anyone know anything about AIR COOLERS or Swamp Fans?

[alee25]

I was wondering if air coolers and swamp fans actually work. I know they aren't as good as portable air conditioners, but they use much less electricity and are a ton cheaper. When they make the claim that they can cool a room up to 15 degrees below room temp, is that really the case? And does anyone know of any good brands that i should look out for?
Thanks!

 

[crumpet19]

what the hell is a 'swamp fan?'

 

[AgentBehemoth]

They work great in places that have very little humidity.

 

[alee25]

i believe a swamp fan is similar to an air cooler (correct me if im wrong though), its a fan inside a water layer, so it evaporates to cool down the air.

 

[Pliablemoose]

They work very well in low humidity environments...

Here's a great link: How do evaporative coolers work?

 

[Monel Funkawitz]

They suck, unless you like 100% humidity. They work good with extremely low ambiant humidity (Very rare)

 

[alee25]

i dont think they can raise the humidity of a room up to 100% especially if u have a window open or such.

 

[placebo139]

what about any good standing air conditioners... anyone know of any CHEAP ones that are at least half-decent?

 

[alee25]

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[Rogue]

I have them to augment our overtaxed A/C unit in my server room and office. They do a good job cooling, but if it's humid, you'll be dumping the condensation tanks daily or more.