Thread: Help with fogger

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Been lurking (and enjoying I might add) for a while now and finally need to ask the experts here on a fog machine issue I have

Now, this is totally my fault and I know how to avoid this in the future, but a few years ago, I did not know I should have cleaned my foggers after usage.
Now it seems I have a copper line (feeding fog juice to heater) that is clogged. It is such a small tube! I have some metal wire I have tried to push through and from either side it seems to get stuck about the heater location.
I can attempt to fun fog machine cleaner through it and is sputters just ever so slightly so a very little bit of juice goes through. I have let the machine run for a bit with the cleaner going through, but to no avail.

Is there any good way to clean that copper piece? Should I try to just get a replacement copper tube or just go get a new fogger and call this one a learning experience?

BTW, love all the props and ideas and all the work all of you have done. I have learned a lot and I am sure will continue to do so in the future.

I appreciate any feedback you can give.

oh yeah, and some of what I did this year and in years past can be seen here:
http://weather-nut.blogspot.com/
It's a mix of props and live actors to make the haunt complete!

Welcome to the forums. You did not mention what make/model of machine you have. Search these forums for many how-to's on cleaning/repairing foggers. Chances are you'll find what you need. Good luck.

Try running through the fogger a 50-50 mix of white vinegar and distilled water.

the unit is a screamer fog machine
FITCO #19100 400W

ah, no worries now. I tore it apart, and found the coil wrapped around the heater unit. The copper tubing is clogged beyond what can be cleaned.
Chalk this one up to learning. It was my oldest and cheapest fogger I had.