Q: I have a swamp cooler that no longer works. It blows air, but the air is not cool. The unit used to make a trickling noise but no longer does. What can be done to bring the cool air back? A: Swamp ...

The smoke from the Wallow Fire and other fires this summer is causing problems for local homeowners.Heating and cooling experts said the suffocating smoke can cause people's swamp coolers to become ...

I recently visited Moab, Utah, and found that many people there use “swamp coolers” rather than conventional air-conditioning systems. Moab is in a near-desert environment and has frequent ...

Swamp coolers provide one of the simplest and most cost-effective ways to stay comfortable in the heat. Also known as evaporative air conditioners, these machines take in warm outside air and ...

Earlier this year I replaced my swamp cooler controller. What I had was one of those sucky cheap controllers that has a rotary dial, you manually turn it to start the pump to wet the pads, then ...

DENVER (KDVR) — More than 24% of all homeowner insurance claims are for water damage, according to the Consumer Affairs ...

As record-breaking heat waves cripple the West, air conditioning units and swamp coolers have malfunctioned or stopped working in at least three Nevada state corrections facilities. “We haven’t had ...

If you live in a dry climate — especially in the West and Southwest — air conditioning isn't your only option for keeping a room cool. A portable evaporative cooler (aka "swamp" cooler) does basically ...