| There are various types of devices that may | | | | First, they are a lot less costly to install. |
| be used to help cool off a humid room. Most | | | | When compared with refrigerated air |
| people today use standard airconditioning, | | | | conditioners, setting up a swamp cooler costs |
| but there are those who are fans of | | | | about an eighth to half. Operating it is also |
| alternative tools and, instead, choose swamp | | | | cheaper, accounting for just a fourth of what |
| coolers. | | | | is expended on refrigerated air. You are also |
| | | | more likely to spend a lot less on energy |
| No, a swamp cooler is not in any way linked | | | | because a swamp cooler's operational system |
| to dark and murky swamp. It is a new type of | | | | is based simply on a water pump and a fan. |
| refrigeration system that makes use of the | | | | Patrons of swamp coolers also attest that the |
| simple process of evaporation to give off | | | | air is relatively fresher. |
| cool air. Also called a desert cooler, an | | | | |
| evaporative cooler, or an air cooler, the | | | | However, while it has its merits, it also has |
| swamp cooler differs from the regular | | | | several trade-offs. One is that it relies on |
| airconditioner in a way that the latter | | | | water to function. Thus, you will have to |
| employs a compressor and a heat pump to | | | | keep checking if it has enough in its tank |
| operate. | | | | and its pads are always wet. It is also more |
| | | | expensive to maintain, particularly during |
| A swamp cooler is best for environments with | | | | cold weather and winter, because it can |
| low humidity, where its installation is | | | | easily freeze burst. |
| relatively cheap compared to traditional | | | | |
| airconditioners. Areas with high humidity may | | | | Another disadvantage to using a swamp cooler |
| also benefit from swamp coolers, like dry | | | | is that the air it gives off is very humid, |
| cleaners, greenhouses and industrial plants. | | | | at around 80% to 90%. It is therefore not |
| But it is really best for environments whose | | | | very advisable in high-humidity environments |
| humidities are relatively light. | | | | because it will eventually corrode your |
| | | | electrical systems and moisten surfaces. The |
| There are two types of cooling mechanisms | | | | evaporated air will consequently condense, |
| under a swamp cooler. One is the indirect | | | | which becomes a big nuisance. |
| evaporative cooling, which happens in a | | | | |
| closed circuit and makes use of a heat | | | | A swamp cooler is also not advisable if you |
| exchanger. The other is called direct | | | | have asthma because pollutants and other |
| evaporative cooling, which happens in an open | | | | microbes from outside might be blown into the |
| circuit, where warm and dry air is converted | | | | room if it has not ample filtering. |
| to cool, moist air by reducing the air | | | | |
| temperature via the evaporation process. | | | | In sum, while this device provides a less |
| | | | costly alternative, it comes with a catch. If |
| Advantages and Disadvantages of Swamp Coolers | | | | your priority is to cut corners, then this |
| | | | product is for you. If you've already gotten |
| There are a number of reasons why swamp | | | | used to traditional air conditioners and |
| coolers are a better choice than traditional | | | | really find nothing wrong with using them, |
| airconditioners. | | | | then there's no reason to make a switch. |
| | | | |