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My DIY fog machine almost caught fire at my Halloween party last weekend
I spent two weeks building a fog machine for my haunted house setup in Portland. Used a standard 1500W heater and a copper coil setup I found in a forum guide. Everything worked fine during testing in the garage, but at the party on Saturday the fog juice started bubbling weird and smoke came out the wrong end. Had to yank the plug fast after someone yelled that the housing was getting hot to the touch. Turns out my homemade reservoir leaked onto the wiring and caused a short. Scrapped the whole thing and bought a commercial unit for $80 the next day. Anyone else had a close call with a homemade fog machine?
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