Re: Tenant installed an evaporative cooler - Landlord Forum thread 346743

Re: Tenant installed an evaporative cooler by Garry (Iowa) on July 25, 2016 @09:00

Is evaporation cooler, swamp cooler, and dehumidifier, all the same thing----just a different way of saying it? Anyhow, If it wasn't being used before, and now it is, why bother to remove it. If it keeps your T happy, let her keep using it. True, she should not have "stolen" it, but what's done, is done. If the water pump went out, get it repaired asap. It's your responsibility to do so. Call several repairmen, and go with the one who can get it repaired the soonest, even if it costs a little more for sooner service. This intense heat is going to affect EVERYBODY. Do not make your tenant "pay" , just because you are peeved about about her "stealing" the swamp cooler.

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Re: Tenant installed an evaporative cooler by Kathleen on July 25, 2016 @14:11	[ Reply ]

The water pump was out; that's why it was in the shed. She has a new (purchased in March) oversized air-conditioning unit. There are ceiling fans in all four rooms.

Re: Tenant installed an evaporative cooler by Anonymous on July 28, 2016 @01:12	[ Reply ]

Yes, a swamp cooler is the same thing as an evaporative cooler. Definitely not the same thing as a dehumidifier (a swamp cooler will add moisture to the inside). Since the cooler wasn't installed in the window at the time of rental, I don't see any reason why OP should replace the water pump. As long as the a/c unit adequately cools the entire rental, he's fine. The tenant's power bills are the tenant's concern, not the LL's. If she wants a swamp cooler, she can buy her own and install it (they aren't permanent).