Build Refreshing Evaporative Swamp Cooler DIY Project

Many of today’s DIYers are always looking for ways to use their skills in order to either repurpose some old stuff they have around the home or are wanting to save themselves money by not having to buy an expensive air conditioner in order to supply cooler air.

An evaporative cooler (also swamp cooler, desert cooler and wet air cooler) is a device that cools air through the evaporation of water. Evaporative cooling differs from typical air conditioning systems, which use vapor-compression or absorption refrigeration cycles. Evaporative cooling works by exploiting water’s large enthalpy of vaporization. The temperature of dry air can be dropped significantly through the phase transition of liquid water to water vapor (evaporation). This can cool air using much less energy than refrigeration. In extremely dry climates, evaporative cooling of air has the added benefit of conditioning the air with more moisture for the comfort of building occupants. Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler)

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5 gallon bucket from the local hardware store or recycled, $0 – $2.30

12v water pump from Amazon.com, $18.50 + shipping = $20 (Free shipping if you are a prime memeber)

Swamp cooler pad 33.5 x 24?, $2 – $7

Drip irrigation tube 48 long, Tee connector, diameter should fit your water pump, $5 – $10

Recycled PC fan, 12VDC and around 1 to 2 Amps, $0.50 – $4

Elbow duct 4? diameter, $3

12 volt battery, $10 – $20

Screws, 4 Short sheet metal screws, $0.50 – $1

Quick connect female crimp connectors, sized for your battery

Four to eight feet of small gauge wire (20 – 26 gauge)

Butt splice connectors, to connect the wires butt to butt, in the gauge of your wire

Optional: window screen 33.5? x 13?, $0 – $6

Total: $40 to $73

This Do It Yourself project was created to share the experiences that the author went through recently when they built one of these homemade cooling systems. The project includes a description of all of the stuff that you will need to have in order to make one for yourself. It also describes all of the necessary steps that they went through and as long as you have some DIY skills you should be able to make one for yourself.

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