where to buy parts for outdoor misting systems?

rollandelliott

Does anyone know where to get parts like mister heads and such for cheap? When I google misting systems all I can find are these expensive kits. Want to set one up for my out door patio.

Has anyone used a booster pump to get really high pressure and finer mist? Is the extra cost of $200 to $300 worth it? Hoping to prevent too much of a wet mess around my patio.

thanks!

solar_dave

Re: where to buy parts for outdoor misting systems?

I have a misting system that is 13 years old, jets replaced about every other year, it has a 1000 psi pump. I have a local source for parts. When the humidity is higher it is a wet mess, otherwise it lowers the patio temps upto 15F.

rollandelliott

Re: where to buy parts for outdoor misting systems?

any chance you can post manufacture part numbers, pump model #, etc so I can google where to get the parts locally or online?

do you think this home depot one is good. Kind of expensive at $700? Maybe I'm just cheap!
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/building-materials/heating-venting-cooling/aero-mist/misting-pump-1000-psi-69583.html

edited to add home depot sells a lot of misting stuff

http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Heating-Venting-Cooling-Misting-Systems/h_d1/N-5yc1vZara8/h_d2/Navigation?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#/?c=1&rpp=96

Maybe I'll just go there unless some place has better pricing.

Thanks for the reply.

solar_dave

Re: where to buy parts for outdoor misting systems?

rollandelliott wrote: »

any chance you can post manufacture part numbers, pump model #, etc so I can google where to get the parts locally or online?

do you think this home depot one is good. Kind of expensive at $700? Maybe I'm just cheap!
http://www.homedepot.com/buy/building-materials/heating-venting-cooling/aero-mist/misting-pump-1000-psi-69583.html

edited to add home depot sells a lot of misting stuff

http://www.homedepot.com/Building-Materials-Heating-Venting-Cooling-Misting-Systems/h_d1/N-5yc1vZara8/h_d2/Navigation?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&storeId=10051#/?c=1&rpp=96

Maybe I'll just go there unless some place has better pricing.

Thanks for the reply.

Actually that is a good price for a pump like that. Much better than what I paid. Mine is out of manufacture now. My system is all done in copper and sweated together, that could be why it lasted so long.

I have been buying locally from these guys http://www.aeromist.com/

While the prices are not cheap the quality is good and parts are always in stock.

rollandelliott

Re: where to buy parts for outdoor misting systems?

thanks
With Arizona's low humdity i bet it works great.
I'm in the South East. I wonder if it is even worth it since our humidity is 50% or more during all the warm months.

Average High Temperature 89 °F Average Morning Relative Humidity 86%
Average Low Temperature 69 °F Average Afternoon Relative Humidity 54%

IN phoenix the highest humdity at night is in the low 60's and afternoon around 30%.

do you use any type of screening to keep wind from blowing away all the mist?

solar_dave

Re: where to buy parts for outdoor misting systems?

rollandelliott wrote: »

thanks
With Arizona's low humdity i bet it works great.
I'm in the South East. I wonder if it is even worth it since our humidity is 50% or more during all the warm months.

Average High Temperature 89 °F Average Morning Relative Humidity 86%
Average Low Temperature 69 °F Average Afternoon Relative Humidity 54%

IN phoenix the highest humdity at night is in the low 60's and afternoon around 30%.

do you use any type of screening to keep wind from blowing away all the mist?

They might be questionable in FLA. It is even not as effective in late July and August when the moonsoon blows in.
No screening.

Seven

Re: where to buy parts for outdoor misting systems?

How much misting do you need? I ran almost 40 nozzles with normal water pressure from a garden hose. I just used 1/2" PVC and drilled a hole every foot or so for the nozzles. I got the nozzles in bulk packs on Amazon. They are designed for some particular system, but I just drilled using a bit that was a tad bit smaller than the nozzle base.