Now that I have a new swamp cooler

[Basil]

Now that I finally have a new swamp cooloer installed and hooked up, I can't use it because of the extreme amount of smoke in the air from the AZ fires! Local health officials are telling people not to use their swamp coolers now becuase it will draw in the smoke froim poutside into the house. Well, so far it hasn't bee too hot, so it's not too big a deal. I just hope it doesn't get real hot anytime soon.

 

[JodyFKerr]

What's the smoke like where you are? We were just down on our dirt patch north of Willcox. Couldn't seesmoke because we were west of the fire, but we watched it light up the mountain ridges at night.

Jody

 

[Gliderman8]

Can evaporate coolers be used in the northeast with higher humidity levels? I know that in NM and the southwest the air is dryer and they work more efficiently, but I need to replace our 20 year old central air unit and was wondering if the swamp cooler was an option?

 

[TR6BILL]

Can evaporate coolers be used in the northeast with higher humidity levels? I know that in NM and the southwest the air is dryer and they work more efficiently, but I need to replace our 20 year old central air unit and was wondering if the swamp cooler was an option?

In a word: no.

 

[swift6]

What's the smoke like where you are?

It's clearer today but Saturday we had a lot of haze from those fires, Sunday and Monday we had an orange tinge to the light. Very noticeable when you looked at the transition from shade to open sunlight, and that's clear up in northern Colorado.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Can evaporate coolers be used in the northeast with higher humidity levels? I know that in NM and the southwest the air is dryer and they work more efficiently, but I need to replace our 20 year old central air unit and was wondering if the swamp cooler was an option?

In a word: no.

Well, it can, but only if you have enough exhaust fan to pull negative pressure throughout the house.

But central A/C is a much better option. Picture living in a vacuum cleaner!

 

[Brooklands]

Our son just arrived at Kirtland for a refresher training week, and said that the smoke overhead was apocalyptic. He will fly home to Allentown this weekend, and then back to Kadina next week. He returns to Kirtland a few weeks later, and will be racking up the frequent flyer mileage.
we hope the smoke is gone by the time we come out to Albuquerque for a week with him in August.

 

[Basil]

Our son just arrived at Kirtland for a refresher training week, and said that the smoke overhead was apocalyptic. He will fly home to Allentown this weekend, and then back to Kadina next week. He returns to Kirtland a few weeks later, and will be racking up the frequent flyer mileage.
we hope the smoke is gone by the time we come out to Albuquerque for a week with him in August.

The sun last night looked like what you might expect the end times to look like.

 

[GregW]

Well it isn't to far past May 21st

 

[Guest]

Can evaporate coolers be used in the northeast with higher humidity levels? I know that in NM and the southwest the air is dryer and they work more efficiently, but I need to replace our 20 year old central air unit and was wondering if the swamp cooler was an option?

In a word: no.

Well, it can, but only if you have enough exhaust fan to pull negative pressure throughout the house.

It only works if there is little to no moister in the air to begin w/. Can't evaporate the water w/ wet air. Well, at least not to where you can feel it. They have the big outdoors ones at the auction and you can't feel a difference unless they use ice water which they never do.

 

[DrEntropy]

Our son just arrived at Kirtland for a refresher training week, and said that the smoke overhead was apocalyptic. He will fly home to Allentown this weekend, and then back to Kadina next week. He returns to Kirtland a few weeks later, and will be racking up the frequent flyer mileage.
we hope the smoke is gone by the time we come out to Albuquerque for a week with him in August.

The sun last night looked like what you might expect the end times to look like.

Just great. Any horselike foot-fall noises? :shocked:

You two keep safe, pay attention to the winds and the radio!!