Ideally suited for cooling spaces that are both hot and dry, a swamp cooler (also known as an evaporative cooler), can be a budget-friendly alternative to a portable or window air conditioner.

Also known as “swamp coolers,” evaporative coolers produce a cool breeze by filtering warm outside air through cold water. Although they’re not capable of creating the frigid temperatures of ...

Here's advice from SCAQMD: Avoid using indoor or outdoor wood-burning appliances, including fireplaces. Avoid vigorous ...

Simply put, swamp coolers cool your home by adding humidity to the air, while air conditioners cool your home by pulling heat from inside your home to the outside. And while swamp coolers use ...

Those generally cut holes in the top of a cooler, put a fan on top to blow the air down across the ice. This is similar, but acts more like an evaporative cooler (not really a traditional air ...