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Swamp cooler water feed problem
The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes
overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! TIA -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote:
The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! TIA Is it possible the float is turning (rotating) some how on the float arm? Enough to change the water level? |
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Oren wrote in
: On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote: The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! TIA Is it possible the float is turning (rotating) some how on the float arm? Enough to change the water level? Thanks. I don't see any sign of it. The float looks the same after the level chenges. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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On 25 Sep 2013 18:18:23 GMT, KenK wrote:
Oren wrote in : On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote: The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! TIA Is it possible the float is turning (rotating) some how on the float arm? Enough to change the water level? Thanks. I don't see any sign of it. The float looks the same after the level chenges. I'd try filling the water level to the desired level (opinion here), then pushing the float under water and bending the arm down. That would seem to make the valve close earlier, so water would not reach the higher level. You did check the float has no water inside (I presume since you said it was not leaking)? What if you took the float off and shook it to see if it has water already inside (sunken float). (My pool had a faulty filler valve that caused the pool to overfill. The seller fixed it - replaced, before I bought the house.) Does the SC valve have an adjustment screw? |
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On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote:
The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! TIA You said it yourself, you need to change teh valve assembly. Most likely the valve rubber washer that seals the seat is hard, cracked and leaking. This should be a very easy job on a cooler. Worst possible scenario is you can't unscrew the corroded mounting for the valve and have to rip out part of the cooler sheet metal to get it off. Just relocate teh valve to an new spot, drill a new hole and mount the new valve. But I'd be very surprised if it came to that. If you are worried about it get some PB Blaster or Liquid Wrench and soak the threads for a couple days before you try and take it apart. These valves are usually made of brass or plastic and while the build up of crud on them may look terrible the brass or plastic itself is OK under the crap and you should be able to get it apart without damaging the cooler. I have also fixed these types of valves by leaving the valve body along and just buying a similar new valve and just swapping out the parts that move. I've done it that way a couple times for the one in my swimming pool because the valve body was sort of concreted into place by the idiots who built the pool. |
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On 25 Sep 2013 18:18:23 GMT, KenK wrote:
Thanks. I don't see any sign of it. The float looks the same after the level chenges. What about the wire, does it look the same? Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. We used to do that with someone's waistband on his pants. First we made them tighter and tighter, then later looser and looser. Or maybe that was people on tv. |
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On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:19:13 -0400, micky
wrote: Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. Don't be silly. If the unit is roof mounted, why would a person do such a thing? |
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On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:13:14 -0700, Ashton Crusher
wrote: You said it yourself, you need to change teh valve assembly. I'm surprised OP thinks it is still to hot to change the valve. I'm in the Mojave Desert, turned HVAC off last week, opened a few windows. Ceiling fans keep us cool at night now. http://www.reviewjournal.com/weather Near end of pool season for me. |
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KenK wrote: The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! If the float is ok and the float rod is unlikely to be bending, then the next logical suspect is the valve the float arm connects to. Perhaps the connection to the arm is slipping, the valve seat is deteriorating or something else is happening there including perhaps the mounting of the valve itself that is allowing the shift to occur. |
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On 9/25/2013 1:15 PM, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:13:14 -0700, Ashton Crusher wrote: You said it yourself, you need to change teh valve assembly. I'm surprised OP thinks it is still to hot to change the valve. I'm in the Mojave Desert, turned HVAC off last week, opened a few windows. Ceiling fans keep us cool at night now. http://www.reviewjournal.com/weather Near end of pool season for me. i'm in az too, and it's only in the low 90's now, almost balmy. turned off the a/c last night. it's been in the high 60s at daybreak, almost time for heavy coats. |
