[Figjam] took a 5 gallon bucket, wrapped the inside with two layers of swamp cooler matting, made a loop of hose above it connected to a submersible pump and ran a fan out the top with piping.

Basically, these units -- called swamp coolers by most folks -- need only ... Any ideas? -- Terry A: Replace it. Breakers are relatively inexpensive -- usually less than $10.

Dad finally retired his “swamp cooler” for the trip and we just went about our trip sweating as usual using our 44 air conditioning, four rolled down windows at 40 miles per hour, worked ...

To build our cooler, we picked the best ideas from makers online and added our own twists, ... Swamp Cooler Pad (24 by 36 inches) ($7) PVC tubing, T connector ($5) Old computer fan ($4) ...

HVLS Fan and Air Cooler Combo - New ideas for ventilation and cooling. The concept of the combination of HVLS fan and Evaporative air cooler is to use both the advantages of these two products, ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – As the temperature outside starts to sizzle across New Mexico, those of us with an evaporative cooler might need to up our AC game to keep the cool times coming. Just a few… ...

One of the big problems you may come across with your swamp cooler is that it develops a terrible odor. We'll explain how to get rid of the smell.

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Brown continues, “Evaporative coolers work by adding humidity to the air, adding moisture to the air. If the moisture and humidity is already there, then the swamp cooler is not going to be able ...