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[@TheHandyman1]

Check out my instagram for the water test with fire hose. Just hit 2 million followers. instagram.com/the_hand_e_man/

[@sk8zach]

Man I really really appreciate your videos. I’m someone who grew up without a father (not to be woe is me) and I starve for man knowledge. I’ve probably binged 50 of your videos this week. Love it.

[@Fishamble]

Don't worry lots of us who have fathers didn't learnt this stuff either.

[@pwnonymous]

@@Fishamble hah truth

[@dakotareid1566]

@@Fishamble fr tho

[@Straight_White_Fatherly_Figure]

Swamp coolers are made to humidify and cool a space, AC systems are made to dehumidify and cool a space. Not sure if that matters where you live

[@IrrationalDiversions]

Ours in AZ did't really add humidity, because it cooled via evaporation. It was good until the ambient humidity rose in late July or August. They work best in arid environments.

[@RickKratzke]

I enjoy your videos, I'm in my 5th month of a new venture as a residential handyman. So you have been a big help in many ways.

[@donrodriguez8615]

How is it working out so far ?

[@RickKratzke]

@@donrodriguez8615 very well.

[@donrodriguez8615]

@@RickKratzke any tips for a new guy ??

[@refinedautodesigns]

Thanks for the inspiration to start my own handyman business on the side!

[@UncleFui]

I was about to say "why did you do the shingles so easy like a patch job" and at the end there I got the explanation. Good on you for scoring a good job.

[@Honeybearsphone]

Being a homeowner I appreciate your videos especially ones like this since I need to remove an air conditioning unit so please by all means keep them coming

[@Longeno55]

You sure made dismantling that evaporative cooler and closing up and shingling the roof look easy. Nice work Handyman!

[@TheHandyman1]

Thanks 👍

[@SueBoo2]

Your skill is rare, valuable & in demand! Way to go! Bravo!🙌🏻

[@TheTinkle1]

That particular job he just did was pretty cut and dry whats difficult about being a handy man is having the right tools and the right materials as needed i find myself more than not needing something else to complete the job

[@ubernerrd]

@@TheTinkle1 That's how it always goes. :D Every project requires buying a new tool.

[@joeywest386]

"I'm gonna throw this off the roof, or, um, safely carry it down" "LOOK OUT BELOW.!!"

[@sikskillz2186]

great videos, i had question about what cities are good to make this kind of profits?

[@tyeman3039]

Ok I KNOW I’m a Packrat! All I could say to myself watching this is, “Wow, that motor could be used for….And that Fan could also be…” LOLOLOL

[@rts3613]

We had a friends wedding in our backyard. Two weeks before the wedding I broke my right wrist (my dominate) in a hare scramble. In that two weeks, I remodeled the master bathroom, built a elevated heavy timber deck to the second story the width of the house, and while they were setting up for the wedding, I took a sawzall to the wall to install a sliding glass door so the bride could walk out on to the deck for her grand entrance. It's amazing what you can do with the right motivation. My motivation was fear of all the women involved in the wedding, and what they would do to me if I didn’t get it done.

[@MDAdams72668]

LOL very true

[@audmascorro6056]

Thank you for video s. I'm finding all your information helpful for my home repair s

[@TheHandyman1]

Glad to hear it

[@heathen_7]

Missed you. Sort of.

[@davidlampe4153]

Interesting video thank you. Is the house vacant? I couldn’t tell if it was gutted or if you were working on the attic space when you installed the blocking.

[@cstiffy1]

You Sir have Finley honed your skillset. 45min that is impressive. Very few can "one trip" a roof task ( have every tool you need and waste no time.) I know of what I speak, (HVAC/R for 12years) So by the powers (I wish I had ) I dub thee "MASTER HANDYMAN". Really your pretty damn good all the way around. Sure doesn't hurt being around it all your life and being a superintendent with a collage degree in construction if I remember correctly, oh and electrician in the mix somewhere. But Again very impressive. and I really enjoy your videos. Thank you, MASTER The Handyman.

[@Tumbleweed-vh4pt]

The cooler didn't look very old. I lived on Phoenix for three decades and they were great! The only time that you were miserable was the monsoon season. It got sticky quickly. Some of the builders back in the day had combined central and evaporative air, and it all shared the ducts. And it wasn't just blue collar, high end homes where Johnny Carson was a neighbor even used swamp air. Great for the antique wood furniture and skin.

