Have you ever smoke out your train room?

Thanks!  Eliminator in-between it is!

 Lol, Didn't know you could. Nothing better in the morning than a fresh cup of coffee, steam roll'n out of the engine and the echo of the whistle singing around the track. 

When my layout was upstairs in a 13X13 bedroom, I had one exhaust fan and it was piped [flexible dryer vent type pipe] out the gable end vent.  Now I am in my own building, I have two exhaust fans exhausting out the side of the building.  Exhaust fans can be added to most rooms with attic above.  Have added one in downstairs bath [1940 house] by piping outside the side of house.  A little more work and a little more tricky.   

You bring up a very valid concern.  Second hand smoke can have potential health hazards. Of course it depends on the constituents in the smoke fluid.

I do not know if this has ever been studied.

I switched to MegaSteam for the following reason at this website:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_drywall

I am skeptical of products out of China, especially food and pharmaceuticals; but, hey I am not China bashing - just vigilant. 

Regarding quality, China is moving in the same direction as Japan did after WWII - increasing gradually.

I have no problem with MegaSteam in my 12 X 12 living room; home of my small floor layout.

I can always tell when my friends are ready for me to leave their operating sessions.  All they have to do is crank up the smoke and it isn't long before I start checking my watch and getting my coat on.  I love the looks of smoke but wish I could see it without having to breathe it.  Great for photo ops, but not for regular running for me.

Art

Second hand smoke from cigarettes and tobacco products has proven to be harmful.

That is because of the harmful smoke produced by the burning tobacco. People are inhaling carbon elements of the burned tobacco that have been proven to contain several very hazardous materials. Those are the culprits and pose the health risks.

If you burned the smoke fluid you would get black smoke, but then you would indeed get carbon elements and that would not be good for you to breath or be good for the environment.

Model train smoke is not burned...it is vaporized. What you actually see are tiny tiny droplets of the liquid that reflect the light and appear to be smoke. When used as directed our product dissipates very quickly and does not fog up train rooms or other parts of the house. Our product is chemically engineered to vaporize very quickly with lots of "smoke" and then due to its viscosity, it dissipates. If the correct amount of fluid is used, and the correct amount of voltage is applied, you will get optimum results. That varies with several factors including, but not limited to, the locomotives, power supply, amount of power to the tracks, etc. That doesn't mean that running several trains at the same time with smoke in a small enclosed room might

not create a hazy atmosphere. Common sense is required.

We have found over the years that people do have sensitivities to various scents...it is a very personal thing and varies from person to person. We do suggest the use of our "NADA" in situations where the public are present as the idea is to show off the smoke features, but not offend any of the non-model train public. This includes wives and/or significant others. Occasional use of our "Eliminator" helps keep the smoke unit internal parts clean so that the fluid vaporizes more quickly. The whole idea is to have fun with your model trains.

Our product is safe to use when used as directed. We take great pride in manufacturing JT's Mega-Steam right here in the U.S.A with very strict guidelines to insure that each bottle is "the world's finest smoke fluid!"

Above all, the choice is always yours: to operate with smoke, or turn off the smoke unit. That is what makes this such a great hobby.

Jeb Kriigel

JT's Mega-Steam

www.megasteam.com

My "Work Train" is headed by a postwar 2056 that I modified decades ago to smoke a lot more.  I've gone through quite a few rounds of eliminator (5 times), NADA, eliminator, original, eliminator, smoke pellets, eliminator, and back to NADA.  To me, NADA has a stronger smell than Eliminator.  They both are not even close to "scent free."

Soooooo, what are the best "wife pleasing" scents?

Flowers or Money Scents 

NOT AN ISSUE, SEE PHOTO

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Rick,

We have found through extensive testing that the wicking material will eventually need to be replaced.  "Eliminator"will help and in most cases cleanse the smoke unit and wicking so that the perferred scent comes through. We have also noticed that when everything tends to smell bad or distorted and not like the scent you want, in most cases it is a burned or charred wick. Wicking material seems to have "memory" and eventually through use over time, it won't change and it is necessary to replace it. Then, you will find the the scents are much improved and things smell like you want them too.  Thanks for supporting Mega-Steam...we appreciate your business.

Anyone who has been to the san digeo 3-railers knows we are in a 42 by 44 room with a short celling.  When I joined the club all they were using was the 3 letter smoke fluid. the room would fill up with so much smoke that the HO layout across the hall would complain of the smell.

After seeing mega-steam on this web site I ordered some.  soon after our club president became a distributor and now most everyone uses mega-steam.

I will not use anything else.

Thanks!  I guess I'll have to try that.  Are there any tips/do's/dont's for a brand new wick?