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General Home Improvement Considerations - Setting Up Misters
Mon 29 Jun 2009 - 15:41
General Home Improvement Considerations - Setting Up Misters
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Lance_Winslow]Lance Winslow
If you live in a warm climate where summers can get well above 100 degrees then maybe you have considered various home improvements to limit the heat. There are many things you can do such as install retractable awnings, efficient shades, and perhaps even misters, yes, a misty patio could be in your future, cooling you off and making your summers not only bare-able but also quite enjoyable as well.
One system that works very well is a misting fan, as just a little bit of water in a mist fan can lower the ambient temperature drastically. Most of these systems are pretty straightforward; the fan will oscillate, while shooting out mist and it can keep an outdoor patio room of about 1000-1200 square feet a lot cooler. If you had an air conditioner that was to do the same thing the amount of energy it would use would be far greater than a really small pump and a decent fan.
Interestingly enough you can do this yourself, as it really isn't that difficult although you need to realize that the mister system cannot leak water on the electric fan motor. You don't want to electrocute yourself or cause a fire. If you are not mechanically inclined you can buy; A Windchill Misting Fan. These are available at Lowe's or Home Depot, and they are not too terribly expensive.
There are quite a few differences in quality however and you need to shop around a bit and not go for the cheapest unit you can find. Many are made with parts from China and they are not built in the US. Most importantly you need a good length of connecting house 6 to 10 feet. And I recommend a system that has four nozzles and puts out about three quarters of the gallon to 1 gallon or more per hour. Much more than that and it will make everything wet and soggy. Please consider all this.
Lance Winslow - [http://www.aircraftwashguys.com/historicals.shtml]Lance Winslow's Bio. Lance Winslow is also Founder of the Car Wash Guys, a cool little Franchise Company; [http://www.carwashguys.com/history/founder.html]http://www.carwashguys.com/history/founder.html/.
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