At Life.Church, we use the Pea Soup Phantom Hazer. This article will help understand how the hazer works, and how to operate it efficiently.
What does what and how does this hazer work?
This hazer setup has 3 main components.
The first is the Co2 tank. The CO2 tank is filled with pressurized CO2.
Connected to the tank is part two to the hazer setup, which is a pressure regulator. The CO2 leaves the tank at a very high pressure level, and gets "regulated" or controlled with the pressure regulator. The CO2 then gets pushed out of the regulator at a controlled pressure level, and goes into the hazer. The CO2 then moves through the machine, mixing with the fluid to create haze, what gets pushed out of the nozzle on the front.
Filling the hazer with haze fluid
You will need a funnel to fill the hazer with fluid.
ATTENTION!
Before filling the hazer with haze fluid, make sure that the CO2 tank is CLOSED. The CO2 pressure moves throughout the entire hazer, including the haze fluid reservoir. When CO2 is left open, and the reservoir cap is opened, the CO2 pressure will come out of the open cap.
Once the CO2 tank is CLOSED, relieve the left over pressure that is in the hazer by hitting the SMOKE button on the back of the hazer. When the hissing stops, the pressure is relieved.
Make sure to turn the SMOKE button back off after the hissing stops
Once the pressure is relieved, unscrew the big golden reservoir cap on the top of the hazer.
DO NOT OVERFILL THE HAZER.
Place the funnel in the reservoir entry.
Pour haze fluid into the reservoir in 5 second increments. In between increments, use the reservoir view on the back on the hazer to monitor haze fluid level. The reservoir view takes 4-5 seconds to reflect the actual fluid level.
Tip: When pouring the haze fluid in, turn the bottle sideways like shown below. This helps to ensure a steady pour.
Once the hazer is just over 1/2 full, stop pouring, take the funnel out, and screw the cap back on.
If your campus does not have any of the PS320 Pea Soup Haze Fluid, please put in a ticket!
Changing CO2 tanks
Just like propane, there is only so much CO2 gas in the tank. When using the hazer, the CO2 tank slowly empties out. At every Life.Church campus, there are two CO2 tanks. One that is being used, and a second tank for backup purposes.
For a full explanation on how to change CO2 tanks, please refer to the article: Installing CO2 tank For Phantom hazer
As soon as one tank runs out and the full backup tank is installed, order a refill of the empty tank. Since each campus has a backup tank, we do not keep extra of CO2 tanks at our warehouses. Please NEVER let both of the tanks run dry at any Life.Church campus.
Refer to the article : Getting CO2 refilled for the Pea Soup Hazer for full instructions on ordering the refill.
Running haze during an experience
When deployed at Life.Church, the hazer density is set to an appropriate level, so that the hazer can fill the room in about 90 seconds. There is a cue created within Jands Vista that runs the hazer fo 90 seconds, then stops it. We suggest running the hazer cue 10 minutes before the countdown starts for each experience. By running it 10 minutes before the countdown, there is time for the haze time to disperse, or even out around the room before people enter.
When and how to order hazer fluid
Order a new bottle of haze fluid when the 5Litre bottle is about halfway empty. It is far better to have extra than none at all.
Refer to the article: Haze fluid for the phantom hazer for instructions on how to order haze fluid
When to submit a ticket
- The hazer stops outputting thick haze, and the density knob has not been adjusted.
- The pressure regulator is not able to provide over 3 BAR of pressure
- The hazer stops outputting haze, and CO2 pressure does not look lower than normal
If any of these symptoms pertain to your hazer, please submit a Help Desk Ticket