How long does the smoke hang in the air for?
We supply different smoke fluids that will disperse at different rates. Some, such as Le Maitre’s Extra Quick Dispersing fluid can disperse as quickly as steam – disappearing seconds shortly after exiting the smoke machine nozzle, making it great for effects where a large build up of fog is not wanted, other fluids make smoke that hangs in the air for hours. Our oil based smoke generator’s smoke will hang for 3 – 4 hours – even in hot environments. It all depends on the application and the smoke machine you are using, but if the smoke machine is in a theatre or other location where ventilation is an issue, a fairly quick dispersing fluid should be used so that the location doesn’t get fogged up too quickly. A nightclub would normally use a long lasting fluid so the smoke picks out light beams and so that they don’t have to keep activating the smoke machine which tends to bring attention to itself (or ideally use a hazer).
