How to buy a good hookah? Part 4

Hose

The hose, alias flexible mouthpiece or pipe is one of the main hookah components that is why when choosing it you have to be vigilant.

When buying it, check the hermiticity by closing the hose from one end with finger but from another blowing in it. There mustn't be any air leaks Beauty in this case plays subordinate part - the hose can be homely, but smoking will be perfect and vice-versa. Also you should try just to blow in the hose, checking the effort that is needed for blowing out the hose. You can take several different hoses and compare which of them is easier to blow out. The hose's end that is inserted in hookah should be even and round without chips; otherwise there will be problems with hermiticity. When choosing hookah, also draw attention to material of which it is made.

Hoses are of two main types - whole and demountable.

First type of hose is standard solution for small and average hookahs. It consists of three parts:

1. Part that is inserted in hookah - usually wooden, 6-12 centimeters long, conical;

2. Main part that represents hose from 0.5 meters long (of 30 centimeters long hookahs) to 2 meters.

3. Mouthpiece. It is usually wooden, often with metal mouthpiece - from 12 to 40 centimeters.

Second type of the hose is demountable. Part that is inserted in hookah and the mouthpiece are taken off the main hose. Such hoses are more bulky but they serve longer - when one of the parts breaks, you don't have to change entire hose. In hookah cafe it is standard type of the hose.