building a mister

[K1LOS]

Hi everyone,

I have looked into making a mister lately, and it really doesn't seem that hard. There are 2 things that i am not sure of though. The first, how do i know what strength of a pump i will need? Second, will a 90 degree elbow in my pvc piping make a difference in the power of the pump required?

what i would be doing is pumping water out of a reservoire of some sort, into my pvc piping. The piping would go approx 4 feet straight up, and then 3ft across. I haven't put any thought into what size the piping would be yet, the thinner the better i guess. Maybe just hose would work somehow too, but capping the ends would be more difficult. I don't want to put a huge hole in my cage either though.


A
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. . . . . . |
. . . . . . | B
. cage . .|
. . . . . . |

where the periods are the screen cage, and the lines are pvc pipes. It was hardly worth making that.....i'm an idiot...

On the A pipe i would drill threaded holes into it, and then screw in misting nozzles. The left side of A would be capped, and the right side would be an elbow connection. The top of B would be the elbow, and the bottom would be capped with a hole in it. The hole would be to pump the water into the pipeing. I would silicone the hose from the pump into the cap (at the end of B) hole so it would be water tight.

Any reason it wouldn't work? Any idea what gph/psi/? i would need to accomplish a fine mist in this sort of set-up? I guess it would depend on the diameter of the piping too... Let's say less than an inch diameter pvc.

Thanks for any input

Geoff