Bogley

[brettyb]

Thanks for the replies. Of course, an evaporative cooler will be basically useless much east of the rockies, or west of the Sierra/Cascades, so I understand why our east coast posters are confused. However, I think the companies making them simply need better marketing for regions like Utah where they are ideal. The electricity savings are massive, even compared to newer A/C's as far as I can tell, and comfort is nearly on par with A/C.

If electricity follows other energy prices skyward, I predict a renaissance for the humble swamp cooler.

[shlingdawg]

Most people up here don't have any form of electric A/C. Open the windows and enjoy life.

I still have my down comforter on my bed. :2thumbs:

High today = 67
Low today = 44

Right now = 54


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, summer................................... :mrgreen:

[sparker1]

shlingdawg wrote: Most people up here don't have any form of electric A/C. Open the windows and enjoy life.

I still have my down comforter on my bed. :2thumbs:

High today = 67
Low today = 44

Right now = 54


Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, summer................................... :mrgreen:

Sounds good to me. This is my first summer in FL in 10 years, and I'm staying inside under the A/C.

[MY T PIMP]

I find my swamp works great until August when the monsoons come. But I'm cool with that. In order for me to buy central I would have to redo my whole furnace system as well.

[davis_b_1]

MY T PIMP wrote: I find my swamp works great until August when the monsoons come. But I'm cool with that. In order for me to buy central I would have to redo my whole furnace system as well.

Just do it, it's worth it. Or buy a window mount unit, I just had to buy a new one last week, Home Depot has them for $399.

[brettyb]

Well, a follow-up now that season in which cooling is needed is basically over in the Salt Lake valley. Again, the swamp cooler did fine this summer. Regarding the monsoon, this years seemed to fall into the pattern I remember. There were about a total of 2-3 days when the humidity rose enough to severely hinder the swamp coolers ability to cool.

A couple weeks ago I was up in the morning and the news anchors were commenting on how "muggy" the weather was. The dewpoint was up to about 60°F. That's warm enough to hinder an evaporative cooler, but on the same day, I checked the weather at my folks' place in Maryland, and the dewpoint was in the in the low 60s, with the weather forecasts commenting on how the weather was pleasant with low humidity!

Another factor at play--my next door neighbors installed central A/C, with the compressor just a few feet from my bedroom window. These things are a bit obnoxious, and it is somewhat rude to install one in a compact neighborhood like ours.

Of course my vindication comes with the July electric bill--$42.65, with the cooler running basically 24/7. While I realize that a few people have some kind of bona fide health need for central A/C, the proliferation of them on the Wasatch Front generally verifies the old adage that a fool and his money are soon parted.