Hi Jim
On (06 Sep 96) Jim Dunmyer wrote to Elvis Hargrove...
 > Bad news!  Swamp coolers don't DO anything around here.
 JD> I'm surprised at that because you say it's so "dry" in your area. 
 JD> I visited folks in the Denver area in June, and they had a swamp cooler
 JD> providing cold air to their house, and I saw a LOT of them while driving
 JD> around.
These are useful in Australia too. A whole house unit, will be roof mounted
and ducted. BUT these are best operated inland ie in districts of very low
humidity.
The air delivered is colder [thermometer] but wetter [hygrometer] than what
arrives at the intake. The impact of cold damp air in a desert environment 
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be heavenly!
These are hardly ever seen on the coast, because the humidity is much higher
there, and the air temps are lower also.
Another influence, is energy costs. Inland the rates being highest, a swamp
cooler is affordable. In coastal [urban] districts the rates are lowest and 
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conventional compressor- type ACs are universally preferred.
Cheers....ALEC
... ....The wheel is environmentally unviable
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