How to Construct an Outdoor Mist Cooling fan
Do It Yourself Outdoor Misting Fan
The following instructions illustrate how to setup a low-pressure mist hoop on a moveable home cooling fan to construct your own personal water fans. This setup permits you to create an practical mister fan using the water pressure coming from your backyard water faucet. It’s great for chilling a small number of people on your terrace. It can additionally be employed to cool off your dog or other pets, or even a small chicken coop or rabbit hutch.
What you will require:
- Misting Hoop with lo-pressure misting nozzles
- Lo-pressure misting fan adapter package (includes low pressure tube, hose bib connector, zip ties, 1/4-inch push lock fitting for the mister ring).
- House fan – 16 inches or larger
- wire cord
- Wall socket with a ground fault circuit breaker
- Nearby hose bib water faucet.
The faucet connector should already be installed on the tubing, but if not, just press the hose directly into the small side of the connector. It’s a tight fit, so in the event that you experience problems doing that manually, use a pair of pliers to help push the tube in.
If you bought a mist fan that included a misting ring, a push lock fitting for 1/8-inch tube will be set up on the ring. If you bought the mist fan adapter kit separately, it will come with a push lock connector that you will have to put in onto the mister ring. If the connector doesn’t have plumber’s tape wrapped around it, you will have to wrap it 2-3 times, next install the fitting onto the mister ring.
Press the hose completely into the push-lock fitting, then gently tug back to ensure the hose is secured in the fitting.
For our demonstration, I use a cheap box fan I purchased at Lowe’s a few years ago. Place the fan flat, then center the misting ring on top of the exhaust side of the fan, with the mist nozzles directing away from the fan.
Affix the mister ring onto the fan using ties that came with the mister fan kit. Bend over the zip tie first, which will help to make it much easier to thread around the ring and the grill of the fan shield. Pull the ties tight, then snip off the ends to make it neat. You may set the fan upright now, making sure the mist ring is secure.
Plug the fan into a GFCI-protected electrical outlet. A ground fault protected electric outlet is the type with a black “Test” and a red “Reset” button. These kind of electric 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 travel by way of your body if you happen to be foolish enough to be standing in a puddle of water. Don’t be foolish – always be very careful whenever utilizing electricity in the presence of water. In modern residences, electrical outlets on the outside of the home are typically on a ground fault circuit or are ground fault outlets. In many homes, the entire ground fault circuit is governed by a GFCI electric outlet in the garage. Make sure to check that it is functioning properly before connecting your mist fan.
Connect the tubing with the faucet adapter to the water faucet.
Right after plugging the fan in and turning it on, you can turn on the water to begin the misting. Now you may cool off with your mist fan!