On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 2:38:44 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "KenK" > wrote in message
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> > "Julie Bove" > wrote in
> > :
> >
> >> Both of my swamp coolers were inexpensive. None of the ones I looked
> >> at got very good reviews and the last one I bought got very mixed
> >> ones. Those who got working ones must have gotten very lucky. Mine
> >> worked well only a very few times. I doubt that I will buy another.
> >> Unless someone manages to make one that isn't prone to problems.
> >>
> >
> > I've had good luck with all mine over the past 30 - 40 years. Never
> > bother to look them up - just buy what the installer sells. But you have
> > to tinker with them. Be sure the lines from the water distributer hub
> > through the lines to the pads ("spider") are all working right. Things
> > get plugged up, especially with very hard well water like I have. Have to
> > be sure the pump is working, that the mesh water filter around pump is
> > not plugged up. And of course that the water feed to the cooler is
> > working right and the float valve in the cooler is allowing water to flow
> > into the cooler.
> >
> > Sounds like a lot of trouble but usually there are few problems. Easy to
> > fix things yourself, no expensive A/C servicing bill.
>
> Mine were cheap portables. Nothing to install. Storing them when not in use
> was a problem though. No good place to put them.

Don't you have an unused garage?
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