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Swamp cooler waste water

Discussion in 'Growing Areas' started by cathy, Apr 1, 2015.

  1. Apr 1, 2015 #1
    cathy

    cathy Member

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    Now that my greenhouse is up and running I want to use the cooler runoff water inside to help raise the humidity.
    Like connecting it to 1/4" drip tubing that has holes in it already and hanging it under the benches. Any ideas out there? Thanks ahead of time.
     
  2. Apr 1, 2015 #2
    KellyW

    KellyW Orchid wonk Staff Member Supporting Member

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    Cooler runoff water? Is this condensation from a refrigerated A/C unit? If you are using an evaporative unit I don't know what runoff would be from. Can you explain a bit more, please.
     
  3. Apr 2, 2015 #3
    Ray

    Ray Orchid Iconoclast Supporting Member

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    If that is a swamp cooler blowing into the greenhouse, the cooling effect is the absorption of thermal energy as the water evaporates, so dumping any overflow into the greenhouse will raise the humidity and lower the amount of water that can be evaporated, hence reducing the cooling.

    You'd be better off using it to water outdoor plants.