Malfunctioning swamp coolers, air conditioning confirmed at Nevada prisons amid heat wave • Nevada Current
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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 air conditioning for at least 45 days,” Leslie Meier, who is incarcerated at Jean Conservation Camp, located about 20 miles outside Las Vegas, told the Current. […]
  • Corroded@leminal.spaceEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Kind of related but here’s a video from Technology Connections if you want to learn more about swamp coolers and why they only work in specific conditions

      • Corroded@leminal.spaceEnglish
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        2 months ago

        They’re also called evaporator coolers. I am not sure if the word swamp refers to it performing a function that might be found around a swamp or how they operate.

        Maybe the pool of water at the bottom is referred to as a swamp.

        I linked the video but it’s been a while since I watched it. I am not sure if he explains the nomenclature.

        • SirDerpy@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          A collection point for liquid drainage is called a “sump”.

          Examples: A basement may have a low point in the foundation with a drainage pump installed to prevent flooding: a sump pump. Boats have a sump to collect onboarded water called a bilge. They’ve a bilge pump to remove the water.

          Maybe “sump cooler” became “swamp cooler”?