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On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:52:34 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:19:13 -0400, micky wrote: Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. Don't be silly. If the unit is roof mounted, why would a person do such a thing? I don't know the people around him, or why they do things. If someone can murder 12 people in a morning, someone else can bend a wire over and over. Maybe it's a joke, like adjusting the waistband of someone's pants. One shouldn't exclude possibilities just because they seem unlikely. |
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"KenK" wrote in message ... The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! You will probably find the fill valve is passing (ie not closing properly and letting a small amount od water through.) |
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On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote:
The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set c What's a Swamp Cooler? |
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Oren wrote in news:ffa64959d4eultu49ahv5h8tcu1sdv95q8@
4ax.com: On 25 Sep 2013 18:18:23 GMT, KenK wrote: Oren wrote in m: On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote: The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! TIA Is it possible the float is turning (rotating) some how on the float arm? Enough to change the water level? Thanks. I don't see any sign of it. The float looks the same after the level chenges. I'd try filling the water level to the desired level (opinion here), then pushing the float under water and bending the arm down. That would seem to make the valve close earlier, so water would not reach the higher level. That's the way I do it. You did check the float has no water inside (I presume since you said it was not leaking)? What if you took the float off and shook it to see if it has water already inside (sunken float). Yes, took it off and shook it. (My pool had a faulty filler valve that caused the pool to overfill. The seller fixed it - replaced, before I bought the house.) Does the SC valve have an adjustment screw? No - just bending the float arm. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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micky wrote in
: On 25 Sep 2013 18:18:23 GMT, KenK wrote: Thanks. I don't see any sign of it. The float looks the same after the level chenges. What about the wire, does it look the same? Yes. Hard to tell though. Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. No, I live alone. We used to do that with someone's waistband on his pants. First we made them tighter and tighter, then later looser and looser. Or maybe that was people on tv. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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Oren wrote in news:jkf6499ativvvckq99avolv2j058otuhke@
4ax.com: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:19:13 -0400, micky wrote: Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. Don't be silly. If the unit is roof mounted, why would a person do such a thing? Actually, it's not. It's a window mount. I don't like them on the roof because of possible leaks and overflow water damage. Had first one on roof - never again. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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"Pete C." wrote in
: KenK wrote: The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! If the float is ok and the float rod is unlikely to be bending, then the next logical suspect is the valve the float arm connects to. Perhaps the connection to the arm is slipping, the valve seat is deteriorating or something else is happening there including perhaps the mounting of the valve itself that is allowing the shift to occur. Interesting theory. Not sure how to check. Appears to be all ok; I'll look again. Well, it will soon be time to turn off the cooler for the year. I'll have all winter to replace the valve and I can take a good look at the old one just out of curiosity. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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"harryagain" wrote in
: "KenK" wrote in message ... The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! You will probably find the fill valve is passing (ie not closing properly and letting a small amount od water through.) You may well be right! I didn't notice any trickle but it could be very small. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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On 26 Sep 2013 16:50:55 GMT, KenK wrote:
