When it comes to the vast world of smoking accessories, bongs take away the prize with their ancient roots, variety in types, material & design, and even their popularity. Every stoner, no matter how much they love their joints and blunts, has walked down the path of bong hits and loved it. There is just something beautiful about the blend of vapour, herbs, and water that appeals to the high'er mind.
These water pipes quickly rose to fame in the ancient period, and with modern minds and needs, we have as many types as there are thoughts. If you're a novice toker looking to venture into the world of bongs or are just looking to understand the different types, this guide will tell you all about percolator bong.
If you're wondering how to use a percolator bong and its advantages, get ready because we are taking you on a swirling ride!
What is a Percolator Bong?
To put it simply, Percolator is any water pipe that allows the smoke to cool down before it reaches the mouthpiece, and eventually the lungs. It is the name of a type of bong as well as the cooling and filtration feature found in bongs or water pipes. This is achieved by making the smoke pass through the water, thereby cooling it.
To understand percolator bongs completely, we will have to look at the role water plays in our favourite smoking accessories.
Water is present in many paraphernalia with the objective that when smoke passes through it, it will filter and cool it down. That's the bubbling sound you hear when you're inhaling.
The filtration works on the mechanism that water helps to strain out the contaminants before passing it on. This makes the vapour cleaner than before. This allows the user to take huge hits without feeling the harshness or the hotness of the smoke. Pretty impressive, if you ask me.
If you've never smoked a bong with perc, you'd feel the difference in the first drag, with a smoother hit.
Before we move on to how to use a percolator bong, let's see how it works.
How does a Percolator Bong work?
If you know how to use a bong, the percolator bong follows the same step. You pack your bowl with your favourite strain of marijuana and use a hemp wick/lighter to blaze it up. As the herb reacts with the heat, the vapour travels through the downstem into the water. From there on, it is pulled through the tube to the mouthpiece where you can take a few dank hits.
This is how a normal bong works, but someone mentioned percolator bong, they are talking about a bong with a percolator feature attached. If we talk about bong with percolator vs. without, the difference is very clear, and most bong-hitters can confirm this. I am sure by now you know that a percolator is needed for a smoother hit.
This is how a percolator works; it helps to break the flow of water which in turns cools down the smoke as it travels through the water chamber. It is a second water chamber that helps to diffuse the smoke, enabling a larger surface area for the smoke to interact with the water and cool down further. It also breaks down the bubbles, making them smaller due to the pressure in the perc.
The result? A smooth cooled down bong hit.
How to use a Percolator Bong?
Using a percolator bong is not very different from using a usual bong. The idea is the same, use water to filter out contaminants, and enjoy a better filtered and cool smoke.
The first step of using a percolator bong is to fill it up with water. The ideal way is to add water to the bottom chamber until all of the slits in the downstem are barely covered with water. If your bong is equipped with a carb hole, keep the water well below the opening so no water can spill out.
With percolator bongs, you must add enough water to submerge all the percs, ensuring that all openings are well above the water level. Once done, check to see if you're experiencing any splashback or any water touching your lips when you're inhaling. If you experience this, try to make some adjustments to your water level and light it up again.
The water part of the bong is the only one that would need some time to get used to, but apart from that, it is a simple process. Fill up your bowl with weed, and light it up. Once the marijuana is nice and hot, the vapour starts forming. Allow it to pass through the water and then inhale it for a pure, smooth, and cool hit.
How to Clean a Percolator Bong?
Whichever percolator you go with, keeping that rad piece of glass pristine and clean is essential. You will probably drop quite the change, if you haven’t already, on a perfect percolator. So, you’d likely want it to look just as dope, even after your very first session. This is why cleaning it is crucial, and more than preserving it’s aesthetics, a deep clean will also help the perc product purest flavours every time you smoke. Here’s how to clean a percolator bong: -
If you use cleaning solutions or pipe cleaners (for e.g., Formula 420), getting it to reach every part of the percolator will be tricky. The best thing to do is to fill up the bottom of your perc’s water pipe with a cleaning solution. Then, shake the pipe vigorously, use your hand to cover the top, and flip the perc upside-down. Again, shake it as much as you can until the liquid has come up to the top - all of it. Now, remove your hand and let it drain. Lastly, rinse all the parts thoroughly before using....[continue reading]
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