I took the smoke generator out of the tank today, without breaking anything else in the process.

I managed to open the casing, though I did crack it a little bit, nothing that JB weld couldn’t fix. Looking at the element it was clearly burned and needed to be repaired, then I came to a realisation. The wire is just too thin for me to see properly, my specs are up to prescription and under a year old, but these old eyes are just not up to the job. I need a desk magnifier, but in the mean time I threw the smoke unit out and if I get the urge I will buy a new one.

No big deal, but at least I gave it a try and I’m now clued up as to how the smoke generator fits into the tank.