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Portable Evaporative Cooler
An off-white plastic cube mounted on 4 black castor wheels with a plastic curved air vent on top.

A Portable Evaporative Cooler (also called a swamp cooler) uses a fan to draw warm, stale air into the unit, where it passes over water-moistened pads to be cooled, reportedly up to 20 degrees then circulated throughout the environment, causing the ambient temperature to feel 4-6 degrees lower than the actual temperature. Agriculture-related venues for larger-capacity evaporative coolers include barn, livestock-housing area, workshop, machine shop, greenhouse, and even sheltered outdoor areas. And being portable (i.e., wheeled), it can be rolled from area to area. Among model options are variable-speed motor, timer features, oscillating louvers, and remote controllers.

Estimated Cost Cost range: $600-$5,000, depending primarily on cooling capacity

Limitations Limitations Addressed by Product: Lower extremity, Respiratory


SourceSchaefer Ventilation Equipment
Tammy Mohs
P.O. Box 460
1660 13th Avenue NE
Sauk Rapids, MN, 56379
Websitewww.schaeferventilation.com
Emailsales@schaeferventilation.com
Phone800-779-3267
320-251-8696
Fax320-251-2922

SourceEssick Air Products, Incorporated
5800 Murray Street
Little Rock, AR, 72209
Websitewww.essickair.com
Emailinfo@essickair.com
Phone800-643-8341
501-562-1094
Fax501-562-9485

SourcePort-A-Cool, LLC
711 FM 2468
Center, TX, 75935
Websitewww.portacool.com
Emailsupport@portacool.com
Phone800-695-2942
936-598-5651
Fax936-598-8901

SourceQuietaire Corporation
505 North Hutcheson Street
Houston, TX, 77033
Websitewww.quietaire.com
Phone866-228-9421
713-228-9421
Fax713-228-9425
Last updated: May 27, 2021


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