★ SOSA for Car Showrooms
Mount it, fill it, schedule it, tune it - a showroom scent machine is an afternoon of work, done once
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★★★★★
"Setup took an afternoon. Mount it, plug it in, fill the tank, set the timer, walk away."
SOSA Vaayu · installation
★★★★★
"Four Vaayu across the site, the same fragrance in every tank, each on its own schedule from the app."
SOSA Vaayu · multi-machine site
★★★★★
"We labelled each machine by zone. Refill day is now one round of the building and it is done."
SOSA Vaayu · refill routine
★★★★★
"Intensity took a week to settle. We started too high and came down two steps, which is apparently normal."
SOSA Vaayu · intensity tuning
★★★★★
"Five watts each, so the electrical load never became a conversation with the facilities team."
SOSA Vaayu · 12V, 5W
★★★★★
"The CE and RoHS paperwork was the first thing our compliance team asked for and it was already there."
SOSA Vaayu · certification
★★★★★
"Setup took an afternoon. Mount it, plug it in, fill the tank, set the timer, walk away."
SOSA Vaayu · installation
★★★★★
"Four Vaayu across the site, the same fragrance in every tank, each on its own schedule from the app."
SOSA Vaayu · multi-machine site
★★★★★
"We labelled each machine by zone. Refill day is now one round of the building and it is done."
SOSA Vaayu · refill routine
★★★★★
"Intensity took a week to settle. We started too high and came down two steps, which is apparently normal."
SOSA Vaayu · intensity tuning
★★★★★
"Five watts each, so the electrical load never became a conversation with the facilities team."
SOSA Vaayu · 12V, 5W
★★★★★
"The CE and RoHS paperwork was the first thing our compliance team asked for and it was already there."
SOSA Vaayu · certification
★ The machines you can install in a showroom
SOSA VaayuFreestanding, wall or HVAC mountView ₹11,999
SOSA Vaayu400ml tank, up to 75 days per fillView ₹11,999
SOSA AngaanFor a large hall on central HVACView ₹25,999
✓ Wall, HVAC or freestanding mounting, DC 12V and 5W, so the electrical work is a socket rather than a project ✓ Waterless, under 38dB, key-locked and app-scheduled - set it once and the sales team never touches it ✓ Made in India · independent, not affiliated with any hotel · a portion funds girl-child education
Founder Diaries · Commercial Scenting Guides · Automobile
How high should a showroom diffuser be mounted? About 1.8 to 2.2 metres. Fragrance needs to fall into the breathing zone, so mounting it at six metres in a tall glass showroom simply scents the roof. The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) can be wall mounted, stood freestanding or mounted to the HVAC, so the height is a choice rather than a constraint.
What intensity should a car showroom scent machine run at? Lower than you think, and tuned over a week. Start the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at a low setting, then walk in from the car park each morning with a fresh nose and adjust one step at a time. The target is noticeable in the first few seconds and forgotten two minutes later, sitting under the new-car smell rather than over it.
See the SOSA Vaayu Book a scenting plan
Facts verified 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with a 400ml refillable tank lasting up to about 75 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, operation under 38dB, DC 12V at 5W, dimensions of 165 x 80.5 x 215mm at 0.9kg, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB, and also runs standalone wall-mounted or lay-flat. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.
Buying the machine is the easy decision. This is the part nobody writes down: where it goes on the wall, what to plug it into, how much to put in the tank, what to set the timer to, and how to tune the intensity in the first week so a showroom smells considered rather than sprayed.
Quick answers — read this first
How do I set up a scent machine in a car showroom? Mount the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at about 1.8 to 2.2 metres on the air path or beside the air-conditioning return, away from the doorway used to move vehicles. Plug it into a normal socket, it runs on DC 12V at 5W. Fill the 400ml tank, which lasts up to about 75 days. Set the Bluetooth app timer to start 30 to 45 minutes before opening, begin at a low intensity, then tune over the first week. Finish by engaging the key-lock, because the floor is a public space.How high should a showroom diffuser be mounted? About 1.8 to 2.2 metres. Fragrance needs to fall into the breathing zone, so mounting it at six metres in a tall glass showroom simply scents the roof. The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) can be wall mounted, stood freestanding or mounted to the HVAC, so the height is a choice rather than a constraint.
What intensity should a car showroom scent machine run at? Lower than you think, and tuned over a week. Start the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at a low setting, then walk in from the car park each morning with a fresh nose and adjust one step at a time. The target is noticeable in the first few seconds and forgotten two minutes later, sitting under the new-car smell rather than over it.
