Misters for Patios With L-Shapes, Wraparounds and Odd Corners
Shop now: The Patio Misting System Pro →Most mister diagrams show a neat rectangle. Real backyards have L-shaped covers, wraparound porches, angled pergolas and patios that jog around a chimney. The good news is that misters for patios with odd shapes use the same parts; you just plan the route more carefully.
Sketch the route first
Draw your patio from above and trace the edge where the line will hang. Mark every corner and every place the line needs to split. Add up the total length. The Patio Misting System Pro ships with 100 ft of tubing and suits runs from 20 to 100 linear feet.
Corners: 90° L connectors
An L-shaped cover needs at least one clean right-angle turn. The kit includes five 90° L connectors, which let the tubing turn a corner without kinking. For a wraparound porch, that's usually enough to follow the front and both sides.
Branches: T connectors and end caps
When the line needs to split, say one leg along the house and another out along a pergola beam, use one of the two included T connectors. Each branch then ends with an end cap; the kit includes three with a nozzle hole, so the last spot on each run still mists.
Straight joins for long legs
If you need to join two pieces of tubing without a nozzle, the two straight 1/4" fittings with no hole do that. They're handy where a line passes over a doorway or grill where you don't want mist.
Balance the nozzles
Long legs and short legs shouldn't get the same treatment. Put larger .3mm nozzles over open seating in full sun and smaller .15mm or .1mm nozzles near doors, corners and furniture. The installation FAQ notes that about 40 nozzles is typical when mixing sizes.
Once it's laid out, flush every branch before the final nozzles go in. The installation guide walks through it.