All You Need to Know About Downsteam!
The long tubular piece of glass that links your bowl piece to your bong's main water chamber is known as a downstem. The best downsteam facilitates suction pressure necessary to drag smoke from your bowl piece down into the water chamber as you inhale by creating an airtight seal between the glass parts. Your smoke would just ascend through your component without going through the water if you didn't use it. These glass parts are either detachable or permanently attached to the item. Fixed downstems connect to your percolator and are incorporated right into your component. While it's one less thing to worry about, you won't be able to replace them as simply as you can with separate downstems if they break. You'll need to know two things when purchasing a downstem, i.e., joint size and length. When it comes to selling, headshops employ these two standard measures. Downstems are available in the same sizes as joint sizes: 14mm, 18mm, and the less popular 10mm for tin