A shisha can sometimes seem like a pretty complicated construction, with all those attachments and hoses. We therefore can imagine that you might need some explanation if you have never set up a shisha before. It is also important that you do this properly, otherwise the shisha will not work properly and you will smoke it the wrong way. Keep on reading this blog if you want to know how setting up a hookah works!
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What do you need?
Step 1 is to gather everything you need. If you don’t already have it, you can buy these things from our AmyDeluxe shisha shop. First of all, of course, you need the hookah itself. You also need: a coal burner and shisha coals, shisha tongs and shisha tobacco or stones. Above all, pick a flavor you like, because the flavor of the stones you choose is generally quite overpowering. Is all this ready? Then you can really start setting things up.
Burning coals
To start off, you best start burning the coals first. This process takes a while, which is why it is best to start here. While the coals are burning, you can continue with the rest of the setup. To start burning the coals, start by turning on the coal burner, where you put the coals. You can tell that the coals are glowing when they are gray and red hot.
Setting up the rest of the hookah
When you are burning the coals you can continue with setting up the hookah itself. First you fill the vase that sits at the bottom of the hookah with water. The vase certainly does not have to be completely full, but can be filled to about halfway the vase with water. Then you connect the centerpiece to the vase, and to the centerpiece you install the shisha hose. Inhale once through one of the hoses to check that the hose is not hanging in the water of the vase. If the water bubbles and no water enters the hose when inhaling, the water level is good.
Filling the tobacco cup
When all this is done you can start filling the tobacco cup. Fill the tobacco cup to a few millimeters below the rim with tobacco or stones. Leave the middle of the bowl open so that some air can get through. This will create a better smoking experience. Finally, put some aluminum foil over the tobacco cup and poke holes in it.
Are the coals hot? Smoke away!
Are your coals smoking hot by now? Good, then your smoking experience can almost start! Place the coals on the sealed tobacco cup. Note that you do not need 6 coals, but that 3 coals per shisha is enough. Now, to light the shisha you need to inhale several times in quick succession. You activate the tobacco or the stones, after which they continue burning. Finished smoking? Then make sure everything has cooled down well before you dispose of it and clean the shisha thoroughly once in a while to preserve your shisha longer.