My replacement swamp cooler came with a bleed t-connector in the hose
between the water pump and the pads.

It took quite a bit of digging with Google but those selling these bleed t-
connector kits say they remove some of the water from the cooler thus
bringing in fresh water and reducing scale buildup.

The water from the T pours out on the ground under the cooler making a
mess. Also adds to well pump usage with wear-and-tear and electricity
usage.

What do you think? Is the scale buildup worse than these problems? I can't
decide whether to run the T-connector water in or out of the cooler. Is the
mess worse than the scale?

TIA

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KenK wrote in
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My replacement swamp cooler came with a bleed t-connector in the hose
between the water pump and the pads.

It took quite a bit of digging with Google but those selling these
bleed t- connector kits say they remove some of the water from the
cooler thus bringing in fresh water and reducing scale buildup.

The water from the T pours out on the ground under the cooler making a
mess. Also adds to well pump usage with wear-and-tear and electricity
usage.

What do you think? Is the scale buildup worse than these problems? I
can't decide whether to run the T-connector water in or out of the
cooler. Is the mess worse than the scale?

TIA


Also, the intentional water under the cooler prevents one from being
aware of some other unintentional cooler leakage - a rust spot in
reservoir or misadjusted water level float.



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On 5/12/2020 12:17 PM, KenK wrote:
My replacement swamp cooler came with a bleed t-connector in the hose
between the water pump and the pads.

It took quite a bit of digging with Google but those selling these bleed t-
connector kits say they remove some of the water from the cooler thus
bringing in fresh water and reducing scale buildup.

The water from the T pours out on the ground under the cooler making a
mess. Also adds to well pump usage with wear-and-tear and electricity
usage.

What do you think? Is the scale buildup worse than these problems? I can't
decide whether to run the T-connector water in or out of the cooler. Is the
mess worse than the scale?

TIA

Anything that evaporates water will leave minerals behind. How much
depends on the hardness of the water. Maybe better to connect a hose to
collect the water if you don't want it under the unit.

KenK wrote:

My replacement swamp cooler came with a bleed t-connector in the hose
between the water pump and the pads.

It took quite a bit of digging with Google but those selling these bleed t-
connector kits say they remove some of the water from the cooler thus
bringing in fresh water and reducing scale buildup.

The water from the T pours out on the ground under the cooler making a
mess. Also adds to well pump usage with wear-and-tear and electricity
usage.

What do you think? Is the scale buildup worse than these problems? I can't
decide whether to run the T-connector water in or out of the cooler. Is the
mess worse than the scale?

Run it for a few days without the bleeder to see how much buildup you
get. If your well provides fairly hard water, and most do, and you live
in a hot dry climate, and most users of swamp cooler do, you'll find
that running without a bleeder will turn your cooler into a cavern of
mineral formations well before the cooling season is over.

In other words, you want to use the bleeder. Attach a long plastic tube
to the T and use the water on your outdoor plants, either directly or by
collecting it in a barrel first.


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"KenK" wrote in message
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My replacement swamp cooler came with a bleed t-connector in the hose
between the water pump and the pads.

It took quite a bit of digging with Google but those selling these bleed
t-
connector kits say they remove some of the water from the cooler thus
bringing in fresh water and reducing scale buildup.

The water from the T pours out on the
ground under the cooler making a mess.

Easy to avoid a mess by extending the line
so it ends up in the garden etc.

Also adds to well pump usage with wear-and-tear and electricity usage.

Nope, not if the volume of water removed is sensible.

What do you think? Is the scale buildup worse than these problems?

Depends on how hard your water is.

I can't decide whether to run the T-connector water in
or out of the cooler. Is the mess worse than the scale?

Its easy to avoid the mess by extending where the removed
water ends up and limiting the volume of it.

"KenK" wrote in message
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KenK wrote in
:


My replacement swamp cooler came with a bleed t-connector in the hose
between the water pump and the pads.

It took quite a bit of digging with Google but those selling these
bleed t- connector kits say they remove some of the water from the
cooler thus bringing in fresh water and reducing scale buildup.

The water from the T pours out on the ground under the cooler making a
mess. Also adds to well pump usage with wear-and-tear and electricity
usage.

What do you think? Is the scale buildup worse than these problems? I
can't decide whether to run the T-connector water in or out of the
cooler. Is the mess worse than the scale?

TIA


Also, the intentional water under the cooler prevents one from being
aware of some other unintentional cooler leakage - a rust spot in
reservoir or misadjusted water level float.

Extending the line fixes that too.

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