I always build my yurt poorly enough to have ventilation gaps and try and sleep immediately downwind of the swamp cooler
On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 8:49 AM, Bob Waldrop <b...@bobwaldrop.net> wrote: > No, it makes things worse in humid climates. > > Bob Waldrop, Oklahoma Cityhttp://www.ipermie.net -- How to permaculture your > urban lifestyle > > On 9/4/2013 1:54 AM, Lucas González wrote: > > Interested. Would evaporative cooling work _at all_ in humid climates? > Perhaps with some modifications? I think not but haven't tried. > Sleepbreeze.com.uk does seem to work, but that's one body, not one room. > > Thanks, > > Lucas > El 04/09/2013 08:32, "ken winston caine" <ken.winston.ca...@gmail.com> > escribió: > >> David is right. You definitely need to have an exhaust vent. Swamp >> cooling cools by moisture evaporating in dry air -- not by creating >> increasingly swampy air. You must draw fresh dry air in, and let the moist >> air out. >> >> Since the moist, cooler air falls to the floor, it is best not to >> depend upon a roof exhaust vent. A mid-height window, or open door will do >> the trick. >> >> RE: your test. You didn't tell us WHERE, what region, you were >> conducting the test in. Were you in a region with 30% or less relative >> humidity? If so, your test would be a good indicator of the effectiveness >> of the evaporative cooling, once you have the intake and exhaust set up >> correctly. If you were in a higher humidity zone, there is no point in >> running the test. It simply won't give you any indication of how the >> evaporative cooling will work in low-humidity, desert conditions. >> >> Hope that helps. >> >> >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "hexayurt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hexayurt" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to hexayurt+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to hexayurt@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hexayurt. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
