Mistking screen top wedge compatibility with other non mistking products

[Qwerty]

Hi to all is here someone that own the mistking screen top wedge? Are these compatible with non mistking nozzle. How big is the hole?
I'm searching a mist system for my new building and after a lot of research i will go for this...http://reptiles-planet.com/index.ph..._english&___from_store=reptiles_planet_french
For two reason: 1- is the only one that has water filtration so you can use it with normal water
2- you can install the pump wherever you want and the pump doesn't need to be gravity feed such as the mistking.
3 i found one retailer that makes a good price.
the only one thing that i don't like in this product is that to fix it to the screen doesn't have screen top wedge so i was thinking to buy them from mistiking and use with it but i cant fing measures of specific components so if someone own one of these products please post details here to help me.
these are the nozzle that i want to mount in screen top wedge

it will fit in this
for everyone that doesn't know the mist system who i am talking about here is a picture
and this is one video

 

[PJK]

Seems a little blasphemous. Marty better not be watching this thread

 

[Qwerty]

Seems a little blasphemous. Marty better not be watching this thread

it's not blasphemous the mistking system are very good products but are also very expensive and then no reservoir provided, you cant use normal water and the pump needs to be gravity feed that is absurd.
so you have to fix the pump under the resevoir.
absurd.absurd.absurd.

 

[trickedoutbiker]

it's not blasphemous the mistking system are very good products but are also very expensive and then no reservoir provided, you cant use normal water and the pump needs to be gravity feed that is absurd.
so you have to fix the pump under the resevoir.
absurd.absurd.absurd.

Yet so many people, including me, buy them knowing these things, because they are extraordinary systems. There are some people that have had the same system for years without so much as a hiccup in the performance. That really speaks volumes

 

[Decadancin]

Ummm, my pump isn't under the bucket...

 

[Lathis]

My pump isn't under my bucket, I use regular water, and I appreciate being able to supply my own reservoir because I can fit it custom to my enclosure. Yes, MistKings are more expensive than lower end options... but they are reliable, which makes them worth every penny and more. It's not absurd, it makes sense based on MK's target market. That said, if you find a system that works better *for you*, don't get mad when you can't hack other brand parts to fit it. Making a screen wedge to fit whatever nozzle you need is easy enough.

FWIW, I *think* the MK screen wedge would fit your nozzle, but I would save myself the cost and shipping and just make one.

 

[Furciferocious]

I happen to have a MistKing corner bracket sitting around. The hole is about 0.63 inches (16mm) diameter. The plate is 0.16 inches (4.1mm) thick.
I also have the MistKing pump sitting on the same floor as the bucket.

 

[Marty]

it's not blasphemous the mistking system are very good products but are also very expensive and then no reservoir provided, you cant use normal water and the pump needs to be gravity feed that is absurd.
so you have to fix the pump under the resevoir.
absurd.absurd.absurd.

I know it's an old thread, but same concept still applies and I come across this once in a while. No gravity feeding is not absurd, having no reservoir is not absurd either and using good water isn't absurd either.
1. Do you want me to ship you a $4 pail from Canada via Courier for $25 ? It requires larger box, higher cost of shipping and in the end offers no flexibility. You have a bulkhead, drill a hole and convert any container that will work better for your setup into a reservoir...Still don't like it ??? well on your next Lowes run get a painter bucket for $4 and you're all set. That's why we don't supply reservoirs...Maybe one day, we make a cool one and offer it an an option.
2. Gravity feeding the pump is also not absurd. It has nothing to do with the fact that the pump cannot suck water from the reservoir. It can - but this is the last thing you want to happen !!! Here's why. You want to make sure that the pump ALWAYS has water available in the pump head. When you tell the pump to mist for 8 sec, you want to turn the pump on and mist. When you tell the pump to mist for 8 sec and you installed your pump above the reservoir. That pump will turn on, start to suck water from the reservoir. Since these are low flow pumps, this will take some time, depending how high and when the last time you misted, it may take 5sec or 30 sec. Remember you wanted to mist for 8 sec, which under ideal conditions will still take a couple of seconds to pressurize the line and mist. In case of not gravity feeding water to the pump that 8 sec cycle will never happen! Next email will be directed to me, saying...I bought a mistking, but it doesn't mist - well, because your misting duration is short and you decided to mount it above the reservoir. It's OK if you mist for 5 min and you don't care if 30 sec is wasted on priming and building up the pressure, but many mistking users require short mistking durations. Some that use Repeat Cycle timers and germinate seeds mist for 2-3sec ever 2 min ... ain't nobody got the time to be hanging pumps above the reservoir LOL.
3. Yes you can use 'normal' water. However the orafice is small and over time the inorganic minerals in water will deposit on the inside of the nozzle and builup will affect how the mist looks and eventually will degrade it or clog the nozzle. It's easier to mist with reverse osmosis water that has no inorganic minerals that have as much benefit when ingested as eating rocks and cause dirty buildup on doors. Most of these inorganic minerals are not digestable anyways and aside from possibly contributing to kidney stones will also dirty your enclosure, similar to dirty shower door or lime deposits on bottom of a kettle. For that reason use RO water and supplement your animals with digestable/absorbable minerals. Keep your enclosure clean by rinsing it with water that doesn't leave stains and never worry about clogged nozzles.