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Quick tour of a new Haze Base haze machine

Haze Base make haze machines that are widely used in the professional event industry to create a continuous flow of haze to enhance lighting effects. The haze is water and glycerol based, with a very long history of safe use in public areas. The principle of these machines is that they have a continuous low airflow through a large bore diameter heater coil. A solenoid pump pulses small quantities of glycerol/glycol based fluid into the airflow, creating bubbles of fluid that are then atomised as they pass through the heater coil. The resultant stream of fog is then diluted by a controllable blower to create a continuous haze for enhancing lighting effects. This new unit is very different from the previous units in many ways:- It uses a cluster of small motorised air pumps in place of the classic aquarium type. A directly current heated coiled pipe (possibly stainless steel) instead of a central resistive heating core with the pipe spiralled around it. The low mass heater boasts a 5-second heat-up time. Two standard computer style fans instead of the older AC snail blower. Air intake at the back instead of the side (which is much better for our application.) A pair of individually controlled stepper driven louvres. A new and highly concentrated vegan compatible glycerol haze liquid. A new touch screen interface. Universal voltage. Power in/out. Network in/out. We've just got these to test on our rig alongside the existing 8 older units. I'm intrigued to see how they compare.