This cooler is probably the most beneficial thing we have done to the homestead yet... At least that's how I feel right now when it's a blazing 110 degrees outside. Before this I'd have said, the 1/4" minus, or the solid rusty fence. But right now, I'll take the cooler hands down over any of the other developments. There he is below, the big stainless steel fellow. Pretty slick right?
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| Panels, cooler, canopy. The "survive-the-summer essentials (along with the mountain) |
that use the sun to power our entire homestead. No matter how many times I ponder on it, it still blows my mind. Not much parallels witnessing the sun's energy - the very energy that is creating our extremely real need to cool the temperatures down- is generating the power to pump the water from our storage tank to the cooler, run the 18" fan and blow marvelous, worthy-of-worship, cold air conveniently into our trailer 'round the clock. If we had decent insulation (the trailers insulation is ridiculously lame), we could probably cool a 1000 sq ft home with this same set up. I think it's an absolute must for bedrooms, garages, shed's, shops, or just throughout a home. For such a small initial investment and virtually zero maintenance, I will never be without one while living in a warm, dry climate.
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| Thermostat, with reverse and hi/low switches |
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| Yes! |
As long as the humidity is pretty low (we are in the desert) we won't have to run the generators at all.
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| Can't you just feel the little on board AC cowering next to the simpler designed, more efficient, Evap ? |
Thanks to all my friends for helping me out. Couldn't have done without Stevie D.
Thanks to Bill Cunningham at SW Solar for his magnificent Tucson business, designing and building solar products in his shop in Tucson. It was a really cool experience driving down there and getting the cooler. Very interesting guy with an original beard, obvious passion for what he does, and good intentions to boot.
Adam
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