OK, I'm sure some of this info is on here and I've looked and looked! I'm looking to make a swamp cooler out of large trash cans. I've seen some plans/ideas online but none that have had plans for this type of cooler. The ones I've seen do an excellent job but I could use some help with some of the specifcations.
I have an 18.5 foot diameter yurt that I'd like to cool down this year.
What is the best size battery to power the best size fan? Will I be able to find these in any Home Depot? the filters, cans and water are the easiest to find of course. I've found a rechargable 12v battery at Target. Is this the best kind to use?
Thanks!!!!
Can anyone tell me how to make a swamp cooler?
Can anyone tell me how to make a swamp cooler?
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Teo del Fuego
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Im somehting of rookie when it comes to battery powered applications. I suspect subsequent posts will tell you that you must use a deep cycle marine battery. A fan worthy of a swamp cooler may draw too much juice. A simple box fan would probably drain your battery in a few hours. you could recharge the battery with a genny, but then, you could also run the fan from the genny and skip the $100 battery. Good luck, Im interest in seeing the subsequent posts.
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nixiebunny
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I'm building a wind-powered one...
to ensure that there will be absolutely no wind at all at BM this year.
Here's a page with photos and description...
http://www.carbondioxidecamp.com/forum/ ... 3&topic=34
The key is the CoolPad stuff. I got it at Ace Hardware here in Tucson; it might be impossible to find in a non-cooler-rich area. The thing about CoolPad is that it has nearly zero air resistance, so it doesn't take much air-moving work to make the cooler function.
The water pump may be easier to do than I did, but I'm an electrical engineer so I applied the hammer of electronics to the nail of water movement.
About 10 years ago, I bought a box fan evaporative cooler at Home Despot. It had a little water pump and a water tray in the bottom and a standard box fan blower and a cooler pad made of white fibrous plastic stuff. It worked a little bit sitting on the floor, but would have worked much better mounted in a window pressurizing the room with humid air.
Here's a page with photos and description...
http://www.carbondioxidecamp.com/forum/ ... 3&topic=34
The key is the CoolPad stuff. I got it at Ace Hardware here in Tucson; it might be impossible to find in a non-cooler-rich area. The thing about CoolPad is that it has nearly zero air resistance, so it doesn't take much air-moving work to make the cooler function.
The water pump may be easier to do than I did, but I'm an electrical engineer so I applied the hammer of electronics to the nail of water movement.
About 10 years ago, I bought a box fan evaporative cooler at Home Despot. It had a little water pump and a water tray in the bottom and a standard box fan blower and a cooler pad made of white fibrous plastic stuff. It worked a little bit sitting on the floor, but would have worked much better mounted in a window pressurizing the room with humid air.
--David Forbes
