Question centers around the *water-based* family of fog / haze-juices... Not-so interested in hearing 'which brand is better', etc, etc - Looking for 'qualified' (people with some in-depth knowledge of the chemical 'other ingredients' actually-used - besides the glycols-listed in all the varying MSDS's, and possibly 'fragrances' - the Info I *can't* find via Google.. ) input on what, if-anything - chemically - makes water-based 'haze' fluid differ from water-based 'fog' fluid, other-than, what appears (via MSDS info..) to only be differences in 'proportional % of glycols-listed to distilled-water'?
..Reason for the question is, in the past, we've always used DF-50s / MDGs for haze, and water-based (Jem / Martin / Lightwave F100s, etc) foggers, but wanna look at starting to use a known-good water-based 'fog fluid', in a water-based hazer (Look Systems Unique..) because it's like $110. a gallon (!) for Look's 'OEM' hazer fluid, but there are plenty of water-based 'fog' juices, that are good-quality / produce good results (ie: we *love* Jem's "iFog", for foggers..) that are ~$50. a gal- or well-less...
..and - of course - any 'OEM' is gonna tell you USE OUR HAZE-JUICE ONLY OR EVERYONE WILL DIE but.. studying the MSDS, it *seems* like the only real-difference (besides possible unnamed 'other ingredients'.. fragrance, possibly?) is again, that 'water-to-glygol proportionality'..
..The haze-fluid seems to be 'thinner' (more watery..) and the fog-fluid seems to be more viscous (more glygol-heavy), just judging subjectively.. Does anyone know, chemically, if it's more 'complex' than that? ie: If, perhaps, 'haze fluid' is generally heavier in one-particular glycol-proportion, (Mono vs Dipropylene vs Triethylene gly)or another? MSDS do not reveal such data, only that any / all may be used... And, what might be the 'long-term consequences' to using a 'thinner' water-based fog-fluid, in a hazer? I'm thinking, based on what few details I can-glean, that it should probably 'be ok', but, I'd rather 'measure twice, pour once'..
Chemically-balanced answers Welcome; Brand-plugs, only, need not apply.. (unless chemically-relevant..
Thx..
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