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Does anyone have trouble with air conditioner failure do the the odor from a mouse colony? I have had several units develop holes in the copper pipe that led to loss of freon. Has anyone found a brand of air conditioner that can withstand that dusty and somewhat corrosive (from ammonia) environment? Thanks, rana888

You need 24/7 window exhaust. I use a portable a/c and swamp cooler unit. I live in the desert so the odor isn't as much of a problem as it is in a humid climate.

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Shannon in Reno
1.0 savannah monitor (Pombe-means "beer" in Swahili)
2.4 dogs
1.0 cat
5.32 rats
6.44 mice
7.50 chickens
1.2 beardies
0.1 black rat snake
~500 hissers
1 giant millipede
0.1 Chissel tooth kangaroo rat
1.1 rabbits
1.0 wonderful husband

Thank you for the information. I have a very large number of rodents and a whole-house furnace fan mounted in the ceiling of the building for exhaust. It is on a timer, so while it moves substantial amounts of air, it is not continuous. Could you tell me what the swamp cooler does? I am really not that familiar with that piece of equipment. Thanks again, Rana888

a swamp cooler cools air by having air blow across a mesh sorta with water on it. an air conditioner cools the air with refrigeration. a swamp cooler only works well in a dry part of the country where the humidity is low.

I should have read your post before i posted my explanation. Thanks
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Shannon in Reno
1.0 savannah monitor (Pombe-means "beer" in Swahili)
2.4 dogs
1.0 cat
5.32 rats
6.44 mice
7.50 chickens
1.2 beardies
0.1 black rat snake
~500 hissers
1 giant millipede
0.1 Chissel tooth kangaroo rat
1.1 rabbits
1.0 wonderful husband

I didn't know what a swamp cooler was until I moved to the desert. It is basically an A/C that uses water to cool. A pump pumps water behind a fan that blows the cool air. It was free and works great. But I have to use the A/C and exhaust fan also so the room doesn't get too humid. I don't even think there are swamp coolers sold at stores in humid climates.
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Shannon in Reno
1.0 savannah monitor (Pombe-means "beer" in Swahili)
2.4 dogs
1.0 cat
5.32 rats
6.44 mice
7.50 chickens
1.2 beardies
0.1 black rat snake
~500 hissers
1 giant millipede
0.1 Chissel tooth kangaroo rat
1.1 rabbits
1.0 wonderful husband

i use to go through 2 AC units in a year. at the time i had a 50 cfm fan I have replaced the fan with a 465 cfm fan and i have had the same Ac unit for 2 years now

the fan i used was this one below http://bestbudsgreenhousesupplies.com/fans.htm

Glenn Eisel