FIGJAM wrote:Did you demonstrate it for him?

Her... and yes... it was running at the time. *shrugs*

There is just no getting through to some people.

These are the reasons that I designed the unicooler to go inside the space with the air intake on only one side of the cooler. Indeed!! As a funny note, I had someone stop by our camp and look at my setup last year, and they told me the unicooler "won't work" because it was inside the yurt. :D No m...

What's your experience transporting them. I've never had a problem..... for most of the times I use my system mobile, it's a glass panel mounted to the roof of a toyota 4runner. I have been, (at the speed limit, of course).... ;) down the highway from MA to DE and back, and had no problems. It is c...

andreas97 wrote: If you find one, I'm always open to suggestions.

(Because the amount of paper towels I had to use..... horrified me.)

teardropper wrote:Yeah, paper towels. I dusted them first. I used a real dilute vinegar spray, like I would for any window, and just wiped till it was clean and not too hazy. That worked for me but there might be a better way...

If you find one, I'm always open to suggestions.

How did you clean them? I have thin film panels. I picked up half an amp before and after cleaning. I just started doing it every day. Honestly? just simple green's blue formula and paper towels. (I found out after the first time that if I tried using normal towels, I'd blow through them faster tha...

To motskyroonmatick: I've done a number of small-scale/portable solar systems.... I'd definitely recommend having a battery system in-line. Panels are very finicky, and often you can get clouds (or dust storms) even in the hottest part of the day. But, regardless of which way you go, on playa you wi...

So, I wanted to share my experiences, and also my THANKS to all of you for the great forum, and of course to FIGJAM for starting this whole thing and being fucking awesome. Sorry I didn't get to meet any of you, but I ended up being so caught up with going with whatever whim struck me that I didn't ...

My unicooler based on the trash can has been pretty much built. Just need to do a little wiring, and I'll test it out in the morning. Also need to build out a little bit so that it sits flush against the air intake on the inside wall of the yurt. Pics, if interested: http://s11.photobucket.com/album...

We should totally have a "swamp cooler builders" meet up.

I managed to get one of those trash cans you mentioned, Figjam, and was going to use that for my unicooler, but I may just build a box. The more I look at it, the amount of effort to build out wood to make that sit flush to a yurt wall is going to be as much effort as just getting the materials from...

Weird. I've never tried calling them... but did just order a second pump to build the unicooler, and got it in 4 days flat. Same with my first order, so I'll vouch for their shipping/product.... Never tried communicating with them, however. EDIT: Actually, it was 3 days, and not even business days. ...

I'd forgotten, I was going to comment on this..... I built a battery box from a cooler, complete with fuse block, lighted switches and cigarette lighter type receptacles for the cooler, fan and solar charger. http://i.imgur.com/CJISZl.jpg First, very cool setup! But, make very sure (you may have alr...

Ok, trying again- I have this fan (Specifications: 120x120x38 mm, 190.48 CFM @ 4100 RPM, 55.5 dBA, 15 watts, 1.25 amps, 12v DC): http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XJLOG8 Would someone who knows electronics and/or solar tell me whether this solar panel will be adequate to power the fan? I need to...

kgryfon wrote: Would someone who knows electronics and/or solar tell me whether this solar panel will be adequate to power the fan? I need to order in a hurry to get the parts in time. The fan power is the last piece to go!
http://cgi.ebay.com/20-W-12V-Solar-Pane ... 3cba41b15e

That link appears to be broken.

I think I'll stencil the side of mine :

FIGJAM Industries
Bucket Cooler (tm)

Okay.
We just built a 4 piece hinged H13 today. Lot of planning, but it went together great!

The 4 pieces (2 wall, 2 roof) fold into a 4x8 stack for travel, and it's nice inside! (especially for us over 6 foot folks)

that Sunforce actually looks like the same panel they use in the HF 45watt kit, which is on sale for $170. Then you'd get nifty lights, too. ;) http://www.harborfreight.com/45-watt-solar-panel-kit-90599.html Still a good looking deal, but it doesn't look like they include a charge controller for yo...

http://www.amazon.com/Sunforce-50033-15-Watt-Solar-Charging/dp/B001RJOP5Y/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I35Y9KE79L6APJ&colid=1LY8XKNB5ANNP For just under $100 that includes a charge controller and is large enough to take up almost all the load from your cooler. Though, if you're near a Harbor Freig...

Do you think it would be worthwhile to invest in a solar trickle charger to keep hooked up to the Deep Cycle AGM battery to be sure that the battery will last all week? Found this one on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Sunforce-50022-Battery-Trickle-Charger/dp/B0006JO0TC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=131068...

Well, I'm up and running on a single fan setup. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a180/andreas970/SwampBeta-1.jpg Silicon Solar pump, two layers of cooler pad, one Scythe fan, etc. It seems to work pretty well from what I can tell in this humid climate! Still want to either get both fans set up, or ...

Oh, I thought you had done two different box-based ones (un-ducted)

So, which did you end up liking the most? The "unicooler" or the "2.0"?

I wanted to put all the instructions for the 2 cooolers on one page for the 40,000 view and when I did, everything came out all fucked up. They're all back now, at least I see them. :? All but one or two of the unicooler ones are showing up as a picturetrail "Image was deleted or was moved" graphic...

What's with all the moved/deleted pictures?

Ahh, okay. I thought maybe you had a way of measuring it. heh.

It has to be a pressure thing. Air pressure from my fan is 17.74. How are you measuring? I'd be curious to measure with this... I checked my bucket, and can't detect any reduction in air flow, with or without the pipe. But you're using a single fan the size of the pipe, yes? I was thinking of tryin...

Naw, this is before even getting the bucket into the mix.... just running a 2' length of 4" pvc into the box with the fans. Must just be a weird airflow thing. I mean, it isn't ike it's not moving air... it is... I just didn't expect that choke point to have such a large effect. I guess lack of smoo...

Are those the sythe fans? Does it just not feel like that much air is coming out? It should'nt make a difference where the fans are mounted if the cfm is high enough. :? Yeah, the scythe. They are moving a TON of air if I take the lid off and hold it by itself. But once it's put on the box and bein...

Ok, I got it now, don't change anything, just rebolt the fans to the outside of the lid and see if that helps. 8) Yeah, sorry about that, I just edited my original post to clarify.... despite how it looks in the picture, there are a couple inches between the fans and the circular hole in the bottom...