Monday, 5 August 2013

What Is a Jet Lighter

The popularity of butane jet lighters is increasing with every passing day. Ask any novelty shop or online store owner about the lighter types they sell most frequently, the list of names you will get will surely include jet lighter. Thus for someone new to the world of smoking as well as for people who haven’t yet used jet lighters it is extremely important to gather knowledge about this amazing cigarette lighter. This write up will help you in doing just that. Here, we have discussed about the features of jet lighters in brief.

Let us begin the discussion by explaining to you what a jet lighter actually is and what makes it a different device than the classic lighters. Jet lighters uses butane as fuel, the same fuel types used by the classic units. Butane is categorized as hydrocarbon fuel like diesel and gasoline. When it comes to jet lighters, butane gets vaporized after being ignited by piezoelectric spark, a special feature of jet lighters. Due to the presence of piezoelectric spark, a jet lighter unlike classic lighters does not need the flint spark. In spite of using the same fuel, jet lighters usually become much hotter compared to their classic counterparts; this can be easily understood from the fact that instead of soft candle-like flames produced by classic units, a jet lighter produces an intense and attractive blue flame. This is possible because the butane in jets mixes with air to achieve better combustion. This working procedure of a jet lighter can be compared to that of automobile engines, which operate by combining gasoline with air for running.

Due to the presence of new technologies in jet lighters, for instance a fuel combining butane and air and piezoelectric spark, they have become more practical options compared to the classical lighters. The other factor that has turned the jets into the most widely used cigarette lighter is that it is virtually wind-proof. The flame of a jet will never flicker when in high wind; this feature is absent in classic lighters. Even when lit amid strong breeze, a jet lighter will successfully produce the intense blue-colored flame we always associate with it. Additionally, some manufacturers are also offering jet lighters that are water proof; these are units that do not allow moisture to enter their body and corrode the delicate parts. Availability of water-proof jet lighters has significantly increased the sales of this cigarette lighter type over the past few years.

Wednesday, 8 May 2013

How to Refill a Jet Lighter

A Jet Lighter can be described as butane lighter offering blue flames for lighting your cigarettes up. You should not think twice before purchasing this lighter type if you want to use a windproof and refillable lighter. As these units are refillable, people looking to use them must learn the process of refilling the fuel. The section below will explain to you the right procedure of refilling jet lighters and keeping them functional.
  • Hole the jet lighter strongly in your hand and turn it upside down; make sure that lid of the lighter is closed as you do so. This should allow you to see a tiny screw and port hole (often referred to as inlet valve).
  • Once you see the port hole and screw we mentioned above, you should get the butane canister’s lid removed. Now the canister will have to be turned upside down, but only to place its red colored valve into the jet lighter’s inlet valve.
  • The above step must be followed by pressing the canister and its valve in 3 to 4 short bursts. While doing so you must have the lighter and the canister in different hands of yours.
  • The above step should end the refilling procedure. However, you must not start using it right after refilling it with butane. Allow you’re the jet lighter to rest for a minimum of 5 minutes. This will give the fuel you just filled the lighter with to settle.

Tuesday, 26 March 2013

Information on Different Types of Bongs

A bong or water pipe can best be defined as a filtration device used for smoking herbal substances of different kinds. Right now, the market houses four different types of bong. The section below will inform you of each of those four types.

Ice Bongs: These are bongs crafted using special notches that are built into their stems directly. This unique construction allows the air to pass through easily while still holding the ice. The stem of the device is filled with ice. The smoke passes through this cold tunnel before reaching the user’s lungs. This special feature of ice water pipes ensures that the smoke coming out of it is much cooler, safer and smoother.

Percolator Bongs: The most notable feature of percolator bongs is that they clean the smoke before it moves to the user’s lungs. In a percolator bong, the smoke travels down the device’s stem to reach the water. Following this, the smoke exits the water and then re-enters it again. It works by breaking the herbal smoke into tiny pieces. This ensures that the smoke reaching your lungs is much cleaner than that of a regular water pipe.

Mini Water Bongs: With mini bongs, you will be experiencing all benefits offered by a water pipe minus the hazard of carrying something big. As their name suggests, mini water pipes are small and can be carried easily; their small size make them ideal for people who struggle to carry normal-sized apparatuses. Due to their petite size, mini water pipes are generally cheaper compared to other variants available on the market. However, that does not make them less powerful.

Gravity Water Bongs: This type is named so because unlike most other bong types, which use force for filling their chamber, gravity bongs use gravity. People using this kind of apparatus need to get most of the device submerged underwater before they light the blow. Once lit, the user will need to lift it slowly from water; this will fill chamber with smoke. When the device is almost lifted entirely out of the water, the user should remove the bowl and place his or her lips around the opening. Finally, the bong will have to be pushed back quickly into the water; this will allow the smoke to reach the user’s lungs at great pace.