Questions about Misting parts.

[Silverdusk]

I guess I'm learning the hard way ... I began by building one of those DIY misting kits, using a Garden type spray bottle ---> The kind you pump up. I also incorporated a "lawn sprinkler timer" and an inline electric valve.

Afterwords, I've recently bought a set of the deluxe Mistking misting nozzles and to my own lack of knowledge, didn't know they wouldn't work with the hand pump.

So ... now I need to add a pump designed for these nice nozzles. My question is however, does anyone know if I can use the "lawn sprinkler timer" with one of the supporting vendors pumps? The timer is very nice and has a battery back-up. Or do I need one of the timers they sell?

Thanks in advance ...

Dan

 

[Silverdusk]

Let me simplify this.

Can you plug one of the Misting pumps into a "garden lawn sprinkler timer" ?

 

[opihiman]

It may be eaiser to just get a timer from home depot or some hard ware store. one that is able to have multiple on off times.

If you really want to use the lawn timer ... it may be helpful to see what kind it is. Also look to see the volatage capcity of the timer.

OPI

 

[Dsignrguy]

Ok, I'm a DIY king. If there is a way do do it cheaper and better, I can usually find and make it.
now for the advice: BUY THE 110v LIGHT TIMER. either from the hardware store or from where you buy the pump. Get the digital kind as you can program them for minutes (mistking has one that does seconds that I'll be ordering soon).

either of these are good:

http://www.mistking.com/Seconds-Timer-p-16198.html
this is the one from mistking



http://www.westsidewholesale.com/index.cgi?pid=972860&CATEGORY=375&gclid=CKuhmM-rqJYCFRs-awod6GbezA
you can find this one at most hardware stores(usually runs about $20-$25)I have 2 of these, but I'm getting the mistking one soon because of the seconds thing, and the socket on the front is actuall a pretty big deal too. The transformer/plug for the pump is pretty large, and the DT17C timer has the socket on the side so there is a space issue if you plug directly to a wall socket.

Shawn

 

[summoner12]

You can make the hand pump work just fine. Figure out the size of the hose from the hand pump. use a barbed fitting to adapt it to the sprinler valve... then adapt the sprinkler valve to 1/4" hose and you can use 1/4" poly tubing with the misting nozzles.

You should be able to do all this at home depot. PM if ya have any questions.

If you do go with a pump from a sponsor of the site and want to use the sprinkler timer.. it can be done pretty easily as well.

Get a POS light timer with the little segmented switches.. nothing fancy but something that will turn the pump on for 20 minutes at a time. plug the pump into this timer. then go to HD and buy the fittings you need to adapt the pump output, 1/4" poly tubing to the sprinkler valve. then back down to the 1/4" tubing... run the tubing to the nozzles... set the timer to turn on the pump at about the time you might want your sprinkler timer to turn on the valve. The pump will turn on even though the valve is closed, but the pumps have a pressure switch and shuts off the pump as the pressure hits a preset value. Once the fancy sprinkler timer wants to mist it will open the valve with a more precise timing and the pump will turn itself back on to build up pressure.... then after the sprinkler timer shuts down the vlave the pump will shut off on its own and the pump timer will shut off a bit later.


Hope this kinda helps display what I mean.

 

[KevinA]

just go look in the micro watering section of your home improvement store. they have adaptors for standard hose fittings to micro and sprinkeler sustem to micro.

not sure if this is the type your looking for but...
http://store.rainbird.com/shopexd.asp?id=755

there are others too.

 

[summoner12]

just go look in the micro watering section of your home improvement store. they have adaptors for standard hose fittings to micro and sprinkeler sustem to micro.

not sure if this is the type your looking for but...
http://store.rainbird.com/shopexd.asp?id=755

there are others too.

that requires a male 1/2" pipe thread piece of pipe or fitting...

 

[KevinA]

Ya, I'm not sure what size pipe lawn sprinklers run off.

I know there is connectors that will work though made by rain bird or similar companies.

 

[Silverdusk]

Thank you guys all for your responses. I'll give it a try.

 

[Marty]

I admire your dedication and patience. Trust me, I've been there many times I'd be very curious to know how things work for you and what the final price of the entire system will be, not counting your time investment. Let me know when everything is done.

 

[spencer k]

Easy DIY misting kit

for those who have easy acess to waterlines to where your chams are stored why dont you try the following...

use a "T" off from your cold water line to a 110v silinoid valve (like the ones in your washer, ice maker ect- about $20) plugged directly into a digital timer. then route the water line to your misting nozzles in the cages.

This makes for a completly automated system, that never needs to be refilled, or the use of pumps. just a thought

digital timer-20
silinoid valve-20
fittings/ misting nozzles-20
never having to refill or hear your misting system.... priceless

holy smokes batman, you've cheated the system!

 

[summoner12]

for those who have easy acess to waterlines to where your chams are stored why dont you try the following...

use a "T" off from your cold water line to a 110v silinoid valve (like the ones in your washer, ice maker ect- about $20) plugged directly into a digital timer. then route the water line to your misting nozzles in the cages.

This makes for a completly automated system, that never needs to be refilled, or the use of pumps. just a thought

digital timer-20
silinoid valve-20
fittings/ misting nozzles-20
never having to refill or hear your misting system.... priceless

holy smokes batman, you've cheated the system!

and fills your nozzles with hard water (some locals) and provides no filtration or dissipation of chemicals added to your water by your city that could be filtered out or evaporate while sitting in a tank. You could also flood your house if the timer failed. A water tank could flood.... but will run out of water... and I would much rather have a few gallons of water on the floor than say... well who knows how much if left on long enough.

 

[spencer k]

well first thing, is if it is safe and in govt specs for me to drink water out of the tap, then im sure a cham will have no problem with it. i also dont think the cricket breeders are using filtered water to feed those things, so theres a source of chemicals. you filter the water you give you your chams?!?

if thats the case i think brita needs to advertise on our forums.
you could also run an in-line filter.

also what chemicals are going to evaporate out of the tank? if anything they will slowly build up in the bucket becuase the water evaporates, not the chemicals.

the valve fails in the off position. the odds of flooding your house with a small misting nozzle is much less than say a pipe breaks. i just thought some people could save come coin, and not have to refill the water bucket, not have pay the electricity it costs to run the pump