This is the biggest break through in AC I’ve seen. My only question is if there is a maintainence issue with the build up of deposits of any sorts in the channels due to poor water quality.
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They claim that there isn't.
http://www.coolerado.com/CoolSchool/Q&A/Q&A.htm
But the best that I can tell it is that it is a niche product limited to drier climates.
Sounds like a swamp cooler. Works great if you are in a environment like western Kansas with 7% humidity. Bad idea in Minnesota where humidity is in the range where you may need gills.
The best that I can tell from the FAQ it is not a swamp cooler, but rather uses a swamp cooler to cool the air on one side of a an air excahanger and the conditioned air on the other side.So no moisture is added to the conditioned air. But at the sametime it it is apparently limited in the amount of moisture that it can remove.
Since the cold plates inside the system are above the dew point, it doesn't remove any moisture. The absolute humidity of the air going through it stays the same, but the relative humidity goes up. External dehumidification would be required for humid areas of the country. I don't think we know enough to decide whether it makes economic sense except in fairly dry climates.
Dear Folks:
It seems to me that they covered the "swamp cooler" argument on their web site.
A system designed with an Energy recovery ventilator , like honeywell's desacant wheel or any of the enthalpic core ERV's would make a great system in any high moisture climate.
On the maintenance issue,I sent Coolorado this e-mail:
Dear Sirs:
To reduce the overall maintenance have you considered using a Turbulent flow precipitator type air cleaner, like the ones made by Nu-tone, that only need their baffles cleaned every 5 years, and remove all particles down to 1/2 micron, with no lose of air flow like media filters?
We will see what they say
They need to get a better writer. Don't know why they keep talking about how the unit "rejects heat".
I'd want to know more about how it works before I bought into the idea.