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Those of you in more humid climates have probably never heard of them, but out here in the SW US we have things called "swamp coolers". They are also called "evaporative coolers". They are basically a fan that blows through a wet media, the evaporation cools the air. They only work well in arid climates, if the air is already humid they just become muffled fans. Here is a web site with some examples.
I have a tent in a very dry climate. Humidity in the tent is consistantly 25-32 and tems are 84-90. A swamp cooler would probably lower temps by about 10 defgrees and raise humidity by about 15%. It would do this for just about 60-75w, the power needed to run a small fan. I've had this idea of buying one for my tent, because it seems a perfect match. It would bring my temps to 75-80 and humdity to 45-55... perfect.
Is there a reason to not use a swamp cooler in a grow room? I understand that it would be useless in most regions, but in places like Denver and Pheonix... I'm in Denver and it is looking like the perfect solution. Is there any reason not to use a swamp cooler instead of AC?
I have a tent in a very dry climate. Humidity in the tent is consistantly 25-32 and tems are 84-90. A swamp cooler would probably lower temps by about 10 defgrees and raise humidity by about 15%. It would do this for just about 60-75w, the power needed to run a small fan. I've had this idea of buying one for my tent, because it seems a perfect match. It would bring my temps to 75-80 and humdity to 45-55... perfect.
Is there a reason to not use a swamp cooler in a grow room? I understand that it would be useless in most regions, but in places like Denver and Pheonix... I'm in Denver and it is looking like the perfect solution. Is there any reason not to use a swamp cooler instead of AC?