Easy Cooler Care - Swamp (Evaporative) Cooler Repair, Maintenance, and Servicing

This doesn’t have to happen to your cooler!

In this section we will cover the basic procedures for repairing your evaporative cooler. Many people pay up to $40, $60, $80 or more per hour for “some guy” to do what we will cover in this section of:

Easy Cooler Care

Remember: You are (have been) paying that someone for what he knows more than for what he does. What he does is very easy, as we shall show you, as we teach you what he knows.

This Repairing section of Easy Cooler Care will cover common repairs of your evaporative cooler. We will cover the following areas:

How to remove rust and prevent it from coming back.
An easy way to patch holes.
How to replace the belt
How to eliminate blower play.
How to replace a pulley.
How to replace pillow bushing.
How to replace a motor.
How to replace a pump.
How to install a motor or pump receptacle (Female half of plug system).

These are the primary areas that you will want to repair yourself. We will cover each area in detail and will include illustrations or photos where possible.

Preparation and servicing of the evaporative cooler for the summer season is covered in the Summerizing Your Cooler Section of this book.