Evaporitive/Swamp cooler

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EIGHTY FIVE AMPS??
Whew....I looked....85 WATTS....huge difference!

Sometimes when boondocking, clean water to fill these things is as precious as the electricity to run them.

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podwerkz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966	Topic: Evaporitive/Swamp cooler Posted: 11 May 2021 at 10:05am
	EIGHTY FIVE AMPS?? Whew....I looked....85 WATTS....huge difference! Sometimes when boondocking, clean water to fill these things is as precious as the electricity to run them.
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pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 338	Posted: 11 May 2021 at 9:45am
	Kinda what I figured.....I think cracking the windows open and running the fan will work if the outside temps are reasonable. We have a couple of stays on our way to Maine in June that will be unhooked. I think the overnight temperatures should be low enough. My wife doesn't handle heat well.......we may end up in motels if it gets hot.

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 11 May 2021 at 9:26am
	Not if you live in the East where it's humid. Swamp coolers are ineffective when the dew point exceeds around 55. Which is why you don't see them on houses outside the desert areas. I had one when I lived in Phoenix and it didn't even work there in July/Aug when the humidity goes up.
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pedwards2932 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 21 Sep 2020 Online Status: Offline Posts: 338	Posted: 11 May 2021 at 9:20am
	Anyone try one of these: Amazon.com: Hessaire MC18M Portable Evaporative Cooler – Gray, 1300 CFM, Cools 500 Square Feet: Home & Kitchen It looks like it draws about 85 watts (edit). We have a real small version that will cool you if you are directly in front of it. Just wondering if this would help any when boondocking?