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I don't understand why people want to make ground fog so hard. While the vortex designs work its inefficient. A abs pipe with chunks of dry ice works better, its smaller, its cheaper and there is no mess. Dry ice prices have come way down, so I just don't get it. Are people afraid of the stuff? Don't eat it and use gloves. Pretty basic. Sorry guys if i seem irritated. I just got done helping a friend with his 2 home made (vortex) chillers and I just don't get it. Yes he is afraid of dry ice. Anyway I'm sure I'll get at least one flame for this but oh well. I had to pose the question.
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All the fog questions
The Great Pumpkin
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10-13-2009,08:24 AM
Not a flame, but I will tell you that for me, dry ice is not convenient. There's only one small dairy that sells it, and it's quite the drive to get there. And yes, I would be the one who would burn herself to smithereens with it anyway.
I think a lot of it has to do with the info on the www. People read reviews of set ups and think "THAT'S what I need to do!" IMO, there is more info on using chillers than there is on using dry ice, so that might be part of the reason.You know you have a successful haunt when the ADULT visitors pee their pants.
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The Great Pumpkin
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10-13-2009,08:31 AM
not a flame at all thanks for the input!
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10-13-2009,08:34 AM
I'm with Robzilla69, but sometimes the price is too high. The best price I can find locally (Glacier Ice Co, the source) is $25 for 20 lbs. However, I have two chillers to feed, and the largest one needs ~60 lbs of ice cubes, the smaller one ~30 lbs. The bottom line may be a wash. And dry ice isn't scary - just wear some medium-thick gloves.
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10-13-2009,08:34 AM
Dry ice is not as easy to find in some areas. Dry ice may be cheap in some places, but I think that may be regional.
I have a simple easy homemade fog chiller that I have used for years that only took a while to make.
I also have a self-contained low-lying fog machine. This year, I have to just get some ice from the freezer or go get extra regular ice from 7-11 and go. I do not want to drive for miles to get dry ice and then deal with it.
This seems to be a personal preference thing.HalloweenForum.com Admin
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The Great Pumpkin
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10-13-2009,08:54 AM
I run 1 1000w foger and 2 400w fogers on 10 lbs of dry ice and they last 6-8 hours. I pay $1.10 a pound , so its $11 bucks a night . You don't need nearly as much dry ice as you do water ice and the cost is about the same for me anyway.
oh yes and no water left over to make a mess!
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10-13-2009,09:53 AM
robzilla69 what's your setup with ABS pipe, dry ice and a fogger? Can you use PVC instead? My husband found a place last year to get dry ice and I would rather use it for this than a bunch of water filled plastic cauldrons and blowing up soda bottles (all good fun but guess who got to clean up the mess).
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10-13-2009,11:15 AM
I have a fog machine but are you saying that you can use dry ice as an alternative to a fog machine or that you add the dry ice in the fog machine? Sorry if this sounds like a stupid question but I have a limited vocabulary when it comes to this subject and have no idea what a vortex is. LOL. But yeah, please elaborate if you could
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10-13-2009,11:22 AM
Here is my set up. i have tried 2' to 5' lengths and don't notice any difference beyond 3'. I drill 3/8" holes. pvc is fine but its white so i don't use it for that reason. hope this helps!
Originally Posted by careypiper
i only need the bricks on my big foger the smaller ones just rests on the ground
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10-13-2009,11:27 AM
one side note the pipe gets cold! therefore it can get brittle! Don't put it anywhere where a door or something like that will hit it! Been there broke that!
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