Do It Yourself Backyard Mist Fan
The following instructions demonstrate the simplest way to set up a low-pressure mist ring on a portable household cooling fan to create your own personal portable misting fans. This setup makes it possible for you to make an economical misting fan employing the water pressure from your garden water faucet. It’s great for cooling down a small number of folks on your patio. It can additionally be put to use to cool off your dog or other pets, or even a small chicken coop or rabbit hutch.
What you’ll need:
- Mist Ring with lo-pressure mist nozzles
- Lo-pressure mister fan adapter kit (includes low pressure tube, faucet adapter, zip ties, push lock connector for the mist ring).
- Fan – 16 inches or bigger
- cable cord
- Electric Outlet that has a Gfci circuit protector
- Nearby hose bib water faucet.
The faucet adapter should be installed on the tubing, but if not, simply put the tubing directly into the small end of the connector. It is a tight fit, hence if you experience trouble performing this by hand, make use of pliers to help drive the tubing in.
In the event that you ordered a mist fan kit with a mister ring, a push lock fitting should be fitted on the ring. If you ordered the misting fan adapter kit separately, it comes with a push lock connector that you will have to put in on your mister ring. If the fitting does not already have teflon tape wrapped around it, you are going to have to wrap the male end 2-3 times, after that install the fitting on to the mister ring.
Push the tubing completely into the push-lock fitting, then smoothly tug back to make sure the hose is secured in the connector.
For our demonstration, I’ll be using a cheap box fan I bought at Home Depot a couple of years ago. Put the fan down, then center the mister ring onto the exhaust side of the fan, with the misting nozzles directing away from the fan.
Attach the mister ring onto the fan using ties that came with the mister fan kit. Bend the zip tie first, which will help make it much easier to thread around the ring and the grill of the fan shroud. Pull the ties snug, then snip off the ends to keep things neat. You can put the fan upright now, making sure the misting ring is secure.
Plug the fan into a ground fault protected electrical wall socket. A ground fault protected electric outlet is the variety with a black “Test” and a red “Reset” button. These kind of electrical outlets trip when there is a “ground fault,” which happens when the electric current finds an alternative path 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 careful whenever dealing with electrical power in the presence of water. In modern homes, electric outlets on the exterior of the house are generally on a ground fault circuit or are ground fault outlets. In many homes, the entire GFCI 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 mister fan.
Hook up the hose with the water faucet connector to the water spigot.
Right after plugging the fan in and switching it on, you can turn on the water to begin the misting. Now you may cool off with your portable misting fan!