A swamp cooler, an evaporative cooler, can save you money on summer electricity expenses. A swamp cooler employs just evaporation to chill your home’s air, unlike an air conditioner, which uses near-constant electrical energy. An evaporative cooler uses power to run a fan that pushes cool air into the room swamp coolers.
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Swamp Coolers Work Best In Dry Climates
People mistakenly utilize evaporative coolers on humid days. No way. An evaporative cooler cools by evaporating fresh water into dry air. As water evaporates, it cools the region, and the system’s fan blows this chilly air where you need it. Damp skin cools in dry air, cooling the body.
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Seasonal Swamp Cooler Use
If you reside outside the desert but want to attempt evaporative cooling, a portable unit is recommended. These little equipment make it easy to carry coolness from room to room as needed and store it when it’s too humid.
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Open Windows
Running an evaporative cooler requires “unlearning” some air conditioning skills. A sealed and insulated atmosphere is optimal for an air conditioner, while swamp coolers need fresh air. As a swamp cooler runs, water evaporates into the air, humidifying your environment. Humidity reduces the effectiveness of evaporative coolers. Crack some windows to let dry air in and moist air out. A couple of inches of airspace should provide a cross breeze.
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Dehumidify
If it’s too hot to open windows, try a dehumidifier. A dehumidifier absorbs surplus moisture in a water tank until it’s emptied. A dehumidifier can help your house feel cooler in the summer on a humid day by making drier air that aids perspiration. It can also enhance the efficiency of your swamp cooler.
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Get Green-Fingered
Houseplants that soak up extra moisture can also lower humidity. Many plants have evolved to get part or most of their water from the air rather than the soil, so they can help make your house drier, which helps your swamp cooler.
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Test Positioning
Smaller, portable evaporative coolers can’t cool an entire house. For best efficiency, use the unit in the specified square footage. Position the swamp cooler so the fan blows cool air toward your dining table or sofa. So, the coldest air will be focused on you, and the fan will cool your skin.
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Prime Pads
The cooling pads need time to absorb water when you first start your evaporative cooler. Once wet, they may draw water from the tank more easily, although it can take 15 minutes to become saturated.
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Cold Water
Cool to room temperature water evaporates faster than hot water, which is closer to the boiling point. A physics study found that 50-degree water (what you’d receive from your kitchen sink’s cold tap) functioned best in an evaporative cooler, whereas warmer water hindered performance.
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Avoid Ice
Cold water has minimal effects. While 50 degrees was best, adding ice to bring water to the 30s or 40s doesn’t help. Because the ice must melt before it can evaporate, you’re not improving the evaporation process, which provides most of the cooling in this system.
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Keep Cool
A swamp cooler works best when it’s cleaned and maintained. Before utilizing your unit in the summer and storing it for the winter, examine and clean it. Midseason inspections are also important. On your maintenance checklist, include the following:
- Wipe exterior
- Vacuum fans and grills
- Clean the water tank with soap and water.
- Replace cracked or mildewed cooling pads
