El Paso Swamp Cooler Repair helps keep you cool all summer.
Are you dreading the hot temperatures? Worried that your swamp cooler will not be able to cool your home? If you’ve been thinking about refrigerated air conditioning or central air conditioning but are curious about how much it is to convert to refrigerated air you’ve come to the right place.
Cooling down your home in the El Paso summer isn’t cheap, but the energy efficiency of a swamp cooler makes it much less expensive. If you already have a swamp cooler installed in your house, but feel its cold air production isn’t meeting your hot weather needs, you want to perform a few simple but effective tasks to make the air a bit chillier. Below we’ve listed 5 practices that will help cool down your home this summer that you or your local hvac companies can do.
1. If the pads in your swamp cooler are dirty, moldy, or torn, the appliance will work with less efficiency which will result in warmer air being produced. To prevent this from happening, you must periodically inspect the pads. If they appear worn or soiled, replace them immediately.
2. Avoiding low water levels is another key aspect to keeping your house cool. Swamp coolers rely on water evaporation, so when the water inside your cooler drops below the indicated line, your appliance will have difficulty generating cold air. Check the water regularly to ensure this does not happen.
3. Opening a few windows in your home is critical to your swamp coolers performance. You shouldn’t open every window in your home but 2 or 3 windows slightly opened will help remove the warmer air.
4. Using your ceiling fans or strategically placing a few fans throughout your house will help circulate the cold air.
5. Having your swamp cooler serviced at the beginning of the summer will ensure the appliance is working properly after sitting unused during the winter months. The tune-up will protect your cooler from common malfunctions and help you avoid the need for major swamp cooler repairs as the summer temperatures increase in El Paso.
Nobody enjoys sitting in a hot house, fortunately carrying out a few easy swamp cooler maintenance tips can stop that inconvenience from happening. However, if you continue to have issues with your swamp cooler, please contact us or one of your local heating and cooling companies and we’ll be happy to help solve the problem.
However if you are tiered of that hot leaking box of water on your roof, call us about converting to refrigerated air conditioning.
What is the cost to convert to refrigerated air?
We can give you a “ballpark” idea of what the costs of converting look like. While we cannot give you an accurate estimate without evaluating your current heating and cooling system and needs, we can give you a range of costs based on your home’s square footage.
Why you cannot base your actual cost on just this information – This information is just the starting point when it comes to an accurate estimate of your home’s heating and cooling needs. You should be leery of a contractor that bases an estimate merely on house size or vague rules of thumb.
Other things that affect the cost:
Ductwork – During an estimate, the HVAC professional should evaluate your existing ductwork to see if it can handle the demand of a central air conditioning system vs. a swamp cooler.
Electrical – Often times when adding air conditioning your home’s electrical system will need to be upgraded to support the electrical load needed for the air conditioner to run properly.
Heating System – Yes even though you are just considering converting your swamp cooler to AC your existing Furnace or heating system needs to be evaluated. In most cases, your furnace(s) will need to be upgraded as well to support the energy requirements of the new air conditioning system. Often times the furnace energy rating is much lower than what your new air conditioner will be and you won’t be able to maximize your energy efficiency and performance if you have an older furnace, which can dramatically affect your energy costs. Unless your furnace is less than 8 years old most HVAC professionals will recommend upgrading both systems at the same time.
SEER Ratings – SEER stands for (Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratings) and apply to air conditioning systems. SEER ratings have continued to improve over the years. While 14 SEER is the minimum for our area, you can go much higher than that to get the most energy-efficient system available
Now that you know in general what you’re looking at cost-wise, what do you do next? If you’re ready to learn more, make sure you contact a professional HVAC company to provide you with an estimate. Given the costs, we discussed above a new Heating & Cooling system is a big purchase for you to consider. If you would like a Free estimate to make sure your HVAC professional does a thorough analysis of your comfort needs, energy evaluation, and a heat load calculation to accurately size your system according to your needs and to maximize your energy efficiency.
While refrigerated air conditioning has grown more and more popular it is not the only option if you’re thinking of getting rid of that old swamp cooler. There are new energy efficient swamp cooler systems like Mastercool and Breezair that offer superior performance over standard coolers.
The guys in the yellow booties are here for all your air conditioner repair needs, along with expert swamp cooler conversions. Look to the pros if you have any questions about converting to refrigerated air conditioning with SoBellas Home Services Call us with questions like, how much does refrigerated air cost or anything about El Paso refrigerated air conversion.
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