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Briefly explained: A shisha (water pipe) works according to a simple principle. Glowing coal heats the water pipe tobacco in the head - usually via a smokebox or aluminum foil. without burning it. When you pull on the hose, a negative pressure is created that pulls the aromatic smoke down through the smoke column and through the dip tube through the water in the bowl. There he will chilled and partially filtered, collects above the water and finally flows into the lungs through the hose connection, hose and mouthpiece.
A hookah looks complicated at first glance, but it follows a clear physical principle. Here we explain to you step by step, how a shisha works – from the structure to the airflow to the question of what the water really does. Simply follow the golden path of the smoke in the sketches.
He sits at the top Shisha head – one of the common designs, mostly made of clay (sound head), but also available as a phunnel, multi-hole head or silicone head. He becomes relaxed with it Hookah tobacco filled (do not stuff it – the air must be able to circulate).
There is one above that Smokebox (HMD) or classic aluminum foil or a chimney attachment on which the glowed Natural charcoal lies. Important: The tobacco is only used here heated (approx. 150-200 °C), not burned – it evaporates. This is exactly what creates the dense, aromatic smoke.
As soon as you pull on the mouthpiece, a flow occurs in the closed system negative pressure. This sucks fresh air through the coal and tobacco and pulls the resulting smoke down through them Smoke column – the long, central center tube that connects the head and bowl.
The column of smoke goes down into that Immersion tube about, that in the Bowl (the vitreous body with water) protrudes and only about 1.5 cm into the water. The smoke comes out at the bottom, bubbles through the water as fine bubbles and rises upwards. It is cooled significantly and some of the suspended matter remains in the water.
That's why we often talk about "filtering" - but that's only partly true: the water cools the smoke and binds some particles, but lasts not all pollutants (such as carbon monoxide). The finished, cool smoke collects above the water in the airspace of the bowl.
From the air space above the water, the smoke is transported through the Hose connection sucked in – he sits consciously above the water level. From there the cooled smoke flows through the Hose to the Mouthpiece and reaches the lungs. Many shishas also have one Check valve: You can blow out stale smoke using the blow-off.
You can find all terms explained in detail in Shisha lexicon, further instructions in Shisha guide.
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Hot coal heats the water pipe tobacco in the head via a smokebox or aluminum foil without burning it. When you pull on the hose, a negative pressure is created that pulls the smoke down through the smoke column and through the dip tube through the water in the bowl. There it is cooled, collects above the water and flows through the hose and mouthpiece into the lungs.
No. The water pipe tobacco is only heated (around 150-200 °C) and evaporates or smolders - it does not burn. This creates aromatic, dense smoke instead of ash.
The water cools the smoke significantly and binds some of the particles, but does not filter out all of the pollutants. Harmful substances such as carbon monoxide continue to get into the smoke - so the water primarily cools, and complete filtering does not take place.
As a guideline, the dip tube should be immersed in the water by about 1 to 2 cm (around 1.5 cm). If it is too deep, the train will be difficult; If it is too flat, the smoke will hardly be cooled.
The Smokebox (Heat Management Device, HMD) holds the charcoal above the tobacco and regulates the heat evenly. It is the modern, cleaner alternative to aluminum foil and makes heat management much easier.
With an electric shisha, an electric heating head (e-HMD, for example the XKAH Pro) heats the tobacco instead of glowing coal. The basic principle with water, bowl and hose remains the same - just without coal and without carbon monoxide.
