Thankz heaps Chas. Cozy comfort here I come!
T-Mobile. America’s First Nationwide 4G Network ----- Reply message ----- From: "Chasomatic" <[email protected]> To: "hexayurt" <[email protected]> Subject: [hexayurt] Re: Windows and COOLING on the PLAYA Date: Mon, Aug 1, 2011 12:01 pm Steve, The fan I use is" Silverstone Air Penetrator AP181 180 x 180 x 32mm Fan - (SST-AP181) I believe it's in the 120 to 140 cfm section of the website. On Jul 28, 12:09 pm, Steve Upstill <[email protected]> wrote: > Chasomatic, > > I'm looking at the Frozen CPU site and they have a buttload of 12V fans. Any > clues for getting closer to what you're talking about? > > Thanks, > Steve > -- > There is a problem when the turnover in the United States House of > Representatives is lower than it was in the Soviet Politburo. > -- NATHANIEL PERSILY, election law expert at the University of > Pennsylvania Law School > > On Jul 21, 2011, at 11:39 AM,Chasomaticwrote: > > > I use the Home Depot bucket style of swamp cooler. > > > My pumps come from Harbor Freight and they're Solar powered fountain > > pumps for outdoor gardens ($19.95). They have a pressure head of at > > least 3 feet and their own solar panel. Net power consumption ZERO! > > My fan comes from Frozen CPU, I can't remember the exact numbers right > > now but it's specially designed to give a column of air not the normal > > dispersal pattern. It draws 0.7 amps to run and puts out around 120 > > cfm ($31 with shipping). It shoots the air out of the pipe. > > > I think my total power use will be about 1.0 (.3 pump+.7 fan) amps per > > hour. Last year I didn't run the SC very late into the evening but it > > may be hotter this year. Maybe 8.5 watts per hour from my 10 watt > > solar panel/battery. It's close, but I may be a balanced power > > system. > > > My first effort for this year's swamp cooler was a little weak, but I > > still have it. Has anyone built a chest from Hexayurt panels to keep > > beer cool? I think my small SC would be enough to work but I don't > > know how to calculate the potential temperature drop (would it be > > worth it?). > > > any ideas > > > On Jul 10, 8:20 am, Richard Ginn <[email protected]> wrote: > >> another way to have water flow down over the material is with a large > >> reservoir (plastic garbage can) above it that you refill by hand (bucket) > >> as > >> needed. 50 gallons would trickle down all night maybe? > > >> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 3:31 AM, ken winston caine < > > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >>> ** > >>> Pretty amazing amount of pumping for 6 watts, Richard. > > >>> Still, if I'm running it 24 hours a day (along with the fan) during the > >>> current 100-plus degree days and high 70s to high 80s nights until about 4 > >>> a.m. when finally it starts to cool down a little, I'm using 282 watts a > >>> day. That's 1/5 of the total electricity I have available each > >>> non-overcast > >>> day from my solar system. That's a pretty big bite and I can probably > >>> afford > >>> it only a day or two a week and keep the system healthy. > > >>> It's NOTHING if you're on the grid. And a wonderful savings compared to > >>> typical pumps. > > >>> Best, > >>> ken winston caine > > >>> P.S. Am going to look into it, anyway. Because it would be really nice to > >>> be able to use it if only from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. or so when the inside of > >>> my > >>> RV heats up into the middle 90s most days this time of year. My > >>> self-wicking > >>> coolers bring the air right in front of me and on my face down to the mid > >>> 80s while I'm working at my desk, which is much more tolerable than mid > >>> 90s. > >>> But if I could force more water into the pads, and add pads, I could get > >>> better cooling. > > >>> Have been meaning to hook up the Kill-a-Watt meter up to an aquarium pump > >>> and see what kind of wattage it draws. If it's less than 6 watts, I'll > >>> report that here. (Doubt that it will be.) > > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> *From:* Richard Ginn <[email protected]> > >>> *To:* [email protected] > >>> *Sent:* Saturday, July 09, 2011 10:21 PM > >>> *Subject:* Re: [hexayurt] Windows and COOLING on the PLAYA > > >>> For 6 watts you can power a 12-volt CPU water cooling pump that is rated > >>> at > >>> 132 gallons per hour, and then you don't have to wick the water at all: > > >>>http://www.frozencpu.com/products/6073/ex-pmp-53/Danger_Den_DD-CPX1_1... > > >>> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 5:11 PM, ken winston caine < > >>> [email protected]> wrote: > > >>>> Jack, I've experimented with developing a 7-watt, self-wicking swamp > >>>> cooler > >>>> that works pretty well. > > >>>> Haven't experimented with EVERY fabric known to man, but did find, > >>>> surprisingly, that absorbant paper towels tended to wick better than > >>>> about > >>>> any cloth fabric I could test.But even., then, they tend to wick up only > >>>> about 6 inches above the water surface. > > >>>> What really helps is to hang them with open pleats facing the air source > >>>> and > >>>> allowing a tiny bit of air space between each hanging wick. That allows > >>>> the > >>>> air to pass between them a tiny bit. If using a high-efficiency, > >>>> low-wattage > >>>> 12v fan ma -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt?hl=en.
