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    Quote Originally Posted by iris lilies View Post
    I’m surprised the swamp cooler works for you where are. In order for this to be effective they require very very low humidity.
    A common misconception. They work "OK" up to "moderate" humidity. (Optimal performance is at < 50% humidity, and I started the day at about 36% outside, and my indoor humidity with the cooler running has now only just hit ~45%)

    It typically is quite dry here in the summertime - so much so that we bumped up our fire danger levels the other day, and turned on the burn ban.

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    Usually 65 and now up to 92 degrees! It must be difficult in the cities not used to these temps.
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    Excellent poor man's AC video.

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    Thanks, KayLR! Good to know as we don't have AC.
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    Got up at 5:30 this morning to water and it was already nearly 80. 2 pm now, it's 111.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bae View Post
    A common misconception. They work "OK" up to "moderate" humidity. (Optimal performance is at < 50% humidity, and I started the day at about 36% outside, and my indoor humidity with the cooler running has now only just hit ~45%)

    It typically is quite dry here in the summertime - so much so that we bumped up our fire danger levels the other day, and turned on the burn ban.

    oh, ok. I had a swamp cooler in New Mexico 40 years ago. It’s funny that I didn’t know what it was and I probably lived there for a year before somebody told me what the switch on the wall was for..

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    Our house had one here and it worked well in our low humidity. It was much cheaper than AC.

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    When are these temps supposed to break for you all?
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    Quote Originally Posted by happystuff View Post
    When are these temps supposed to break for you all?
    Tomorrow the temperatures are predicted to plummet to the 90s.

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