Temp read 135 on my thermometer yesterday. My swamp cooler failed - started
blowing hot air. Checked water in reservoir - cool as could be expected and
water flowing through all the pads. If I turned it off for a while, then on
got cool air for a bit, then hot again. All I can think of is pads got hot.
Never had that happen before. But never had 135 before either, previous
hottest 125. Supposed to be even hotter today. Hope they're wrong.


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You know it's time to clean the refrigerator
when something closes the door from the inside.

On 6/20/2016 6:51 AM, KenK wrote:
Temp read 135 on my thermometer yesterday. My swamp cooler failed - started
blowing hot air. Checked water in reservoir - cool as could be expected and
water flowing through all the pads. If I turned it off for a while, then on
got cool air for a bit, then hot again. All I can think of is pads got hot.
Never had that happen before. But never had 135 before either, previous
hottest 125. Supposed to be even hotter today. Hope they're wrong.

The pads dried out -- in whole or in part.

The original cooler we had (four sided, down draft) couldn't keep up
when it was hot and dry. It had a four-sided spider (instad of center
fed) so i added a second pump to feed the spider from the opposite
corner. In effect, doubling the amount of water that I could run over
the pads.

And, raised the float level as high as practical so the pumps wouldn't
suck air with all that water up in the pads.

On hot/dry days, water would continuously flow into the reservoir at
a steady clip. Amazing to consider how much water it was putting into
the air!

What sort of temperature delta are you seeing when its working?

On 20 Jun 2016 13:51:41 GMT, KenK wrote:


Temp read 135 on my thermometer yesterday. My swamp cooler failed - started
blowing hot air. Checked water in reservoir - cool as could be expected and
water flowing through all the pads. If I turned it off for a while, then on
got cool air for a bit, then hot again. All I can think of is pads got hot.
Never had that happen before. But never had 135 before either, previous
hottest 125. Supposed to be even hotter today. Hope they're wrong.

Ken,

What is the outdoor humidity? Swamp Coolers work less approaching ~
40-45 % and above.

~ 114 F expected here today. I feel you pain...

On 6/20/16 9:51 AM, KenK wrote:
Temp read 135 on my thermometer yesterday. My swamp cooler failed - started
blowing hot air. Checked water in reservoir - cool as could be expected and
water flowing through all the pads. If I turned it off for a while, then on
got cool air for a bit, then hot again. All I can think of is pads got hot.
Never had that happen before. But never had 135 before either, previous
hottest 125. Supposed to be even hotter today. Hope they're wrong.



Can you rig a lawn sprinkler to spray the cooler housing in an effort
to cool it down from the heat ? Maybe at an angle to hit 2 sides and
the top ?