The short answer
Short answer: mount the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at 1.8 to 2.2 metres on the air path away from the vehicle doorway, plug it into a normal socket, fill the 400ml tank, set the app timer to start 30 to 45 minutes before opening, begin at low intensity and tune over the first week, then engage the key-lock.
The pick: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) for a standard showroom install, or the SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) when the machine is going onto a large hall's central air handling instead of onto a wall.
Next step: tell us the ceiling height, the floor area and where your AC returns are, and we will send back the mounting point and the starting settings - book a free scenting plan.
In this guide
Installation is the easy half. The half that decides whether it reads as premium or as air freshener is the tuning you do in week one, walking in from outside with a cold nose.
The showroom setup shortlist - tap either machine
The machine to install
SOSA Vaayu · ₹11,999
If it goes on the HVAC
SOSA Angaan · ₹25,999
Get the settings checked
Free scenting plan
Straight answer
What is the complete setup for a scent machine in a car showroom?
Five steps, one afternoon. One, mount it. The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) can stand freestanding, wall mount or mount to the HVAC. In a showroom, wall mount it at about 1.8 to 2.2 metres on the air path or beside an air-conditioning return, and keep it away from the doorway used to move vehicles in and out, because that opening acts as a chimney every time it is used. Two, power it. It runs on DC 12V at 5W, so a normal socket is all the electrical work there is. Three, fill it. The 400ml tank runs up to about 75 days depending on intensity and hours, so a showroom on a full-day schedule usually lands on a two-monthly refill. Four, schedule it. Use the Bluetooth app or the onboard buttons to set 1h, 4h, 8h or 24h runs, starting 30 to 45 minutes before opening so the fragrance has settled before the first customer walks in. Five, tune it. Start low. Every morning for a week, walk in from the car park with a cold nose and move one step at a time until the scent is obvious for a few seconds and invisible after two minutes. Then engage the key-lock, because a showroom floor is a public space with curious hands in it. If the machine is going onto a large hall's central air handling rather than a wall, the install is an SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) on the duct instead, with the same tuning discipline. One honest note: if the showroom is a new fit-out that still smells of paint or adhesive, ventilate and cure first. A free scenting plan will give you the mounting point and the starting settings, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Wall mount at 1.8 to 2.2m on the air path, fill 400ml, schedule from 30 to 45 minutes before opening, start low, tune for a week, key-lock it.
The SOSA Vaayu is the machine most showrooms install - waterless, under 38dB, rated to 1000m³ (about 2,000-3,000 sq ft), DC 12V at 5W, 165 x 80.5 x 215mm and 0.9kg, so it wall mounts on a single bracket. Bluetooth app, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, auto-stop and key-lock.
See the SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 Book a scenting plan
The install
Three mounting options, one socket, no plumbing and no water
The machine you are installing
There are only two machines you would install in a showroom, and the difference is whether it goes on a wall or on the air handling. Both pictures link to the product page so your facilities team can check the mounting and power details before you order.
The standard showroom install
SOSA Vaayu
Waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³. 165 x 80.5 x 215mm and 0.9kg, DC 12V at 5W, freestanding or wall and HVAC mount. 400ml tank up to 75 days, Bluetooth app with 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, under 38dB, auto-stop and key-lock.
From ₹11,999
A second unit for the far side of a tall floor
SOSA Vaayu (second unit)
Where the showroom volume is past 1000m³, install two and set both to the same fragrance and the same schedule, with the far machine one step lower so the two do not stack at the boundary.
From ₹11,999
When the install is onto central air handling
SOSA Angaan
HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, about 8,000-10,000 sq ft. 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules, under 42dB. Connects to the duct, or wall mounts and lays flat as a standalone.
From ₹25,999
The setup, step by step
Three parts of the setup decide how it reads on the floor: where it is fixed, what it is scheduled to, and how patiently you tune the intensity in the first week.
1
Fix it in the right place
1.8 to 2.2 metres, on the air path, away from the vehicle doorway
Two mistakes account for nearly every disappointing showroom install. The first is mounting near the big doors used to move cars, where every opening pulls the fragrance straight out to the forecourt. The second is mounting high because the ceiling is high, which scents the roof steel beautifully and the customers not at all. Fix it at roughly head height plus a little, on a wall or column where the air-conditioning is genuinely moving air across the floor, and out of reach of hands. Beside an AC return is usually the best spot in the building.
Tip: if a piece of tissue held at the mounting point does not move, the air is not moving there either.
The Vaayu is 165 x 80.5 x 215mm and 0.9kg, so it wall mounts on a single bracket, or stands freestanding if you would rather not drill.
