Can’t stand the summer heat? Then look for ways to cool the air in your home. You may consider getting an evaporative cooler, which is designed to distribute cool and humid air in an area through the evaporation of water in its filter pads.
Once you have an evaporative air cooler installed in your house, the next thing you will have to think of is how to use it properly. The following are several tips to operate your evaporative cooler and make the most out of its cooling effects.
Tip for Using An Evaporative Cooler
- How to regulate humidity and temperature – Open the windows or doors in the areas that have to be cooled and close the windows in unoccupied places. This allows warm air to be flushed out by the cool air coming from the evaporative air cooler. But if the doors and windows have to be closed for security purposes, you may install up-ducts in the ceiling.
- How to control movement of air coming from the cooler – Adjust the window openings in the room. Just open them slightly to prevent buildup of humidity and entry of warm air in the room.
- How to operate evaporative coolers in winter – Close the vents of ducted systems, and if needed, put an extra cover on the vent.
- How to operate evaporative air cooler in moderate weather – Use the cooler as a whole-house fan by using the vent-only option, which stops the water pump from working. As a result, the outside air is not humidified.
- How to prevent corrosion on your evaporative cooler – Be sure to use fresh and clean water supply at all times. You may need to change the filter pads often if the water you are using contains minerals.
- How to get rid of more impurities from the air – Fit an air filter into your air cooler during installation if your unit does not come with an air filter.
