What is a Misting Fountain?
Indoor and tabletop fountains became enormously popular several years ago. The appeal is easy to see – the sound of water gently falling into water is soothing to the nerves, and a fountain adds freshness and humidity to stale, over-conditioned indoor air. Soon tabletop fountains were everywhere. The latest innovation to the standard water-recirculating fountain is the addition of a mister, or fog-maker; this will cause a mist to form on the surface of the pool of water that looks and acts like low-lying fog. Some misting fountains include underwater lights that change color, to give the mist an ethereal glow. The fog-making unit in a misting fountain is quite small and simple, and is the same device that makes mist in ionic air purifiers. It uses no chemicals like dry ice; instead, it makes ultrasonic vibrations in the water itself. This changes the surface tension of the water – the force that allows tiny bugs or leaves to rest on top of the water rather than sinking; the lower surfa