[@morganfreeman1906]

Finally taking the good power tools out of the shop I see

[@chaddavis523]

I read this in the voice of God

[@thepopeofkeke]

Did he use the 20volts? Haha

[@IrrationalDiversions]

I had a Swamp Cooler on our house in Arizona - OMG was it cheap and effective at cooling!!!

[@joemiller9819]

Good luck getting that Henry’s off your hands…that stuff is wicked…love the vids

[@mr.g937]

For patches/spot repairs I usually see some kind of waterproof underlayment used...but I'm in Florida where the consequences are pretty high if you don't

[@TheSidneySmith]

as he said at the end of the video, a full tear off/replacement is coming in a few months. This is a temporary repair that will hold for that long. However, his nail placement on the shingles would have them flying off down here in Florida. There's a nail line on the shingle for a reason - I will give kudos for 6 nails though.

[@HomeWorkouts_LS]

As an architect - waterproofing is required across America even in dry locations. So I completely agree with you but he said this was very temporary at least. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@rogermccaslin5963]

Yeah, I was wondering about that. I would think a layer of felt would be the bare minimum before the shingles went on, regardless of when the new roof is scheduled for.

[@kmsand5905]

I took mine out 7 years ago when I purchased my Denver home…the copper tubes feeding the swamp cooler flooded from attic to basement and caused major water damage to the 1955 beautiful plaster work. I had to re-plaster 2 bedrooms, ceilings, and stair-walls . Forced air was the better choice.

[@poorfesor]

I used to love in the desert and had a two stage swamp cooler installed that makes the old ones seem useless. They used a real thick honey comb paper excelsior about a foot thick s I recall and only intake through the back end. Saved me a ton of money in the summer time and worked well on all but the hottest days. They don't stink like the old style swamp coolers at least not in the desert where I lived.

[@michaelplays2449]

Great to see you back Handyman!!!! taught we lost ya !!!!

[@jonpierce8342]

I was going to come pick on your about the roof patch, but luckily I watched until the end before commenting...

[@ericd47]

Thanks for having us along handyman!

[@tjplusproductions]

I watch you sometimes. Very entertaining and informative. Hope your channel continues to be so successful. I do have one question: how do you maintain such high energy? And do you still have energy when you return home each evening? Actually, that's two questions. Tom

[@918scott]

I also live in AZ. We have a cooler that we run when the dew point is below 45* It maintains the temperature in the house around 74-79* when it is 100* outside. At night it gets to be 65-68* in here. Nothing better than fresh air and the front door open while the neighbors walk by wondering how we can afford to have the front door open all the time.

[@mikefeddersen2476]

I loved the "fresh air" comment, my parents house when the swamp cooler was running, the styrofoam cups in the kitchen cabinet would have smog soot stuck to them. Those swamp coolers really worked well though, my parents had a handy man install vents above windows to have the hot air exit there when the swamp cooler was running.

[@mikefeddersen2476]

A concrete company I worked for used a truck trailer off it's axles as storage for new tires and to lock up the tools. They installed a two speed swamp cooler in the end of it, nearly freeze you out on high. 😊

[@GQ-wz5it]

I found a roofing tool that helps me tremendously when I’m patching in a few shingles. It’s called the roof snake. Check it out, helps save your fingers and not damage the shingle when sneaking in the final nails.

[@thepopeofkeke]

That’s what my wife calls it too 😏😋

[@haydenuk02]

Excellent work and thanks for sharing this with us take care

[@walkeratl]

That voice is killing me! "What in the .... is a swamp cooler?" #KeepUpTheGreatWork #HandymanSTRONG

[@nathanroberts862]

Also killer repair... Kicking tail. I dig it.

[@3779363]

Is that the same swamp cooler you fixed in an older video that had the drain clogged and a belt to change ? Saludos from Uruguay , Cesar.

[@WILSONJ-tn9om]

Can you do a video on joining a 12 by 16 new addition walls to the existing house wall in the near future please? The addition is for a dining area joining the kitchen. Would really appreciate your feedback Handyman. Thank you & keep posting your helpful videos.

[@Aepek]

Ooh, brick chimney from top to bottom, that sound like fun…..for me to watch and enjoy on this side of camera😉 Seriously though, can’t wait for that “series” if vids, as gonna be interesting to see how built and how it comes out. Cheers✌🏻

[@arealmaintenanceandrepairl1103]

where is your off grid channel i do handyman work and rv living so im interested in ideas

[@anthonygriffin1147]

What did you do with the electrical?

[@mikeweeden7944]

Enjoy watching your videos. Starting my own handyman business, so get to see how you process through your work. Also what’s your super secret channel. Just bought nice Excursion for back road camping.

