Hookah Setup Instructions Here you will learn everything you need to know about your hookah.  Learn valuable setup tips, troubleshoot common mistakes and much more.   Follow our quick and easy instructions below and soon you'll be enjoying your new hookah pipe and shisha tobacco.

Hookah Setup Instructions Click here to view the hookah pipe diagram and description. Fill the glass vase with water so that the metal stem is submerged about an inch into the water. Wet the rubber grommet so that the stem will slide into the vase easily. With the rubber grommet between the stem and the vase, place the stem of the hookah into the glass vase so that it fits snugly and is airtight. Place the metal charcoal tray on top of the hookah stem. Secure the hookah bowl on top of the metal stem with the large rubber stopper. Blow through all of the hoses before each smoking session to clear out any smoke residue. Place the hose or hoses into the stem. Be sure the connection is airtight, use the small rubber stoppers if necessary. Test that the setup is airtight by placing your hand on top of the hookah bowl then sucking in through the hose. The setup is airtight when you feel a slight pull on your hand and you see and hear bubbles inside the glass vase. Loosely “sprinkle” some hookah tobacco into the hookah bowl. Be sure not to pack the bowl too tightly, so that the airflow is not restricted. Cover the hookah bowl with a small piece of aluminum foil and perforate with a pin or similar object. Metal charcoal screens are a quick alternative. Never place hot charcoals directly on tobacco. For self-lighting charcoals: Outdoors, hold a charcoal disc with metal tongs and hold over a lighter. The charcoal will spark and smoke for several minutes as it heats. When the charcoal stops sparking, blow on it gently to make it red hot and then carefully place it on top of the covered hookah bowl to one side. For natural charcoals: Use a heating element to get the coal red hot. Gently press down on the charcoal, while sucking in through the hose. It will take several minutes for the smoke to build up inside the chamber of the glass vase. Relax and enjoy! Hookah Setup Troubleshooting No bubbles in the the glass base? There may be too much or too little water in the glass vase. The metal stem should be 1 to 1 ½ inches submerged in the water in the glass vase. Check to be sure the hookah is airtight Check hose by blowing into mouthpiece and sealing other end with your thumb if no air passes through when sealed, then the hose is airtight. Check all connections: between glass vase & metal stem, between hose and metal stem, between hookah bowl and metal stem. Check to be sure the valve ball is in place- it must be in place for the hookah to work. The smoke is too thick? When the tobacco heats rapidly, the smoke inside the chamber of the glass vase may get rather thick. To prevent this, start with one charcoal and place it to one side of the bowl. Using the tongs, move the charcoal around the top of the clay bowl throughout the smoking session. This will portion out the amount of tobacco being heated at one time. As a remedy- blow gently into the hose to clear some of the smoke from the chamber. Using the metal tongs, move the charcoal to one side to portion the amount of tobacco heated. The smoke is too thin? If the hookah was smoking very well and the smoke becomes very thin, then the charcoal is probably beginning to die out. Carefully clear some of the ash from the charcoal. Light a new charcoal and put it on top of the hookah bowl. Never light a self-lighting charcoal on top of the hookah while smoking- the extra smoke will overwhelm the tobacco flavors. If the smoke starts off very thin, it usually means that the charcoal is not hot enough. Simply, light another charcoal and begin with two charcoals. You may find that once the charcoals are heated, the smoke in the chamber becomes very thick and one of the coals may need to be removed.