Perfect Places for Your Evaporative Cooler

If you're interested in a less expensive and more efficient method for cooling your home or office, then an evaporative cooler, or swamp cooler could be just the alternative you're looking for. These cooling units use the power of evaporation to cool areas of all different sizes. Through harnessing evaporation, these air coolers can lower a room's temperature by as much as 20 degrees, all while using only a fraction of the energy needed to operate a traditional air conditioning unit. Evaporative coolers are also very environmentally friendly, and don't use refrigerants or coolants.

Evaporative coolers come in many different shapes and sizes, and can cool practically any room, regardless of square footage. Small personal evaporative or swamp coolers can easily and efficiently cool most small rooms and offices with ease. Meanwhile, larger commercial evaporative coolers are designed for large warehouses and other commercial areas. Regardless of their size, evaporative coolers all have the same basic requirements for operation. In addition to the obvious space needed for the unit, evaporative coolers only require an electrical outlet and water to operate. Adequate airflow and ventilation in your room or commercial space is important for best results, however.

Since requirements are minimal for effective cooling with an evaporative or swamp cooler, these air coolers can be used nearly anywhere that you need efficient cooling. Due to the evaporative process, these evaporative coolers do work best in warm, dry climates where humidity is low. The southwestern United State is a perfect example - and swamp coolers are most effective in similar climates. In these climates, evaporative coolers can go places where air conditioning, even with portable air conditioners, is really not an option. But air coolers can also provide a cost-effective benefit in areas of higher humidity as well.

The garage

During the hottest months of the year, your garage can become unbearable. The issue with cooling it through traditional means, though, is that most people don't spend enough time there to justify the high costs. Evaporative coolers can be an excellent alternative. No matter how big your garage is, there is an evaporative cooler that can keep the room cool for pennies compared to air conditioning. Most newer evaporative, or swamp cooler also have a timed-cooling option, allowing you to decided exactly how and when your garage is cooled.

The office

Your office is another space in which normally a large number of electronics are running simultaneously. In this age when everyone is working to control costs and be as efficient as possible in the workplace, an evaporative cooler can be a great asset. With the large variety of different sized swamp coolers, there is sure to be a perfect fit for your office, no matter how big or small. Smaller personal units can cool individual offices and work areas of up to 150 square feet, while home air coolers can cool larger areas of up to 700 square feet. For the biggest of offices, commercial coolers provide the portability and energy-efficient cooling power to satisfy your needs without running up your energy bill.

Stadium sidelines

The simple requirements for operating an evaporative cooler make it an excellent outdoor option for cooling larger areas, such as the sidelines in a stadium. The added humidity from the evaporative cooler is an extra bonus for athletes coming off the field during the warmest months of the year. Port-A-Cool units are made specifically for large areas and can cool up to an incredible 4,000 square feet. These units are also portable, allowing you to easily position them in various spots throughout the field, and move them off during the colder months.

Concert venues

Since evaporative coolers can work just as well indoors or out, concerts are another great place that can benefit from evaporative cooling. Just like with athletic fields, large commercial evaporative coolers would be ideal for large arenas and outdoor concert halls. This is especially true in the case of modern rock and pop concerts, where the venue can get quite hot in a hurry. These commercial air coolers are typically equipped with a large enough water reservoir tank that the evaporative cooler can run uninterrupted for the course of an all-day festival - indoors or outside.