Oren wrote in news:ffa64959d4eultu49ahv5h8tcu1sdv95q8@ 4ax.com: On 25 Sep 2013 18:18:23 GMT, KenK wrote: Oren wrote in : On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote: The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! TIA Is it possible the float is turning (rotating) some how on the float arm? Enough to change the water level? Thanks. I don't see any sign of it. The float looks the same after the level chenges. I'd try filling the water level to the desired level (opinion here), then pushing the float under water and bending the arm down. That would seem to make the valve close earlier, so water would not reach the higher level. That's the way I do it. You did check the float has no water inside (I presume since you said it was not leaking)? What if you took the float off and shook it to see if it has water already inside (sunken float). Yes, took it off and shook it. (My pool had a faulty filler valve that caused the pool to overfill. The seller fixed it - replaced, before I bought the house.) Does the SC valve have an adjustment screw? No - just bending the float arm. For the price of a new valve (with arm and float) and ease of replacement, the _best_ fix to just replace the valve (IMO). A few minutes to replace it and a short while to adjust it to stop the overfilling. http://0.tqn.com/d/plumbing/1/0/k/3/-/-/new_valve.jpg |
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On 26 Sep 2013 16:59:38 GMT, KenK wrote:
If the float is ok and the float rod is unlikely to be bending, then the next logical suspect is the valve the float arm connects to. Perhaps the connection to the arm is slipping, the valve seat is deteriorating or something else is happening there including perhaps the mounting of the valve itself that is allowing the shift to occur. Interesting theory. Not sure how to check. Appears to be all ok; I'll look again. Well, it will soon be time to turn off the cooler for the year. I'll have all winter to replace the valve and I can take a good look at the old one just out of curiosity. Hard water might be an issue, perhaps, the valve is sticking from minerals (salts, calcium, etc). I imagine you do an annual cleaning and inspection. |
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On 26 Sep 2013 16:54:29 GMT, KenK wrote:
Actually, it's not. It's a window mount. I don't like them on the roof because of possible leaks and overflow water damage. Had first one on roof - never again. +1 A fellow I know had leaks and ceiling damage from a roof mounted unit. More difficult to climb on the roof and do annual maintenance and cleaning. |
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Oren wrote in
: On 26 Sep 2013 16:59:38 GMT, KenK wrote: If the float is ok and the float rod is unlikely to be bending, then the next logical suspect is the valve the float arm connects to. Perhaps the connection to the arm is slipping, the valve seat is deteriorating or something else is happening there including perhaps the mounting of the valve itself that is allowing the shift to occur. Interesting theory. Not sure how to check. Appears to be all ok; I'll look again. Well, it will soon be time to turn off the cooler for the year. I'll have all winter to replace the valve and I can take a good look at the old one just out of curiosity. Hard water might be an issue, perhaps, the valve is sticking from minerals (salts, calcium, etc). Pussibly. My well water is certainly very hard. I imagine you do an annual cleaning and inspection. Yes. New pads. Scrape out water reservoir. Etc. Not my favorite chore. -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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Oren wrote in
: On 26 Sep 2013 16:50:55 GMT, KenK wrote: Oren wrote in news:ffa64959d4eultu49ahv5h8tcu1sdv95q8@ 4ax.com: On 25 Sep 2013 18:18:23 GMT, KenK wrote: Oren wrote in m: On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote: The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set correctly. After a while - hours or days - the level is too high again. The float is not leaking. All I can think of is the float is somehow bending the wirw? Seems impossible - it is hard to bend. Suggestions? Yes, I know, change the valve assembly. However, I'm still in cooling season here in AZ and hate to try to change it. These things have a way of being a lot more trouble than expected. I don't want to have to work for hours in the hot sun. What could possibly go wrong? Leave it to me; I'll find something! In some thirty years I never had this problem before! TIA Is it possible the float is turning (rotating) some how on the float arm? Enough to change the water level? Thanks. I don't see any sign of it. The float looks the same after the level chenges. I'd try filling the water level to the desired level (opinion here), then pushing the float under water and bending the arm down. That would seem to make the valve close earlier, so water would not reach the higher level. That's the way I do it. You did check the float has no water inside (I presume since you said it was not leaking)? What if you took the float off and shook it to see if it has water already inside (sunken float). Yes, took it off and shook it. (My pool had a faulty filler valve that caused the pool to overfill. The seller fixed it - replaced, before I bought the house.) Does the SC valve have an adjustment screw? No - just bending the float arm. For the price of a new valve (with arm and float) and ease of replacement, the _best_ fix to just replace the valve (IMO). A few minutes to replace it and a short while to adjust it to stop the overfilling. http://0.tqn.com/d/plumbing/1/0/k/3/-/-/new_valve.jpg As I mentioned, in a week or two when it cools off. I can live with it until then -- "Where there's smoke there's toast!" Anon |
