Low Cost DIY humidifier for fungi

ANC

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Low Cost humidifier for growing fungi and things requiring humidity.

List of ingredients
1 x 80mm PC Case fan. + screws
1 x cheap submersible pond mister
1 x empty Icecream tub

Tools
Knife
Soldering iron (optional - knife can do everything)

Step one is to melt or cut in the screw holes that will hold your fan to the tub's lid. I used a fan grille to make it easier.
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Step two
Screw the fan in with a few screws so you can mark the position of the whole witha knife, then remove fan, and cut the hole.
Also cut a flap or spout on the far side of the lid, as pictured.
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Step three
Screw fan back onto lid so that it blows into the tub when running.

Step four
Make a small cut in the side for the mist maker's cable halfway between the tho holes in the lid.
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Step five
Place mist maker in tub and fill with 2" (5cm) water
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Step 6
Put lid on and power on.
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Camera is useless at capturing the vapour, but its strong and filled a rather large FC faster than the two shop bought humidifiers I had before. Also the only sound is the slight tinkle of the water inside the tub.
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It pretty much looks like the spout form a boiling kettle. Except its a cold mist.
 
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