Parts List

One 6-10" length piece of 1/2" dia. PVC pipe. Make sure it is thick wall (schedule 40) pipe so it will have enough thickness to hold a few threads on the mister nozzle.

One end cap to fit end of pipe.

One fitting (slip/threaded) to glue on one end of the PVC pipe and other end to fit the threads of hose fitting.

Rubber hose washer for hose fitting.

One fitting to screw onto threaded pipe end and other swivel end to fit garden hose threads.

One ell fitting to put on the end so the hose fitting hangs down instead of sticking straight out.

Mister nozzle.

Small can of PVC cement.

Clamps, screws, nuts & bolts, etc. to fasten the mister assembly to your kennel fence. (I used a couple of conduit clamps and 4 drywall screws to fasten mine to the wooden post).

Tools

Hacksaw to cut PVC pipe and pocket knife to clean off burrs. (Don't leave burrs on the PVC or they will clog up the nozzle).

Drill with the proper size bit to drill hole in PVC pipe.

Threading tap, and tap handle to thread PVC pipe for mister nozzle. (Buy the nozzle first, then get the correct tap to fit. The nozzles don't all have the same thread).

If the threads strip out (the PVC is soft) or you want to change the angle of the nozzle so it sticks out the side more you can just plug up the hole with a tight fitting screw used as a "goof plug".

If you can't find thick wall pipe then use a coupling in the middle of the longer piece (cut it in half and cement it back together) and thread into the thicker walled coupling.

If you don't want to bother with threading the pipe you can buy nozzles and PVC fittings with the same matching thread from Charley's Greenhouse supply.

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Sample price list

I bought my mister nozzle several years ago at an irrigation supply. I got most of the rest of the parts from my scrap box and by scrounging construction job sites. I already had the needed tools so my total cost was the price of the nozzle and a small can of PVC cement. Listed below are the prices I found during the month of January, 2003 at the local Ace Hardware store and Lowes Building Supply.