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On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:53:41 -0400, micky
wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:52:34 -0700, Oren wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:19:13 -0400, micky wrote: Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. Don't be silly. If the unit is roof mounted, why would a person do such a thing? I don't know the people around him, or why they do things. If someone can murder 12 people in a morning, someone else can bend a wire over and over. Maybe it's a joke, like adjusting the waistband of someone's pants. One shouldn't exclude possibilities just because they seem unlikely. The possibility of being hit by an asteroid is so small that I don't consider the possibility when I get up in the morning. Do you? |
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On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:08:57 -0400, wrote:
On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:33:15 -0400, micky wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:10:08 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:53:41 -0400, micky wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:52:34 -0700, Oren wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:19:13 -0400, micky wrote: Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. Don't be silly. If the unit is roof mounted, why would a person do such a thing? I don't know the people around him, or why they do things. If someone can murder 12 people in a morning, someone else can bend a wire over and over. Maybe it's a joke, like adjusting the waistband of someone's pants. One shouldn't exclude possibilities just because they seem unlikely. The possibility of being hit by an asteroid is so small that I don't consider the possibility when I get up in the morning. Do you? He has a problem that needs solving, a mystery. He needs to consider every possibility. *EVERY* possibility? I don't think so. I do. When I wake up in the morning, I don't have a problem that needs solving and certainly not a mystery. Seems you don't take your own advice. ?? And the odds that a friend is goofing on him are many orders of magnitude higher than the odds of being hit by an asteroid. You really must have some nasty "friends". A) This says nothing about the kind of friends I have. I don't even have a swamp cooler. B) What it does say is how unlikely it is to be hit by an asteroid. And I'll add, how little one can do about it. If he were to figure out that his friend was goofing on him, he'd tell him he figured it out, everyone would laugh, and the friend would stop. C) If the friend is just goofing on him, it's not nasty. irrelevant babble snipped |
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 05:11:24 -0400, micky
wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:08:57 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:33:15 -0400, micky wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:10:08 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:53:41 -0400, micky wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:52:34 -0700, Oren wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:19:13 -0400, micky wrote: Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. Don't be silly. If the unit is roof mounted, why would a person do such a thing? I don't know the people around him, or why they do things. If someone can murder 12 people in a morning, someone else can bend a wire over and over. Maybe it's a joke, like adjusting the waistband of someone's pants. One shouldn't exclude possibilities just because they seem unlikely. The possibility of being hit by an asteroid is so small that I don't consider the possibility when I get up in the morning. Do you? He has a problem that needs solving, a mystery. He needs to consider every possibility. *EVERY* possibility? I don't think so. I do. Now we know you're lying. When I wake up in the morning, I don't have a problem that needs solving and certainly not a mystery. Seems you don't take your own advice. ?? You didn't solve all the problems, obviously. And the odds that a friend is goofing on him are many orders of magnitude higher than the odds of being hit by an asteroid. You really must have some nasty "friends". A) This says nothing about the kind of friends I have. I don't even have a swamp cooler. Well, the alternative is that you're incredibly paranoid. B) What it does say is how unlikely it is to be hit by an asteroid. And I'll add, how little one can do about it. If he were to figure out that his friend was goofing on him, he'd tell him he figured it out, everyone would laugh, and the friend would stop. But you just got through saying that you think of everything. C) If the friend is just goofing on him, it's not nasty. Leaks aren't nasty? irrelevant babble snipped |
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:57:50 -0400, wrote:
