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Hey, anyone in CO use swamp coolers for house cooling? I hear mixed results, but do see them heavily offered at places like Lowes and Big R. Trying to see if they're worth it. I fully understand that AC is superior, but a whole house AC unit is financially out of my range right now, and the portable units we have fried an outlet last year from overuse.

Hey, anyone in CO use swamp coolers for house cooling? I hear mixed results, but do see them heavily offered at places like Lowes and Big R. Trying to see if they're worth it. I fully understand that AC is superior, but a whole house AC unit is financially out of my range right now, and the portable units we have fried an outlet last year from overuse.

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Yes. I talk to my wife about it all the time. Places like Poway, Escondido, Rosemead, and even Bakersfield used to have huge fields of Strawberries, avacados, lemons, etc. Hell: everyone in my neighborhood had a tree growing in their yard. I had a meyer lemon tree, plum, and fig. Next door to the left had Kumquats and Napales. Right had oranges, normal lemons, and grew annuals like chile peppers and cilantro. I miss fresh lemons. I get them from the store, but it's just not the same as those old home grown ones. SLice into 8ths, add salt, enjoy.

none of that exists anymore. I've looked at street views. It's all gone. Too expensive to keep watered I guess.