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    evaporative cooler efficiency boost/loss by location



    hello!
    sorry to be asking a ? regarding SWAMP COOLERS, haha,
    but i am wondering about moving my window unit into
    the house...

    it will be over 100F outside on many days here in the
    california desert and i want to keep just the main room
    as close to 72/75ish as i can get...

    i havent installed this window-mount evaporative cooler
    yet and was wondering about its performance if it was
    just set inside the house. i realize that it will then suck
    in air that is already humid and am wondering how that
    will effect its performance... i wont have to build some
    monstrosity outside one of the windows this way and
    thought it might actually get the house even cooler as
    it wouldnt have to cool the outside air which as i
    stated, can be over 100 deg F.

    will having the unit inside the home make it ugly-humid
    in here as it re-humidifies more than just bringing in
    the fresh (but probably hotter) air from outdoors?

    thanks for opinions on the matter!

    Ron
    yucaipa, calif. (it was 85 today ...in january)

    PS- sorry if i put this in the wrong subforum or if evaporative coolers arent covered by you guys...
    happy 2009 and pleasant cooling!



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    Re: evaporative cooler efficiency boost/loss by location

    they need to work with outside air,

    they wiill be less effective if you move it inside

    it will become a humidifier

    they need to cool off outside air, presurrize your house and then let air escape out some other cracked open window so the humidity level does not rise too high
    Take the V out of HVAC and you are left with a HAC job

  3. #3
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    Re: evaporative cooler efficiency boost/loss by location

    Plus, won't the wifey mind this noisy thing sitting in the house? It does need outside air to work best. Also, you'll need to keep a window slightly open or a product like up-duct(sp) installed. Just move to Idyllwild.

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