Ventus Professional Machine

Portable, lightweight, small footprint, affordable price, comes with 8oz bottle of "smoke fluid" and it works well. Out of the box, I fully charged it. Used once, the battery level indicator hadnt moved after 30 minutes of "on" time. Does take an extra minute due to populate the system to slightly lower smoke output than the big expensive models, but also hangs nicely under the hood and elminates the PITA battery terminal connections and extra cords to fumble with. If you dont already have an evap service port adapter, you may want to buy one along with a universal cone style adapter, depending upon how you plan to use this. So far, so good. Would recommend, but not necessarily for large systems or all things. Works well on common, daily driver evap, intake systems I e used them on. Yet to use on an evap system. But I'm confident it will work as well. Downside would be battery recharging, but if you're like me, you have multiple charging sources and have a tendency to plug my Streamlights in at the end of the day, I would do the same with this when the battery gets low. **Would be nice to know if its UV dye friendly for certain purposes, if anyone has tried fill me in!** Note: come in a nice, sturdy box, but once you install the hook, the lid of the box doesnt fit back on, so I tossed the box, keeping the foam bottom, just in case. Edit* the float guagee stuck on mine because that happens. Its happened to the big dollar machines ive used in shops- here's my point. I contacted Autoline, very responsive, sent it back to them amd they mailed me a new unit. They stand behind their product, even when they technically dont have to, being outside warranty. This is a phenomenal company and I highly recommend them!

Purchased the ventus a little over a year ago and use it regularly as a professional auto tech. The smoke is not as thick as a traditional machine and having no odor is a drawback imo as sometimes I can locate the area of a leak with a traditional machine by smell before I actually find it. The build quality is solid and the battery lasts a long time. My machine did fail recently and customer service was top notch and I was sent a brand new replacement delivered in 2 business days. If they made a ventus v2 with thicker smoke and the float gauge that could be used simultaneously with the smoke I would definitely upgrade. Overall I am happy with my purchase and will continue to do business with Autoline Pro.

This is the best smoke machine ever. I can use this without connecting wires. That is why is is fast. Also there is no time limit on the tool it can run for hours. All the adapters with it make it work like a champ. The size is just right as well not to big not to small.

NOt sure what to do? The product seems to be ok but it will not produce any smoke for some reason.

Bought this item a year ago and have used it and loved it. Having a battery built in makes it very portable and can take it anywhere. Its a very compact unit and doesnt take a lot of room in my toolbox. Battery lasts a long time so youre not having to charge it between use. I had an issue with no air coming out and reached out the company was very easy to work with to get it warrantied and they stood behind their product. When you make money with youre tools its nice to buy from a company like this that youre able to rely on

Put this little smoke machine to use right away after fully charging it. Nice small and portable form factor. The craftsmanship is nice, not cheap looking or feeling. It produces smoke right away. It does not create alot of pressure so there no real danger of creating a leak while searching for one. That being said, it does take slightly longer for it to really fill an evap system so have a bit of patience when using. This machine is very light weight compared to the older machines. And it's all self contained. I thought i might have some type of regret after making this purchase but as much as i try.... Not one that i can think of. Doesn't take forever to charge, extremely portable, and just kind of a bad ass little unit!

Great little smoker, amazing I dont have to rely on the vehicle battery for operation. Wish it had a strong compressor but WILL GET THE JOB DONE

Can’t say enough about the quality of this smoke machine. I have been a master tech for 30 years and own 3 auto shops for 16 years. I have owned snap on and blue point machines in the past. I recently bought this smoke machine and the size and flexibility are great. It is rechargeable and you are not tethered to wires to the battery. One of my guys accidentally dropped it and had a small fluid leak in one corner. I contacted them and told them we dropped it and without hesitation they said we will send you a return label, send it back and we will send you a new one. Absolutely one of the best customer service companies I have ever dealt with. I will definitely be purchasing some more machines for my other shops in the future.