DIY Mister Cooling Fan
The following instructions tell you the way to setup a low-pressure mist system hoop on a home cooling fan to build your personal outdoor misting fans. This setup lets you to make an great mist fan employing the water pressure from your patio water faucet. It’s fantastic for cooling down a couple of individuals on your deck. It can also be used to cool off your dog or other pets, or even a small rabbit hutch or chicken coop.
Things you’ll need:
- House fan – 16 inch or wider
- Misting Ring with low-pressure nozzles
- A lo-pressure faucet assembly designed for the mist ring (includes low pressure hose, faucet adapter, zip ties, push lock fitting for the misting ring).
- Close by garden hose bib water faucet.
- Power cord extension
- Wall socket with a ground fault circuit breaker
The faucet connector should be installed on the tubing, but if not, simply insert the hose directly into the smaller side of the connector. It is a snug fit, thus in the event that you experience difficulties performing it manually, make use of a pair of pliers to help force the hose in.
In the event that you acquired a fan mister kit that included a misting ring, a push lock fitting will be fitted on the ring. If you acquired the misting fan kit separately, it will come with a push lock connector that you will have to put in on the mist ring. If the fitting does not already include teflon tape wrapped about it, you’ll need to wrap the male end two to three times, then install the connector into the mister ring.
Push the hose firmly in to the push-lock fitting, then smoothly tug back to make sure the tubing is secured in the fitting.
In the demo, I’ll be using low cost box fan I purchased at Walmart a couple of years ago. Place the fan flat, then center the mist ring on the exhaust side of the fan, with the misting nozzles pointing away from the fan.
Attach the mist ring onto the fan using ties that came with the mist fan adapter kit. Bend over the zip tie first, which will help to make it much easier to thread about the ring and the grid of the fan shield. Pull the ties tight, then snip off the ends to make things tidy. You may put the fan the right way up now, making certain the mist ring is secure.
Plug the fan into a ground fault protected electrical outlet. A ground fault protected wall socket is the kind with a black “Test” and a red “Reset” button. These kind of electric sockets bread the circuit when there is a “ground fault,” which happens whenever the power current finds an alternate path to ground. For example, it might try to travel through your body if you are foolish enough to be standing in a puddle of water. Don’t be dumb – always be very cautious whenever dealing with electricity in the presence of water. In today’s houses, electric outlets on the outside of the home are typically on a ground fault circuit or are GFCI outlets. In many homes, the entire ground fault circuit is controlled by a GFCI outlet in the garage. Make certain to verify that it is functioning properly before plugging in your misting fan.
Attach the hose with the water faucet connector to the water spigot.
Immediately after plugging the fan in and switching it on, you may turn on the water to start the misting. Now you can cool off with your personal mister fan!