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 ...

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Jul. 10—Since graduating from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1976, Nancy Nangeroni's engineering work has encompassed a variety of projects from loudspeaker designs to lines of answering ...

Never heard of a swamp cooler? You're not alone. Sometimes called an evaporative cooler, these efficient appliances can help beat the heat in certain climates and may be a better option than air ...