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Swamp cooler revealed.
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There is a lot of mineral stuff in the "core" where the evaporation takes place.
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Both Gregg & I were shocked to see this big 8-inch thick
cardboard-like honeycomb evaporation core. We were expecting something more like 1-inch think furnace filter
stuff we'd seen at Lowe's and Home Depot.
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It is odd that all the mineral deposits are in one section... the water flows all over it.
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Motor, pulley, belt and squirrel cage blower.
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One of the pulleys was squeaking a
few months ago. The home owners repair policy paid for the
technicians to come and repair that and put on a new belt.
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The inside view of the core.
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Pumps, tubes, drains and stuff. The pump
recirculates the water. But several times a day it drains it out and starts fresh.
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I didn't go on the roof. So Gregg took all these pix to show me what's inside the box.
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The float valve. Similar to inside the toilet tank or the automatic pool filler.
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Interesting... (not!)
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Electrical wires.
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It looks like a radiator in a car. Water is pumped up through the tube and distributed over the top of the core. The water drips down, evaporates and causes
cooling.
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A nice view of the neighbors back yard,
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The core is exposed!
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This piece of blue plastic material, sort of like a heavy duty furnace filter, rests on top of the core. Gregg and I had seen this stuff for sale at Home Depot and thought that was media where the evaporation took place.
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The white PVC pipe has holes in it to distribute water the entire width of the core.
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The core is 8 inches thick.
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Why write down measurements on a piece of paper when you can publish on the internet.
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The core is in several sections. Each
section is 8-inches thick & 29 inches high.
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The core is in several sections. Each
section is 8-inches thick & 29 inches high
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The core is in several sections. Each
section is 8-inches thick & 29 inches high
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Gregg knocked off a lot of the mineral deposit.
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Looking to the northwest.
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A section of the core on the edge of the roof and the pool brush used to clean it off.
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While up on the roof Gregg took the opportunity to get a series of shots showing the view from up there. Here is one of the trees he pruned
yesterday.
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OK. Let's start over.
All "normal" maps have north on top. So let's start by looking to the north.
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Looking to the north by northwest.
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Northwest. Mount San
Gorgonio way off in the dust and haze.
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Looking west and the vacant lot across the street.
Mount San Jacinto.
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Look west by southwest. You can see my mutant
ocotillo plant which refuses to bloom and the tallest of our "short" palm trees. In a year or two it will be too tall for Gregg to prune using a ladder and we'll have to have done by the professionals. Or take it down. This tree is right in the wires.
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Looking south by southwest.
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Looking south.
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Looking southeast.
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Looking east by southeast.
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Looking east.
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Looking northeast... hey who is that
naked guy?
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Looking north again.
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Solar panels. We hose them off routinely but were advised not to brush or wash them with cleaning solutions. But they sure look dirty!
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Now back to work on the swamp cooler.
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More measuring...
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So that is 8 inches thick, 29 inches high, 41 inches wide.
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Upside down now...
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I'm not sure what this is... must be
a close up of the spot where the missing piece of core goes.
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Notice how the core slopes down to inside, so water drips back into the pan.
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| It isn't really missing, just out of
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