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by sparker72678 657 days ago
Swamp coolers are not effective during at least July-September, when the dewpoint regularly rises to 65°F+ for weeks at a time.

Drier than the south still isn't dry enough when it's 117°F with a dewpoint of 65°F. You'll end up with output temps in the high 80s (or higher), and the output air will be extremely wet.

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Can't you use heat exchangers to stack the effect of swamp coolers, so each level gets another 30° colder until it's comfortable?
Once you saturate the air, it’s all done.
Is H2O bad to put in the air just like CO2?
No, but if the air is saturated with H2O then sweating doesn't work. Swamp coolers are useful up to a point; ideally they bring down the temperature until you don't sweat. If they can't, and saturate the air instead, then they're worse than nothing.