See SOSA Vaayu →
2
Fill it and schedule it
400ml, up to 75 days, and a timer set to showroom hours
Fill the tank to the mark rather than to the brim, and note the date somewhere your service manager will see it. At a full showroom day the 400ml tank runs up to about 75 days, so most dealerships settle into a refill every two months and top up before it tapers rather than after it runs dry. Set the schedule from the Bluetooth app: 1h, 4h, 8h or 24h runs, starting 30 to 45 minutes before opening and ending at closing. Weekends usually need the same schedule shifted, not a stronger one.
On a large hall the equivalent install is the Angaan on the duct, with an 800ml reservoir and programmable schedules for a longer interval between visits.
See SOSA Angaan →
3
Tune it over a week
Start low, judge it with a cold nose, move one step at a time
Your nose adapts to a smell within minutes, which is why the person who sets the intensity is the worst possible judge of it by mid-morning. Start at the lowest useful setting. Each morning for a week, walk in from the car park and give the room three seconds before you decide. Almost every showroom ends up one or two steps lower than its first guess. The target is simple: a customer registers something pleasant on entering, then stops noticing, and the new-car smell inside the vehicles is still clearly the car's own.
Tip: the person who installed it should not be the person who signs off the intensity on day three.
The Vaayu has adjustable intensity and app control, so tuning is a change on a phone rather than a service call.
See SOSA Vaayu →
The SOSA principle
A scent machine that has been installed but not tuned is worse than no machine at all. Ten minutes a morning for a week is the whole difference between a showroom that smells considered and one that smells sprayed.
Install with a drill. Commission with your nose, from outside, before the coffee.
Which machine you are setting up
Two machines, and the choice is simply where it is being fixed. On a wall or a column in a normal showroom, it is the Vaayu. Onto the duct of a large hall on central air handling, it is the Angaan.
The SOSA plan
Showroom install - what you are actually fitting
| Your install | What it needs |
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Wall or column mount in a showroom up to 1000m³
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One SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) at 1.8 to 2.2 metres on the air path, DC 12V and 5W. View → |
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A tall glass floor where the volume runs past 1000m³
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Two Vaayu, one per half of the floor, the far one set a step lower. View → |
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A lounge or delivery bay where you would rather not drill
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One Vaayu freestanding, 0.9kg, moved and re-sited without any refitting. View → |
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A duct install on a large hall's central air handling
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One SOSA Angaan (₹25,999), 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules. View → |
Fill every machine on the site with the same fragrance. It sounds obvious and it is the most commonly broken rule in a dealership, usually because the lounge was bought six months after the showroom. Pick one restrained clean profile, order it for every tank, and let intensity rather than fragrance do the varying between zones. If you are still deciding how many machines the building needs before you start drilling, work through the full dealership plan first, and the placement guide covers the mounting points in more detail than a setup checklist can.
One machine, one bracket, one socket
SOSA Vaayu ₹11,999 covers up to 1000m³ - about 2,000-3,000 sq ft. Tell us the ceiling height and where your AC returns are, and we will send the mounting point and starting settings.
Anyone can install a diffuser in an hour. The week of quiet adjustment afterwards is what people are actually paying for.
— Sonal Sahani, SOSA
The commissioning
Fill, schedule, tune, lock - and then leave it alone for two months
The SOSA showroom setup specification
Two machines, and the choice is where it is fixed rather than what it costs. The Vaayu wall mounts, stands freestanding or mounts to HVAC and covers a normal showroom; the Angaan goes onto the central air handling of a large hall. Both are waterless, so there is no plumbing, no damp and no residue on paintwork or glass, and both are made in India. A portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
The SOSA showroom setup specification
What you are installing, and what it needs from the building
| Machine | Best for | Why it works | Price |
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SOSA Vaayu
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A standard showroom, lounge or delivery bay install | 1000m³, wall or freestanding or HVAC mount, DC 12V and 5W, 0.9kg, 400ml up to 75 days, app timers, key-lock | ₹11,999 View → |
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SOSA Angaan
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A duct install on a large hall's central air handling | 3,000m³ on the building's HVAC, 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules, under 42dB | ₹25,999 View → |
A quick word on commissioning: nothing about the hardware will save a badly chosen mounting point, and nothing about the mounting point will save an untuned intensity. Do both slowly. One honest note - if the showroom is a new fit-out, fragrance works alongside ventilation and cannot cover fresh paint, adhesive or damp, so cure and air the space first. The same applies next to a workshop, where extraction comes before scent every time. Send us the layout and we will confirm it on a free scenting plan.
