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Evaporative Coolers... are they any good?
My office (4000 ft2) is located in the top floor of a one hundred year old, 8-storey warehouse. Traditional air conditioning is simply too expensive to install given the rent we pay and the nature of the building's construction.
I am wondering if anyone has first hand experince using portable evaporative coolers that they would be willing to share.
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08-02-2005, 01:56 PM
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If its humid, they won't work at all. They cool by evaporation and all you'll do is add to the humidity load.
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08-02-2005, 02:04 PM
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Hugh is 100% correct on this one, they will not work very well at all in humid environments. My parents have one that works fantastically, but they live in Salt Lake City.
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08-02-2005, 02:33 PM
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I looked at a weather page for your area. Your Dew Point in and around Winnipeg runs right around 70F. This is pretty high, and would not be very effective for evap cooling.
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I live in Phoenix and they work very well. Of course our normal humidity is around 10% most of the time! When it gets above 40% or so its not going to help, so in your situation would look at a real A/C unit.
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thanks guys!
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08-03-2005, 06:25 AM
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Have you thought about spot air conditioners (if this is for the computers)? That could be an interim soln.
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