{"id":219,"date":"2025-08-07T12:49:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/?p=219"},"modified":"2025-08-07T17:18:43","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T01:18:43","slug":"fogco-fog-generator-arrives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/?p=219","title":{"rendered":"Fogco Fog Generator Arrives"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">On Friday, August 1, 2025, I ordered the [upgraded] Fogco kit # 6025116 <a href="https:\/\/fogco.com\/product\/20-nylon-mist-kit-with-dd-pump\/">20\u2032 Nylon Mist Kit With DD Pump<\/a> which includes 10 nozzles (I upgraded to the finest mist: 0.006mm openings) and a Direct Drive Mist Pump .25 GPM .75HP 115V 10.6 FLA. I have been postponing installing a fog system since I built the greenhouse in 2019. When we had the 117 degree heat dome several years ago, I had the <strong>black<\/strong> <em>super<\/em> superfine <strong>FOGG-IT<\/strong> (not readily available) mist nozzle running off of a hose and that kept the greenhouse in the high 90s — a testament to fog cooling ability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class="wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-1"><img src="https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_134602_Thu.png" alt="" class="wp-image-228"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Given that the motor is .75HP, I was expecting something smaller. The motor\/compressor is about twice the size I was expecting. It looks so solid and weighs 55 lbs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The two shipping boxes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class="wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-2"><img src="https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_131708_Thu.png" alt="" class="wp-image-222"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Motor Box opened:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class="wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-3"><img src="https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_131802_Thu.png" alt="" class="wp-image-223"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Motor\/compressor revealed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class="wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-4"><img src="https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_131906_Thu.png" alt="" class="wp-image-224"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Accessories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class="wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-5"><img src="https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_131959_Thu.png" alt="" class="wp-image-225"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The motor compared to my hand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class="wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-6"><img src="https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_131554_Thu.png" alt="" class="wp-image-226"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Next step, read the Install Manual and install. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the meantime, I succeeded in setting up a Zibgee mesh network where I can control the mains plug for this unit which is in the greenhouse. My plug is 3 hops away from the Zigbee USB controller on my Raspberry Pi running Home Assistant in the basement. I have a plug\/router at the south end of our house, then a plug\/router in the garage, and then the greenhouse plug connects to the garage plug. It looks like I’ll have to add a watertight plug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br>I use the <a href="https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BPY5D1KC?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1">THIRDREALITY ZigBee Smart Plug 4 Pack with Real-time Energy Monitoring,15A Outlet, Zigbee Repeater,ETL Certified,ZigBee Hub Required,Work with Home Assistant,Compatible Echo Devices and SmartThings <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class="wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-unset-7"><img src="https:\/\/salemdata.net\/johnpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/20250807_134139_Thu.png" alt="" class="wp-image-227"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><br><\/p>\n<\/div>
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On Friday, August 1, 2025, I ordered the [upgraded] Fogco kit # 6025116 20\u2032 Nylon Mist Kit With DD Pump<\/a> which includes 10 nozzles (I upgraded to the finest mist: 0.006mm openings) and a Direct Drive Mist Pump .25 GPM .75HP 115V 10.6 FLA. I have been postponing installing a fog system since I built the greenhouse in 2019. When we had the 117 degree heat dome several years ago, I had the black<\/strong> super<\/em> superfine FOGG-IT<\/strong> (not readily available) mist nozzle running off of a hose and that kept the greenhouse in the high 90s — a testament to fog cooling ability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Given that the motor is .75HP, I was expecting something smaller. The motor\/compressor is about twice the size I was expecting. It looks so solid and weighs 55 lbs!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two shipping boxes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Motor Box opened:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Motor\/compressor revealed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Accessories:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The motor compared to my hand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next step, read the Install Manual and install.
<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, I succeeded in setting up a Zibgee mesh network where I can control the mains plug for this unit which is in the greenhouse. My plug is 3 hops away from the Zigbee USB controller on my Raspberry Pi running Home Assistant in the basement. I have a plug\/router at the south end of our house, then a plug\/router in the garage, and then the greenhouse plug connects to the garage plug. It looks like I’ll have to add a watertight plug.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


I use the THIRDREALITY ZigBee Smart Plug 4 Pack with Real-time Energy Monitoring,15A Outlet, Zigbee Repeater,ETL Certified,ZigBee Hub Required,Work with Home Assistant,Compatible Echo Devices and SmartThings <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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