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Why Isn't My Hookah Blowing Smoke?

This is probably the most common question that we get from our customers. When it comes to getting your hookah to start blowing smoke properly, you are going to have to examine a few things that could be causing the issue. Getting your hookah to generate smoke is quite simple and the issues are mostly minor to fixing this issue properly. Here are a few things to look for to ensure that your hookah is pulling and smoking properly to produce tasty smoke.

Make sure your hookah is assembled properly - Check your hookah parts to make sure that they are assembled properly and that there are not any leaks. When assembling your hookah, you need to ensure that all gaskets are properly sealing the hookah stem to the hookah base, the hookah hose port to the hookah hose, and the hookah bowl port to the hookah bowl. These areas of your hookah set should be completely sealed to avoid any air leakage so that it performs properly. To learn more, read up our post on how to set up a hookah.

Check Your Purge Valve - This issue is an easy fix. Check your hookah purge valve to ensure that the ball bearing is in and that there are no blockages. Without the purge ball in the valve, your hookah will not generate any smoke and will not pull. Another sign that the issue is a missing ball is when your hookah is not bubbling. The purge ball acts to prevent air leakage into your base and keeps the smoke from dissipating. Also ensure that nothing is blocking the airway of the purge valve to ensure smooth smoking.

Manage Your Heat Properly - Often times, your hookah wont blow enough smoke simply because your aren't adding enough heat to your hookah bowl. Ensure that you are using 2-3 hookah coals so that your shisha tobacco warms up enough to generate smoke. A method that I like to use to get the smoke going is by adding hookah coals on to the bowl and waiting 2-5 minutes so that the shisha gets warm enough.

Repack Your Head - Sometimes all you gotta do is just repack your hookah-head. Simply remove your tobacco or flavouring and properly pack your bowl so that enough heat can transfer through. Also you may experience not much flavour if it isn't filled properly. To learn more, check out our post on how to pack the perfect shisha-bowl.

Air Leak In Your Hose - If the hose you are using to inhale smoke is punctured then that could be the main reason as to why your aren't getting any smoke at all. Having a hole in your hose will mess with the flow and transfer of your smoke. For a quick fix, try finding the puncture and tape it up for a temporary and easy solution. It is recommended that you do swap your hose out every 30-40 uses as it can get overused and collect the various flavours you smoke. Eventually you wont know what you are inhaling.

Source: www.oxidehookah.com