Temps hit the 105* Fahrenheit mark here a few days ago. A harbringer of temps to come. My garage got up to 95* and it disheartened me to work while sweating and dehydrating. Actually got a dehydration headache. Bad times for this desert dweller. Eventually temps will get to the 115*+ mark here making it almost impossible to work in the garage. I can't wrench when sweat pools up on the inside of my safety glasses and my whole body is overheating.

But, we enjoy low humidity. 10-20%. So: evaporative cooler install!


Wall hole.


I relocated an electrical outlet, relocated a stud, added a header because the opening on my evaporative cooler is 20" x 20". It won't fit in the 14.5" space between the 16"-on-center studs. It's like hotrodding a car. So many issues just to get one thing done.


Finished up. Mudded the joints in the new wallboard. Re-texturized and painted the wall.


Unit from the outside. It's a Bonaire Durango 5900 CFM unit. Made in Australia. All plastic, so it won't rust out like the metal boxes that are popular here. The pads are 2.5" thick. Sweet, cool, wet air. Humidity in my garage might even get up to 45% .