On 7/20/2015 11:10 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
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> "barbie gee" > wrote in message
> hcrg.pbz...
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>> On Mon, 20 Jul 2015, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On 7/19/2015 3:00 AM, Julie Bove wrote:
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>>>>> I *finally* got the new swamp cooler working. I fiddled with it for
>>>>> over a week, getting it to pretty much do nothing but blow air, squirt
>>>>> like a squirt gun or barely put anything out. Seems I had overfilled
>>>>> it. Poor design because you have no way of telling if it is
>>>>> overfilled
>>>>> or not. And somehow the jets were clogged. I reamed them out with an
>>>>> ice pick. But even with it on, I have only achieved 38% humidity
>>>>> in here.
>>>>
>>>> 38% is comfortable. Are you trying to raise or lower it?
>>>
>>> Raise it. Everything is so dry. My skin, my hair, the lawn...
>>> We've had nothing measurable in the form of rain for many weeks now.
>>> Right now it is 73 outside but 85 in the house with 37% humidity. I
>>> haven't messed with the swamp cooler yet today because I have to go
>>> out for a little while.
>>>
>>> What I don't get is... Why does the house get and stay soooo much
>>> hotter? It got down to 63 in the middle of the night but it was still
>>> 86 in the house even with 14 fans, 2 ceiling fans and the swamp
>>> cooler. I did buy some shades for the deck but I don't want to put
>>> them up until after the house is painted. And he can't paint until
>>> the temp. drops.
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>> if all the fans are set up stupidly, they won't help.
>> you want to get one end of the house blowing in, with the prevailing
>> wind if your house faces that way, and the other side blowing OUT, to
>> move air through the house. Having them all blowing in is stupid.
>> FLOW THROUGH, OR UP AND OUT.
>>
>> sheeze.
>> google:
>> <http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+set+up+fans+to+cool+your+house>
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>> http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Window-Fans-for-Home-Cooling
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>> jesus christ, forgive me, I can't help myself.
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> I know all that stuff but that just won't work in this house. For one
> thing, none of the windows have sills big enough to accommodate anything
> more than a tiny fan. And this house was remodeled. I would say that
> it is all one level but due to the way that they remodeled it, the part
> I am sitting in now is probably 6" lower than the front of it. There is
> a tiny ramp-like piece of wood that connects this room to the dining room.
>
> The living room has no window that can be opened. There is a window.
> It just can't be opened. I did have a new storm door put in that is
> solid at the bottom but the top piece of glass can slide down and there
> is a screen there.
>
> Basically this house is very long from the front to the back but not
> exactly shotgun style. The bedrooms and bathrooms all go off to one
> side and the kitchen and laundry room off to the other. No windows in
> the laundry room. Very tiny windows in the kitchen which when opened,
> cranks the heat up about 10 degrees. So I do leave them shut. I can
> open the door which is a jury rigged screen door, made solid at the
> bottom. That helps a little but there is no real way to get cool air
> over to the end where the stove is.
>
> So your stupid little theories won't work here.
You're the one who bought the house.
This is the second year in a row you've talked about how hot it is, so
apparently it *does* get hot where you live. You're on your second
swamp cooler, a gadget which doesn't seem to help one iota. I'm sure a
competent contractor could help you figure out a solution to the cooling
problem. Oh, I forgot. You don't want suggestions or solutions.
Jill