Thread: Fog Chiller VS Low Lying Fog Machine

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Anybody have an opinion on whether bulding a fog chiller is more advantageous then just buying a Low Lying Fog Machine? I have about 4 fog machines so i would just need to build a fog chiller for them. But after doing some research for just a few bucks more you can just buy the Low Lying Fogger. Anybody know if there is much difference or which is better? Sounds like after buying the stuff to build a chiller and the time and frustration of building it and making it work well ,its almost worth it just to buy the machine. ?? Thanks!!

Sounds like you answered your own question.

Some people have great success with chillers, but not me. Temperature and wind always wreaked havoc. Plus, the cooler is bulky. It worked awesome in the garage, but just wouldn't work outside. ;-(

I bought one of those built in chiller machines for a hallway and it works fine. The main difference is the ice capacity is going to shorten the usable period between refilling.

If you don't like the low lying fogger, you can still build a chiller and route the fog thru it.

I have 2 fog machines. One is the low lying fog machine. I liked it, it just went through ice quickly because of the heat of the unit. So make sure you have plenty stock of ice.

As for building a fog chiller I didn't really want to take the time to do this so I did the method of using a 5in PVC pipe, drilled holes along it (to be the bottom for water to drip out) and froze bottles with water and put those in the tube, works just as well and the frozen bottles last a lot longer than just some ice in a unit.

Thanks for the suggestions guys. Appreciate it!! Anybody else have anything to add please feel free! Would love to hear what everybody does

i've done the same as mrsmyers
10' section of 4" pvc, stuffed frozen water bottles in. i didn't drill holes in the bottom though as it was indoors. i just tilted it a little forward and put a towel on the business end. i used it for when the door opened to greet the TOTs. the fog rolled out the door, down the steps, and around the feet of the TOTS.

Wow. Ive never heard of people using Frozen bottles of water. Interesting. Does that last as long as using ice? longer? shorter? i imagine u use it cause then you dont have to worry about the ice melting in the PVC and having a means to drain it, huh?

The inexpensive low lying fog machine I've seen just doesn't have the ice capacity to make it worth using. You'd spend your whole evening refilling the thing. I'd rather have a chiller, then I can hook it up and forget it.

Originally Posted by Kenpilot

Wow. Ive never heard of people using Frozen bottles of water. Interesting. Does that last as long as using ice? longer? shorter? i imagine u use it cause then you dont have to worry about the ice melting in the PVC and having a means to drain it, huh?

The bottles had the same effect as ice for me. Yes you don't have to worry about drainage, I still have the holes for condensation buildup. It does last longer for me as well, since it's basically larger pieces of ice, no need to keep refilling, may just want a couple extra frozen bottles based on were you live and if it may be warm out.

Originally Posted by freakengine

The inexpensive low lying fog machine I've seen just doesn't have the ice capacity to make it worth using. You'd spend your whole evening refilling the thing. I'd rather have a chiller, then I can hook it up and forget it.

Very true, it's constantly needing to be refilled. I just make sure I have bags of ice and always refill when no one is around. It was kinda a pain.

I would say the machines are better even though they can be highly expensive!

Thanks again guys. Definatly helpful. Im gonna try the PVC piping with the frozen bottles of water. I live in Atlanta so it is usually pretty warm out unfortunatly soi'll just keep some extra bottles around. What size bottles do you use? 2 liters? or the smaller bottles?