On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 05:11:24 -0400, micky wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 20:08:57 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 18:33:15 -0400, micky wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 15:10:08 -0400, wrote: On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 02:53:41 -0400, micky wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 12:52:34 -0700, Oren wrote: On Wed, 25 Sep 2013 15:19:13 -0400, micky wrote: Maybe you're bending it, and when you're not around, someone is bending it back. Don't be silly. If the unit is roof mounted, why would a person do such a thing? I don't know the people around him, or why they do things. If someone can murder 12 people in a morning, someone else can bend a wire over and over. Maybe it's a joke, like adjusting the waistband of someone's pants. One shouldn't exclude possibilities just because they seem unlikely. The possibility of being hit by an asteroid is so small that I don't consider the possibility when I get up in the morning. Do you? He has a problem that needs solving, a mystery. He needs to consider every possibility. *EVERY* possibility? I don't think so. I do. Now we know you're lying. How easily some people insult others. I'm not lying. When I have a mystery problem, until I know the reason for it, I try to consider every possible reason for it. Of course there is no way to know if one has considered every possibiltiy When I wake up in the morning, I don't have a problem that needs solving and certainly not a mystery. Seems you don't take your own advice. ?? You didn't solve all the problems, obviously. a) How do you know that? b) I never said I did. I said he needs to consider every possibility, and when I have a mystery problem, I try to consider every possibility. That doesn't mean I'll think of every one, but more importantly, even finding the right reason for the problem does not mean someone will solve the problem. I want to take 3 years off and travel around the world. And I don't want to stay in group hostels on this trip. The problem is I don't have the money. Knowing the problem doesn't solve the problem. And the odds that a friend is goofing on him are many orders of magnitude higher than the odds of being hit by an asteroid. You really must have some nasty "friends". A) This says nothing about the kind of friends I have. I don't even have a swamp cooler. Well, the alternative is that you're incredibly paranoid. No. It was a hypothetical, and I didn't mention myself or my friends. It's the OP who has a problem with the swamp cooler. B) What it does say is how unlikely it is to be hit by an asteroid. And I'll add, how little one can do about it. If he were to figure out that his friend was goofing on him, he'd tell him he figured it out, everyone would laugh, and the friend would stop. But you just got through saying that you think of everything. I never said that, and I think you must be a sloppy reader to keep saying I said things I haven't said. I said that "he needs to consider every possibility." That doesn't mean he *or I* have thought of every possible reason his swamp cooler is causing problems. C) If the friend is just goofing on him, it's not nasty. Leaks aren't nasty? It depends on what it leaks on. It might have an overflow that routes overflows to some harmless location. Or a friend who is playing with him might not realize that it's actually overflowing enough to cause damage. The OP didn't say it was causing damage. Even if the leak turns out to be nasty, that's not enough to say his friend is nasty. It depends on the friend's intention. irrelevant babble snipped |
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On Thu, 26 Sep 2013 04:47:53 -0500, wrote:
On 25 Sep 2013 17:56:37 GMT, KenK wrote: The water level in my swamp cooler is consistantly too high and sometimes overflows. The valve has a thick wire to the float. I bend the float down until the water only starts flowing at the proper level. It won't stay set c What's a Swamp Cooler? LOL. Perfect timing, AIUI, it's a device with a fan that blows hot air over a pan filled with water. The water evaporates by pulling heat from the air, so the air becomes more humid but cooler. In places where it's hot but the air is very dry, it's cheaper to buy and to run and works as well (almost as well?) as an air conditioner with a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. And you get to leave your windows open. That's New Mexico, Arizona, and in all directions from there. I saw one in Las Vegas. If the humidity goes from 10% to 30% or more it is still not too humid for people to be comfortable, but the air temperature has dropped 10 or 20 degrees or more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_cooler |
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:41:27 -0400, micky
