I have a shop in my attic for some of my hobbies and it get s very hot in the summer.
Replace swamp cooler with attic vent.
Can i put a small swamp cooler or ventless a c unit up there to cool it only to use while i am in my shop maybe an hour or two a couple times a week.
How to do it and what tooks you will need.
It is best to remove the ductwork from your attic when you remove a swamp cooler from the roof.
This would lower the attic temperature below ambient so would be potentially better than just electric vent fans.
For optimum results install one up dux ceiling vent in every major room to be.
Evaporative cooler swamp cooler if your home ever had a swamp cooler the swamp cooler ductwork may still be connected to the main ductwork of the house.
Low cfm similar to a bathroom vent 300cfm and only in the hot spots basically by adding an inline ducting fan to the return ducts for the hotspot rooms.
Its much easier than you might think.
However they function less effectively during sporadic.
Contrary to many beliefs homeowners will save more money by capping off the evap duct and sealing the entire duct system rather than a homeowner using the swamp cooler for three months out.
They may also look toward the roof only to see an aging swamp cooler on top.
My idea is to vent the build up of hot air that has risen to the ceiling in the hotspot rooms into the attic so that air from cooler parts of the house can move in.
I have refrigeration and a separate evaporative cooler.
Swamp aka evaporative coolers are common enough in utah as they work best in dry arid climates.
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If you choose not to remove the ductwork you could install a large attic fan in the roof void.
Why it s time to replace your swamp cooler with central air as utah summers get hotter homeowners look for better options for indoor climate control.
As a result attic temperatures are lowered instead of cool air passing through open windows or doors.
Diy how to replace a pillow block bearing on a swamp cooler.
The up dux ceiling vent exhausts this evaporative air through the attic.
I have large attic with ridge vents and screened vents at either end of the attic to maintain air flow.
This is an inexpensive and easily accomplished task.
This is due to the development of condensation within the ducts leading to mold growth.
