Fountains & Ponds, even humidifiers

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I love those tabletop "misters" they're selling in the stores around here
for $39 and up. The wisps of vapor are so relaxing to watch. Because of
the humidity from all the tropical plants and aquariums, I haven't bought
one.
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"Koi-Lo" wrote:
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I love those tabletop "misters" they're selling in the stores around here
for $39 and up. The wisps of vapor are so relaxing to watch. Because
of the humidity from all the tropical plants and aquariums, I haven't
bought one.

Some years back, I had bought a couple of the misters that screwed onto the
end of a garden hose. Misting over the pond area, under the sunscreen, here
in LA, on a really hot day, reduced the temp nicely. Made sitting there
with a brewski, watching the fish, quite comfortable.

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On 17 Feb 2006 23:26:53 GMT, wrote:

Some years back, I had bought a couple of the misters that screwed onto the
end of a garden hose. Misting over the pond area, under the sunscreen, here
in LA, on a really hot day, reduced the temp nicely. Made sitting there
with a brewski, watching the fish, quite comfortable.

Ditto. My son put them above my patio, and last summer I found I could be
quite comfortable reading out there, even though it was in the upper 80's.
~ jan


~ jan/WA
Zone 7a

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I love those tabletop "misters" they're selling in the stores around here
for $39 and up. The wisps of vapor are so relaxing to watch. Because
of the humidity from all the tropical plants and aquariums, I haven't
bought one.

Some years back, I had bought a couple of the misters that screwed onto
the
end of a garden hose. Misting over the pond area, under the sunscreen,
here
in LA, on a really hot day, reduced the temp nicely. Made sitting there
with a brewski, watching the fish, quite comfortable.
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The summer humidity here is such that something like that would probably
make us more uncomfortable. The small dish misters for indoors would be
fine for someone in a desert climate. Or for someone with excessively dry
air in their homes in winter. They sure are pretty to look at. :-)
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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I love those tabletop "misters" they're selling in the
stores around here for $39 and up. The wisps of vapor are
so relaxing to watch. Because of the humidity from all the
tropical plants and aquariums, I haven't bought one.

Some years back, I had bought a couple of the misters that
screwed onto the
end of a garden hose. Misting over the pond area, under the
sunscreen, here
in LA, on a really hot day, reduced the temp nicely. Made
sitting there with a brewski, watching the fish, quite
comfortable.
=================
The summer humidity here is such that something like that
would probably make us more uncomfortable. The small dish
misters for indoors would be fine for someone in a desert
climate. Or for someone with excessively dry air in their
homes in winter. They sure are pretty to look at. :-)


But do they get minerals in the air and put a white film on
everything?
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I would imagine if you have minerals in your water they will settle out
around the mister. An alternative would be to use distilled water.
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

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"Koi-Lo" wrote :


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I love those tabletop "misters" they're selling in the stores
around here for $39 and up. The wisps of vapor are so
relaxing to watch. Because of the humidity from all the
tropical plants and aquariums, I haven't bought one.

Someone asked about them in the group but I don't know much about
them. Isn't that essentually what a ultrasonic humidifier does? But
don't the put a white coating all over everything from the minerals
in the water? Do the tabletop misters work the same way?
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I don't know that much about them either. I do believe they're ultrasonic.
If there are minerals in the water they will settle out around the mister.
I suppose you could place something under them to protect the surface you
set them on.
--

Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

"Koi-Lo" wrote:
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But do they get minerals in the air and put a white film on
everything?
=========================
I would imagine if you have minerals in your water they will settle out
around the mister. An alternative would be to use distilled water.

The jets on my brass misters got clogged. I forget whether I soaked them in
Vinegar or bleach. Worked fine (whichever it was).

--
Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled War on Terror Veterans and
their families:
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I love those tabletop "misters" they're selling in the
stores around here for $39 and up. The wisps of vapor
are so relaxing to watch. Because of the humidity from
all the tropical plants and aquariums, I haven't bought
one.

Some years back, I had bought a couple of the misters that
screwed onto the
end of a garden hose. Misting over the pond area, under the
sunscreen, here
in LA, on a really hot day, reduced the temp nicely. Made
sitting there with a brewski, watching the fish, quite
comfortable.
=================
The summer humidity here is such that something like that
would probably make us more uncomfortable. The small dish
misters for indoors would be fine for someone in a desert
climate. Or for someone with excessively dry air in their
homes in winter. They sure are pretty to look at. :-)


But do they get minerals in the air and put a white film on
everything?
=========================
I would imagine if you have minerals in your water they will
settle out around the mister. An alternative would be to use
distilled water.


Expensive. I'm not sure what the solution is. Misters are
definitely cool though.

Maybe using reverse osmosis water filters to make the water?
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That's not cheap either. If I ever do get a mister I'll set it on a pretty
plastic table cloth to protect the furniture. I saw some nice plastic
tablecloths at the Mall.
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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I love those tabletop "misters" they're selling in the
stores around here for $39 and up. The wisps of vapor are
so relaxing to watch. Because of the humidity from all the
tropical plants and aquariums, I haven't bought one.

Someone asked about them in the group but I don't know much
about them. Isn't that essentually what a ultrasonic
humidifier does? But don't the put a white coating all over
everything from the minerals in the water? Do the tabletop
misters work the same way?
==================================
I don't know that much about them either. I do believe they're
ultrasonic. If there are minerals in the water they will
settle out around the mister. I suppose you could place
something under them to protect the surface you set them on.

With ultrasonic humidifiers, they get white film all over the
room.
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I'm glad you told me that. I think I'll pass on them then. I have enough
dust around here as it is. :-)
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o

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"Koi-Lo" wrote:
[ . . . ]
But do they get minerals in the air and put a white film on
everything?
=========================
I would imagine if you have minerals in your water they will settle out
around the mister. An alternative would be to use distilled water.

The jets on my brass misters got clogged. I forget whether I soaked them
in
Vinegar or bleach. Worked fine (whichever it was).
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I like that product called LimeAway. CLR is also good for unclogging
mineral crusted things.
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Koi-Lo.... frugal ponding since 1995...
Aquariums since 1952
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~ }((((o ~~~ }{{{{o ~~~ }(((((o