Originally Posted by
Curt Putnam
I have this innate fear of swamps in rhee shop. Although, intellectually I know why it works and is safe, emotionally I can't get over blowing water vapor over my tools. I do have a portable A.C which seems to generate as much heat as cooling. Are not swamps large items that have to sit outside and blow in?
The current portable I have is 42" high (on it's wheels), 28" wide and 18" deep and easily pushes against a wall. It cools about 1300sq ft without having to do things like toss ice blocks in the water.
As you can see, it's not huge. It can be connected via hose, but it also has a 14gal reservoir. It generally lives behind the door. Having one that's not appropriately sized (in CFM) does make it a waste of space. After 25 years of having swamp cooled houses/shops, the only rust I have on anything came from a roof leak while my tools were in storage last year. The Rh is typically lower than anyplace on th east coast.
Last edited by mike stenson; 06-01-2020 at 1:02 PM.
~mike
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