5" Encore Babyface Slit Ash Catcher

5″ 14 M 90° Encore Babyface Slit Ash Catcher

Ash ends up in your water. Every bowl you clear pushes a little more of it down the stem, and after a week the water goes grey and the whole thing tastes like an ashtray. An ash catcher sits between the bowl and the joint and traps most of that debris before it ever reaches the chamber. This one is glass, runs 5 inches tall, and drops into a 14mm female joint.

We get asked what a catcher really does. It handles two jobs at once. It keeps ash out of the water, which means you change water because you want to and not because it turned into sludge. And it takes the sticky part of the buildup on itself, so the piece you actually care about stays cleaner for longer. When it does get gunked up, you pull the catcher and clean that instead of wrestling with a full chamber.

We carry this one because the slit design does real work. Instead of dumping smoke straight through an open tube, the slits break the stream into smaller paths as it passes through the water in the catcher body. You get a second stage of filtration before the smoke ever gets to your main piece. The 5 inch body gives it enough room to hold water without the water climbing into the joint.

Fitment is the part we watch people get wrong, so read the joint spec twice. The catcher has a 14mm female fitting, which means it accepts a 14mm male bowl and sits on a 14mm male joint. If your piece has a female joint you would need an adapter, and if your joint is a different diameter this will not seat. The angle is called out in the product title - match it to the angle of the joint on your piece so the catcher hangs plumb rather than leaning off to one side.

Why This One Is Worth the Shelf Space

Slit diffusion, not a straight drop. The slits split the smoke into a wider spread of small streams. More surface contact with the water means more of the ash and heavy particles get left behind.

Glass all the way through. Nothing here to hold flavor between sessions. Glass rinses clean, and you can see exactly how dirty the inside is getting instead of guessing.

It takes the abuse for you. We think of it as the sacrificial part. The catcher becomes the dirtiest part of the setup, which is the point. Cleaning one 5 inch part beats cleaning a whole chamber.

Three colors, one body. Green, clear, and blue are the same shape. Pick clear if you want to watch the water work, pick a color if you want the catcher to read as part of the piece.

A size that stays sensible. At 5 inches it adds visible height without turning your setup into a tower that tips when you bump the table.

Specifications

What You Get Out of It

• Ash stops at the catcher instead of settling in your main chamber
• Water stays usable for more sessions before it needs changing
• Resin collects in one removable part that is easy to soak
• Slit diffusion adds a second filtration stage on the way through
• Glass construction shows you the buildup before it gets bad
• 14mm female fitting matches the most common bowl size on the shelf
• Three colorways so it can match or contrast with your piece
• Comes off in a second when you want to clean or travel light
• Extra water volume smooths the pull without a big rebuild
• 5 inch height reads as part of the setup rather than an add-on

Using It

Fill the catcher body with a small amount of water - enough to cover the slits, no more. Overfilling is the single most common mistake, and it ends with water pulled into your joint or up into your mouth. Seat the catcher on the joint, drop your 14mm male bowl into the top of it, and pack as usual.

On a long session with friends, this is the part that saves the night. Four people through a bowl rotation puts a lot of ash in play, and without a catcher that all lands in the water. Pull the catcher, dump it, rinse it, and put it back - the main piece never gets touched.

Pro Tip: Before you buy an adapter or a new bowl, seat a 14mm male bowl in the catcher on a dry setup and check the angle. If the catcher leans hard to one side, the joint angle on your piece does not match the catcher and the water will sit crooked in the body.

Who This Fits

The person who hates cleaning. If you put off changing water because the whole job is a chore, this moves most of the mess into one small removable part.

Someone running a 14mm female joint setup. No adapter, no guesswork - it drops straight on.

Group session hosts. More people means more ash. The catcher absorbs that traffic.

Anyone protecting a piece they paid real money for. In our view a catcher is cheap insurance against a stained chamber.

Questions People Ask

What joint size does this need?

It is a 14mm female fitting, so it seats on a 14mm male joint. The bowl you drop into the top of it needs to be 14mm male as well. If your piece uses a different diameter, this will not seal and you would need the correct adapter to bridge the gap.

How tall is it?

The catcher measures 5 inches, so plan for that much added height. On a tall piece that can put the bowl above comfortable reach, and on a short piece it can shift the balance forward. Set it up dry once before you commit to it as a daily part of the setup.

How much water goes in it?

Just enough to cover the slits in the body, which is a small pour. Too much water and you will pull it through the joint into your main chamber or into your mouth. Start with less than you think, take a dry test pull, and add a little if the draw feels unrestricted.

Which color should I pick?

We stock green, clear, and blue in the same 5 inch body. Clear is the practical answer because you can see the water level and the resin building up. Green and blue hide staining better and pull the catcher into the look of a colored piece rather than standing apart from it.

Will it change how the smoke feels?

Yes, because the slit body puts your smoke through water a second time. That usually reads as a cooler and softer pull. It also adds a small amount of drag, since the smoke is being split into narrow paths rather than moving through an open tube.

How do I clean it?

Pull the catcher off and soak it separately in isopropyl and salt. Because the whole part is glass, you can watch the resin lift and know when it is done. Rinse with warm water until the smell is gone, then let it dry fully before you seat it again.

Is it in stock right now?

Yes, we are holding 30 units spread across the green, clear, and blue options. Individual colors can run out before the others, so if a specific one matters to you, check the variant selector rather than assuming everything is available at once.

Care and Maintenance

Our routine is boring and it works: dump the water after each session. Standing water is what turns a clean catcher into a smelly one, and it takes five seconds to avoid. Once a week, give it a real soak - isopropyl and coarse salt, shaken gently, then rinsed until the water runs clear.

Dry it before it goes back on. Water trapped in the joint makes seating gritty and can carry residue into the fitting.

Warning: Do not run boiling water over a cold piece. Glass expands unevenly under a sudden temperature swing, and that stress is what cracks a joint or a slit. Warm it gradually with lukewarm water first, and never put it in a dishwasher.

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