[geeks] living cheap (moved from rescue@)

[James]

At 11:04 AM 11/5/02 -0500, you wrote:
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>On Monday, November 4, 2002, at 11:35 PM, Dave McGuire wrote:
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>>>Did I just read that right?  Photovoltaic powered HVAC?
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>>>Ambitious.

Doesn't anybody here use swamp coolers?
Practically free cooling.

Swamp cooler basics: Take a sponge-like foam belt, about 2 feet long and 2 
feet wide. Run the belt between two shafts and rotate slowly. Put end of 
loop/bottom shaft in a tray of clean water. Blow air through belt. 
Evaporating water makes cold air. They work well in areas that are warm and dry.