billybob Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Have seen them around here in un-Air Conditioned, Open Air spaces, like body & auto shops. They are nice if you stand right in front of them. I might add that even in high humidity, it's cool directly in front of the unit...say, no more than 10 or 15 feet. But the rest of the structure gets really nasty hot and humid. Dave You know Sancho, I should try to find a pic of one so, I will know more about what Dave was explain. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Search for Evaporative Cooler; Home Improvement stores sell them. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MORE KLIPSCH PLEASE Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 72 in the cave, very, very nice, should be able to hold it there till 11am. 90 predicted, better, tolerable, pretty much even the birds have split Calif, heat, no water, they are leaving. Anybody use evaporative cooling around there? Seems you'd be pretty dry in the summer. When I lived in El Paso evaporative was the preferred method as the humidity was often 10% or so and AC wasn't really comfortable without humidifying. I lived in a 1930s adobe structure with 22 inch walls inside and out, and a 10" rammed earth ceiling. Probably 900 sq ft or so and a single evaporative cooler kept it very nice. Dave I remember those swamp cooler's when I lived in El Paso. Me and the ex-wife, we lived on base. Good old Ft Bliss. That big fan would blow that nice cool air in our room......man that was a long time ago. MKP :-) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted July 23, 2015 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2015 I am thinking my better working days are behind me. I am positive mine are, slow but steady is better for me these days. (with breaks) If they don't like this speed they surely won't like the other. Anyway no one ever complains to volunteer help, he always helps everyone and it's the least I could do. Plus he let us stay there and cooked every night and there was a party till late. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Good morning, everyone. Up early, coffee on, Buddy walking himself. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Good morning! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 "Weather is here... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) I remember those swamp cooler's when I lived in El Paso. Me and the ex-wife, we lived on base. Good old Ft Bliss. That big fan would blow that nice cool air in our room......man that was a long time ago. MKP :-) Spent my last year in the Army at the unfortunately named "Ft. Bliss." The simplest form is the misting hose, found in the southwest at restaurants and bars with outside shade tables or places where people have to stand in line. They simply spray a really fog fine mist and can be awesome. Here is yer basic swamp cooler. Dave Edited July 23, 2015 by Mallette 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Here's a vintage car model as I described earlier. Completely passive. Dave 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 To be on topic, above posts were lubricated with a cup of strong Peet's. Dave 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 wish you were beautiful" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Sargent Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I bet that car one is noisy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) I bet that car one is noisy. Not at all, Much less that a window open to the same degree. Air was slowed somewhat by having to push the water into the filters, then further quietened by passing through them. You really only needed what we used to call the "little window" open a bit, or just a couple of inches in a back window. to provide for a nice breeze. Very nice driving at 70 or so through Arizona! EDIT for nostalgia: Even better if listening to Wolfman Jack from XERF in Acuna. "Jist 3 dollah ninety eight cents, babeecakes foh 40 big hits!" Dave Edited July 23, 2015 by Mallette 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The simplest form is the misting hose, found in the southwest at restaurants and bars with outside shade tables or places where people have to stand in line. They simply spray a really fog fine mist and can be awesome. You see a version of them on the sidelines at football games as well. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dude Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I bet that car one is noisy.Not at all, Much less that a window open to the same degree. Air was slowed somewhat by having to push the water into the filters, then further quietened by passing through them. You really only needed what we used to call the "little window" open a bit, or just a couple of inches in a back window. to provide for a nice breeze.Very nice driving at 70 or so through Arizona! EDIT for nostalgia: Even better if listening to Wolfman Jack from XERF in Acuna. "Jist 3 dollah ninety eight cents, babeecakes foh 40 big hits!" Dave I have heard, that is how Ahern rental got their start. By renting out swamp coolers for the tourist coming down from the north. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Not familiar with that company, but that would have been a great idea. Have a point at either end of the dry zone of Route 66 to pick up and drop off those things. It's so blistering for northerners down there they'd probably go for it even with proof it worked. In my youth, you'd still see canvas water bags strapped on the front of cars out there. They were semi-waterproof. Enough would be allowed throw to evaporate in the wind which would provide both cool drinking water as well as emergency coolant in case of overheating...a real issue then. In El Paso, we also could buy Mexican porous water jars that did the same thing. Left in the shade with water outside it would be cool to drink. Dave 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Here's a vintage car model as I described earlier. Completely passive. Dave I remember we had a 56 ford wagon with two of these "po mans" cooler. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I remember we had a 56 ford wagon with two of these "po mans" cooler How did it work for you? You mentioned Roseville is more humid that I thought it was. Dave 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 "First of all, don't make fun of the weather here, and don't say the weather is the same all the time here. Because it's not. In fact, it's two degrees colder today than yesterday." "Two degrees colder, me without my muff." 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minermark Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Morning Gang Swampcoolers and canvas bags, remember them all. Coffee should be done, fires ragin everywhere, normal. Farm run today, and cooler weather, i like it. Oh yeah, fresh bottle of the Duggans on site. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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