How to Clean and care for Fountain Bowls, Mist Makers, Ceramic Discs

Learn about Ceramic Discs, Mist Makers, AC adapters
and other fountain part info

- Learn how to clean your fountain parts, mist maker fog units, ceramic replacement discs, and fountain bowls
- Care for fountain parts if using eccential oils or scented fragrance oils
- Learn the difference in AC adapters and DC adapters
- How to clean your Ceramic Replacement Disc [or disk] WITH or WITHOUT a keytool
- any other useful fountain information that's requested
- some information thats not requested.

More Information will be addressed about fountains, replacement parts, and other stuff whenever I think of, or am asked about them.

CLARIFICATION FIRST: Everyone calls a Mist Fountain and a mist unit [aka fogger, mister, mistmaker] by different names. For our mutual benefit we'll address them as follows:  a Fountain is the whole thing. - the tabletop or floor stand, fountain bowl, disc, mist maker unit, adapter -       
all of it together make a fountain.                                                                       like this..... 

-some call this a fogger, mist maker, fog maker, fog unit, or mister. This round part that sits in the bottom of a Fountain Bowl. It  has a row of LED lights [3-18] all around the edge, and a ceramic disc in the middle. We call this entire part, with a disc in it, a Mist Maker

 **If you have an ac adapter with an "OUTPUT" of 500m, you need to use the Standard Mist Unit.
 **To use the 16 mode Inline Control Mist Maker, you need an adapter with an OUTPUT of at least 750m or 830m, 900m, 1000m, OR 1200m

  If your ac adapter has an OUTPUT of 24v 500m [or mA] IT WILL WORK ONLY A SHORT TIME with a 16 mode Mist Maker Unit with Inline Control, or a Misting Unit that has a Wireless Controller. A mist maker MAY work for 2 months, or a month, or a week, or not at all, IF the ac adpter OUTPUT isn't high enough.
  I do not guarantee my Mist Maker unit with the 16 mode inline control to work with ac adapter with less than 750m for the output..
However, if your AC adapter has AT LEAST an OUTPUT of 730m [or mA] YES! Absolutely you can use my mist maker units with Inline Control with or without the Wireless Remote.!

ALL MIST MAKER UNITS WITH 16 MODE INLINE CONTROL AND 3 SPEEDS - $15. each.....or buy in bulk  for less

the oils from your fingertips can ruin your replacement disc. The DISC is what makes the mist!
- Best way to clean the disc - take it out of the mist unit IF you have a key tool. [see below]
My replacement ceramic discs come with a black rubber protective washer around the disc. Use a soft paper towel between your fingers and the new disk to remove the protective black rubber. ...let the towel be between your fingers and the disc at all times when working with it.  The solid white side goes facing UP toward you.

 a keytool comes with all my new replacement Discs
 Don't touch the disc with your bare hands! but take the disc out of the mist unit carefully using the key tool
- Touch only the outer edges of the disc.
- Wet a soft cloth with gentle soap and water and clean both sides of the disc.
- Take the disc out occasionally to clean it IF you have a key tool for that purpose
clean the top of the disc regularly [see below]
- Completely dry the ceramic disc before putting back into mist unit.
DO NOT try to take the disc out with anything but the key tool

-Wet a cotton swab with gentle soap and water
- GENTLY clean the top of the disc.
- Do Not touch the top of the replacement disc with anything else, especially your fingertips
- the oil from your fingertips can damage the disc...then it will not mist.
Clean the disc weekly if used daily.

 -16mm disc -about the size of a dime when IN the unit
 -20mm disk -about the size of a nickel when IN unit
 -20mm discs create more mist than the 16mm
 - Replacement discs come in different colors - gold or silver color and white
The white discs are a bit better replacement discs. With proper care they will work a bit better and last a bit longer.

It's easy to keep indoor fountain parts clean and trouble free
  -Wet a cotton swab with gentle soap and water.
  -GENTLY clean around each of the LED lights that are around the outer edge of the Mist Maker Unit.
  - Clean the ceramic disc while you are at it
  - also GENTLY with soapy cotton swabOR LIKE THIS
  - You can put the mist maker unit in a bowl of soapy water to clean it Be Careful I've broke one of the LED lights off when cleaning the mist unit. I really wanted to get that baby clean! But I used that mist unit and the same disc for at least 6 more months, everyday!                                                  
                                     like that dude from Ripleys......... Believe It ...... Or Not!

YOU MUST Keep the water and the Fountain Bowl clean
- Everyone's home environment is different, so adjust your cleaning times accordingly.
The easiest way to clean your fountain bowl is in your dish water.
  - Run soapy water in sink
  - unplug adapter from the wall and mist unit
  - You may want to dip some water out of the bowl before lifting the bowl out of the fountain stand
  - Carefully pick your bowl up and out of the fountain stand and carry to the sink.
  - Dump the dirty water out
  - put your bowl and mist unit in the dish water - keep end of cord out of water!
  - wash it - Use cotton swabs for mist unit and disc
  - dry with soft cloth
  - put fountain back together
  - add clean water to bowl. Enjoy

Use bottled water in your fountain for best results to prevent mineral buildup.
Use white Vinegar to remove any rings or stains from your fountain bowl.

Use Light Oils ONLY. You must change the water, clean your fountain bowl, mist unit, and replacement disc more often if you use any oils in your fountain.
Use ONLY a couple drops oil for each clean bowl of water.  That is not the same as a couple drops everyday. You WILL clog your mist unit and/or ceramic disc with too much oil per bowl of clean water.
Real Essential Oils can be added as desired