Stairville AFH-600 DMX Hazer

For £77, I wasn't expecting much. For example, low output and plastic construction. But that was completely the opposite of what I got. Instead, the output is enough to fill an 10 metre by 35 metre room in few minutes. Its rather quiet which is brilliant for when you're running it when the music/band isn't playing.

In combination with the E-HD fluid, its absolutely brilliant. And without a doubt I will be buying another one in the future.

For a metal construction hazer, high output, and for it to have DMX, and being £77, I cannot recommend this enough. There are few things I wished it had, which is a controllable fan, remote and flying bracket, but nether the less, its still brilliant.

I will note that, when running past 50%, the haze starts to come out really thick, which isn't bad, but if you're running it in the wings of a stage, you will see it, so I recommend either putting it high up, so the haze floats down, or put it far into the wing and maybe put a fan in front of it.

Overall, its a brilliant hazer for its price!

Great Haze Machine for small/medium venues and stages.

Been really impressed with this hazer so far, it hasn't disappointed. This was to replace a broken hazer we had and its much better than our old one.

The haze is much nicer, this can also depend on the fluid you use!

I think it would be nice to have DMX control over the fan but thats not a big deal, the fan is quiet so you can happily leave this on throughout a show and not hear it.

It has a onboard display for the menu which is easy to understand, here you can set the DMX address and various other settings. You can also use this machine without DMX which is really handy. Warm up time is very quick!

The machine feels well built, I would just recommend giving it a clean after a month or so of use, as with any hazer the fan likes to take in dust.

One massive plus is it hasn't leaked! Most hazers we have had have always leaked, this one has not!

Another thing is like is that it doesn't seem to thirsty, the fluid seems to last a good while. Thomann have a range of fluids available for there haze machines and I strongly suggest doing your research before you purchase one as they have a good range that all do different things.

Also great price.

Bought mine just over 12 months ago. I always found that the auto mode was useless. Either No haze or too much even though there is a 0 to 100 setting, it is not linear in any way. 0 is off, 1 was nearly full output.. Via DMX i learned to live with it, just switching the haze on when needed, but during a busy gig most times i'd forget about it and just leave it off as again, even with dmx control, setting it low produced too much haze and i've set a fire alarm or 2 off with it like that. so I just switched it on for a minute, then off. Not the best way to use one when you've other things to be doing.
It would also have been nice to have some control over the fan, as it is quite noisy in quiet environments.

Now this one is dead, I have to decide if I will buy another, or choose a different model altogether. Someone else said they have had 3-4 of them now and they all fail after a short amount of use, so i think it might be the latter option I go for.

Bought this unit in August 2020 so this is a long term review.

This is the second Stairville hazer I've had, and 3rd fault.

First one (different model but Stairville) had a tank with a whole in it because a screw was too long and went through it at manufacturing. Thomann sent me a replacement tank but then not long after the pump that supplies the solution to the heater failed.
I then bought a AFH-600H and it has developed same issue, pump seal appears to have failed and it's not repairable from what I can see.

I think the fluid pumps are very poor quality items and are always going to fail, especially if the unit is used intermittently (i.e. stored for any amount of time without use).
I've cleaned it out and tried to service the pump but it seems the suction seal is worn.
It's a pity as the amount of haze was impressive for such a small unit but I cannot recommend due to this quality issue.

Perfectly fine, provided you have some external method of control, such as a DMX desk or laptop. The fan is one-speed only, and the haze release is either on or off with no levels inbetween. Plugging the hazer in with no DMX signal causes it to start blowing haze at full strength with no way of reducing the intensity, and this thing generates a lot of haze with a very small amount of fluid. Just remember to power on your controller before the hazer and you'll have no problems. Would recommend happily as a very robust and reliable hazer *if* you have a controller. Not practical as a standalone device.

This haze machine has a great output (although the fluid I am using sometimes makes it look more like smoke than haze - but I don't think that is anything to do with the machine). I have just used it for a big light show and it was perfect to allow the audience to see the beams, and filled the room really well. DMX control is a great feature and the only real downside is the noise. It became a little bit distracting at points during my light show (and I could imagine this potentially being an issue in the theatre environment) - however it would be absolutely fine for discos or louder situations. It's a great machine, and I am really glad that I bought it!