Local University has the following surplus for sale for $500. I live in a dry hot summer environment and wonder if they are prone to more than the average amount of maintenance/repair. I have about 1000 sq ft of living area
AIR CONDITIONER OASYS CRS 1000, INCLUDES MANUAL, DIRECT/INDIRECT AC UNIT. 69" H X 24" W X 35" D
If you live in a hot dry area you might find an evaporative cooler cheaper to buy and run. Apart from the fan, no moving parts, little electricity, just uses water
I have a brother in Australia who has one, works well.
Clueless as usual, harry. The unit IS an evaporative cooler.....
It's about the same cost as a new single stage cooler, but would tend to eliminate the humidity problem. Question is, is it worth it?
FWIW, There is a "new" CRS1000 currently on Ebay with a Buy It Now of @2995. The user manual at
In 25 years of running a standard Evap Cooler in Denver CO (90F-100F summers), never had a problem with mold or too much humidity. YMMV.
Yeh, I can't sus how the 1st stage works and it doesn't look like it would be as easy to install as a conventional Evap Cooler...and that doesn't include all the parts/systems that can break
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