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.
Does anyone have a good way to clean misters when they become clogged? I have the red seal (.008″).
Sometimes you can dissolve mineral deposits by soaking the nozzles in vinegar or “CLR,” a lime remover that you should be able to find at any hardware store. The trick is to make sure there’s no air bubble in the nozzle, so the lime remover can reach the mineral deposits. As the lime is dissolved, it will neutralize the solution, so you’ll also need to get the liquid to circulate somehow such as by shaking the container once in awhile. It may take a few days for this to work depending on the extent of the deposits. In the meantime, it might make sense to buy a new set of nozzles so you can cool off right away while the old nozzles are being cleaned. Then you’ll have extras on hand when a nozzle clogs, or you can swap them out next season when the current nozzles get clogged.
We’re looking into using polyphosphate filters to prevent lime deposits on our high-pressure systems. They’re expensive as filters go, and have to be replaced often. Depending on the size of your misting system, it might be cheaper to replace the nozzles than it is to buy new filters.
Ed
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