This piece is amazing for filtration, but perhaps a little too overboard. The drag created by all the honeycomb percs and sheer volume of water makes it require a strong diaphragm to pull a complete rip from this beast. Best to take one rip and keep your mouth over the opening, exhale, and then pull the bowl off as you inhale hard for the clear-out rip. I went ahead and bought an adaptabowl piece for converting mine into handling 14mm Bowls. Mostly though, this bong is a party/conversational piece. For personal bong rips in bed while watching TV, I recommend one of the single perc beaker bongs found on this site.