Before the widespread use of air conditioning, and for a long time afterwards, most Tucson homes were topped with evaporative coolers, commonly called “swamp coolers” because they chill the dry desert ...

A traditional cooler works by slowing the transfer of heat from outside the cooler to inside the cooler as much as possible. It’s an effective, passive system that depends on loading the cooler with ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a duct system that would allow a swamp cooler to operate more efficiently to keep a home cool and reduce energy bills," said an inventor, ...

It’s a scorching 95 degrees in northern Minnesota, and I’m testing my DIY skills by building a homemade swamp cooler in a Walmart parking lot to see if it can actually cool down my camper. Between ...

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If you have any plans to camp, embark on a multi-day road trip, or spend a fun day grilling at the park with friends and family, a solid cooler from a reliable brand is a must. Nobody thinks of ...

According to the Department of Energy, an evaporative cooler running in low humidity can reduce the ambient temperature by 5 to 15 degrees. (Getty Images) In late May in Albuquerque, as the ...