Originally Posted by
Scott Patterson
I'm willing to bet that the unit in the picture that Kendall posted took the place of an old swamp cooler and that they just stuck it up in the same old place.
Seeing a package unit on top of a home like that really does make one wonder why in the world they did it that way. No reason whatsoever, other than the hole already punched in the roof.
I wonder how much that thing weighs?
Originally Posted by
Jerry Peck
Scott,
You can also see the same thing on the roof of the house in the distance where the pickup truck is parked.
Not saying it was not a swamp cooler, just that it appears to have been more than just that house.
Did they use swamp coolers in NM?
Yes Jerry we use swamp coolers in NM.
As a matter of fact most of the older homes still have them, but they are changing everyday because they just don't do as well when in this part of NM the daily summer temps average over 100 degrees. Luckily with low humidity.
These roof top Units are very common around here and most of them that do replace swamp coolers are installed in a different location of the roof.
As for having a level working space, I haven't seen one unit here that has it.