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- Date: Sat, 2 Jan 1993 17:59:54 -0600
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- From: Doris Smith <dorisann@TENET.EDU>
- Subject: Re: Sweatin' it out
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- > Was this an 'evap'[orative] cooler', aka a "swamp cooler", or something else?
- > They still sell them around here, as the RH is under 55% for 50 weeks of the
- > year and they are *infinitely* cheaper to run than AC...
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- Yes, I think I've heard them called "evaporative coolers."
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- > John, who can't believe he didn't have AC in his vehicles until 3 years ago.
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- Do you remember the old car air-conditioners that were shaped like a
- butane/propane tank (only much smaller) and were mounted at the top and
- outside of a car window?
- doris
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