Do It Yourself Mister Cooling Fan
The following directions explain the way to set up a mist system hoop on a moveable household cooling fan to construct your own personal patio misting fan. This setup permits you to build an cost-effective mister fan making use of the water pressure coming from your backyard water faucet. It’s very good for cooling two or three folks on your outdoor patio. It can additionally be used to cool off your dog or other pets, or even a small chicken coop or rabbit hutch.
Exactly what you need:
- Mist Ring with lo-pressure mist nozzles
- A low water pressure faucet assembly made for the mist ring (includes low pressure hose, hose bib connector, zip ties, push lock fitting for the misting ring).
- House fan – Sixteen inches or larger
- Power cord extension
- Power Outlet with a Gfci circuit breaker
- Nearby hose bib water faucet.
The faucet connector should be installed on the hose, but if not, simply put the tubing directly into the little side of the connector. It can be a snug fit, so if you have trouble performing it by hand, try a pair of pliers to help force the hose in.
If you purchased a water misting fan kit that included a mister ring, a push lock connector for 1/8-inch tubing should be fitted on the ring. If you bought the mister fan adapter kit separately, it comes with a push lock fitting that you will have to put in on the mist ring. In case the fitting does not already have teflon tape wrapped about it, you’ll have to wrap it 2 to 3 times, then install the fitting into the mist ring.
Push the tubing securely into the connector, then smoothly draw back to be sure the tube is secure in the fitting.
For our demo, I’ll be using a relatively inexpensive box fan I bought at Lowe’s a couple of years ago. Put the fan level, then center the mister ring onto the exhaust side of the fan, with the mist nozzles pointing away from the fan.
Affix the mister ring onto the fan using zip ties that came with the mister fan adapter kit. Bend the zip tie first, which will make it easier to thread about the ring and the grid of the fan shroud. Draw the ties tight, then snip off the ends to make things tidy. You can put the fan up-right now, making certain the mister ring is secure.
Plug the fan into a ground fault protected electric outlet. A Gfci outlet is the type with a black “Test” and a red “Reset” button. These kind of electric outlets cut off the electricity when there is a “ground fault,” which happens when the power current finds an alternative route to ground. For example, it might try to journey by way of your body if you happen to be foolish enough to be standing in a puddle of water. Don’t be dumb – always be extremely cautious when using electrical power in the presence of water. In today’s residences, electric outlets on the outside of the building are generally on a ground fault circuit or are ground fault outlets. In many homes, the entire ground fault circuit is governed by a ground fault electric outlet in the garage. Make sure to test that it is functioning properly before plugging in your mist fan.
Hook up the tube with the faucet connector to the water faucet.
Right after plugging the fan in and turning it on, you should turn on the water to begin the misting. Now you may cool off with your portable misting fan!
