How to Make an Outdoor Mister Fan

Do It Yourself Backyard Mister Cooling Fan

These directions explain the way to assemble a low-pressure misting hoop on a transportable household fan to create your own personal portable misting fans. This setup lets you to make an great misting fan employing the water pressure coming from your backyard water faucet. It's terrific for chilling a couple people on your outdoor patio. It can additionally be employed to cool off your dog or other pets, or even a small chicken coop or rabbit hutch.

What you'll need:

• Lo-pressure mist fan adapter package (includes low pressure tubing, hose bib adapter, zip ties, 1/4-inch push lock fitting for the mist ring).
• Mister Hoop with low-pressure misting nozzles
• House fan - 16 inches or bigger
• Electric Outlet that has a ground fault circuit protector
• Extension cord
• Nearby garden hose water faucet.

The faucet adapter should be installed on the tubing, but if not, simply put the hose directly into the small side of the adapter. It can be a snug fit, so if you experience difficulties accomplishing this manually, try a pair of pliers to help force the hose in.

In the event that you bought a water misting fan that included a misting ring, a push lock connector for 1/8-inch tubing will already be mounted on the ring. If you acquired the mist fan adapter kit separately, it comes with a fitting that you will have to put in onto the mist ring. If the connector does not already have teflon tape wrapped around it, you'll need to wrap the male end 2 or 3 times, after that install the connector into the misting ring.

Press the tube completely into the push-lock connector, then smoothly draw back to make certain the hose is tight in the fitting.

In the demonstration, I'll be using an inexpensive box fan I purchased at Walmart a few years ago. Put the fan down, then center the mist ring onto the exhaust side of the fan, with the misting nozzles pointing away from the fan.

Affix the mister ring onto the fan using ties that came with the misting fan adapter kit. Bend over the zip tie first, which will help to make it less difficult to thread in and around the ring and the grill of the fan shroud. Draw the ties snug, then snip off the ends to keep it neat. You may set the fan up-right now, making certain the misting ring is secure.

Plug the fan into a GFCI-protected electric wall plug. A ground fault protected electric outlet is the kind with a black "Test" and a red "Reset" button. These types of electric sockets cut off the electricity when there is a "ground fault," which happens whenever the electric current finds an alternative route to ground. For instance, it might try to travel by way of your body if you are foolish enough to be standing in a puddle of water. Don't be foolish - always be very cautious when utilizing electricity in the presence of water. In modern-day residences, electrical outlets on the outside of the building are generally on a Gfci circuit or are ground fault outlets. In many homes, the entire ground fault circuit is governed by a GFCI outlet in the garage. Make certain to verify that it is functioning correctly prior to connecting your misting fan.

Connect the tubing with the water faucet adapter to the water faucet.

After plugging the fan in and turning it on, you may turn on the water to commence the misting. Now you can cool off with your portable misting fan!