Swamp Cooler Questions (Albuquerque, Hope: Home Depot, cost of, rated)
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Our coolers are thermostatically controlled, so you simply set them and they cycle on and off as needed. Given the recent rain and humidity, they have been far less effective than usual.
I've always wondered why folks living in a desert decided to use water for cooling.
Cheap, effective, easy to maintain and has been around a long time...
The Spanish 'Gota' bags? Canteen covers etc to carry liquids and cool them by evaporation. On the next real dry day, get naked and run through a sprinkler outside on a hot sunny day and observe the effects...
Refrigerated Air (AC) was not cheap years ago. My first exposure to Swamp Coolers was 1968. I remember talking to one of the maintenance men who explained what he was doing as he repaired a unit. He also said he had been doing that for about 20 years, so that was 1948?
Guess I should reword my question. I'm not worried about the cat. (Although he did appreciate everyone's concern, LOL)
Real Question:
If I leave the swamp cooler running 24 hrs for 4 days straight, am I going to return to a very damp home, with damage to the wood furniture?
Guess I should reword my question. I'm not worried about the cat. (Although he did appreciate everyone's concern, LOL)
Real Question:
If I leave the swamp cooler running 24 hrs for 4 days straight, am I going to return to a very damp home, with damage to the wood furniture?
Probably not.
Remember, you have to have enough windows open to exhaust the air (If you have the fan and the water pump on which is normal operation). The air and humidity are constantly being replaced under normal operation. When we had a swamp cooler we normally ran it 24 hours a day on the low fan setting continously.
If I leave the swamp cooler running 24 hrs for 4 days straight,
am I going to return to a very damp home, with damage to the wood furniture?
Another question:
If you are not worried about the cat, why on Earth would you want to leave the swamp cooler running while you are gone?
Answer:
(1) Windows open - no. The humidity levels won't build up enough to matter. (*)
.... Humidity levels will be the same if you are home or not home except that if
you were home and it was raining outside, you would have the sense to turn off
the pump part of the cooler. Later, after the rain stopped, the ambient air would
dry off and your house/apartment would dry out accordingly.
(2) Windows closed - no. The swamp cooler will build up enough positive pressure
..... that no air will enter the house ( except the amount needed to replace air lost
via leakage around cracks in windows/doors ).
All your swamp cooler will do is spin its little fan and drip water down the pads.
No air will come in through the pads.
You'll just spend money on electricity for nothing.
(*) If you leave windows open and rain comes in -- THAT could damage your furniture.
Another stupid swamp cooler question. I came home today to find millions of flying ants in my backyard. Not only that, but when I went upstairs in my house, there were a bunch of these flying ants crawling around the floor. I pinpointed their point of entry, which was through the air vents. This means they're coming in from the swamp cooler. Is there a way I can put a screen or net like maybe where the damper would go? if so how would I make one? I was thinking about getting a piece of 1/4 inch plywood cut to the same size as my damper, and cutting out a hole in the center, so i essentially have a frame. Then putting some window screen on it and stapling it to the plywood. Dunno if the plywood would be able to handle the moisture that the swamp cooler would produce though.
I've got one of those swamp coolers that is attached to the side of the house. Can i just put a mesh screen around it to keep the insects out? Also, it's a new house (Finished building about a year ago, moved in last July) So i don't think the duct work is deteriorating. Thanks for the reply.
My home came with it,.. and what can I say.. I LOVE IT!
It can go over 100 everyday if it wanted.. I'm still cool as a cat.
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