I made a shitty prototype with irrigation mister nozzle heads from alibaba or somewhere similar. I used 3 mm tubing and made some connectors from 3d print.
What I learned:
- It's a fun project
- 3D prints of connectors and tube adapters will be leaky if you are not a pro and knows what type of plastic to use. (I'm not experienced enough.) I would recommend finding proper standardised tube adapters and purchase them instead.
- You save some water, however the temperature feels much colder, and therefore your guests might not like it if your water is not hot enough.
- I enjoyed the gentle feeling of it, however it is very different from a regular shower head, where it feels like your skin is power washed clean. I used my hands more for cleaning my water misted skin. I had a feeling I got just as clean.
- I vaguely remember something with some mistborne disease which there could be a higher risk of, using this kind of system, but I don't remember.
I experimented with 1-5 nozzle heads, and the more you add the more it feels like a regular shower head, with the intensity the water hits the skin, aaand the more water you use... 3 was a minimum to me.
I did not use it long enough to experience it clogging. I stopped using it because my fittings and tube adapters got too leaky to provide a proper pressure, and I didn't have the patience to fix it. This post has made me want to get a go at it again :P
I was also inspired by that article
Cheers
Awesome! Thanks for that!