. You will get the best smoke when using ¾ of a full round of coal at once.
• When you are using quick-lighting charcoal, then don’t place the coal pieces on the foil until they have finished sparkling and are red hot all over

Pro tips for the perfect session:

• Never smoke with the front cover open as the safety cone can’t hold the hot coal in place.
• If the smoke gets harsh, blow carefully into the hose to ventilate. You can also do this to get fresh smoke. If you blow too hard, you might push water into the bowl and ruin your session.
• To move the coal around on the bowl, just tilt your Hekkpipe, up to 45 degrees. It is a good idea to do this after every 5 minutes so that the tobacco heats evenly.

We hope how to set up hookah manual
helps you to generate some thick clouds!

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