Evaporative air coolers eventually wear out and
need to be removed. Remove your evaporative cooler when the water basin has
rusted through, or the cooler housing no longer safely supports the roof and
panels of the cooler. Evaporative or swamp coolers are bulky and awkward and so
you should seek the assistance of two or more people when removing one. Their
help can minimize the chance of you straining or injuring yourself. If you
don't feel qualified to attempt this task, contact your local HVAC company for
removal assistance.
Instructions
1 .Unplug the power cord of the evaporative
cooler from its power outlet.
2.Remove the side panels of the evaporative air cooler. Put your fingers in the handles and then lift up, pull out and slide
them down. Removing these will make the cooler lighter and easier to carry.
3.Twist the water basin drain plug
counterclockwise and allow all of the water to drain from the cooler. Use your
hand to untwist it.
4.Undo the water supply line. This line
attaches to a nipple on the float assembly. Just pull it off the nipple with
your fingers.
5.Have two people hold the swamp cooler to
support its weight. They can hold the sides or bottom of the cooler.
6.Open the window if the air vent of the
cooler feeds through it.
7.Undo any bolts, screws or chains that
hold the evaporative cooler to the structure. Use a crescent wrench to undo the
bolts and a Phillips or flat-head screwdriver on any screws. The chains will
have hooks on the ends that unhook from soffit- or wall-mounted hooks.
8.Pull the air vent side of the cooler out
of the structure. Lift straight up if removing from a roof. Lift straight out
if you're removing it from a window or wall.
9.Run a long chain through the housing of
the cooler and hook it back to itself above the cooler roof. Do this if you
have to lower the chain from the roof to the ground. Ensure nobody is beneath
the cooler while lowering it.
10.Set the evaporative cooler in the back
of a pickup truck and replace the side panels. Give the cooler away or haul it
to your local metal recycling center.
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