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the instructions on my swamper said to make sure you have enough windows open. take a dollar bill and if it sticks to the window screen, open another window. that being said, mine is working like crap this year too. i oiled the motor, i oiled the squirell cage bearings. new fabric, washed it out a couple times. no luck.
You get some help for your place?Originally Posted by HBARleatherneck
It looks like a bunch of help. I will keep the thread updated
So I am now down to 76 degrees according to the thermostat. Not bad. Fan back on low and noise level much more enjoyable, not to mention the temperature.
The high humidity is whats screwing with swampers this year.
Look for the "Dew point"
Swamp coolers can't get below it, or even really close to it...
so when the dew point gets into the mid-upper 50s, their performance really drops off- the dew point is the MINIMUM output temp of the cooler's air
check a weather site to get the dew point in your area- if you are more than 10* above measured at the output of the cooler, then something's wrong.
Ways to help them any more is to ensure the pads are in good shape (not all crusty from hard water deposits),
ensure airflow (open windows on other side of house from cooler)
ensure water flow (no clogged lines from deposits/junk)
Install the cooler to get the coolest air possible (i.e. on the roof is NOT ideal, North side is much better)
there was a device called an up-dux that was common in Phoenix- rather than open windows, you install these and they vent into the attic when your cooler is on, they close automatically when it's not.... this helps cool the attic to prevent heat pickup from the ceiling
I still use a cooler for the garage- works pretty well here in the Banana belt
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ, we are the III%, CIP2, and some other catchphrase meant to aggravate progreSSives who are hell bent on taking rights away...
turn the water supply off on the really wet days. Fan only.
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