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Many people do not have a great understanding of what a swap cooler really is. In fact, people who live in certain parts of the world may have never heard of a swap cooler. This is common in humid areas of the world where swap coolers are practically non-existent. In these climates air conditioning units are used instead of swap coolers.
Swap coolers are most frequently used in warm and hot areas of the globe. In the United States these areas are often Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Southern California. These areas are all notorious for high temperatures and low humidity.
In order for a swamp cooler to work at it optimal level, there should be very little humidity at all in the air. If there is a large amount of humidity, chances are that the cooler simply will not work like it is supposed to.
The choice for most people who live in arid environments is between swamp coolers and air conditioners. There are few who would argue that a swamp cooler is “better” than an air conditioner, but there are many who are content with being able to use the swamp cooler.
One of the main advantages to owning and using a swamp cooler instead of an air conditioner is simply the fact that a swamp cooler is much, much cheaper to operate. While an air conditioner needs a lot of power in order to be able to run at its highest and most efficient level, a swamp cooler needs only a fraction of that energy.
This means that when the electricity bill comes around in the hottest times of the year, those who use swamp coolers are likely to see a bill that is much cheaper than a person who uses an air conditioner.
While there is an obvious advantage in the operating cost of a swap cooler, it is possible that the person who uses a swamp cooler could sacrifice quality in some situations and climates. For moderate levels of heat, a swap cooler is an ideal cooling device. However, for extreme heat a cooler is not the best bet.
Even though the highest-quality swamp coolers can decrease the temperature inside a home or building up to nearly 20 degrees, if the temperature is 100 degrees outside, that still makes it 80 degrees inside the home. Obviously that is hardly comfortable.
This may be an extreme example. There are many people who live in places where 100 degree temperatures are very rare while others may live in places where they are quite common. For those who rarely need to face three-digit temperatures, a swap cooler can be an ideal cooling device.
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