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Need help with replacement swamp cooler pump
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On Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:13:43 -0500,
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alt.recovery.from-12-stepsOn Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:46:01 -0700, Todd
wrote:
Hi All,
My swamp cooler (Champion RWC50)pump is taking long and longer
to start every morning. It is an Essick Air Product Model
CB-6600 rated at 8L/min.
Now 8 L/min makes sense. If I were to hook it up to a bucket, it
would pump about 8 liters in one minute.
So, I did an on line conversion for Cubic Foot per Minute (CFM).
I got 0.28 CFM. Makes sense.
So I go to
http://www.coolercenter.com/pumps.html
and look
for a pump. I find things rated for 7500 CFM. Really?
You would pump an entire swimming pool in one minute?
Makes no sense at all.
What am I missing and which pump should I be getting?
Many thanks,
-T
p.s. tried calling and eMail the Cooler Center. No response.
What the hell is a swamp cooler?
It's also known as an "Evaporative Cooler". Basically, it's a humungo
low-speed fan that blows air through a wet pad. Evaporation removes heat from
the air, trading temperature for humidity. If the relative humidity is very
low, it works quite well. If the RH is even approaching 50%, forget it. They
work great in the desert, not so much in the SE.
I never smelled bad odors from them in the desert. They actually made the
air interesting. After a rain, the desert comes alive with smell. A little
sweetness to it.
Greg
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