wrote: What's a Swamp Cooler? LOL. Perfect timing, AIUI, it's a device with a fan that blows hot air over a pan filled with water. The water evaporates by pulling heat from the air, so the air becomes more humid but cooler. In places where it's hot but the air is very dry, it's cheaper to buy and to run and works as well (almost as well?) as an air conditioner with a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. And you get to leave your windows open. That's New Mexico, Arizona, and in all directions from there. I saw one in Las Vegas. If the humidity goes from 10% to 30% or more it is still not too humid for people to be comfortable, but the air temperature has dropped 10 or 20 degrees or more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_cooler Almost correct. Water is pumped from the pan above pads that drain back to the pan (non-evaporated water that circulates routinely). Generally, ONE window is kept slightly open, as you suggest. The humility inside will feel cool to the skin. Swamps coolers (fans/evaporative coolers) are not always effective, they loose effectiveness when the outside humility reaches ~ 40 %. There are many types: for the home - permanent mounts, for a shop/ garage, warehouses, outside, etc. The portable ones can be moved around at your leisure. Sample of the circulation: (there are three pads to pull the hot air in and cool). House units actually use duct work like HVAC systems). A side wall mount or portable unit would not need the duct work. http://energydesignresources.com/media/126393/evapcooler-ds-large.gif Some images of types: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=swamp+coolers&FORM=HDRSC2 As mentioned before, an annual cleaning and service is required. |
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On 9/27/2013 12:58 PM, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:41:27 -0400, micky wrote: What's a Swamp Cooler? LOL. Perfect timing, AIUI, it's a device with a fan that blows hot air over a pan filled with water. The water evaporates by pulling heat from the air, so the air becomes more humid but cooler. In places where it's hot but the air is very dry, it's cheaper to buy and to run and works as well (almost as well?) as an air conditioner with a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. And you get to leave your windows open. That's New Mexico, Arizona, and in all directions from there. I saw one in Las Vegas. If the humidity goes from 10% to 30% or more it is still not too humid for people to be comfortable, but the air temperature has dropped 10 or 20 degrees or more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_cooler Almost correct. Water is pumped from the pan above pads that drain back to the pan (non-evaporated water that circulates routinely). Generally, ONE window is kept slightly open, as you suggest. The humility inside will feel cool to the skin. Swamps coolers (fans/evaporative coolers) are not always effective, they loose effectiveness when the outside humility reaches ~ 40 %. then there's up-dux, which keep your attic cooler, which also has a cooling affect on the house |
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:23:39 -0700, chaniarts
wrote: Generally, ONE window is kept slightly open, as you suggest. The humility inside will feel cool to the skin. Swamps coolers (fans/evaporative coolers) are not always effective, they loose effectiveness when the outside humility reaches ~ 40 %. then there's up-dux, which keep your attic cooler, which also has a cooling affect on the house Interesting. I'm not familiar with that approach. I imagine it would not work in places that are not in arid climates like the desert southwest. |
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On 9/27/2013 1:39 PM, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:23:39 -0700, chaniarts wrote: Generally, ONE window is kept slightly open, as you suggest. The humility inside will feel cool to the skin. Swamps coolers (fans/evaporative coolers) are not always effective, they loose effectiveness when the outside humility reaches ~ 40 %. then there's up-dux, which keep your attic cooler, which also has a cooling affect on the house Interesting. I'm not familiar with that approach. I imagine it would not work in places that are not in arid climates like the desert southwest. no, up-dux are used in places with swamp coolers. that way, the cooled humid air goes up into the attic rather than out an open window/door. better for house security too, in case you're in a neighborhood where you can't leave something open at night. https://www.dialmfg.com/HighDefPictures/7607.jpg |
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:46:26 -0700, chaniarts
wrote: then there's up-dux, which keep your attic cooler, which also has a cooling affect on the house Interesting. I'm not familiar with that approach. I imagine it would not work in places that are not in arid climates like the desert southwest. no, up-dux are used in places with swamp coolers. that way, the cooled humid air goes up into the attic rather than out an open window/door. better for house security too, in case you're in a neighborhood where you can't leave something open at night. https://www.dialmfg.com/HighDefPictures/7607.jpg This (up dux) is a passive system? Has just an "aluminum barometric damper lid"?. What makes the damper open / close? PDF: (install instructions) https://www.dialmfg.com/Technical%20Assistance/TECHINICAL%20PDF%20DOCUMENTS/Updux%20Instructions%20112202.pdf |
