How to Make an Outdoor Mist Cooling fan

Do It Yourself Patio Misting Fan

The following directions tell you the easiest way to assemble a mist ring on a transportable household fan to construct your own portable misters. This set up permits you to build an effective mist fan using the water pressure coming from your garden water spigot. It’s fantastic for cooling a couple of folks on your terrace. It can also be employed to cool off your dog or other pets, or even a small chicken coop or rabbit hutch.

Exactly what you’ll need:

• Low-pressure mister fan adapter kit (includes low pressure hose, hose bib connector, zip ties, push lock fitting for the mist ring).
• Mister Hoop with lo-pressure mister nozzles
• Fan – Sixteen inch or bigger
• Electrical power Outlet with a ground fault circuit protector
• Electrical extension cord
• Close by garden hose bib water faucet.

The faucet adapter should already be installed on the hose, but if not, simply insert the hose directly into the smaller side of the connector. It can be a tight fit, so in the event that you have difficulty doing it manually, use pliers to help force the hose in.

In the event that you bought a water misting fan kit with a mist ring, a push lock fitting will be set up on the ring. If you ordered the mist fan adapter kit separately, it comes with a connector that you will have to put in on the mist ring. If the fitting does not already include plumber’s tape wrapped around it, you’ll have to wrap it two or three times, after that install the fitting on to the mist ring.

Press the hose completely in to the fitting, then smoothly pull back to make sure that the hose is secured in the connector.

In the demo, I’ll be using low cost box fan I found at Walmart a couple of years ago. Put the fan down, then center the mist ring on the exhaust side of the fan, with the mister nozzles pointing away from the fan.

Affix the mister ring to the fan using zip ties that came with the low-pressure mister fan kit. Bend the zip tie first, which will help make it much easier to thread around the ring and the grid of the fan shroud. Draw the ties tight, then snip off the ends to keep it tidy. You may put the fan upright now, making sure the mist ring is secure.

Plug the fan into a GFCI-protected electrical wall socket. A ground fault protected outlet is the kind with a black “Test” and a red “Reset” button. These types of electric outlets cut off the electricity when there is a “ground fault,” which occurs whenever the electric current finds an alternative route to ground. For example, it might try to journey through your body if you’re dumb enough to be standing in a puddle of water. Don’t be foolish – always be very cautious whenever using electrical power in the presence of water. In modern houses, electric outlets on the outside of the dwelling are typically on a ground fault circuit or are GFCI outlets. In many homes, the entire ground fault circuit is governed by a ground fault outlet in the garage. Be certain to test that it is working correctly prior to plugging in your misting fan.

Hook up the tubing with the faucet connector to the water faucet.

Immediately after plugging the fan in and flipping it on, you should turn on the water to begin the misting. Now you may cool off with your portable mist fan!