swamp unit

[TONY BATCHELOR]

art.210.63 exception .outlet not required for evaporative coolers, what is a swamp unit referred to in the nec handbook.

 

[crossman]

My understanding is that a swamp cooler is slang for evaporative cooler.

 

[raider1]

A "swamp cooler" is an evaporative cooler that uses water run over a screen to provide cooling.

Here is a pitcure of a typical "swamp cooler".

They are common in Utah.

Chris

 

[barbeer]

Is that because it is "dry heat"?

 

[raider1]

Is that because it is "dry heat"?

Your darn toot'n it's a dry heat!

It's so dry in Utah that our trees are concrete.

Chris

 

[LarryFine]

It's so dry in Utah that our trees are concrete.

Johnny Carson: "It was really hot today!"

Entire audience: "How hot was it?"

Johnny Carson: "Why, it was so hot that two trees were fighting over a dog!"


Ba-da-boom!

 

[HighWirey]

raider1:

I hope there is at least a cell antenna in that ugly concrete tree !
On second thought, to whom would that cell connect ? Just look at the vastness !

And what is that in the right foreground, is the 'crete tree shedding ?
http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/125/metaphorthetreeofutahng0.jpg

Merry Christmas Everyone and Best Wishes

 

[Energy-Miser]

Your darn toot'n it's a dry heat!

It's so dry in Utah that our trees are concrete.

Chris

I think this picture is trying to represent a Joshua tree. They have a lot of these trees in Utah. Some of the prettiest lanscapes I have seen is Southern Utah. Mount Zion park was unforgettable. e/m

 

[mdshunk]

art.210.63 exception .outlet not required for evaporative coolers, what is a swamp unit referred to in the nec handbook.

Which makes sense, because there's no refrigerant involved with a swamp cooler. The main reason you need the required receptacle near outdoor refrigeration equipment is to use a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump and other electrically powered tools are normally associated with the service and repair of refrigeration equipment. It would be unusual to need any electrically powered tools to service a swamp cooler.

 

[LarryFine]

Many moons ago, my dad owned a laundromat that used a swamp cooler for, well, cooling. It was a wood structure around 6' tall and around 3' square, with a roof, and the sides were slats that contained straw mats.

There was a square sump pan (with a 2'-square hole in it) that caught the excess water, a small recirculating pump that sent the water back to the top of the tower, and a toilet-bowl-like float valve for water level.

There was a fan, like a whole-house fan that blew down, that pulled warm air through the water-soaked mats and, through evaporation, cooled the air. It was amazingly effective as long as the water flow kept up.

He had trouble with the valve (like an old toilet) maintaining the proper water level in the sump pan, and asked for my suggestions. I came up with a float switch and solenoid valve. Not bad for a 12-year-old, eh?

 

[raider1]

I think this picture is trying to represent a Joshua tree. They have a lot of these trees in Utah. Some of the prettiest lanscapes I have seen is Southern Utah. Mount Zion park was unforgettable. e/m

This sculpture is located in the Salt Flats about 70 miles west of Salt Lake City and about 30 miles east of the Nevada state line.

You are correct Southern Utah has some of the most unique and beautiful landscpes in the world.

Chris

 

[TONY BATCHELOR]

Which makes sense, because there's no refrigerant involved with a swamp cooler. The main reason you need the required receptacle near outdoor refrigeration equipment is to use a vacuum pump. The vacuum pump and other electrically powered tools are normally associated with the service and repair of refrigeration equipment. It would be unusual to need any electrically powered tools to service a swamp cooler.

thank you for your answer. That explains clearly why no outlet is required.No more sleepless nights over swamp units.

 

[Energy-Miser]

This sculpture is located in the Salt Flats about 70 miles west of Salt Lake City and about 30 miles east of the Nevada state line.

You are correct Southern Utah has some of the most unique and beautiful landscpes in the world.

Chris

Thanks for the pics. I even brought a piece of rock back with me to remind me of Southern Utah. It is sitting on the fireplace. We visited Bryce, Escalante, Mount Zion, Lake Powel, and a couple of other places. I missed the arches to my regret. e/m
PS, just so moderators don't think I only socialize on this formum I am going to add in response to the OP's question, that a swamp cooler is nothing but a blower as far as the electric is concerned, but you know that by now from other responses e/m