JK wrote:
Just bought a new place about 8 months ago, and have the need to turn on the
swamp cooler, which are not common here in AZ. The cooler seems to work
fine. It blows cold air, etc. However, every once and a while, a large
amount of water will be discharged out the discharge hose (or whatever it's
called, it's a pvc pipe). Some of the research I've seen said this can be
normal. Some other research said I may have a problem with my float. Anybody
have any experience with this?


Depends on the brand of cooler. But since I can't see it from here and
you didn't tell us what brand you have, its gonna be a major guessing game.

Obvious first cause: It may have a "purge" pump installed, which
periodically dumps the mineral rich water in the pan down the drain. Its
purpose is to delay mineral buildup on the the pads.

A constant trickle would indicate that the float is either stuck open or
set too high. If it only happens when the cooler is running it may have
a "bleed off" to dump a portion of the mineral rich water.

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