One alternative is a swamp cooler, also known as an evaporative cooler. Not to be confused with A/C units, swamp coolers take warm, outside air and pass it over water-saturated pads.

Prepping your swamp cooler or AC unit. With hotter weather on the way, HVAC experts urge homeowners to inspect cooling systems, consider efficiency upgrades and avoid costly maintenance mistakes.

WITH temperatures ramping up across the UK in recent weeks, you’ve probably been pulling out all the stops to try to keep ...