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A note from Sonal
The most common thing I am sent is a photograph of a machine sitting on a reception counter, next to a bowl of sweets, pointing at a wall. It was installed correctly in the sense that it was switched on. It just was not put anywhere the air goes, so half the showroom smells of it and the other half smells of nothing.
Setup is genuinely simple with a Vaayu - it is 0.9kg, it runs off DC 12V at 5W, there is no water and no plumbing, and it will wall mount, stand freestanding or mount to your HVAC. Give it 1.8 to 2.2 metres of height, put it where the air-conditioning is actually moving air, keep it away from the doors you open to move cars, fill the 400ml tank and set the app timer to start before the doors do. If the install is going onto a large hall's central air handling, it is an Angaan on the duct instead.
Then tune it, and be patient. Start low, judge it walking in from outside, and expect to end up softer than your first instinct. And the honest note: fragrance works alongside ventilation and cleaning, not instead of them. It will not cover fresh paint or adhesive in a new fit-out, and it will not cover solvent or tyre smell drifting in from the service side. Ventilate first, scent second, and I make no claim that any of this sells a car. Made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali.
Frequently asked questions
Where exactly should a scent machine be mounted in a car showroom?
At about 1.8 to 2.2 metres on a wall or column where the air-conditioning is genuinely moving air, ideally near an AC return, and away from the large doors used to move vehicles in and out. Mounting high because the ceiling is high is the most common error in a showroom, because the fragrance never comes down into the breathing zone.
What electrical work does a showroom scent machine need?
A normal socket. The SOSA Vaayu runs on DC 12V at 5W, weighs 0.9kg and measures 165 by 80.5 by 215mm, so it wall mounts on a single bracket. There is no water, no plumbing and no drainage, which is why it can be sited beside vehicles without any risk of damp or residue.
How often does the tank need refilling in a showroom?
The 400ml tank runs up to about 75 days depending on intensity and hours, so most showrooms settle into a refill roughly every two months. Refill on a fixed date rather than waiting for it to empty, because the last week of a tank is always the weakest and that is when consistency slips.
What intensity should I start at?
The lowest useful setting, then tune upward one step at a time over a week, judging it as you walk in from outside with a fresh nose. Most showrooms end up one or two steps lower than their first guess. The fragrance should sit under the new-car smell rather than competing with it.
Will the machine cover the smell coming from the service side?
No. Oil, rubber, solvent and exhaust are a ventilation problem, and a diffuser layered over them produces both smells at once. Fix the door, the extraction and the direction of the airflow between the workshop and the customer areas first, then scent the rooms customers actually sit in.
Install it once, tune it for a week, forget it for two months
SOSA — Car Showroom Scenting installation, scheduling & intensity, done properly
The SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) covers up to 1000m³, about 2,000-3,000 sq ft, wall mounts on a single bracket and runs off a normal socket at 5W; the SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) goes onto a large hall's central air handling. Both waterless, both made in India, and a portion of every order supports girl-child education through Nanhi Kali. Send us your layout and we will send back the mounting point and starting settings.
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About this guide: Written by Sonal Sahani, ISIPCA Versailles-trained founder and perfumer at SOSA Home & Body. Product recommendations reflect the SOSA range; the planning advice applies to any brand.Facts verified 24 August 2026 against the live SOSA product pages: the SOSA Vaayu (₹11,999) is a waterless cold-air nebuliser rated to 1000m³, described by the manufacturer as approximately 2,000-3,000 sq ft, with a 400ml refillable tank lasting up to about 75 days depending on intensity and run hours, Bluetooth app and button control, 1h/4h/8h/24h timers, operation under 38dB, DC 12V at 5W, dimensions of 165 x 80.5 x 215mm at 0.9kg, freestanding or wall and HVAC mounting, auto-stop and key-lock, and CE, RoHS and SGS certification. The SOSA Angaan (₹25,999) is an HVAC nebulising diffuser rated to 3,000m³, roughly 8,000-10,000 sq ft, with an 800ml reservoir, metal body, programmable schedules and operation under 42dB, and also runs standalone wall-mounted or lay-flat. Scent enhances the ambience and perceived quality of a space; it works alongside proper ventilation and cleaning and is not a substitute for either, and SOSA makes no claim that fragrance alone influences a purchase decision. The hotel-inspired scents are SOSA's own original interpretations; SOSA is an independent brand and is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, any hotel named for reference. Coverage, fragrance usage and running cost depend on the space, settings and hours of use, and are confirmed on a consultation. Prices and availability are subject to change - see the live product pages.