Connecting a Swamp Cooler Line To an Outside Faucet

By | May 2, 2023

Connecting a Swamp Cooler line To a Outside Faucet
Connecting a water line to a swamp cooler is an easy job that almost anyone can do.

There are several ways to tap into an outside faucet, from tapping not the water line to different style attachments.

One way to keep it simple is to buy an Evaporative Cooler Water Hook-Up Kit.

They work by screwing on to the existing faucet and adding a second faucet for a hose, and a side mount for the swamp cooler line to connect.
swamp cooler water line tap

A swamp cooler hookup simply attaches to a faucet as a hose would.
Connecting a Swamp Cooler line To a Outside Faucet

By using an add-on faucet cooler valve, the existing plumbing does not require any modification of the piping that already exists.
swamp cooler valve
For this reason, they are very commonly used when connecting a water line to a swamp cooler.
 
Example Evaporative Cooler Water Hook-Up Kit on Amazon
Dial Evaporative Cooler Hook-Up Bgd

How To connect a Swamp cooler Water Line to an Outside Faucet

  1. Buy a Faucet Water Hook-Up Kit.
  2. Connect it to the outside faucet.
  3. Connect the swamp cooler water line.
  4. Turn on the Faucet and Hook-Up Kit valve.

After connecting the add-on faucet, there will be two types of water lines that can be run, plastic and copper.

Copper will last much longer than a plastic line but is much harder to run. Mainly since it is much stiffer and harder to bend, this makes it more difficult to work with.

A plastic water line is much easier to install since it can be easily bent to follow the contours of a home or any building.

Plastic water lines usually last only 4-5 years, although this can depend on the direct amount of sunlight they receive.

Connecting the water line to the swamp cooler is done directly to the float, which has a switch and shuts off the water supply when the preset level is reached.

Summary
There are a few ways to add a water line to a swamp cooler, with an add-on faucet hookup a popular option.
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They are easy to install since there is no need to tap directly into the line.

Once screwed onto the existing faucet, a water line can be run to the cooler.

Copper or plastic water line can be installed with plastic the easiest to use.

A copper water line can be harder to install but usually lasts much longer.

Category: HVAC how to swamp evaporative cooler

About Aaron H. Benetti

Aaron H. Benetti an HVAC technician who has worked in the field since 1991. He began his career as an HVAC installer and later began doing troubleshooting and repairs. Around 2010, he began to write books on HVAC topics, mainly tutorials and how-to information. Currently, Aaron works as an HVAC tech and also writes many articles and posts for websites as well as books and videos on HVAC topics.

5 thoughts on “Connecting a Swamp Cooler Line To an Outside Faucet

  1. Deb

    What if the water nearest water faucet is several feet away from window swamp cooler??

    Reply
  2. Jose

    So how do you turn of the water pump line off? I cant turn it off and it’s been on for two days now

    Reply
  3. Deb

    What if the nearest water faucet is 25ft away from the swamp cooler?

    Reply
    1. Melissa Fonnesbeck

      Then you get a 25 foot long tube. Either plastic or copper.

      Reply

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