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Why use Evaporative Cooling ?
- Benefits of Evap. A/C
- Lower operating costs than A/C (1/3 to 1/5)
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- First costs range from much less to approx. same
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- Simpler to repair & maintain
- Fewer moving parts than A/C
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- Most Homeowners able to repair & maintain
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- No special licensing req’d for dealing
w/CFC’s
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- Environmental benefits
- No CFC’s
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- Less power consumption; lowered power plant
emmissions
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- Comfort/Health
- High volume of fresh air from out side air reduces
indoor air pollutants & odors, facilitating parties or congregations of large groups
of people.
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- Moisture released into air counteracts
low humidity which contributes to dry lips and throat, increase in respiratory disease.
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- Common Myths
- MYTH: Called “Swamp Cooler” because they
create hot, humid air. FACT: Not true when EC properly used/installed can reduce
temperatures by 40 deg with low humidity.
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- MYTH: Legionnaires. FACT: Water temp’s not
favorable for Leginnaires
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- MYTH: Can’t use in libraries or around books.
FACT: OK if purge cycle is used. New Mexico State Univ. is evap. cooled.
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- MYTH: Can’t use around desktop computers or
printers. FACT: Check technical spec’s; new equipment can withstand large variations
in temperature and humidity.
Principles of Evaporative Cooling
How does a evaporative cooler
work
Evaporative Water consumption
Click here to stay cool
Media Stories
Modesto Bee: With interviews of Climate Control and The
Energy Guy.
Home Energy Magazine Online
Article: Installing
and Maintaining Evaporative Coolers
The Energy outlet:
An energy-saving way
to beat the heat
Study of Evaporative cooling by
The University of Arizona • College of Agriculture
Acrobat file: http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/consumer/az9145.pdf
More info on Evap Coolers soon, drop us line for
more info
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I would like to thank Ray Darby for info on evaporative cooling.
More Information about saving energy can be found on his page@ http://www.theenergyguy.com/
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