MISTER misters

[City Farmer Jim]

Good morning all, after reading about some of your AWESOME mister ideas I jumped in with both feet. I'm going to install 12 mist nozzles in the coop run area and as long as I have all the plastic pipes on hand I'm going to install a mist system on the outside condenser coils of our AC unit to help reduce the load on the AC cooling compressor. The above photos sho the before coop area and hopefully you will see the after a bit later today.

 

[City Farmer Jim]

The above pics show a completed and working misting system...it seems to be a winning coop cooling system rather than a chicken cooling system..the fans running in the coop are drawing cooler air in and dropped the inside temperature from 93.5 to 90 in less than an hour. My only real concern right now is whether the bedding is getting moist or not. After taking the above pictures I rotated the misters from straight out to 45 degrees down..I have a mechanical timer that only runs for 2 hours and will check the bedding for moisture. Overall I am pleased with the installation however it needs more clamps on the pipe but all in all it seems to function well.

 

[Stipenvlerk]

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The above pics show a completed and working misting system...it seems to be a winning coop cooling system rather than a chicken cooling system..the fans running in the coop are drawing cooler air in and dropped the inside temperature from 93.5 to 90 in less than an hour. My only real concern right now is whether the bedding is getting moist or not. After taking the above pictures I rotated the misters from straight out to 45 degrees down..I have a mechanical timer that only runs for 2 hours and will check the bedding for moisture. Overall I am pleased with the installation however it needs more clamps on the pipe but all in all it seems to function well.

Do they like it?

 

[aart]

it seems to be a winning coop cooling system rather than a chicken cooling system

My only real concern right now is whether the bedding is getting moist or not.

That would not be good.

Are you in an arid or humid part of TX?

 

[City Farmer Jim]

We are close to the ocean near Corpus Christi....good news I can not detect and abnormal moisture in the coop or bedding. I am going to monitor it 2-3 times daily. The lowest vents are 18" above the bottom of the coop and today it is 100 outside and 93 inside the coop. I was really looking to cool the run and have a cooler place outside for the girls...the coop cooler is a real bonus.

 

[City Farmer Jim]

Seems like for the most part they do like it but don't like to stand in the mist. They do like to scratch and lay on the moist ground...I'm good with that.

 

[aart]

good news I can not detect and abnormal moisture in the coop or bedding. I am going to monitor it 2-3 times daily.

I'd put a thermometer/hygrometer in the coop, and one outside the coop

 

[Laurahowemt]

. I'm going to install 12 mist nozzles in the coop run area and as long as I have all the plastic pipes on hand I'm going to install a mist system on the outside condenser coils of our AC unit to help reduce the load on the AC cooling compressor. .

Do not do this to your AC condensing unit. It is specifically designed to be air cooled and not saturated with water. Plus, you won't reduce the load on the unit, the cooling load is based on how much heat you need to remove from the space. A lower outside temperature MAY improve efficiency at higg temps but I expect it will will just cause unforeseen problems.

Misting the chicken area will be great! I would be careful of too much misting and getting wet chickens. I would add misters in one shaded area and then the chickens can choose to go to it, kind of like chicks and a heat lamp.

 

[City Farmer Jim]

I agree..they like the very edge of the mist and really or rarely get "wet" and even moist lol we only turn it on after noon to about 3-4 PM...its on a 2 hour mechanical time.

 

[City Farmer Jim]

The basic idea for misting the condenser coils is to lower the head pressure. The coils barely get damp as it is running, the 90 degree outside air temperature drys the coils pretty fast.