question on swamp cooler

[slomo]

I know that there is another thread about warmer temps, but i didnt want to hyjack the thread. In the summer time here in Sacramento temps can reach to 110+, and being that i am poor my a/c will basically not run for the season. With that being said is it important to keep the lid on the cooler or does it not matter?

TIA

 

[Brooklyn-Brewtality]

im not sure what you mean.

the lid on what cooler?

 

[slomo]

The lid on the rubber maid?

 

[Brooklyn-Brewtality]

do you mean that your ale pail is inside a rubber maid cooler, with the top on, to keep temps down?

 

[slomo]

yeah! When you get the storage bins they come with a lid, but all the pictures that i have seen, and all the threads that i've looked at mention nothing about the lid? Just was wondering?

 

[Brooklyn-Brewtality]

Swamp Coolers work entirely on the concept of evaporation, so they need to be open. also, AFAIK, most swamp coolers use buckets like these

 

[Vic_Sinclair]

Here is a cheap and easy evaporative cooler. You could aim a fan at it to increase evaporation.

https://www.homebrewtalk.com/f13/cooling-down-your-fermenter-cheap-71878/

I also saw someone on the board put their fermenter in a big garbage can, added about a foot of water and then put a box fan on top, but I can't find that thread.