How To Get Emergency Air Conditioning ON A BUDGET -Swamp Cooler + Mango Power E-
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Purchased: August 2022 - still works GREAT! th-cam.com/users/postUgkxxsUnXhGsSJLim_XnMHyQK0u3XVaW-CGn I live in a studio and during the summer it gets scorching hot - really old building with no ac units. I can’t express how EASY it was to install.This unit has been a life savior during the summer and some days during other seasons where it can still be a bit warm at night. In this small place is my friend, a husky, poodle mix and myself. We need AC - lolI don’t use the dehumidifier option - I’m not sure if it will leak in my house, since I did not install the small draining hose that came with it. May look into it late but I don’t worry about much humidity in the apartment.I don’t understand why the negative reviews since all things mentioned, I personally did not find issues with. Definitely worth it!
I live in the Southwest US, these work well, but can be a pain to setup and put away each year. Also please keep in mind, this one he is viewing needs some love. It was filthy and poorly maintained.
Thanks for all the informative videos. I know you catch fits from other HVAC techs for the information you share. I have always shared what I knew about ac service and repair to save family and friends money. Keep up the good work.
Thanks to You, I'm pursuing my EPA 608 certification as well as getting licensed as an HVAC Tech! I'm currently a IT Systems Engineer and I see AI replacing all of the high paying IT jobs... But, AI cannot replace a 'Hands On' HVAC Tech :)
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Some thought went into this. Your production values keep improving. This wouldn't work here in S Delaware at all but my friend in NM has one. It really does work in dry areas.
Great info.! I installed one of these on the top part of the gable just under my roof with a retractable shade cover to cover it from the hot sun of the day. I cut out my gable vent, opened it to the square opening and mounted it flush to the stucco.I then ran a 18" elbow directly then a 20" metal duct to attach. Then another 18" elbow down about 6 ft. to a 18" wye which attaches to a 20x20 ceiling register. the 18" duct continues 12 further to a final 18" elbow. I really like these because of the three speed motor. We use ours up until 105 degrees. Great product works! and it is Quiet!
We have them on our garages.
Made in Australia, great results
here in Arizona except for monsoon season. Love em. Brand name is Durango.
Yes the Durangos are the BEST. Very good quality machine
Gracias for sharing your knowledge with us and you are right those units do really help I was helping a friend of mine who was replacing the engine on my work truck and it was in a Texas summer when this happened and we were outside under a carport and he have a unit like that and even Texas weather is humid outside it was a pleasure working with cool air and we were able to accomplished the engine installation 😊and I was amazed by how the swamp unit performed so from my experience it really works and you can trust that system but as far is for using it in a living space with the humidity pulling inside your home I don’t know what could be the negative effect but like you said you need to open a window a bit in order to circulate the air and the humidity will have to go outside 😅but for an emergency I think that should be something to consider specially when you have elders or children and you have to protect your family from the bad weather 😮
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If you have double hung windows, wouldn’t it make sense to crack the top sash for your outlet since warmer air rises?
We had a Swamp Cooler when I was a kid in New Mexico!
I appreciate your work.
That is what flori..duh had forever before they got real A/C They were all on the roofs of our old hospital here in okeechobee I remember years ago. They worked good and florida is high humidities. thanks. 🙂 But our units were huge and all on the roofs. That is a baby experimental unit.
High humidity! Great humidifiers in the winter too!
Good information your the man
Had one of these when I lived in Victorville area of California. These really work, but had some issues with scaling had to wrap the pump in a filter material and maintenance the unit once every two weeks or so. Price on these went up by a few hundred, the same unit I purchased four years ago is now a few hundred dollars more. Way over priced.
Amazing tech, so simple. It depends of course on the temperature of the tab water line. If that keeps rising at noon it might not have the same effect. With only 250 Watts operating power I suggest you connect a couple of solar panel to keep the fan blowing. The power station is only a backup solution at night or in case of a power outage. I do wonder what the humidity inside your house becomes and if mold is forming on specific places>
When the water changes phase (from liquid to vapor/gas) is when the cooling happens. The heat energy "stolen" from the hot air outside is the energy needed to cause the phase change.
Don't think the temp of the water will ever affect that.
I love your content. I can't afford to get my AC repaired. So any kind of alternative will help save my life from the AZ heat
Good video, brother.
Question about your hard start video does the black wire on 5-2-1 compressor saver go to T1 or L1 so many different answers to this? thanks and I subbed
I had AC and a swamp cooler for a while. Finally, I got tired of climbing on the roof twice a year to service the swamp cooler and went all AC. The cost was an extra dollar a day.
What are your thoughts with a no humidity cooling system, the ones that use a radiator instead of an open soaked mesh. I've seen DIY videos, but not a commercial unit. Thanks
Always interesting and really well explained... I learn so much!! Thank you!! And you are so so so attractive 😍
Aren’t those popular in the southwest? I thought they were useless in high humidity locations . I could be wrong. Good video
Out here (15% rH, tops) they work very, very well and easily knock a 100+F day down into the low 70Fs. There's no need for energy hungry AC in our arid high plain which is only just barely not 'desert'.
