"Roy" > wrote in message
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On Monday, July 25, 2016 at 3:38:42 PM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> "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
> >> > :
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> >> >> 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.

A "back house", you have out back? What pray tell is this building? An old
residence perhaps? Do you rent it out? I'm looking for a six-month rental
come winter...perhaps we could make a deal. Your winters are mild and ours
aren't. I could even fix it up for part of the rent. Hmmmm, the
possibilities abound.
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I don't know what the original intent of the building was. It's 400 sq. ft.
Cement floor, fireplace, shop lights, heat and phone. Husband had planned on
insulating it and putting up drywall and a floor. I think he did one roll of
insulation, then just a wee bit of drywall near the fireplace. Handyman did
say that he was asking about getting it finished.

The main problem is that there is no water. Handyman said it would be easy
enough to get water back there. Such as a hose. But would be far too costly
to get waste water back out of there. He suggested a composting toilet.
Nope. Not into those.

For the most part, the building is unused. We do store photo albums, bikes,
seasonal decorations and other things. Husband's original intent was a place
for the guys to hang out and play cards. I put the kibosh on that. I've had
enough of drunk military guys passing out in my house. Not that it would
necessarily happen now but it could. And with no bathroom, I don't want guys
peeing outside which I know they will do or worse still, trekking back and
forth in and out of the house.

I was then going to turn it into a dance studio. When our studio was moving,
they were selling things like the mirrors and barres for cheap. The problem?
The floor. Sprung floors are not cheap. So... That didn't happen.

More recently, the teens asked if they could use it as a hangout. Husband
agreed to let them do this. I did buy some cheap curtains and a few things
that they chose from Big Lots. But mostly they are making use of things that
we already have. So it isn't costing me much to let them use it. I even
offered to get them a fridge but they didn't want one.

It is next to the fire pit, so if it starts raining when they are out there,
they can duck inside the building.