| Swampy MW1 cooler [message #132316] |
Mon, 27 June 2011 17:24  |
George
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I am thinking of using a Swampy MW1 mini swamp cooler at Burning Man this year. I don't want to run the generator all week so this is an alternative. Anyone have any experience with one?
http://www.swampy.net/wb.html
George Castleberry
73 Painted Desert
Flagstaff, AZ
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| Re: Swampy MW1 cooler [message #132318 is a reply to message #132316] |
Mon, 27 June 2011 18:08  |
Chr$
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"Swamp" is the key word, "Cool" has little to do with it. If you are in 110* heat, you won't be happy. That unit also looks pretty small. You'd do better with a household roof mount downdraft unit on top of the coach blowing into where your roof vent is, or a side draft unit blowing into a rear window (On you, as you sleep) mounted on a 2x4 stand outside. Run with an inverter or install a 1/3 hp 12 VDC motor for the fan, and a 12v fountain pump for the water. Forget about using Ice. It won't last but a few min.
They are great up to about 90*, in a dry climate, with proper airflow, and if you keep them clean (They even begin to smell like a swamp).
We had a rooftop RV swamp cooler when I was a kid, was about that size, and it didn't work worth crap. It cost nearly what an AC unit cost. My dad was too cheap to pop for a small genny...
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Swampy MW1 cooler [message #132327 is a reply to message #132316] |
Mon, 27 June 2011 18:43 |
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USAussie
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George,
No real experience with this particular swamp cooler.
I visited my Uncle up in Grand Junction, Colorado and he had a swamp cooler
to cool the house.
The "atmosphere" felt "clammy."
Regards,
Rob M.
Sydney, Australia
AUS '75 Avion-The Blue Streak TZE365V100428
USA '75 Avion-Double Trouble TZE365V100426
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Subject: [GMCnet] Swampy MW1 cooler
I am thinking of using a Swampy MW1 mini swamp cooler at Burning Man this
year. I don't want to run the generator all week so this is an alternative.
Anyone have any experience with one?
http://www.swampy.net/wb.html
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George Castleberry
73 Painted Desert
Flagstaff, AZ
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| Re: Swampy MW1 cooler [message #132332 is a reply to message #132316] |
Mon, 27 June 2011 19:03 |
Andrew
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No experience with this product, but swamp coolers work really well in the Black Rock desert. It's dry dry dry -- except when it rains..even then, it's a dry rain.
However, remember that you're fighting solar gain through the (high-E and huge) windows, and the inside of the coach might not be comfy if it gets too humid.
I've seen evaporatively-cooled straw bale structures work incredibly well out there, though.
If you give it a shot, please report back!
1973 Sequoia 260 (since 2011)
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| Re: Swampy MW1 cooler [message #133032 is a reply to message #132316] |
Fri, 01 July 2011 19:24 |
Chr$
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OK they work when it is 115* outside, but as Serge said, you only get about 20* differential. it'll still be 95* in the house, and that is if it has the proper airflow for the space, and how much solar gain the unit itself is actually getting on the rooftop.
-Chr$: Perpetual SmartAss
Scottsdale, AZ
77 Ex-Kingsley 455 SOLD!
2010 Nomad 24 Ft TT 390W PV W/MPPT, EV4010 and custom cargo door.
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| Re: Swampy MW1 cooler [message #133061 is a reply to message #132316] |
Fri, 01 July 2011 22:23 |
JohnL455
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They do bring in lots of fresh air!!!! if you keep the evaporator mesh clean....
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: Swampy MW1 cooler [message #133070 is a reply to message #132316] |
Sat, 02 July 2011 01:27 |
bukzin
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Keeping it clean is not a huge issue as Burning Man only runs
one week.
As to a 20 degree drop, that would be a giant improvement in that environment.
I don't expect ( or get ) much more than that in my central air conditioner
at home.
Bukzin
1977 Palm Beach
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