For those who do not know: instruction how to assemble a hookah!

Have you recently bought this unique device? And would like to know how to build a hookah? This article is for you. It will help to understand such questions: how correctly to collect a hookah and to fill with tobacco. However, before it is good to know where it came from, what size it is, what parts it consists of and what its purpose is.

History of the origin of hookahs

There are many versions, but most sources indicate that they originally appeared in India. They made hookahs from improvised means, namely from coconuts. This product served as a bulb, and a hose - reed. For several centuries the form of manufacture did not change. Then hookahs came to Turkey. And from there, the traders already brought them to the Arab countries. In Turkey, the device was modified. And thanks to the masters of this country hookahs have taken the current forms. To make them began from gold, crystal, silver.

Dimensions

The choice of size, first of all, depends on what you are going to use this item for. Firstly, if you buy a hookah for decorative purposes, you can buy a large (from a meter) with two or three tubes and shining gilding or a small one (up to thirty centimeters in height).

Secondly, if you want to buy a hookah for smoking alone and are not going to arrange evenings with friends, then buy a small one, the height of thirty centimeters to seventy. You can take this device with you everywhere. These little hookahs are very mobile and usually sold in a suitcase, which is easy to throw into the car.

Thirdly, if you are going to smoke hookah in the company, then it is worth buying a large device (from seventy centimeters) with a cup of medium size and small ornaments that will create the right atmosphere for you. Export it is undesirable, because it can be broken.

Small hookahs are usually bought by people who want to try to comprehend the process for the first time. And if you like, then a person acquires a great analogy. Before you learn how to assemble a hookah, you need to buy a tobacco mixture.

How to choose tobacco

A good product should not contain solid pieces, but be homogeneous. How to cook hookah tobacco? First, dried leaves of different varieties. Then they are cut and mixed with additives. For example, with melissa, flavors, spices or herbs. The resulting mixture is soaked in wine or fruit juices. Tobacco mass is black color not flavored or light and flavored. There are also differences in strength and humidity. It is better to ask a specialist in a tobacco shop.

There are a huge number of recipes for the preparation of tobacco. Each version has its own flavor and leaves an unforgettable aftertaste. Many prefer to smoke without tobacco. For this, take the apple. Cut and clean from the core, leave only the skin with a thin layer of pulp. Punch in several places and put in a bowl, and on top of the charcoal. To enhance the flavor, pour apple juice into the flask.

Description of smoking device

It consists of the following main details:

• The upper part (mine);
• The lower part (the vessel that is filled with liquid);
• Ceramic cup (chilima);
• Hose (mouthpiece or tube);
• Saucers.

Many hookahs are equipped with more tongs for coal, a protective saucer, a hood and a ball valve. The latter serves to remove excess smoke. On small hookahs, this valve is absent. Together with the smoking device you can buy plastic nozzles for the mouthpiece.

Now it's time to understand such a subtle nuance - how to build a hookah. The instruction is attached in detail. If you carefully read it, you will certainly master this skill, and in the future, in a few minutes, will assemble the device.

How to assemble a large hookah

We begin to prepare a device for smoking. This is the primary procedure. The main rule of assembly is not to rush. If you do something wrong and leaky, then you will not get any pleasure from smoking. Therefore, read carefully the following recommendations on how to assemble a hookah. The scheme of actions is presented here.

1. Pour the water into the flask. You can milk, cream, juice or wine. Pour it so that the filter tube falls into the liquid by two centimeters, but not more.
2. Insert the upper metal part into the flask. Connect tightly.
3. Then connect the hose to the outlet located at the top.
4. The main requirement for this device is tightness (it is best to check it immediately when purchasing). Close the cup with the hand where the tobacco is placed, and draw the air through the tube. It should not pass under normal tightness.

All is ready! Now you know how to assemble a hookah, and you can safely start refueling.

How to "hammer" tobacco

Hookah is assembled. It remains to refill. To do this, you need collected hookah, tobacco, coal. Stacking the latter is one of the important moments. It is best to use charcoal.

Extremely carefully perform all actions. Using tongs, take the tobacco and put it in the cup. It is not necessary to impose much. It is better to take small portions. Try not to compress tobacco. If it is densely laid, the hookah will be badly lit. Stir with the iron rod tobacco mass in the cup and make holes to allow air to pass through. Cover the cup with foil, tighten it. Then pierce the needle, making small holes on the entire surface of the foil. Light the coal. Wait until it is hot. Cover the cup with a special lid (if any) and start smoking. After five puffs, the flask must be filled with smoke. This is an indication that the hookah is ready for use.

Cleaning

This is no less important process. And you should not neglect it. To clean the device, you will need food soda, water and a brush. Note! Do not use detergents. This is categorically not allowed. So, we proceed.

Remove the foil from the cup and remove all remaining tobacco. Next, disassemble the hookah and pour out all the liquid. Then again assemble the product. Yes, yes, do not be surprised! How to assemble a hookah, look above. Attach the mouthpiece to the faucet and turn on the water. It must flow in the opposite direction to smoke during smoking. Continue this process for ten minutes. Then disassemble the hookah completely and clean the individual elements.

Start with a hose. Use a brush for this. If it is not, then do the following: take the fishing line (it should be longer than the hose), in the middle tie the rag. Then insert the line into the hose and start to clean.

Wash the cup with soda. Dissolve it with water until the consistency of gruel. After all these manipulations, dry the hookah.

If you are interested in the question of how to assemble a small hookah, then the answer is extremely simple - like a great analogue.

Advice

Use the following guidelines.

1. Smoke where you will not be disturbed, otherwise you will get neurosis.
2. Put calm and melodic music to relax.
3. It is best to smoke after eating.
4. Do not pour strong spirits into the flask. Otherwise get intoxicated. Also it is not recommended to smoke after taking alcohol inside.
5. Hookah put on the floor. According to the Eastern tradition, if you put the device for smoking on the table, then you show disrespect to your guests. Exceptions can be when the hookah is small in size.
6. When you have finished smoking, be sure to clean the device. Otherwise, the next use of harmful substances left in the cup can cause negative sensations from the process.

All the points that you need to know are considered. We hope, advice, how to assemble a hookah and fill it with tobacco, will be useful, and you will get maximum pleasure from the process. Invite your friends to the hookah party. Have a nice time.