External Ultrasonic Fogger

[froggsong]

I thought I mentioned the Kaz brand, I guess I forgot. Yup, that's the one to get for sure. You should be able to find it a little cheaper than that though.

[harrywitmore]

I just got one of these from a guy on eBay for around $34 delivered. It was brand new still in the box and works great. I think he has more.

[wyatt003]

oh ya you mentioned KAz, thats how i found that one. I just showed it because it says it ships for free for $31 total. Still trying to figure out how my budget will take another $30 hit. Good to know you have one and works great!

[Herp_junky]

There is one on ebay right now that is 28 total once you add shipping. If you have multiple tanks you want one unit to run then here's what I'm doing... piping out of the unit with electrical conduit,the gray not the white its cheaper,up to the tanks and then behind the tanks. I will attach it to the shelf th tanks are on with zip ties and put a t fitting in the conduit behind each tank. From the t-fitting I will use flex pipe to go into the tanks. I haven't built it yet so i 'm not sure yet but I may buy step down fittings and run a small piece of garden pump hose to the tanks instead.

[Emperornibble]

I found one that is plumbable and is carried in the baby section at targets everywhere. It has a round opening that is 1 7/8ths wide. It is $30. I used a rubber stopper that is about 3 inches wide at the top and 1 1/2 inches wide at the bottom with a hole drilled through it. then I shoved a 3 inch long 12 mm glass tube through, wrapped the end with black tape and shoved it in a 5/8ths clear rubber hose. It works super great and is easy to remove for cleaning. You could probably find that stuff at the hardware store, if not glass a metal tube would work just fine.
Safety 1st Ultrasonic 360 Degree Humidifier : Target

I had a question though, should I paint the reservoir and rubber tube black so they dont grow bacteria and mold? I dont want to breath contaminated air...

EDIT:
A word to the wise: Make sure if you are going to use one of these that you position the hose so that it doesent sag, because water will fill the low point and block the flow of vapors. This also causes the machine to get very hot. Which im sure will cause it to burn out faster.

[froggsong]

any bacteria that grows in the tube will actually "filter" the fog as it passes through.

Do you have a pic of this setup? I'm curious to see how large your tubing is. I'm not good at imagining tubing diameters by measurements. It's interesting that they have the humidifier in the baby section instead of the pharmacy. I never thought to check the baby departments.

[viva la viv]

i just hooked one of these up and i thought i would add that a shop vac replacement hose for 12 dollars at homehardware fits the opening just perfect, no glue, just fits snugly.

[froggsong]

hmmmmm, I wonder if the shopvac hose would fit MY humidifiers... Although, I must say, a shop vac replacement hose costs way more than that everywhere I've looked for one! Maybe the price has dropped and I can finally replace my broken one (I melted it, lol...)

[viva la viv]

that must have been some serious vacuming...lol If you buy the name brand hose they were around 17 dollars i just bought the genaric hose that was 12+tax but if you add hose + fittings + glue + time for glue to set yada yada..your not much ahead either

[Emperornibble]

Originally Posted by froggsong

any bacteria that grows in the tube will actually "filter" the fog as it passes through.

Do you have a pic of this setup? I'm curious to see how large your tubing is. I'm not good at imagining tubing diameters by measurements. It's interesting that they have the humidifier in the baby section instead of the pharmacy. I never thought to check the baby departments.

I just edited my previous post. Pics are on there now....