my swampy just died

XWildGT · 08-02-2009, 05:22 AM

just woke up and my swampy air con is blowing hot air still can here the water running ill have to get up and have a look when the sun comes up geez its hot without it anyone have any ideas what it could be

XWildGT · 08-02-2009, 06:29 AM

ok been up on the roof had a look pad are bone dry but there is water going in its just not pumping water up to the top of the pads so i think its done a pump great

Falcon4L · 08-02-2009, 10:19 AM

sure sounds like it. Never a good day to have your air con break

**DJM83** · 08-02-2009, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by XWildGT

just woke up and my swampy air con is blowing hot air still can here the water running ill have to get up and have a look when the sun comes up geez its hot without it anyone have any ideas what it could be

Thats ironic mate, my old man who lives in Albury (i used to aswell) his swampy died aswell. Has been without it for 2 weeks as he had to wait to wait for another to come from Adelaide.
Not good in the weather thats been going on down there atm.

prydey · 08-02-2009, 12:03 PM

sometimes you can get them going again by giving the pump a bit of a helping hand. you'll have to pull it out and i think you can get a spanner on the shaft or something and try to spin it (the right way) and it may start again. i watched the guy do this to mine when i had the same problem a couple of years ago. i put a new one in anyway but it might get you going until you can chase up a new one.

jaydee · 08-02-2009, 02:31 PM

I had a pump go, they're a piece of cake to replace, and not that expensive, well not 5 years ago anyway.
I think they're called a magna pump(there's the problem, it's a magna) from memory.
Just unplug it and plug in the newby. I rang around to my local A/C dealers for a parts place.
It's not blocked is it?, they get a build up of shale sometimes.

Mr Hardware · 08-02-2009, 03:24 PM

what is this swampy thing you speak of

rodderz · 08-02-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Hardware

what is this swampy thing you speak of

Just a term for an evaporative aircon unit. From memory the older versions were nicknamed that as they didn't used to dump water and replace it with new when you turned it on, and the old water that was in their was smelly and smelled like a swamp

XWildGT · 08-02-2009, 06:37 PM

YES

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: i pulled the whole thing apart and clean every thing and its going gave the pump a love tap a she fired up just hope it lasts the knight geez theres nothing to them when you pull it apart and have a look

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jaydee · 08-02-2009, 09:14 PM

Yep they're just a big gold fish tank pump. If it's old buy a spare just for later because Murphys law says it will happen on a stinken hot long week end and nothings open.

uranium_death · 09-02-2009, 05:34 PM

I think people are overdependent on their air-conditioners.
I have not used an air-conditioner for years, and I spend 95% of my time at home in my room.
I am on the western wall of the house so my room reaches high temperatures.

Big waste of electricity.
I keep my feet cool with a bucket of water and some ice added periodically. Helps me out.
I then use the same water on the garden after it cools down.

JetBlack351 · 09-02-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

I think people are overdependent on their air-conditioners.
I have not used an air-conditioner for years, and I spend 95% of my time at home in my room.
I am on the western wall of the house so my room reaches high temperatures.

Big waste of electricity.
I keep my feet cool with a bucket of water and some ice added periodically. Helps me out.
I then use the same water on the garden after it cools down.

haha love it

XWildGT · 09-02-2009, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

I think people are overdependent on their air-conditioners.
I have not used an air-conditioner for years, and I spend 95% of my time at home in my room.
I am on the western wall of the house so my room reaches high temperatures.

Big waste of electricity.
I keep my feet cool with a bucket of water and some ice added periodically. Helps me out.
I then use the same water on the garden after it cools down.

mate when you have young kids i bet they wont sit around with there feet in a bucket

**Falcon Coupe** · 09-02-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by XWildGT

mate when you have young kids i bet they wont sit around with there feet in a bucket

I don't think kids will ever be an issue:

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

I spend 95% of my time at home in my room.
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rodderz · 09-02-2009, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

I think people are overdependent on their air-conditioners.
I have not used an air-conditioner for years, and I spend 95% of my time at home in my room.
I am on the western wall of the house so my room reaches high temperatures.

Big waste of electricity.
I keep my feet cool with a bucket of water and some ice added periodically. Helps me out.
I then use the same water on the garden after it cools down.

lol....do you eat vegemite on toast without the butter too?

uranium_death · 09-02-2009, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Falcon Coupe

I don't think kids will ever be an issue:

Though I'm sure you're having a dig at me, yeah, you're right.
I've been in education (teaching), and I've no interest in kids.

So nice observation...even if it was with a big shovel...

uranium_death · 09-02-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by rodderz

lol....do you eat vegemite on toast without the butter too?

No, I don't use butter.
I use margarine, and I put it on bloody thick too.

uranium_death · 09-02-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by uranium_death

I spend 95% of my time at home in my room.

Rephrase: 95% of my time at home is spent in my room.

I get out more than anybody else in my family.