On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 07:09:46 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

>On Thu, 10 Jul 2014 02:04:30 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:
>snip
>>
>>Well, you go buy something then because I just ordered a swamp cooler. I
>>only hope that this one does indeed use just tap water and not ice. If it
>>takes ice then I'll need to buy an ice maker as well as there is no room in
>>my freezer for ice.
>>
>>I was reading online about portable ones that don't have to be vented. Also
>>read that they weren't very good but were better than a fan. What I could
>>not find though, was the actual product to buy.
>
>If you think your house is humid now, wait until you use the swamp
>cooler. In addition, if your air is already humid the swamp cooler
>will not be efficient. What on earth possessed you to get a swamp
>cooler in your climate? We used to use one here where our summertime
>humidity is 8-10% and I didn't like the way it made things in the
>house feel.
>Janet US

How a swamp cooler works:
http://tinyurl.com/ms8lj79
Janet US