Stairville HF-900 Haze Fogger

The killer feature of this device is that it can work both as hazer and fog machine, and i find it absolutely amazing. why hadn't someone came up with that idea before? The amount of fog could be bigger though, as well as the tank. I find it very inconvenient as it's relatively small. would be MUCH better if the tank container was larger so you'd be able to place the big canister of liquid in it without having to fill the tank.
I've also tried using it with the different liquid and unsurprisingly it worked, as well as using the same liquid for both fog and haze modes (fyi i used the "medium thickness" fog liquid).

At first glance, this looks like a Jem Compact Pro but for less than 1/4 of the price. It definitely looks like it was inspired by that machine and side by side, it seems to have similar output levels. The 'fog' mode is also essentially the 'Prime' function from a Compact Pro.


But there a few key differences to be aware of:

--- This machine has no auto cleaning/shutdown mode. Instead it asks that you run cleaning fluid through it after every ~20 hours of operation. This will quickly become tedious for professional users or installs and may be a deal breaker.

--- There is very little control over the amount of output on low settings. 1% doesn't look much different to 25% etc.

--- The fluid it runs is very cheap (Stairville PHF) but it burns through it FAST. And with the small 2l tank, expect to refill it during the interval if your show requires the machine to run on higher settings.

Just some things to think about - but there's no machine that offers this type of output and dual functionality at this price - so it could be a good value choice for many people.

The real test with a hazer however is how LONG it lasts, so if you buy this, if reccomend keeping on top or those manual 20hour cleaning cycles.