Do misting systems get clogged by hard water?

[Stephen Tashiro]

Do outdoor misting systems get clogged by hard water deposits?

[Kev Williams]

Yeah, but soaking the nozzles in some 6% cleaning vinegar occasionally should keep them clean.

[Roger Feeley]

My moms priest used to be at a church in los alamos. The science guys there set up a mister on the input side of the ac condenser. I asked him about minerals and he said that they de-ionize the water.

[mike stenson]

Yeah, but soaking the nozzles in some 6% cleaning vinegar occasionally should keep them clean.


This. Mine would need to be soaked several times throughout the 'season' unless I filtered the water.

[Jim Koepke]

My misting devices were purchased years ago. The drip irrigation manufacturing company that made them doesn't seem to be in business these days.

Fortunately they can be taken apart and easily cleaned.

A good filtration system can help to prevent dissolved solids from getting into the devices.

jtk

[Ole Anderson]

"Filtration" will not remove dissolved minerals from the water. You need a water softener, de-ionizer (an elaborate water softener) or a reverse osmosis system.

[mike stenson]

"Filtration" will not remove dissolved minerals from the water. You need a water softener, de-ionizer (an elaborate water softener) or a reverse osmosis system.

The filters do extend the time between soakings, that's about it.

[Kev Williams]

"Filtration" will not remove dissolved minerals from the water. You need a water softener, de-ionizer (an elaborate water softener) or a reverse osmosis system.

Ask anyone in a dry state using swamp coolers what happens when using soft water in the things. The white crust buildup is incredible...

Within this discussion, I was/am assuming ordinary tap water is being used for the misters, for outdoor people-cooling or for misting refer AC condenser cooling fins... But the OP hasn't let us in on the purpose of the misting as of yet :)

[Jim Koepke]

"Filtration" will not remove dissolved minerals from the water. You need a water softener, de-ionizer (an elaborate water softener) or a reverse osmosis system.

Correct. Duh, my comment should have said suspended solids instead of dissolved solids.

jtk

[Jim Becker]

Water really does affect these things. Different device, but I totally gave up on using a humidifier on our HVAC system because it maintaining it due to the effects of minerals in our water just got to be over-the-top.