Unique 2.1 hazer noise

[Crash_Override]

Hi,

Has anybody any experience with Look Solutions Unique 2.1 hazer? We just bought one. My question is, should it be humming constantly even when I have it on zero from console? It will start humming as soon as I turn power on and will hum until I set it off and it does it's cooldown. And then it's quiet.

 

If it should be in effects and pyro then please move it to the right category.

 

Thanks

[richard]

I'm certain that recently a lot of unique's have got noisier than they used to. I have had a few new ones that make an absolute racket but am assured that is *normal*

[niclights]

The hum will be the air pump.

[Crash_Override]

It's more like a transformer hum. It isn't very loud but you can hear it in complete silence. Fan is always on low speed even when you have it zerod out.

[niclights]

In my experience that's how the air pump sounds on all the Unique versions. If you take the lid off the unit the air pump is the part nearest the front (it used to be an Elite 800 although this might have changed). If you touch it while the unit is powered up you should feel the same vibration.

[alistermorton]

Ours does the same. Strangely, one that we had on loan while ours was being serviced was quiet. I suspect this means the air pump is getting worn and needs replacing.

[gyro_gearloose]

We had to replace the air pump in ours last year. The old pump was an Elite 800, while new one was a metal-bodied pump mounted on rubber isolating blocks. This might explain why some versions are quieter than others.

[CalebDonovan]

Just as a bit if information, albeit a few years late...an air pump is essentially a transformer and a magnet. So if it sounds like a transformer is running in your unique, that is the correct sound. The air pump should be running all the time to keep the block from getting bunked up. It’s a great feature in the unique.

[alistermorton]

We took ours apart, and to test the theory, disconnected the pump - it still buzzed. It appears the buzz is coming from the blower motor,on ours, at least.