Thread: fogger in light rain???

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This is my first year using a fogger. I planned to have it set up near the front door of my house with a strobe light on it as well. Light rain is forecasted with temps in the 50's for sat nite. My question is.....will the fogger still fog in a light rain? Is it even worth me finding a way to weatherproof the eqipment, or should I just plan on moving to the back porch.

Weather proof it if you care about it. Even if its on the porch, you may need to add something.
Give it a chance to breath, make sure air flow is allowed.

But if its a cheap 20 dollar one, I wouldnt care. This is a throw away society.

yep, it's a cheap one, but will the fog, actually fog in a light rain? Where's a meterologist when I need one!

You will get fog even in rain, but the rain will break it up faster. The better protected, the longer it will last. I've fogged in a hard rain, and it still looked pretty nice and odd as some lingered in strange areas.

Your main problem is to protect the fogger unit itself. Even if it's a cheapy $20 one, with very little effort, you can still have fog and not have to sacrifice the equipment.

Put the fogger in a sheltered area, protect it from water and you should still see a decent effect.

For rain, I place my fogger up on bricks, and then have a black garbage bag that has plant stakes at the four corners and maybe place a brick on top to keep the plastic from coming in contact with the fogger body (it gets HOT so you don't want melted plastic!). The bag makes a tent and keeps the fogger's electronics protected. If you are having wind, you might need to make a lean-to type tent using a structure like a step, part of the house, etc... for the best protection.

There's an added bonus that the bag hides the fogger. I put it in some bushes near my front door, and nobody ever sees it unless it's actively fogging.

If you need to get the fog to another area, dryer vent hose (painted black) works well to pipe the fog to where you need it - but it needs to be within 10 feet or so as the fog looses momentum after that.

Good luck!

Thanks for the advice FG. Since most folks will be wandering to the porch to watch the world series game, it might be nice of them to have to wade through some fog too! Now I feel like I want to get another fog machine for the front! OYE!

i use a rubber storage bin a little bigger than the size of my fogger i cut about a 1 inch hole for the fog to shoot out through and another small hole in the back for power and control

I thought of the rubbermaid bin, but I didn't know how HOT the fog machine would get and if that would pose a fire risk. Glad to hear that is an option as well. Thanks a million!

Thank you for asking the question Spooky! I was wondering the same thing...

I love this idea, as I was also wanting to fog in the rain if necessary, and didn't know if exactly what the best way would be. The storage bin is a great idea, and would incorporate well with my fog chiller also. I was thinking that maybe sealing a short piece of 1 1/2 inch pvc into the hole in the bin might help, so the fogger wouldn't have to be too close to the sides. Just a thought, I know foggers can get pretty warm.

yea it will work it doesnt get wet