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i can tell you right now me and this guy would be good friends, tools on the wall, dirtbike, building shit from other shit in the garage... hes got a weird accent for an american though. I used an old furnace blower for mine but it does draw alot of amps.
I was curious about how swamp coolers worked and this video was an excellent demonstration of the effect. Only thing I didn't like was that you put your icon right on top of the thermometer screen at the end.
You can scale it down with a five gallon bucket - slide a round, styrofoam cooler into the bucket, cut some two in holes and add PVC pipe then freeze a gallon milk jug full of water and place inside with a fan on top blowing down. The fan air is cooled by the frozen gallon jug then comes out the pipes thus creating an AC effect.
@@ecstaticpenguin768 Exactly. I keep telling folks that buying bags of ice to put in their swamp cooler has negligible effects. The water has to evaporate to have cooling effects. Chilling your water makes it harder to evaporate, and swamp coolers need dry air to work best.
You can pickup used swamp coolers AC guys remove them off roofs here all the time sell them for $20. Just need good cleaning I use pool acid with some goggles and gloves with a fan blowing the fumes away from my face. I go though about 4 gallons of pool acid cleaning it all up change out the pads the old school ones what I look for not the mastercool with single thick pad the 4 sided pads are much cheaper. Then I put some casters on the bottom and sell the unit as a garage cooler for $200 blows over 4000 CFM. Sometimes I replace the bearings on the fan. I also add a GFCI plug get those online. One thing have to know garage coolers can rust things in your garage over time if you run it all summer.
Do you have any trouble with the fan getting wet and stop working? I build a swamp cooler with a box fan and it worked initially but later stopped working due to failure presumably because it got wet . .
Very simple, yet effective. My situation is highly unique and more advantageous. I have a creek that runs near my house that has constant 47 F degree water. If I pump that up to an attic mounted swamp cooler of similar design it would seem that it would work. But I don’t have the luxury of being able to exchange the air easily. I would suck the air in via a small attic window and run that hot air through a chilling surface and then simply duct with fan assistance that air into the house. Comments? I wouldn’t even have to use a closed water system. I would extract the heated water and send it back to the stream. Material needs sound like a pump to bring in the water from outside and send it to the roof, a pump to return the water, a frame to create a heat exchanger, and then a fan and ductwork.
I cant wait to build one and place it on my channel. I was thinking to go the 12v version so I can power it with 200 watts of solar panels. I want some automotive radiator fans to help push the air towards me from a greater distance. I need to start drawing up my design.
First reaction... Oh man that is dank. After watching the video.... Already added on the list of things that I'm going to build someday :))) You didn't get me when you walked through the door but leaving the kitchen I was in on it :))
How often do you decontaminate the water? I suspect this setup would really grow mold fast. Seems like a perfect incubator for Legionnaires Disease......just sayin.
It shouldn't store water when not in use. Because of the nature of how it operates water is constantly being evaporated off the pads and a fresh supply replaced by the pump at the bottom. Other than that changing out the pads as needed which are pretty inexpensive. If you keep pads on that are old and stay wet you get conditions where mold and bacteria grow.
I am building one on my channel too. I have a design in the works and will be around this side. I have 2 12" fans and 2 100 watt solar panels. All the parts are in except the little cart to move it. I will use half of the front side for the fans and controls and lower half will have pads too. I will also cover the other 3 sides fully.
Good Ideas, Some Points you might want to think about. I am betting that one side of the material is getting most of the water while the other side is mostly dry, I would extra hoses so each side getting it's own. Also this is something an old desert rat in Bullhead City taught me. Ice that water down, Use the big ice blocks so it doesn't clogged the pump. . Swap coolers are useless after about 110. But icing the water will give you some make you nice and comfy up to the 120s.
@@TheCrazyRomanianThat is correct! As long as there flow, you’re good to go! The ice is a great idea, I actually just freeze a couple of used 1 liter bottles instead of buying store ice. Also get some of those “Fresh Air” blocks to put in the reservoir otherwise mildew will form fast.
It has to be topped up from time to time, most commercial units have a float valve or switch that kicks on when the water level gets too low. These units operate on the principle of evaporation so by default they lose water during use. But yes, the water that is inside does get circulated continuously, whatever water that doesn't evaporate drips down into the basin to be pumped back up in a constant cycle. They're wonderfully efficient coolers, the only power consumption is the fan and pump, though they only work in dry climates. If humidity is already high the water can't evaporate.
I had a swamp cooler in northern california it cools off alot but they don't do well in Alabama. I even would put ice in the swamp cooler reservoir tray and it cools off more
swamp or evaporative coolers work great in hot, dry climates. if the humidity is too high, they do not cool too well. they work by blowing air over a large filter covered in water. as the air blows over this it absorbs humidity and drop heat out of the air. high volume of air flow is a must. plus, this is real cheap to run. great item to use in Las Vegas.
No, they work by evaporating liquid water into gas, it's literally in their name. The process to do this takes a huge amount of energy which is where the heat goes.
you don't understand the physics behind an evaporative cooler, please try to be a bit more educated before putting all capitalization foolish statements.
