Step 3: Put Cooler in Place

MESSAGE TO LANDLADY:

"THREE WEEKS since the new swamp cooler arrived, but it's still not installed!

Joe may be well, but he is *not* ok.

04.17 Sat: Vent sized wrong. He says he'll be back Monday or Tuesday.
04.19 Mon: I WAIT. No show, no call.😡
04.20 Tue: I WAIT. No show, no call.😡
04.21 Wed: I WAIT. No show, no call.😡
04.22 Thu: I WAIT. No show, no call.😡
I call him 1:36pm. He said he had the new vent and would be by on Friday morning. Yay.
04.23 Fri: I WAIT. No show, no call.😡
04.24 Sat: I WAIT. No show, no call.😡
I call him 5pm. He asks how I am. I answer, "not well". He LAUGHS loudly at me!! 😲 Then, speaking to me as if I'm a 5yo, he tells me dismissively, "anyway it hasn't been that hot". It is patronizing and hella offensive. 😠😠😠
He also says he will be by on Sunday "after lunch". Yay.
04.25 Sun: I WAIT. No show, no call.😡
04.26 Mon: Swamp cooler in pieces, on roof & ground. Vent ready but not here.
I WAIT... for what?! a smarmy liar who gets paid to be dismissive & disrespectful??? Yay."

The cooler still didn't work -- an electrician had to come to plug a wire in.

Step 2: Set Cooler on Roof &... WAIT

Step 1: Old Cooler Removed

Winter Is Coming

Barbara Smith and her granddaughter came by to winterize the swamp cooler today.

The duct was so rusted, we had a tough time finding the slot for the damper. Then it took some WD-40, a screwdriver, and a hammer for Barbara to get the sheet of metal in place. Next, a panel had to be removed to reach the drain plug. Finally, Barbara had to get on the roof to throw the canvas cooler cover in place.

All in all, quite the ordeal.

Swamp Cooler Start-Up

Shortcut Joe changes the swamp cooler pads

Joe took out the old swamp cooler pads, spray painted the rusted grills, and then immediately replaced the pads with new aspen excelsior.
See also video: http://vivavideo.tv/user/zX69r4g7

Hot Enough

Josh starts up the swamp cooler.

90° and Climbing

Swamp cooler switch out. It's scary.