Hookah Guy

Hey everyone,

So I recently got a new KM Kora Ice. I'm having a little trouble getting it to smoke as well as my Mya Vortex.

I've checked the KM for any air leaks. It's vacuum tight all the way to the hole in my phunnel bowls I use regularly, so all grommets along with the entire hookah is good. I am using the same phunnels bowls, same Razan hose, same coals (currently CH cocos).

I'm not getting wispy weak smoke by any means, but I'm not getting quite as thick and fluffy big clouds that I've got down pat with the Mya regularly. I've tried a little bit different water levels on the KM, all around 1" of the stem submerged (including the bubble on the end) with no real change.

Even though it didn't make a lot of sense, I thought perhaps since the KM was so much taller, that perhaps it simply needed more heat. However, as you would guess, more heat just makes the shisha harsh.

So, I'm a bit stumped. I've smoked out of my new KM about 10 times now, and while they are still enjoyable sessions, I'm not getting as good of clouds, as well as the sessions seem to be shorter before it seems like the bowl is done. To top it off, it doesn't appear all the shisha is being used when I un-foil the bowl after smoking with the KM. Yes, I am using the same packing techniques, regardless of the hookah.

Please help me get this KM roaring with huge clouds like it should be.

Thanks

I am here asking for some help guys.

I have a friend whose hookahs I have smoked from a few times, and I want to go ahead and buy my own. Note: Friend is unaware of KM Hookahs, so I will not rely on his advice. When I described the "tray rattle" KM got dished, even with explanation of how it is part of the uniqueness of owning a KM. My main reason for the Mya QT route is $$$, has nothing to do with the rattle. Please read through my whole post before commenting.

Here are the accessories I will be buying:
1 - Large Nammor Hose
1 - Tangiers Medium Phunnel
1 - MNH Scallis Glass Phunnel Bowl Mod
1 - Tangiers F-Line Kashmir 9
1 - Romman Apple
1 - Romman Berry Breeze
-- Possibility of MNH Tangiers Glass Screen, if you think it is any good
1 Kilo Exotica Finger Coals
(The free coals that come with the hookah are not listed)

Discussion on the Hookah I will buy:
Torn between a
Mya QT (Low investment, easy to clean, portable)
or
KM ~22 - ~ 36 Inch (Really wanted a tri-metal, but none in usa now that I can see)

So the advice I am looking for basically is... Am I making a bad choice for my first hookah going with the Mya QT? Should I upgrade to a bambino instead? Or go all the way straight to the KM?

I am hesitant to jump into a KM right off the bat, because it seems cleaning it in the bathtub would be a good deal of extra effort, also I see the hookah making some amount of travel, and want one to hike with sometimes. If I start with a Mya there is a good chance I will be buying a taller hookah (IE KM) within my first year of ownership, provided I fall in love and smoke it often, take care of it, etc...

Also any advice/commentary on my accessories selection is welcome. I am open to suggestions for a additonal shisha, discussion on the glass screen.

My vendors are HookahShisha for the hookah, coals, bowl, hose and romman... And MNH for the scali mod & tangiers f-line.

Help fill me in if I have missed anything I need to be considering.

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I have a Mya Gyro, and the threads on the main stem where you screw it into the chamber have totally worn down and it won't screw into the chamber anymore. has this happened to anyone else that has a MYA?

i usually unscrew it everytime after i use it to clean it, should i have left it screwed together more?