"Roy" > wrote in message
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> 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?
> ====

No. We have a very tiny room that is called a garage. It is not large enough
to park a car in. We keep our stockpile out there. Things like paper goods
and canned goods. Also the small upright freezer, some seasonal decorations
and tools. It's flat out fill, save for the small walking path.

We do have the back house. Although there is room in there, it would be too
hard to get the unit back there. Trying to roll it that far on the cement
would damage the wheels. We do have a small flatbed but the ground is so
uneven that it's not worth trying to use that. Doesn't work very well.