How do ash catchers work on bongs

If you have some stubborn build-up, you can let it soak for a few hours in the solution, as you would with bong. Search Close. Left Prev Next Right. What is an Ash Catcher?

The three main details you need to know are joint diameter, joint angle, and joint gender. Typically these will be at a 45 or degree angle. It also comes with many added benefits that a lot of smokers are unaware of.

One of the biggest benefits of using an ash catcher is you will spend a lot less time cleaning your water pipe and more time smoking out of it. If you have a smaller piece or one that is very easy to clean you may not need an ash catcher, but if you have a larger piece with tons of percolators an ash catcher can be a real life-saving accessory to have.

Ash catchers are optional water pipe upgrades and thus sold separately from the water pipe itself. To ensure you get the right ash catcher for your water pipe you will need to know the joint size of your pipe so that you can get the correct joint size ash catcher. Most ash catchers are male joints and meant to be combined with female jointed water pipes.

If you have a male jointed water pipe, no worries you can always get a glass adapter to make it fit. Ash catchers range in price depending on the complexity of their design and size.

Your ash catcher will attach to your water pipe the same way you take your bowl in and out. Your bowl will now go into the ash catcher instead of directly into the water pipe. When you take a hit the burned ash will get trapped in the ash catcher instead of passing into the water pipes main chamber. Be sure not to add too much water to your ash catcher or the dirty water will flow into your water pipe. You may want to consider purchasing a K — Clip to secure your ash catcher to your water pipe.

A K-Clip is a small plastic clip that locks the ash catcher into your water pipe so it does not come out when removing the bowl. Now that you have decided you want to add an ash catcher to your water pipe it's important to make sure you get the right one!

As previously mentioned the first thing you will want to look at is the joint size of your water pipe and the joint size of the ash catcher you want to get. You need to make sure that the joints will fit together properly so the ash catcher and your water pipe function correctly.

The next thing you need to consider is the angle of the joint on your ash catcher. Even if joint sizes are standardized, they still come in an array of options, varying from 10mm to 14mm and even 18mm. The only problem with these adapters is that they add weight and complicate the set-up, posing problems that may happen in the future. Opposites attract, and the saying trickles down even to the joints in ash catchers and bongs. Knowing if your bong has a male or female joint would lead you to the correct type of ash catcher to buy and if you buy the wrong one, there are always adapters and the caveats that come with it.

The only thing you need to remember here is that the joint angle of the ash catcher has the same joint angle attached to the bong.

This makes sure no dirty water gets spilled back into the bong for a hassle-free clean-up. Doing so would risk the sturdiness of the joint while also risking the capability of the bong to stand up once you put it down after a hit.

There are different types of percolators fixed on the insides of the ash catcher, ranging from a showerhead, honeycomb, inline, or tree perch. Otherwise, you are free to choose any perc that you may want to try and add to the mechanism. Ash catchers come in many different sizes and you must be aware that not all ash catchers fit all bongs. Some beakers with reducer down stems require a shorter ash-catcher as the bulging base of the beaker can get in the way of some ash catchers, the joint angle of the ash catcher can also cause the same problem.

Dry Ash Catchers are a very popular option as they do not add any drag to the dray of your smoke and in turn will not affect the function of your percolated bong. Dry ash Catchers are not actually dry, they contain a small amount of water in the bottom of their chamber.