Misting sytem?? - Page 2

Marty · #11 (**permalink**) 06-09-2006, 10:24 AM

btw, got specs for the little giant pump?

Mrnicolai · #12 (**permalink**) 06-09-2006, 10:39 AM

I will take some pics once i figure ut how i am going to lay it all out.

charga · #13 (**permalink**) 06-30-2006, 09:47 PM

OK, constructive critism welcome as my imagination has kicked in for a very inexpensive misting system. A windshield washer for a car, granted you've got to clean up the fluid system. It's 12 volts, so a power supply will be needed and I've had some windshield washers capable of spraying a pretty good amount of water spray. Bypass the wiper arm movement operation.

mr fab · #14 (**permalink**) 08-07-2006, 01:36 PM

I have been using pro mist for two years now and it stil works great It is compleatly silent all you hear is the mist coming out the pump is so quiet the only way to hear it is to put your ear right next to it their nozzles are metal not the cheap plastic ones other companies use and you never have to worry about your resevior running out of water the pump is self priming so it can run dry without burning out there were times were I forgot to fill my resevior and it was bone dry even for days and it just started right up no problems maintenance free

the first misting system I ever had was the rainmaker. A waste of money the pump is louder than my vaccume cleaner and if runs dry for more than 1 minute it breaks also they never issued me a refund I had it only for one day thank God I paid it with my Amex because I won the dispute then I received a letter for a lawsuit from the rainmaker company the story can go on and on

I never used the mist king but everyone out there is using it to me the promist looks more like a commercial product that will last for years to come

Is the mist king pump self priming? can It run dry without breaking?

thats what matters to me the most were all human and humans make mistakes I really dont want to worry about filling up my resivour all the time so my pump wont burn out

Landon · #15 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 08:40 AM

i beleive the mist king pumps are self priming and can run dry. im not sure for how long.

i do know ive never had to prime my pump, and ive run it dry on multiple occasions. the first one being kind of crazy. i actually woke up at 330 one morening to sound of a dry mising pump. it was louder than hell in the middle of the night abd quite suprising actually. i ran into the living room (not really knowing what that horrid sound was) to find the reservoir empty and the pump still running. i quickly turned it off. upon inspection iun the morning i couldnt find out what made the timer turn on, but i did find that i put about 4 gallons of mist in my 110. it couls handle it and didnt cause any problems, well my soil was a little soggy for about a week, but no biiggie.

ive run the same pump dry 3 or 4 other times and havent had any problems starting it back up or otherwise. ive been running it for a while now on one tank with no problems. ive got the parts in the mail for hooking it up to the rest of my tanks.

**EDIT**

just took this off the mistking site. this is new since i bought my system.

Quote:

NOTE:
Pumps used in our kits are now equipped with thermal protection. In case your timer malfunctions, or is not programmed properly, and fails to turn off, the pump will automatically shut off protecting it from severely overheating and melting the fittings and tubing. This feature, on small misting pumps, is exclusive only to Mistking systems.

Marty · #16 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 11:59 AM

Hey Guys, (for those that don't know I run MistKing.com)

here's the story of the pumps. The kits were originally designed for froggers. Typically the demand wasn't anything higher then misting for 1 minute several times per day. Every now and then a timer would fail and somones pump would burn out. I since then implemented a thermal fuse so in case a timer does fail, the fuse will burn out before the pump will. Pumps are self priming most of the time, sometimes you might have to prime it when the diff b/w the reservoir and the pump is big. Some of the chameleon and lizard people like to use misting systems for 15-20 minutes at a time. That's not really advisable on that pump as you might be running a risk of burning out the fuse. The small pumps should not run for more then 5 min at a time, then they need to cool down. It's not a perfect pump, but for frog tanks it works like a charm - especially if you are running it on a repeat cycle timer. I am working on getting a pump that will be a bit more expensive and will be able to run dry, be self priming, all that good stuff... I just need to find a bit more time to test things out. Right now, I'm running on borrowed time, hhee

If you guys have any more questions, let me know

btw, Landon, seems that you have one of the early kits, if you want I will send you a fuse for the pump.

Someone just emailed me a link for repeat cycle timers, the cheapest I've ever seen'em. It's a French site, but the timers are cheap

http://www.creation-y.com/Plantomaxx...dscategorie=58

Marty

Landon · #17 (**permalink**) 08-23-2006, 01:38 PM

Marty, only if you think its neccesary. i think ive got it where it wont run dry anymore, unless of course it gets stuck on for a long period of time. with what you posted about the earlier pumps, i may have a problem before it runs dry if it gets stuck on.

i know i have one of your older models. i got it a while back, and when i did it was one of your last of the "older" models at that time. i dont even think you were selling these on your site anymore at the time i bought it.

im going to dig around and see when exactly it was, but im pretty sure it doesnt have any type of fuse, or any protection from running for a long time. as i posted before i know of at least one time where it ran long enough to empty about 4 gallons or so of water into the viv. i dont know at what rate the comes out, but i expect it took quite a long time for it to do that. i guess im lucky it works at all after that. i didnt run it for a couple weeks after that incedent (letting things dry out a little) so maybe tha that helped.

rgunsolus · #18 (**permalink**) 08-03-2008, 06:28 PM

Forgive my ignorance... I am very new... Do you need a sump pump to keep your water table level ok when you use amisting system? Or does evaporation compensate enough? I am putting together a large (170 gal., long) viv that will have a 2'wide 6'long 2-3 inch deep water table.

Landon · #19 (**permalink**) 08-04-2008, 10:52 AM

^ Generally evaporation will happen faster than you add misting water. You will likely still have to add top-off unless you mist a ton, or have a very tight system that doesnt let any water escape. I still think a sump/reservior is the way to go, as it keeps the water level constant in the tank, and you dont have to dusturb the display to do water changes or add top-off.

herpocrite27 · #20 (**permalink**) 02-07-2009, 08:36 PM

I found this site that has a design for a DIY automatic misting system, it seems like it work well and it is very cheap to build. Automated Chameleon Misting System
I was thinking about using an electric pump instead of the handpressurized pump, but I am having a hard time finding one that would have the correct pressure for a cheap price. Let me know your ideas or what you think of the plans.