Mist Nozzles for Walmart Misting Systems made by Orbit
I saw that the local Walmart is carrying an outdoor misting system product now. It’s the Orbit ArizonaMist brand, the same product found at Home Depot and Lowe’s. We carry replacement nozzles for all of them, which you can read about in our article about replacing Lowe’s and Home Depot Misters.
Actually, it’s not a bad deal for a low-pressure misting system. For $20 or so, you get a section of tubing with five or six nozzles, similar to this one found at Amazon – Orbit ArizonaMist Outdoor Misting System Basic 3/8-Inch Cooling Set
Misting systems like this work okay up to a point, but if you try to put too many nozzles on a low-pressure system, or if your water pressure is too low, you won’t get very good mist. The problem with low-pressure mist systems is that they don’t atomize water into small enough droplets, so instead of mist that evaporates quickly and cools the air off, what you really have is more like the spray coming from a drip sprinkler system (also made by Orbit). If it’s hot enough outside, and the humidity is low, this will be okay. Otherwise to get better results you’ll need to boost the pressure with a pump and use nozzles with a smaller orifice. Sometimes, you can improve the performance by adding a fan, or by making your own misting fan.
Whether you find that this system works for you, or you decide to go with a more powerful system, you can get all your replacement Walmart mist nozzles here at Outdoor Mister Nozzles.
How to Build An Outdoor Mister Fan
Do It Yourself Outdoor Mister Fan
These instructions show you how to setup a low-pressure misting ring on a portable household fan to build your own outdoor mister fan. This setup allows you to create an effective mister fan using the water pressure from your garden water spigot. It’s great for cooling one or two people on your patio. It can also be used to cool off your dog or other pets, or even a small chicken coop or rabbit hutch.
What you will need:
1. Misting Ring with a low-pressure tubing connector
2. Low-pressure mister fan adapter kit
(includes low pressure hose, faucet adapter, zip ties, 1/4-inch push lock fitting for the misting ring).
3. Fan
4. Extension cord
5. Electrical Outlet with a GFCI circuit breaker
6. Nearby hose bib water faucet.
The mist ring and the low-pressure mister fan adapter kit can be purchased separately, or together in the Outdoor Mister Fan Kit.
The faucet adapter should already be installed on the tubing, but if not, simply press the tubing into the small end of the adapter. It’s a tight fit, so if you have difficulty doing this by hand, use pliers to help push the tubing in.
If you purchased your adapter kit with a misting ring, a push lock fitting will already be installed on the ring. If you bought the mister fan adapter kit separately, it comes with a push lock fitting that you will have to install on your misting ring. If the fitting doesn’t already have teflon tape wrapped around it, you’ll need to wrap it two or three times, then install the fitting onto the misting ring.
Push the tubing firmly into the push-lock fitting, then gently pull back to ensure the tubing is secure in the fitting.
For our demonstration, I’ll be using an inexpensive box fan I bought at Home Depot a few years ago. Lay the fan flat, then center the mist ring over the exhaust side of the fan, with the nozzles pointing away from the fan.
Attach the misting ring to the fan using zip ties that came with the low-pressure mister fan adapter kit. Bend the zip tie first, which will make it easier to thread around the ring and the grid of the fan shroud. Pull the ties tight, then snip off the ends to keep things neat. You can set the fan upright now, making sure the mist ring is secure.
Plug the fan into a GFCI-protected electrical outlet. A GFCI outlet is the kind with a black “Test” and a red “Reset” button. These outlets trip when there is a “ground fault,” which occurs when the electrical current finds an alternate path to ground. For instance, it might try to travel through your body if you’re foolish enough to be standing in a puddle of water. Don’t be foolish – always be extremely careful when working with electricity in the presence of water. In modern homes, electrical outlets on the outside of the house are usually on a GFCI circuit or are GFCI outlets. In many homes, the entire GFCI circuit is controlled by a GFCI outlet in the garage. Be sure to check that it is working properly before connecting your mister fan.
Connect the tubing with the faucet adapter to the water faucet.
After plugging the fan in and turning it on, you can turn on the water to start the misting. Now you can cool off with your portable mister fan!
Replacing Lowes or Home Depot Mister Nozzles
If you have a low-pressure (household water pressure with no booster) misting system made of components from Home Depot or Lowes, and it uses metal nozzles, you probably have Orbit “blue” misting nozzles – brass mister nozzles with a blue o-ring and a 10/24 thread. These have a .014 orifice, and are sized in between our AmFog nozzles with a .016 or .012 orifice. We usually recommend our AmFog brown .016 10/24 mister nozzles as a replacement, but the black o-ring .012 10/24 nozzles will also work and will save some water with a slightly finer mist and a flow rate of about 1/2 gallon per hour.
See our cross reference tables for Orbit Mister Nozzles for more information. Or if you have Aeromist nozzles, see our cross reference tables for Aeromist Mister Nozzles.
You’ll save money by ordering your Home Depot Mister nozzle or Lowe’s mister nozzle replacements from Outdoor Mister Nozzles. Even in quantities as low as 3, you’ll be able to save money with us.
Outdoor Mister System Maintenance
Although they don’t demand a lot of care, you have to conduct some periodic upkeep to make certain your outdoor mister will operate properly when you’ll be needing it. In the Fall, it simply means draining the water from the system as well as disconnecting the system for the winter. You might also cover the pump or bring it indoors to protect it from the elements.
In Springtime, just before the Summertime temperature happens, you’ll need to hook up the lines, check the pump (or water source) to see that it’s functioning, and check your mister lines for leaks. If your mister system utilizes stainless steel mister line or copper tubing, it shouldn’t be much of a issue. Just take a look at the joints and connectors for leaks. If you’re working with plastic lines, you’ll want to test the whole system for cracks and breaks.
The next thing to carry out is to confirm the mister nozzles aren’t clogged. If you’re living in an area that has hard water, the nozzle may be blocked by mineral deposits. It may be feasible to just simply clean the debris off the surface of the mist nozzle, but if the deposits are within the mister nozzle spray hole, you can try to clean them by soaking the nozzles in lime remover. This may or may not work, and you might find that once the nozzles are unclogged, they are worn out and not spray as well as they used to. What a lot of professional mister system dealers do is just change out all the nozzles because it’s less difficult and takes a lot less time than to attempt to clear out each misting nozzle, and the cost of mister nozzles is pretty low when you purchase them in bulk from Outdoor Mister Nozzles.