On 7/12/2014 5:42 AM, wrote:
> On Saturday, July 12, 2014 4:57:20 AM UTC-4, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I got the swamp cooler. It does work with plain tap water. Works just
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>> fine. But with a little added ice, it cools even more. I bought a 10 pound
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>> bag and used about half of it. I will have to turn it off soon because
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>> actually the room is getting a bit chilly for me now.
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>> The unit has several different options so I have it aimed in a fan type
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>> pattern so that it is reaching not just this room but partway into my
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>> bedroom and the bathroom. Angela is in the bedroom now and says it is quite
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>> cool in there.
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>> We are all happy. Even the cats. Husband isn't home. He may or may not be
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>> happy but trust me on this, it would have nothing to do with the swamp
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>> cooler.
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>> You people here may or may not like the fact that I bought one. But I
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>> really do not care. You do what you need to do for your area. I will do
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>> what I need to do for mine. And for now it is this:
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>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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>> And this:
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>> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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>> So... No Algae, no odor. Just nice, fresh cool air. Dewy skim and
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>> lustrous hair. Oh! And the cat's fur is all soft again. Jazzy's was
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>> getting especially straw-like from our dry air.
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>> It's all over now people. Go back to your cooking. Please!

Thanks Julie! You brought back some good memories. I grew up in SoCal;
our cousins lived in Palmdale, and we inherited a swamp cooler from
them. It worked pretty well, although I recall my parents had a separate
window A/C unit in the master bedroom, which was at the other end of the
house.

Anyway, the swamp cooler did the job well enough. Of course, nowadays
you would have to worry about Legionnaire's disease, but back then that
was not an issue. I imagine that nowadays you can get additives for the
water to minimize this threat.