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StirCrazy
Kamloops, BC, Canada
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wanderingbob wrote:Swamp cooler , google it , not an air conditioner as we think of one !
I think we established that in the first post. for what its worth I have experience with evaporative cooling for 20 years in the navy as that is how they cooled the ships.
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4x4van
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For those that are downplaying the effects of a "swamp cooler", I live in SoCal (born and raised), and have never had AC in my house. I have a single swamp cooler on the roof, blowing down through a single 20"x20" vent into the living room with about 1/3 of the louvers angled down the hallway. By cracking open a window in the bedrooms, it allows the air to travel into them, and forces hot air out.
No, it's not as cool as my kids' houses with A/C. But it is entirely liveable and significantly cooler than outdoors, as long as the RH is low (which it normally is here). It also barely makes a dent in my electric bill, UNLIKE my kids' A/Cs. And the "heat soak" that was mentioned above by GritDog and Rick Jay would apply to A/C units just as much as Swamp coolers, so that's kind of a moot point.
Remember, StirCrazy is not looking for the same effects of an A/C; he's looking for a way to occasionally cool down a small space with very low power requirements. And a small 12vdc swamp cooler fits that bill nicely.
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Sir Lancelot
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Please check out https://www.turbokool.net/Default.asp . Never used one, but thought this style was better than the Fresair version, and less money.
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StirCrazy
Kamloops, BC, Canada
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Sir Lancelot wrote:Please check out https://www.turbokool.net/Default.asp . Never used one, but thought this style was better than the Fresair version, and less money.
I don't think I would even consider that unit. First, it's a lot taller (over twice the height), but the main reason is it doesn't keep the moisture and air separated. It will put moisture into the air you are putting into the camper. This is why it is so cheap, it's just a humidifier in an airpath. The one I originally looked at said they can make the air colder but not pass the humidity over to the air which ensures you're not pumping wet air into your unit. To me that is worth the extra price if I end up going in this direction. but I will have to check into that more also. but the height difference alone would be my deciding factor.
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