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(More customer reviews)Some of the reviews are a little harsh.
First of all, you cannot fault the machine for producing a fog that does not cling to the ground. That is a chemical property related to the temperature of the vapor, so if you want low clinging fog, you need to build a cheap chiller extension unit (google or you-tube "fog machine chiller" for more info) and cool the vapor so that it is colder than the surrounding air. This can be done with a foam cooler and ice for under $10. Second, I have a feeling some people did not realize that you have to depress the button on the machine to produce fog. It will not automatically put out fog every couple minutes. Many cheap machines are like this, but at least this one has a remote.
I used the fog machine on my walkway for halloween. Keep in mind weather plays a big role--it was a warm california night with very little wind so the fog clung to the air and was slow to dissipate. This thing puts out so much fog, that at one point a car driving down the street had to stop and crawl through 40 feet of dense fog that was billowing from my house. I would depress the button on the remote for ~20 seconds, then wait a couple minutes for the machine to recover and repeat. The fog billowed out from my walkway in thick clouds and even though it didn't stay on the ground, it made the entire street smoky and still produced an eerie effect. The trick or treaters loved it, and even though I had the machine pumping out fog for 2 hours straight, I still have half a container of fog juice left.
The instructions specifically say not to use another brand of fog juice. This annoys me, because this brand of fog had a chemical odor to it and there is no way you could use this on a dance floor or where people had to breathe it in. A few trick or treaters coughed and complained about walking through the smoke, so I did not depress the button if people were walking up the walkway. Next year I am going to attach a DIY chiller to the front of the machine which will help the fog stay low to the ground. But I will say that wetting the walkway and grass midway through the night made a big difference in the fog's clinging power.
Would I buy this machine again? Its a pretty decent machine for the money. For $40 I wasn't expecting much, but if this machine did break I would probably spend a little more money and get a better one that automatically dispersed the fog at set intervals, and one with a better reputation for reliability.
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