The higher the humidity, the less well they work and that's unfortunate as 80F at less than 15%rH is very, very comfortable while 75F at Dixie humidity or East coast can be downright miserable.
Great video, I really like this man's work.
@@ethelryan257 I like his work too. He seems like a really good honest guy.
He says it pretty much every couple of minutes in the video that these are an option only for low humidity areas.
Which brand of Shrader Valve core is best for replacement?
Where can I get this evaporative cooler? I have never seen one like this ... if is homemade, where did the structural parts come from?
Just thought you should know, the Mango Power E, (Amazon), is no longer available. I just checked on it from your link. Love your videos.
My only question is regarding all the bacteria spores that are being dried and blown throughout the house.
i built a back up ac same principle. and being on a well nice cold water. powered by my solar powered golf cart. have pan empty once a hr for fresh cool water , float valve fills everything automatic. and i live in a high humidity area. still works well. 12v fan no need for ac inverter just a simple buck step down to 12v. . dirt cheap and effective. yes my well is run off solar with battery backup for night time. eg4 24 k mini split coming soon
whoa--good thing I was sitting down when I looked at the price of that unit🤑
Great video but who makes the window mount evap coolers?
Bonaire
So you use the blue pads rather than the expensive paper ones? How does that work rather than the originals? I’m going to have to change out mine pretty soon and I’ve heard people using straw ones, just not the blue ones. If you have a video showing that I would like see it. The cheapest originals I could find are $107 plus tax. Thank you
Have they fixed all of the issues with the Mango Power E? I know several reviewers found serious problems with it, even after several iterations.
I didn’t find anything wrong with mine. So far so good
How would this work in high humidity area? Like the Ohio Valley?
I’ve head of people using them in Florida, and I used one while we were in texas and it still worked. It’s just not AS efficient in that climate but it will still have an effect
Will this work in places of high humidity like in the SE?
I’ve heard of people using these in Florida so they will work but they’re not as effective as in the west where it’s low humidity
Would that “swamp cooler” ever grow mold?
No,just legionella!
There are tabs you can put in the pans, but there are tons of these out here in the west. They’d probably grow mold in a humid climate for sure.
That's interesting, but it's no air conditioner. It would certainly be better than nothing depending on where you live. Certain areas like Florida, that probably would just make it worse. Limited cooling effect outside of desert areas.
Exactly
The air is an ocean! But, TY anyway!
Kind of like the old attic fans, only with moisture?
Yea, very basic
I imagine both would be even better.
where did you get the swamp cooler? brand?
Home Depot carries them.
thank u @@c1d2e
Yea this one was from Home Depot
This one is made by Bonaire
Just priced one of these. They're more expensive than a window AC.
A lot more efficient though. Probably half the price to run if not a quarter
This is only good if there is super low humidity, if it is monsoon season and 100 outside they are absolutely worthless and will just add more moisture into the air.
How do swamp coolers do on energy efficiency compared to minisplits?
Extremely well.
@@leestokes6761
Need more explanation, as in side by side.
Very efficiently compared to mini split. But you can they the space as cold for sure.
1:05 No, we can't see temperature.
I show it a few seconds later on my watch
This only works in low humidity areas. This would never work in Florida.
I’ve heard of people running them in Florida 🤷🏻♂️ that’s why I said what I did right at the start
If you live in the dersert...
This video is more an ad for the Mango power station. It has nothing to do with cooling air. It's a good way to make some cash from Amazon.
This is a humidifier, the last thing you want in most cases when it's warm.
Wrong this is a swamp cooler it creates cold air threw evaporation
@@Justthemow uh hu...
@@publicmail2 they have been in use for like 60-70 years use them in aired climates Arizona New Mexico Texas are great places for these where I live they instal a version of these outside under patios and around kids play sets as misters with fans nothing wrong with them at all
It's exactly what you want in the West when the humidty is 13%.
Evap cooler, desert cooler, they are great! In dry places…
Can you please clean that thing out? It’s so disgusting plus it don’t even get that dirty. You need to service it or get a water hose and let it.
😂😂😂😂 sucking pollen outside and allergies no thanks AC is a lot better than that
Aren't there major issues that can arise when your home's R/H is >60%? That unit would make me nervous, even here in Arizona.
That's why the windows are kept open. It may not even get that humid where you live.
@@robertgaines-tulsa Open windows is for the basic principle of supply/return air, not humidity mitigation. It does help though.
If the outdoor relative humidity is under 20%, as is true of much of the Western U.S. away from Great Plains and the ocean, a swamp cooler won’t raise the indoor humidity to that 60% level. I grew up in St. George, Utah in the Southwest corner of the State. It’s the Northwest outpost of the Mohave Deseret with climate 5-10 degrees cooler than Las Vegas. Summer humidity was always less than 10%. Never mind that the area was chronically economically depressed so most could not afford AC. Even high-end homes used swamp coolers. So did the schools. September daytime temps were still ofen in the 80s.