S'wonderful, it s'Marvelaire

[petek]

I found this old beauty yesterday in perfect working order, cost me more than I liked $20, but the name alone is worth it. All it needs is a new cocoa or excelsior pad in the back, I may try some light foam instead. There's not much to the innards, a horizontally mounted squirrel cage fan/motor, the motor shaft extends to the bottom of the unit where there is a small impeller pump, a tube takes the water up to a valve on the top right side ( a water dial flow control is on the ouside in gold), then it's tubed over to the top trough along the backside where it drips down over the pad. There is also a cork float inside that moves the front mounted water level indicator up and down. And an on/off switch. Can't wait for it to warm up around here so I can feel the cool breeze. Luckily it's arid in these parts.

 

[veg-o-matic]

Not only is it cool looking--you gotta love that name!

If my faulty memory serves, they used to sell these at Woolworth's. That red ball showing the water level was an immediate memory bringer-backer.

As to why anyone would sell these in humid-as-the-Amazon Maryland is anyone's guess.

veg

 

[kenmore1978]

pads

I don't think foam pads would pass enough air through or let the water flow down fast enough like the original wooden type.

 

[petek]

I went to HD to see if there was anything I could use and came upon the brilliant idea of using fiberglass furnace filter material..cheap too, so I cut out a sheet to fit the opening and it appears to be working. The water spreads down it,lets the air thru easily and for sure won't go musty like those cocoa type pads cause it doesn't absorb the water.

 

[kenmore1978]

evaporative cooler furnace filter re-fit

Now THAT was a good idea!