Originally Posted by churlpat lives
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The only thing I really miss about Denver is the efficacy of swamp coolers. ...

The problem with swamp coolers in climates where they work is that is becomes very difficult to make floating panel doors that don't "blow up" from the extreme seasonal swelling/shrinking cycle. Ambient relative humidity can be only a few percent for months, then shoot up to 80% for months during the swamp cooler time. A 20" panel can move more than an inch and break the joints on a door frame.

You never change things by fighting the existing reality.
To change something, build a new model that makes the old model obsolete.
R. Buckminster Fuller