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What would any Yard Haunt,
Graveyard Display or Halloween Party be without a thick layer of fog floating ominously
through the night air?
But
which fog machine to buy?
 One of our goals while attending the Halloween and Costume Convention
in Chicago this year was to locate a Consumer Level fog machine that we could recommend to
our readers. It had to be well built, meet the demands of the general Halloween consumer,
but be relatively inexpensive. The machine would have to be capable of producing generous
amounts of fog yet be easy to operate and have accessories available such as a
timer-remote. This year we recommend buying your fog machines at
Halloween Effects.
They carry a full line of Chauvet brand fog machines,
effect machines and lighting.
What we mean by "Consumer
Level"
In general, most people don't need a fog machine that costs hundreds or even
thousands of dollars. While professional class fog generators are great, they are also
very expensive. For the general Halloween consumer their fog machine(s) will only be used
one or two nights a year, for five to ten hours. This means that its running time will be
no where near that of a professional machine that might be used hundreds of hours per
year. This doesn't mean we were looking for cheap fog machines, but inexpensive ones, that
would operate year after year within these parameters.
Choosing a Fog Machine
Another thing that's happened
as a result of heightened interest is that the price of more powerful fog machines has
come down substantially. You can now buy a high-output fog machine that would have cost
five-hundred dollars a few years ago for under a hundred dollars.
We've
spent the last month analyzing the input from our "Consumer Fog Machine Testing", competing several different fog
machines against each other in what we call "The Fog Machine Showdown".
All three Eliminator fog machines tested produced levels of fog as
expected and seemed to have a quicker re-heat
cycle than many of the other consumer level fog machines.
Our pick
for this year's top consumer-level fog machine is the "Eliminator" line of
consumer and semi-professional fog machines. Below are our picks for the best of the best in fog machines for Halloween!
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Eliminator
EF400
The
Eliminator model EF400 Fog Machine from
Halloween Effects
has a 400 watt heater and works great for small area's, particularly
indoors for a Halloween party.
The set
comes with a basic 10' wired remote control and one pint of
Eliminator brand Fog Juice. This fogger uses only water based fog
juice and displaces 1,500 cubic feet of fog per minute. |
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Eliminator
E119
The
Eliminator model E-119 Fog Machine from
Halloween Effects
has a powerful 700 Watt Heater and works well in larger area's.
The set
includes a basic 10' wired remote control and one quart of fog
fluid. This fogger uses only water based fog juice and displaces
3,500 cubic feet of fog per minute. |
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Eliminator
EF1000
The
Eliminator model EF-1000 fog machine from
Halloween Effects
has a powerful 1000 watt heater produces lots of fog and works great
outdoors.
The set
comes with a basic 10' wired remote control and one quart of fog
fluid. This fogger uses only water based fog juice and displaces
4,500 cubic feet of fog per minute. |
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Timer
Remote Control
Most fog machines
include a cabled manually operated remote
control. When you want the fog machine to
stream fog, you hold down the button. The problem with this type of remote is that
you to operate it
every time you need fog.
The number
one accessory for any fog machine is a Remote
Timer Controller. These have both a timer and volume control that allow
you to set how often you want the fog machine to come on and what volume
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"Your
Trick or Treaters will be thrilled and impressed with this eerie touch"
For more information
visit the Official Fog Machine website Got Fog?
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