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(More customer reviews)Just wanted to chime in here because I purchased one of these recently for Halloween. I read a lot of negative reviews, but I went with my gut and bought one anyway. Quite frankly, I was pleasantly surprised. The unit itself is pretty sturdy and appears to be well-built. Most of the complaints about the unit appear to center around the fog not staying low to the ground. Well, depending upon the room temperature it is in, the fog will either rise or stay low to the ground. In a warm room it won't take long for it to rise. Well duh, is this really a surprise to anyone? In cooler rooms it will stay down longer, but eventually the fog will warm up and rise. ALL FOG WILL. Also, it isn't for outside use and it even says so in the instructions. I suspect complaints of the unit burning out and not working were the result of the operator letting the the fog juice run out resulting in the failure. The instructions warn against this as well.
I do have a legitimate complaint, and that is with the water drainage lever on the back of the unit. It doesn't indicate which is the "open" or "closed" position. I got a little concerned because the melting ice was not collecting in the drainage bag. I tried both left and right sides and even called the company and they said "right." Well, they were wrong. The lever, at least on my unit, has to be straight out in the middle. With the unit slightly raised and slightly tilted back, the melting water run right out and into the collection bag.
I would give the unit a higher rating if it were slightly cheaper. For a 400 watt foger, it looks like you're paying at least $75-$100 for a built in chiller. You can make a chiller to attach to your fogger yourself for about $20. I don't think I would recommend the unit for DJs on the go. They have enough heavy equipment to haul around, and other fog units may be better suited for their needs. But for use at small parties, home use, haunted houses, etc. the unit should perform well. I actually used mine outside on Halloween, and if not for the wind blowing so hard that night, it would have been perfect. However, for outdoor haunting displays, for next year I may pick up a pair of 1000 watt units. They cost less and should produce even more fog.
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