How Does a Percolator Bong Work？

First of all, let’s look at how a bong works. Pack your marijuana in the bowl and light it up. The smoke gets filtered through the water and is pulled through the bong’s tube. The user places his mouth over the mouthpiece, inhales, and gets pretty stoned if he does a few hits!

When someone refers to a ‘percolator bong’ or a ‘water pipe,’ they are merely talking about a bong with a percolator attached. If you have ever used a bong without a perc, you may have experienced a dry hit or a scorched throat. When you add a percolator to the equation, you benefit from a filtration system that ensures a smoother hit.

There is a wide variety of percs on the market (more on that later), but all of them break up the flow of water to help cool down the smoke as it moves through the bong’s water chamber. Percolators are typically dome-shaped although there is an array of outlandishly designed percs now on the market.

In essence, a perc is an extra water chamber for your bong, and you normally find it in the bong’s tube. It contains water and is an extra filtering process for weed’s smoke. When you pull the smoke from your bong, it interacts with water in the bowl. As the smoke goes up the tube, it interacts with water on a second occasion via the percolator.

This process helps cool and filter the smoke in two ways. First of all, the smoke has a second chance to make contact with the water, which is inevitably going to help it cool down. The perc enables a larger surface area of smoke to reach the water which, of course, helps it cool down even more. Secondly, the bubbles get broken down and become smaller thanks to the pressure in the perc. The result is a smooth and cool bong hit.