Stephani Stephenson on wed 3 feb 10
Thank you David, your experience as an AZ potter is invaluable!
I have been weighing the evaporative cooler issue a lot for both house an=
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d shop. the=3D20
house had a roof unit, though it was removed by the last owner when they=
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left. I was a=3D20
little hesitant to put another swamp cooler on the roof , just because of=
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access, and also=3D20
because of possible leaks, maintenance, etc. and was figuring on going wi=
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th a wall mount=3D20
one... the house is well insulated and also has a wrap around shaded por=
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ch on 3 sides,=3D20
so holds morning cool well.
Shop is a different story, a metal shop, though with a high pitched roof,=
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good window and=3D20
door ventilation, north to south, but will probably cook , without ventil=
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ation.. i thought i=3D20
would first try roof ventilation as well as side, and then evap cooling i=
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f necessary..and as=3D20
i see what happens over the first year i'll see what to do ...with regar=
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d to insulation ,=3D20
etc....
...i see they also have some very nice , large , even very large, portabl=
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e evap coolers=3D20
too, though , which i thought might be good for the shop,evaluating the t=
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rade off,=3D20
movability versus taking up floor space.. and definitely anything in the =
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shop would be at=3D20
human level, versus up in the sky!
hadn't thought of the issue re, pushing cold air through the hotter air u=
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p top...and i like=3D20
the idea of getting the air flow where it matters, over my skin!, and thi=
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nking in terms of=3D20
the air pressure as you mention.=3D20
but i definitely want to give evap cooling the priority....and see how it=
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goes. i will be at=3D20
3600 ft elev. and anticipate cool nights for most of the year...will kno=
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w a lot more after=3D20
first year. definitely looking forward to getting to know AZ potters, wil=
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l certainly pay you=3D20
a visit... and vice versa invitation!
thanks so much for your insight
Stephani Stephenson
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David wrote
I didn't see you mention cooling of your studio. Evaporative cooling is=
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much more=3D20
effective than air conditioning in that it adds welcome humidity to the a=
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ir and costs less=3D20
for the system as well as using far less in energy costs. Except for a f=
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ew rare days when=3D20
we get the "Monsoon season" humidity just before a rain you will be well =
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pleased. Even=3D20
then it is just a bit less cool and somewhat damper for that short time.
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For installation plan: Many advise putting the unit on the roof, think=
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ing that since cooler=3D20
air settles downward.... While true re colder air settling, it is entir=
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ely ignorant to=3D20
attempt to push all that nice cool air downward thru the layer of hot air=
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that has risen and=3D20
accumulated at ceiling level.
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Better to wall mount the unit where the direct blow won't make you uncomf=
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ortably cool=3D20
and let it stir and mix the air at the level you are working at. Then si=
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nce it is pushing air=3D20
into the building, increasing the interior air pressure, you can have an =
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adjustable vent=3D20
behind where you do most of your work and also one in the highest part if=
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the ceiling as a=3D20
roof vent.
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Adjusting these two vents for balance allows cool air to move around and =
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past you on its=3D20
way out of the building, and the hotter air to escape upward thru the roo=
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f vent you=3D20
mentioned.
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We are something like 3-4 scenic hrs apart, when you get settled in your =
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new Arizona=3D20
digs, come up and visit or vs/vs.
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David Woof, Clarkdale, AZ
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