Patio mister

[ItBurnsWhenIPee]

Just wondering if anybody's built a patio misting system on here. I did a couple of searches that didn't come back with much of anything.

I didn't like what I was seeing with the kits, so I bought a bunch of 1/2" PVC pipe, PVC fittings, a pile of nozzles, and a couple of bottles of Chimay for when I'm done

I'll be putting it up on my back patio, it's about 12' deep, 30' long, and the overhead is aboot 9' high. My plans (in my head anyway) are to put a nozzle every 24 or 30 inches and just run it around the perimeter of the eve.

I will not be installing a pump to boost the pressure...I'm keeping this project under $100 if at all possible (I'm currently sitting at about 90 bucks )

Any pitfalls I need to look out for? Any suggestions and/or advice would be great.

 

[930dreamer]

I had one from HD, it used 1/4" tubing. Only problem was the nozzles would get clogged. Can you get it to mist with that tube size? Great to have though, good luck, post some pics

 

[beelsr]

they're great. I got a couple kits at walmart on clearance and put them up in the back patio. i put them up around the perimeter too and a loop around the umbrella over the table in the back yard. they work great.

but... which Chimay?

 

[spongerich]

I one when I lived in So. Cal. It worked great, especially on a really hot, dry day.

Clogged nozzles seem to be impossible to avoid. I used to keep an extra set. I'd take the clogged ones and drop them in a jar of CLR and put the clean ones up. Only took about 10 minutes to swap them.

 

[Texmex1]

Try these guys, just ordered a 10 ft kit to run along the front of my garage for those extra hot days...The kits are prefab so its hang and relax!


http://mistymate.com/shop/component/option,com_virtuemart/page,shop.browse/category_id,16/Itemid,26/vmcchk,1/