Smoke Pencils
Q: Jason, How long can I expect the 3oz bottle of Smoke fluid that comes with the Smoke Pencil last me? Can I buy additional smoke fluid for the smoke pencil puffer, and if so, what is the link for that? Thanks, -TW
A: TW, When using the Smoke Pencil lightly depress the trigger for about 5 seconds and make a nice small trail of smoke that will linger for about 30 seconds. this works well if you are testing door weatherstripping or window seals. If you use the Smoke Pencil in this manner you can keep the smoke generating for hours and hours and not even use a full ounce.
What really uses up the smoke fluid quickly is if you are making a big puff of smoke with the Smoke Pencil. Say you hold the trigger down for a minute and hit the puffer trigger a few times to make a nice big plume of thick smoke. You may want to make a big plume of smoke like this if you are testing the draft of a large fireplace. If you do this 3 times you may use about a 1/10th of an ounce which is about the amount the reservoir tank on the Smoke Pencil will hold. So even if you are making big plumes of smoke you may use it 100 times before you need more smoke fluid. – Jason