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(More customer reviews)I purchased this company's mid pressure misting kit at my local big box member store. It is not the same system pictured here. I am not sure if the components are the same or not, I believe they are. The kit/system I purchased cost more. You can see the kit I purchased at the company's web site, look for the Orbit/ArizonaMist 3/8 in. cooling system, 100' with booster pump, 160psi.
For cooling I would rate the system at 4 stars, because when it is 100 degrees outside and the wind is calm it does a good job of cooling off my patio area. Does the system cool 10-20-30 degrees (not 30)? Yes, 10-20, IMHO, works best when everything is perfect, the wind, the humidity, etc. I appreciate any cooling I can get when temperatures are over 90; it makes my back yard more enjoyable. The mist does evaporate before it hits the ground, although my glass table top on occasion shows some misting drops if the temperature is below 90. The system is not difficult to install and the pump is very quiet. I would rate the system at five stars except for a few drawbacks. First and foremost, many of the misting unions leak, of the 17 misting unions/nozzles I have in my system 12 leak. They leak at a rate of one drop per minuet. Not too bad except one is right over my head. The company's tech support made some suggestions, like push the union together and twist, same as in the directions, but this didn't work. The interesting thing is that none of the (4) 90 elbows leak. When putting the tubing into the misting union I noticed a couple of the black washers inside the union were out of place. I returned these for new ones. I suspect there is a manufacturing problem with these unions as some leak and others do not. I doubt the leaking is from faulty installation as I took much care to make sure the tubes were fully inserted into each union.
When you turn on the pump there is a noticeable difference/increase in the amount of mist you get from regular water pressure. I gather this is because of the misting nozzle orifice and 160 PSI. Overall and for the price I am happy with the system. I have used it for about three weeks now and none of the misting nozzles have plugged or failed. I added a micro filter that the manual recommended, not included in the kit, this costs about $10. When I turn off the system no water drips from the misting nozzles as the water drains from a special release valve - works great. You can get parts for this system at some of the major hardware stores or Amzaon.I did buy a few more misting unions/nozzles, elbows, micro filter, and tubing. I bought some "universal" 4" flexible nozzle extensions (they're from Orbit). I couldn't find any indication if these would/wouldn't work with a 160 PSI system. Well they don't, they fly apart after a few minuets and I couldn't find some of the misting heads as they are now in the lawn. I added these because some of the preset 2' intervals came too close to parts of my patio cover. This caused the mist/water to accumulate and drip frequently. Adding these 4" extensions to the system corrected my problem. Needing to make these extensions work I used some wires twisted around the nozzles to prevent they from flying off, it worked. I like the misting system/idea a lot and wonder how much better the more expensive high pressure systems would work?? However, the high pressure systems cost about five times more. A couple friends tried the low pressure systems and didn't care for them and they dripped or stopped working, many reviews seem to report similar problems. Then again some people loved them. I hope this review and story helps you as I couldn't find much on the net about personal experience with these misting systems.
7/27/09 Update
I have been using the misting system for over a month now and am very happy with it given the cost. We have had several days with temperatures over 100 and the cooling/misting has been much appreciated. Most importantly many of the system unions stopped leaking!! I would have to upgrade my review to 4.5 stars. There are still some that leak, but about half stopped leaking. Please keep in mind the leaking is only a few drops of water every min or two, maybe I'm too picky, but the dripping is not expected or as promised by the manufacturer. Overall this system has definitely been worth it. Side note, if I use the system without the 160PSI pump, just home water pressure, there is a noticeable difference in the mist/fog. IMHO it would not be worth it. My home water pressure is about 40PSI. The system is cool gadget (cool ') and it makes our backyard more enjoyable. Friends that have seen this system said they are going to install one in their backyard.
Not part of the review... I was disappointed to see that someone put in the effort to state "...sorry but this review is stupid..." I am not sure what to think about this comment? Why be sorry? Take the time to word your comment in a constructive manor and don't resort to name calling. I put this review here because I hoped that other people would appreciate this review. I state up front this in not the same and I believe the components are the same, but I am not sure, I am not a pro. I found the closest product on Amazon to mine a placed the review. I guess I should delete the whole thing? Sorry.
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