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Keep Cool Outside with This Overhead DIY Water Misting Rack

Two colorful adirondack chairs by the water, with a man relaxing and laughing in one of the chairs.

Summer is here, and with the season comes more freedom and searing heat. It's the ultimate between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place situation. You want to be outside and enjoy the sun, but you don't want to be over-powered by it. Thankfully, you can create makeshift misters on the cheap to enjoy the summer heat right on your deck.

Okay, now set aside the fact that Kipkay's video above was basically an ad for Mike's Lemonade, because it doesn't change the fact of how awesomely "cool" this summer hack is.

What You'll Need

How to Build It

  1. You can make the pipe as long or as short as you would like, just be sure to cut it to your desired length carefully.
Measuring and marking PVC pipe with a tape measure and marker.
  1. Draw a straight line in the middle of the pipe. For a 6 foot long pipe, mark 5 dots every 12 inches starting 12 inches in for each mister.
Measure of a white cylindrical object with a marked measurement line and a black dot.
  1. Drill a hole where you marked off using a 5/32-inch drill bit, or however big your misters are.
Drilling a hole in a white PVC pipe.
  1. Screw the misters in, preferably using a vice to hold the pipe. Make sure all of the misters are facing the same way.
Hand applying a blue marker to a white surface near metal tools.
  1. Attach the hose adapter to one side, and the cap to the other using PVC cement.
Hands assembling PVC plumbing parts.
  1. Attach your hose to your hose adapter and watch it spray!
Hands connecting a white and gold plumbing fitting on a tiled surface.
  1. You can either hang the mister on your porch ceiling using wire or make a stand by using more PVC pipes and PVC fittings.
Ceiling with perforated panels and a hanging pipe.

Either way, this project is sure to add some cool to the summer heat.

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