"Swamp coolers are an energy-efficient cooling system that uses ... The process of evaporation combined with moving air can ...

Ideally suited for cooling spaces that are both hot and dry, a swamp cooler (also known as an evaporative cooler), can be a ...

We tested out the IcyBreeze portable air conditioner and cooler. It's no ductless mini split, but it's a step up from a swamp ...

Swamp coolers “rely on the flow of air through ... “pulling heat out of indoor air and cooling your home.” After which, “the hot refrigerant gas is pumped outdoors into the condenser ...

Crews found that a swamp cooler was making a house smell like smoke, due to the Goltra Fire burning west of Golden in Clear Creek Canyon. The cooling device draws in outdoor air and cools it ...

Last month was the hottest ever recorded in Death Valley, with an average temperature of 108.5 degrees and overnight lows ...

"If you smell smoke or see ash due to a wildfire, remain indoors with windows and doors closed or seek alternative shelter, ...

The swamp cooler is too small to reach most of the house and, as has been typical with this type of device, doesn’t reduce indoor temperatures to a comfortable level once the thermometer reaches into ...

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