EnviroCool FAQ's
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ENVIROCOOL... What the heck is it?
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This ingenious product by Quietcool is revolutionizing the home cooling industry!
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• It is an evaporative cooling air inlet mechanism used in conjunction with Quietcool fans that allows you to cool your home far more efficiently and effectively than a conventional air conditioner.
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• It cools your home for pennies an hour instead of the dollars an hour cost of a conventional air conditioner. It is the one GREEN upgrade you can add to your home that makes it more energy conservative than anything else you can do.
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• Can maintain your home at a comfortable 70 to 78 degree F temperature range even on the hottest summer days and can condition the interior air to the ideal 45% to 60% humidity level.
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• It brings in clean, fresh, natural air to your home and rids it of the undesirable dirty air containing dust, germs, mold, mildew, smoke, odors and chemicals that have accumulated.
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• It operates automatically on a thermostat, meaning you don't need to turn on switches or open windows.
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• It operates so quietly, you can hardly tell its running.
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• It cools your entire attic as well, thus eliminating hot air entering your home through your ceiling insulation.
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ENVIROCOOL... Here's what it's NOT!
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This is not the troublesome old evaporative cooler or "Swamp Cooler" that many homeowners have come to know from the past.
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• There is no excessive moist, humid air being forced into the home, leaving it damp and smelly.
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• There is no noisy air-blowing fan or motor.
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• There is no ugly big box attached to your window or roof.
• There are no maintenance chores requiring you to change cooler pads, clean the sump, or cover for the winter.
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ENVIROCOOL - Frequently Asked Questions
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1. How does it work?
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The EnviroCool unit consists of 8 sq. ft. of a patented high-tech 8" thick cellulose media over which a small water pump circulates water that trickles down through the media and into a drain pan. Turning on Quietcool fans installed in the attic creates a negative pressure (vacuum) that draws outside air into the home through the openings in the media. As the outside air passes through the media, it is cooled by evaporation, as much as 35 degrees F. This cooled air is drawn all the way through the home and up into the Quietcool fans that discharge it into the attic. This cooled air is then forced out of the attic vents by pressure provided by the Quietcool fans.
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2. Will it work without the Quietcool fans?
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The Quietcool fans are necessary to make it work. There is no fan or blower motor in the EnviroCool. The fact that the air is sucked all the way through the house and up into the attic and out the attic vents by the Quietcool fans is what makes this operate so much more effectively than a conventional evaporative cooler.
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3. What models are available?
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There are two models - a vertical and a horizontal. The horizontal Model EC4824 is normally placed under a window, and the vertical Model EC3040 is normally placed in a side or rear exterior wall.
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4. What size do I need for my home?
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There are two models, but each is about the same size. one unit will normally accommodate a home up to 1,600 sq. ft. A home 1,700 to 3,200 sq. ft. would require two units.
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5. How much does it cool?
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The amount of cooling is dependent on the relative humidity. See the EnviroCool Performance Chart on the Specifications page. In very dry desert climates, it can cool 110 deg. F outside air down to about 72 degrees. In moderate humidity climates such as inland areas of Southern California , 100 deg. F outside air can normally be cooled to 70 to 72 degrees F. In very high humidity areas, outside air can still be cooled 10 to 20 degrees.
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6. Will it work in my climate?
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Yes, it will work in almost all climates. It is most effective in hot dry desert climates, but even in humid climates, it will still cool your home 10 to 20 degrees F. cooler than the outside temperature.
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7. How much electricity does it use?
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There is only one moving part in the EnviroCool, which is the water pump that only uses 25 Watts of power. The QuietCool Fans consume 150 Watts per fan. A system for a 1,600 square foot Home with 4 QuietCool Fans and 1 EnviroCool Cooling unit operates for about 16 Cents per Hour vs $1.39 per hour for a new EnergyStar A/C or $1.93 per hour for an older A/C.
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8. How much water does it use?
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In a hot dry desert climate it uses the most water - about 3 gallons per hour. In a full days use, that's about as much as one person taking a shower.
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9. What maintenance is required?
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About 15 minutes twice a year to clean the water pan and check for proper water flow is all that is necessary to keep the EnviroCool operating properly.
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10. Where on my house should it be located?
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It should be located on a lower exterior wall as far as possible from the location of the Quietcool fans.
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11. Will it cool the upstairs of a two- story house?
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With the EnviroCool installed on a lower floor wall and the Quietcool fans installed in the attic above the second story, the cooled air is drawn up into the second story and will allow the second floor to be as cool as the first floor.
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12. What about bringing dirty, dusty outside air into the house?
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In almost all locations, the outside air is actually cleaner than inside air, but whatever dust and dirt is in the outside air is washed by the water flowing down through the media. The dirt is deposited into the water pan which is automatically drained out every evening when the EnviroCool turns itself off.
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13. What is the cost of an EnviroCool?
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The cost of an EnviroCool, including installation, is roughly equivalent to installing a new Air Conditioner - but operates at about 1/10 the cost!
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14. How long does it take to install an EnviroCool?
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A typical installation with 4 fans should take two workers about 8 hours to install.
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15. How do I keep cold air from entering in the winter?
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The EnviroCool assembly includes a set of insulated gravity closed dampers that keep cold air from intruding when it is not running. They only open up when the Quietcool fans are turned on.
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16. How do I operate the EnviroCool?
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Very easy - just close all the windows and turn on the Quietcool fans. The entire EnviroCool Systems runs automatically on a thermostat.
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