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On 9/27/2013 2:28 PM, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:46:26 -0700, chaniarts wrote: then there's up-dux, which keep your attic cooler, which also has a cooling affect on the house Interesting. I'm not familiar with that approach. I imagine it would not work in places that are not in arid climates like the desert southwest. no, up-dux are used in places with swamp coolers. that way, the cooled humid air goes up into the attic rather than out an open window/door. better for house security too, in case you're in a neighborhood where you can't leave something open at night. https://www.dialmfg.com/HighDefPictures/7607.jpg This (up dux) is a passive system? Has just an "aluminum barometric damper lid"?. What makes the damper open / close? PDF: (install instructions) https://www.dialmfg.com/Technical%20Assistance/TECHINICAL%20PDF%20DOCUMENTS/Updux%20Instructions%20112202.pdf when the swamp cooler kicks on, the air pressure in the house goes up (if all the windows/doors are closed). the flap is very light, hinged on one side, and has a preventer so it can't open all the way. it flips part way open to relieve the pressure. the higher power the squirrel fan in the SC is, the more up-dux you need. the air then goes out the normal attic vents. use of these makes it almost bearable to work in the attic in the summer. |
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:40:29 -0700, chaniarts
wrote: On 9/27/2013 2:28 PM, Oren wrote: On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:46:26 -0700, chaniarts wrote: then there's up-dux, which keep your attic cooler, which also has a cooling affect on the house Interesting. I'm not familiar with that approach. I imagine it would not work in places that are not in arid climates like the desert southwest. no, up-dux are used in places with swamp coolers. that way, the cooled humid air goes up into the attic rather than out an open window/door. better for house security too, in case you're in a neighborhood where you can't leave something open at night. https://www.dialmfg.com/HighDefPictures/7607.jpg This (up dux) is a passive system? Has just an "aluminum barometric damper lid"?. What makes the damper open / close? PDF: (install instructions) https://www.dialmfg.com/Technical%20Assistance/TECHINICAL%20PDF%20DOCUMENTS/Updux%20Instructions%20112202.pdf when the swamp cooler kicks on, the air pressure in the house goes up (if all the windows/doors are closed). the flap is very light, hinged on one side, and has a preventer so it can't open all the way. it flips part way open to relieve the pressure. the higher power the squirrel fan in the SC is, the more up-dux you need. the air then goes out the normal attic vents. Kewl use of these makes it almost bearable to work in the attic in the summer. I'm allergic to work g |
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On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 12:58:33 -0700, Oren wrote:
On Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:41:27 -0400, micky wrote: What's a Swamp Cooler? LOL. Perfect timing, AIUI, it's a device with a fan that blows hot air over a pan filled with water. The water evaporates by pulling heat from the air, so the air becomes more humid but cooler. In places where it's hot but the air is very dry, it's cheaper to buy and to run and works as well (almost as well?) as an air conditioner with a compressor, condenser, and evaporator. And you get to leave your windows open. That's New Mexico, Arizona, and in all directions from there. I saw one in Las Vegas. If the humidity goes from 10% to 30% or more it is still not too humid for people to be comfortable, but the air temperature has dropped 10 or 20 degrees or more. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_cooler Almost correct. Water is pumped from the pan above pads that drain back to the pan (non-evaporated water that circulates routinely). Any chance the only one I've ever seen, in Las Vegas, 45 years ago, worked the way I said, just using a pan, no pads?? Generally, ONE window is kept slightly open, as you suggest. The humility inside will feel cool to the skin. Swamps coolers (fans/evaporative coolers) are not always effective, they loose effectiveness when the outside humility reaches ~ 40 %. There are many types: for the home - permanent mounts, for a shop/ garage, warehouses, outside, etc. The portable ones can be moved around at your leisure. Sample of the circulation: (there are three pads to pull the hot air in and cool). House units actually use duct work like HVAC systems). A side wall mount or portable unit would not need the duct work. http://energydesignresources.com/media/126393/evapcooler-ds-large.gif Some images of types: http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=swamp+coolers&FORM=HDRSC2 As mentioned before, an annual cleaning and service is required. |
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On Sat, 28 Sep 2013 02:17:45 -0400, micky
wrote: Any chance the only one I've ever seen, in Las Vegas, 45 years ago, worked the way I said, just using a pan, no pads?? Maybe. |
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