tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post396882517230656452..comments2023-05-22T07:43:33.043-06:00Comments on www.srossi.net: Swamp coolers and ceiling fansMax Sartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-69685349303227011142008-08-04T23:44:00.000-06:002008-08-04T23:44:00.000-06:00And they're a pretty cheap investment at that; aro...And they're a pretty cheap investment at that; around $500 if you install it yourself, maybe $800 to have someone install it. Even less if you're just replacing an old one. (Mine's 13 years old, and I'll probably have to replace it sometime in the next 3 or 4 years).Max Sartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-29771953553313325812008-08-04T23:36:00.000-06:002008-08-04T23:36:00.000-06:00Your swamp cooler sounds like a good investment.Your swamp cooler sounds like a good investment.Jannxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824875129262132407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-46608624617565716502008-08-04T23:32:00.000-06:002008-08-04T23:32:00.000-06:00I'm not much of an air conditioned air fan either,...I'm not much of an air conditioned air fan either, or any stagnant air. I drive with the window opened at least a little bit no matter how cold or hot it is outside. One of the things I love about Utah is that every winter, in both January and February, we get a great little thaw where I can open up the windows and air out the house (the swamp-cooler has a fan only function just for those kinds of days). I love the swamp cooler because I get air flowing through the house 24/7 during the summer, water on depending on how hot it is outside.Max Sartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-10710320111044971262008-08-04T21:29:00.000-06:002008-08-04T21:29:00.000-06:00An interesting concept. I like it, especially sin...An interesting concept. I like it, especially since I'm not really an air conditioner person.Jannxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824875129262132407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-62535969502969348352008-08-02T21:16:00.000-06:002008-08-02T21:16:00.000-06:00Swamp coolers are a mystery to anyone who has spen...Swamp coolers are a mystery to anyone who has spent their entire life in a humid climate. After having just moved here, I remember looking at the person explaining them to me and asking, in total horror, "You put MORE water into the air?" I pictured having to swim to the bathroom in the middle of the night. But, alas, I have come to know and love the swamp cooler.<BR/>TMC; see I figure it all depends on where you want to be in the room, after all<I> what goes up MUST come down.</I> Therefore, if the fan is blowing up you'll get the wind chill effect along the walls of the house, where the air must come down. If you have the fan blowing down you get that in the middle of the room, and the air is going up along the walls. Then again, no matter how you do it, the air is moving around the room so you're probably right; it don't matter one iota. (100 iota = 1 toyota, right?)Max Sartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271198231897203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-2720320691087084892008-08-02T18:41:00.000-06:002008-08-02T18:41:00.000-06:00You also have to remember to switch the direction ...You also have to remember to switch the direction of the ceiling fan twice a year. During the summer you want the fan spinning so that air is blown "down." And during the winter you want the fan spinning so that air is blown "up." <BR/><BR/>Either way you get the same circulation in the room, but in the summer the airflow blowing "down" on you from the fan will feel "cooler" because of a small "wind chill" effect. During the winter you do not want that effect so you reverse the fan direction.<BR/><BR/>But then again its probably all psychological and doesn't really matter one iota.TM.Cavalierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08624602686638743725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-48207642398803945402008-08-02T13:24:00.000-06:002008-08-02T13:24:00.000-06:00I just posted about my trip to Dunfermline today. ...I just posted about my trip to Dunfermline today. Go check out my pics of the staircase and the chimney. I think you'll like those.A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2313795221042048302.post-43093081929091876172008-08-02T12:36:00.000-06:002008-08-02T12:36:00.000-06:00Swamp cooler: a device which defies the imaginatio...Swamp cooler: a device which defies the imagination of every Scot to whom I have ever tried to explain the concept. They stare at me blankly and continue to wonder.A Paperback Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10155962941590663738noreply@blogger.com