Claims
- 1. A method for cooling the ambient air in a structure, the method comprising the steps of:
- supplying water from a water source to a refrigerated air-conditioning system with a water-cooled condenser;
- supplying water from a water source to an evaporative cooler;
- simultaneously supplying output air from the evaporative cooler through an air supply duct to a first location in the structure and supplying output air from the refrigerated air-conditioning system through an air supply duct to a second location in the structure; and
- returning unused water from the evaporative cooler and from the refrigerated air-conditioning system to the water source.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of supplying water to a refrigerated air-conditioning system comprises the step of supplying water from a swimming pool to the refrigerated air-conditioning system.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of supplying output air from the evaporative cooler to a first location in the structure comprises the step of supplying air to an attic space.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of supplying water to an evaporative cooler comprises the step of supplying water from a swimming pool to the evaporative cooler.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein the steps of supplying water to a refrigerated air-conditioning system and an evaporative cooler comprises the step of supplying water from a swimming pool to the refrigerated air-conditioning system and to the evaporative cooler.
- 6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of controlling the air flow within the air supply duct by moving a pivotable louver from a first position to a second position.
- 7. A method for cooling a quantity of water, the method comprising the steps of:
- using a pump to supply the quantity of water from a swimming pool to an evaporative cooler;
- using the evaporative cooler to cool the quantity of water from the swimming pool; and
- returning a portion of the quantity of water from the evaporative cooler to the swimming pool.
- 8. The method of claim 7 wherein the step of using a pump to supply the quantity of water from the swimming pool to the evaporative cooler comprises the step of using a swimming pool filter pump to supply the quantity of water from the swimming pool to the evaporative cooler.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a divisional of the earlier patent application by Leo B. Conner entitled "Method and Apparatus for Cooling Air and Water," Ser. No. 08/924,727, filed on Sep. 5, 1997, which application is incorporated herein by reference.
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Divisions (1)
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