ICE Fog Machine

I bought this fog machine for my Halloween yard haunt which I only set-up for Halloween night. I tested it a week before and I was amazed at the volume of fog that this machine produces. On the big night, I fired it up with a full tank of Froggy's Bog Fog and a couple bags of ice. I turned the output and duration up to max levels and let it rip. I have a lot of experience with Mister Cool low lying fog machines and thought that the ICE-101 would be on par with two Mister Cool Machines running together in terms of output. Boy was I wrong. This machine is an animal and I had fog obscuring not just my yard, but my neighbor's yard in no time at all. Unfortunately, we had a bit of light wind that evening so it was difficult to keep the fog on the ground. During calm periods though, the machine just belches a 1-2 Ft. high rolling cloud of fog across the ground. I went through a gallon of Bog Fog juice in about 3 hours along with 4 bags of ice cubes (20 lbs.). This year was a good test. Next year I know I can turn the machine output down and still get the special effect I'm looking for. You will need to pay attention to the auto/manual pump to keep the machine drained of water as it eats through the ice. The water pump is a bit loud as it begins to run dry and that is the only negative feature I have found on the ICE-101. If you are seriously into fog and willing to spend this kind of money for the FX, then you will have chosen well. Oh, I should also mention that this machine is big and it is heavy even without a load of ice and fog juice. Happy Halloween!

MACHINE IS A PIECE OF CRAP, I REQUESTED REFUND SINCE APRIL 2022, BECAUSE MACHINE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY AND COMPANY STATED IT WAS MISSING PARTS WHEN I RETURNED SO RECEIVED REFUND BUT NOT COMPLETE, COMPANY WAS VERY RUDE JUST BECAUSE I REQUESTED REFUND. I PAID $1046.27 FOR THE MACHINE AND WAS ONLY REFUNDED $700 WHICH ITS NOT FAIR.

I was using it outside for Halloween and we have a driveway that slopes downward. I was using dry ice along with Froggy's fluid and what was great was I could set the interval and it would do its thing. The interval was great, the thickness was consistent and with the dry ice, it really hugged the ground. It's not really the fault of the machine but if there is ANY breeze at all outside, it's quickly swept away.

Some years ago, I had the desire to create a really great Halloween scene in my front yard. I bought some styrofoam tombstones and to give it a creepy feel, a couple of low lying “party foggers “ that you find at Halloween or discount stores. When Halloween night came, I put everything out, turned on the foggers then waited for the big cloud of fog to cover my display. And waited and waited. The big cloud didn’t appear and I spent the evening refilling the tiny ice chambers for the machines and watching for what little fog they did create. The fog puffed out in a small line upwards then quickly vanished. Unsurprisingly, I was extremely disappointed and let go of the idea.Last year, I noticed the Antari Ice-101 Low Lying Fog Machine on Amazon and began debating whether or not it might be able to give me what I had originally hoped for. Party foggers are really only suitable for small indoor events and some of the professional foggers I checked out cost thousands of dollars. Despite my initial failure, I decided I’d give it a shot anyway and bought it.I wasn’t disappointed. Soon after it arrived, I put it outside on a night with mild wind and let it run with everything on maximum. Filled with Froggy’s Fog Freezin Fog Juice, it wasn’t long before my front yard was a fog bank as was the yard next to mine. It’s really something to see swirls of fog you’ve created beneath street lights nearly a block away. The only problem I had was the police showed up to see what was going on (no joke!).The wired remote has three dials and three buttons. The top dials are for fog spray frequency, blast duration and fog output. They work with the timer mode (yellow button). The dial for fog output also works with continuous mode (red button). The final mode is manual (green button) that gives you the machine’s maximum settings as long as the button is held.With some experimentation, I found about half output on continuous mode gave me the effect I had been looking for. On Halloween night, this provided somewhere between 5 and 6 hours of fog time with a full tank of fog liquid.The Ice-101 has a large ice chamber to help keep the created fog cool and lower to the ground. I just hated it when I had to frequently run outside to refill the small ice boxes for my old party foggers (not that it made much difference). I didn’t have that problem this time, making sure it was mostly filled for Halloween.The unit’s built-in pump drained out the water reservoir at the end of the night. Very helpful since, given its size, it’s impractical to turn the machine over. The pump has two modes, automatic and manual. Automatic is quiet and drains the machine until it’s close to empty but stops before getting noisy. Yes, noisy. You’ll need to use manual mode to get rid of water beyond that. When the pump starts getting air into it, IT GETS VERY LOUD! It took about 30 minutes to finish. If you move it before emptying it, expect water to splash out the sides.Another issue, if you move it with a full tank of fog liquid, it can splash out easily. This can cause dripping on floors so I recommend getting a rubber mat or something when using it inside.If you’re really serious about wanting a spooky looking outdoor scene for Halloween, I can’t recommend the Ice-101 enough.