Hookah Components

Hookah Bowl

The bowl is usually made up of clay, glass or marble, and it's called head of the hookah. It's a container that holds the loaded tobacco and charcoal separated by perforated aluminium foil during smoking.The burning charcoals are placed at the top, which heats the tobacco and creates the smoke.

Tanghiers Medium Phunnel Bowl

In recent years a lot variations has come in the shape and design of hookah bowls which keeps juices in tobacco form from running down in the stem tube. Sahara smoke bowls and Tangiers Phunnel bowls have great popularity among them.

Sahara Smoke vortex Bowl

Pyrex vortex Bowl

Windscreen

The windscreen of hookah is which is placed on the top of bowl. The main function of windscreen is to prevents the wind to increase burn rate of charcoal, prevents the ash of charcoals being blown to surrounding environment. And also it prevents the charcoal being ejected if the hookah is bumped.

A typical Hookah Windscreen

Hose

There are one or two hoses in a hookah, which is a flexible tube and it allows smoke to be drawn from a distance. Meanwhile, it allows the cooling down of smoke before it gets inhaled.

Inhale Cobra Hookah Hose

The inhaling end of tube is connected with a mouthpiece which is made up of metal or wood. There are many variations in the size, material and shape of mouthpiece.

Ninja styled Cobra Hoses

Purge Valve

Purge valves are a new addition to hookahs which are usually connected to water jar. The main purpose of purge valve is to purge the smoke in the jar which has been sitting in the jar for longer periods. It only operated when a positive pressure is applied in form of blowing into hose.

A typical Purge Valve

Location of Purge Valve

Water Jar

Water jar also known as the vase or base of hookah, sits under the body of hookah. The body of hookah rests on the water jar. The stem of the body hangs below water level in jar. Smoke comes from the body, and bubbles through the water, which causes the smoke to cooled down and humidify . Fruit juices can also be added instead of water, some other additions are fruit pieces, mint leaves and crushed ice.

Water Jars for Hookah

Plate

Plate is placed below the bowl to catch the ash falling from the charcoals. Also it serves as a place where charcoals are put for cleaning of ash lodged during smoking session.

Hookah plates or trays

Grommets

Grommets rests between the body and bowl of hookah, body gasket and water jar, body and hose. Their main function is to seal the joints between body parts properly. In order to minimize the chances of escape of smoke from the joints, and entry of air inside hookah.

Hookah Grommet set

Diffuser

It is actually not a major component only a luxury item which is used for better smoking experience. It is usually attached to the bottom of down stem for smother smoking experience. It breaks the larger bubbles which are created by entry of smoke from the body into small bubbles.It also causes lowering the suction amount which is required to bring the smoke into chamber resulting in better cooling of smoke.

Heba Diffuser for Hookahs

A diffuser set for Hookah