Thread: Fog machine trouble

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I have bought many fog machines and can't get them to work for long. I need a fairly affordable fog machine that will fog up the block. My plan is to have my garage door barely open with scary sounds, a strobe light and a fog machine that continually puts out fog or does it without manually triggering a remote. I need something that really puts out the fog so it's a consistant so the wind doesn't just take it all away. Any suggestions?

i dont buy them so i am no good here. =]

IMO, the wind will always take away the fog.

I just bought a Chauvet 1300 watt that pumps out around 20,000 cfm's. I think the average pumps out around 5,000 cfm's. No idea how mine compares to what you have.

True, no fogger can stand up to wind, not even a little bit, so if you're in a windy area you're out of luck. That said, you may get better hang time if you use a fog chiller to keep the fog laying low to the ground. Many foggers come with timers, or can be fitted with one, so that's easy. A continuous fogger with high output can get pricey, though. What's the typical wattage of your previous foggers, and how much area are you trying to cover?

I'm trying to do outside area and my yard is maybe 1500 square feet. But I wonder if humidity is a factor because there is no humidity here in CA. Do fog machines work better with humidity? I bought a EF 400 from eliminator and it royally sucks!

We have a cheap little 400 watt fogger that puts out a surprising amount of fog, but it takes a while to heat up and it wont fog for more than 15 or 20 seconds then it takes maybe 5-7 minutes to heat up again.

I don't think dry air effects the foggers noticeably. We are in SoCal near the beach where we have a higher humidity but we set up our haunt at a campground in the mountains above Palm Springs where it is pretty dry. I've never really noticed a difference. Wind I think is fog's biggest enemy.

I use two foggers so if the wind shifts i always have at least one drifting through my yard. Of course the other one is drifting through the neighbor's yard (the guy who turns off all lights and does not answer the door). Both are on timers so they go off at slightly different times. They are VEI 919 700W. Between both when maxed out they can fog down the street four houses. I have them set to about half capacity. Good little fogger but would buy foggers that have timer included, timers purchased later. They have both run for 6 years. Thinking of getting a VEI 935 this year or next