anyone got any experience with these misting fans
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anyone got any experience with these misting fans
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seen them in action in various places and yes they do cool good.
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https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/ ... 83422.html
seen these in cambodia
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I've often seen them used in open-air restaurants but I've never seen anyone use them at home. They would quite likely damage your electronics and furniture spraying all that water vapor into an enclosed space.The ones usually available cost a whole lot more than normal fans and of course need a water supply.
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thanks for that yes good points. come to think of it, all the ones i have seen working have been in open air places, except one which was not turned on and inside a shopping mall. perhaps if you just switch it on for a little while at peak hot till it cools you could use it inside, then switch off the water? and use it as a normal fan?Lucky Lucan wrote:I've often seen them used in open-air restaurants but I've never seen anyone use them at home. They would quite likely damage your electronics and furniture spraying all that water vapor into an enclosed space.The ones usually available cost a whole lot more than normal fans and of course need a water supply.
had thought that you just manually fill up the water box when it gets empty.
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I'm pretty sure the only intended usage is for open air terraces, you see a lot of those in southern Spain.
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I left one with my landlady when I moved out you can have it.
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I'll send Brunt around to fetch it.gavinmac wrote:I left one with my landlady when I moved out you can have it.
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If you use those, you better be very careful and replace the water in the storage bin quite often. The small droplets the fan sprays are an excellent way to spread the Legionella (pneumophila) bacteria which can cause a potential fatal pneumonia with very few effective antibiotics to support you. If the water stored in the fan has a temperature of over 25 degrees (which is basically from the start in Cambodia) Celsius the bacteria starts to grow, ideal temperature around 32 degrees Celsius, so if the water stays stored inside the fan for a few days and you turn it on afterwards you might be spraying some very nasty germs around. So better use with caution, and if you have a Cambodian using it better teach him or her about it.
If you would fill the reservoir with very clean water you will be safe, but god knows what's in tap water to support bacterial growth....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionella
If you would fill the reservoir with very clean water you will be safe, but god knows what's in tap water to support bacterial growth....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionella
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much good info in the replys thank you
following the Legionella link, chlorine dioxide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionell ... ne_dioxide seems to be the way to go. never heard of it. would have to check local availability. was thinking that those big blue multi litre water bottles are available on exchange for 3500 reil. perhaps could substitute those for tap water. depends how much they use but it seems intermittent use is also recommended was also thinking ultraviolet light or perhaps peppermint oil or eucalyptus oil in there somewhere too.
Mèo Đen ice bottle fan cooler also look a good way. have in the past bought bag of ice from 7/11 for low baht and put that bag in a bucket at head level on chair beside bed at night in hot season. seems to work ok.
be nice to know why gavinmac chose to leave his behind and also to have accounts/outcomes of his usage
following the Legionella link, chlorine dioxide https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionell ... ne_dioxide seems to be the way to go. never heard of it. would have to check local availability. was thinking that those big blue multi litre water bottles are available on exchange for 3500 reil. perhaps could substitute those for tap water. depends how much they use but it seems intermittent use is also recommended was also thinking ultraviolet light or perhaps peppermint oil or eucalyptus oil in there somewhere too.
Mèo Đen ice bottle fan cooler also look a good way. have in the past bought bag of ice from 7/11 for low baht and put that bag in a bucket at head level on chair beside bed at night in hot season. seems to work ok.
be nice to know why gavinmac chose to leave his behind and also to have accounts/outcomes of his usage
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Gavinamc left his fan to a crazy-cat-lady chick he was hanging out with, virtually. She's been stalking him for years. Then she went even more nuts.Youn Hoo Fatt wrote:
be nice to know why gavinmac chose to leave his behind and also to have accounts/outcomes of his usage
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Just use bottled water.Kachang wrote:If you use those, you better be very careful and replace the water in the storage bin quite often. The small droplets the fan sprays are an excellent way to spread the Legionella (pneumophila) bacteria which can cause a potential fatal pneumonia with very few effective antibiotics to support you. If the water stored in the fan has a temperature of over 25 degrees (which is basically from the start in Cambodia) Celsius the bacteria starts to grow, ideal temperature around 32 degrees Celsius, so if the water stays stored inside the fan for a few days and you turn it on afterwards you might be spraying some very nasty germs around. So better use with caution, and if you have a Cambodian using it better teach him or her about it.
If you would fill the reservoir with very clean water you will be safe, but god knows what's in tap water to support bacterial growth....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionella
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I'm sure they put a warning sticker on the reservoir.Visser wrote:Just use bottled water.Kachang wrote:If you use those, you better be very careful and replace the water in the storage bin quite often. The small droplets the fan sprays are an excellent way to spread the Legionella (pneumophila) bacteria which can cause a potential fatal pneumonia with very few effective antibiotics to support you. If the water stored in the fan has a temperature of over 25 degrees (which is basically from the start in Cambodia) Celsius the bacteria starts to grow, ideal temperature around 32 degrees Celsius, so if the water stays stored inside the fan for a few days and you turn it on afterwards you might be spraying some very nasty germs around. So better use with caution, and if you have a Cambodian using it better teach him or her about it.
If you would fill the reservoir with very clean water you will be safe, but god knows what's in tap water to support bacterial growth....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legionella
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They will work when humidity is very low...which isn't often in SEA. Swamp coolers are great in the desert, though. Can reduce the temp by 15c +, with less electric. The newer ac seem to get more efficient all the time, though. Yes, I wouldn't expose expensive electronics to evap cooling, but wouldn't expose them to suspect power grids, either.
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