At 08:02 -0500 2001/06/20, Jeff Griffin wrote:
What exactly is a swamp cooler? How does it work? Where can you find one?
google: evaporative cooler
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=&num=100&btnG=Google+Search&as_epq=evaporative+cooler&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=&safe=off
or, more specifically, "PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION OF AN
EVAPORATIVE COOLER"
http://www.senet.com.au/~cliveb/evapopn.htm
it cools the air by blowing air through a moistened cloth or
filter. Works great in arid climates like deserts which are hot and
dry.
Don't try it in Atlanta. :)
wayne
Jeff
1968 Caravel
>From: Wayne
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>To: Multiple recipients of VACList
>Subject: [VAC] Re: Burning Man needs A/C
>Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 19:07:06 -0700
>
>At 16:48 -0700 2001/06/19, Robert C Townsend wrote:
>>I've lived in northern Nevada for a few years, and keep meaning to
>>make it
>>to the Burning Man...
>>maybe i'll make it this year with some inspiration from
>>fellow-listers.
>
>Do come. Tin cans there are rare, I'd love to think I am starting a
>trend by taking my vintage trailer there. Out of 25,000 people last
>year I counted about a dozen vintage aluminum trailers.
>
>>Wayne - I've seen people use small, portable swamp-coolers inside
>>trailers... not sure how that would stand up to the late summer
>>desert
>>swelter, though. I may have mentioned here that I've taken the
>>Coleman
>>roof-air off my SOB RV, and am working out the air-flow and venting
>>to mount
>>it under the front seating in the Trailwind. It seems very very
>>'do-able'.
>>With a propane-fired genset under the other seat, I should have all
>>the mod
>>cons and all of 'em out of sight...
>
>That could be OK -- it is AMAZINGLY dry and a swamp cooler would do
>the trick even better than A/C would. Now I need to start looking
>for
>smallish swampy units. Maybe I would consider mounting that in the
>14x14 hole in the center of my trailer.
>
>recommendations?
>
>>I've also found an horizontal ASME (permanent mount) LPG tank, 35#,
>>which
>>will mount nicely on the tongue of the Trailwind. The valve set-up
>>is a
>>little more elaborate than on the portable DOT tanks, and a bit
>>more pricey,
>>but these things last FOREVER. The only drawback i can see is that
>>the
>>entire trailer needs to be towed to the propane place to have the
>>tank
>>filled... but Airstreams were made for towin', not settin'...
>
>Well there's that propane fillin' place across and a bit down the
>street from Twin Cities Surplus where everybody tows in and out but
>I
>don't think that they're set up to fill w/o tank removal. I think
>that it's popular to drag your trailer in there because they are
>also
>a dump station.
>
>Send pictures of your tank. Got sources? I need one for the Boles
>Aero.
>
>
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