[@matthewsalmon2013]

I checked the chart (psychrometric) and it looks like a climate control goal of 75F, 50%RH can be achieved by a swamp cooler in an environment as high as a 62F dew point. Of course our bodies' perspiration systems are equivalent to swamp coolers. You could drink the water instead of feeding it to your cooler to stay cool, but you might also do this to protect your furniture or art pieces from drying out. In a similar way, you might leave a kettle on your stove in the winter to prevent drying out the house.

[@matthewsalmon2013]

Apology, that's not actually correct. At 75°F 40%RH the wet bulb is 60°F (same enthalpy), but the dew point is 50°F (same water content). If we had hotter, drier air (appropriate for our swamp cooler) with the same or lower wet bulb temperature (~enthalpy), then the dew point would also be lower. Looking at dew point maps, all I can figure is that he's in the Western US.

[@johnsmith9817]

Man, you make my day every time I watch one of your videos. Very inspiring. Truly a jack of all trades. “A jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.”

[@1BABartz1]

Swamp coolers work great in super dry climates.

[@erichwiller6069]

Hi! Sir. Can you recommend the types of shoes that you are using to walk on the roof without falling. Thank you.

[@stang7043]

Congrats on the 2,000,000 followers.... 😉

[@MarshallLoveday]

Looks EXACTLY like the one on our first house down in Orange County, CA. It died after we were there a couple of years. We never had it removed, and never sprang for the A/C......

[@Aepek]

Gotta say live that knife and how ya opened, FLASHY, also appreciate the links (as know they take time to do👍🏻). The work you do is pretty awesome and so well done, the experience you’ve accumulated over the years really SHOWS in your work and skill level; as I’m gonna say here: most ppl probably think of a handyman not doing most of the things you do on your vids (per code, yada yada and all that good stuff😉). But you really do very great work and you don’t miss the details, which can make or break a job/project. Well done and enjoy your vids. Thx Handyman , keep up the great work you do as it’s pretty “spiffy”👍🏻😊

[@chako389]

Handyman how is the dewalt framing nailer performance 1 out of 10

[@TheHandyman1]

7 to 8 compared to my old Hitachi air nailer.

[@tayred81]

Omg, that's all OSB and shingle ?! Good job handy 👍🏻

[@MyDIYAdventures]

An indoor solar farm! That’s a bold strategy!

[@eclipsesewerservices7079]

I when I saw the shingles I was like, wtf handyman!

[@Lincoln_Hawk]

Thank you for all the content.

[@MDAdams72668]

Here in NC swamp "coolers" would only make the mold grow year-round A dehumidifier makes it feel 10- 20 degrees cooler in the 90% humidity we have from june to sept

[@adlibrium]

I totally agree, they only really work in low humidity environments, whereas a typical forced A/C I think will work anywhere. It may be that these millennials he is complaining about come from a different climate zone where swamp coolers aren't used. It's also possible they just don't mind the extra expense and just want a reliable temperature control option regardless of the humidity.

[@rudymtzjunior]

Did you also remove the electrical cord for the swamp cooler?

[@rayray9571]

What do you do with them solar panels Are you gonna wire them to your house

[@dosadoodle]

If the roof wasn't being re-roofed, would it have been important to add a membrane between the OSB and shingles? Thanks for the video!

[@TheHandyman1]

More shingles would need to be removed. Then felt paper lapped over the existing paper then replace then shingles.

[@nona4622]

Ya but only if you want to do it the right way.

[@rivernet62]

Yes some sort of waterproofing. Shingles are not intended to be the only layer.

[@sufficientlyrandom8184]

8:27 What did you do about that conduit you just stepped over?

[@TheHandyman1]

Took it out off camera.

[@ericschrader5537]

Love the content. Keep it up

[@customrenovations4363]

Love your videos but next time cut the shingles back and install them properly. The bottoms of those shingles will not adhere properly to the shingles underneath. That type of shingle needs to be installed on a 45 no less than 5 5/8 inch spacing in the water lines. If you're going to do what you did there use some poly, silicone or roof tar (mastic) underneath the bottoms where the tar line is so the wind can't pull them up. Awesome job and videos brother keep it up!

[@nathankauffman6812]

Where can I find the super secret page? Would love to follow it!

[@BrassCatcher365]

How early did you start doing handyman things?

[@Jiangster]

Looking forward to seeing the chimney removal video!

[@dsplunker]

And the best actor goes tooooooo LOL

[@alsworkshop135]

So they didn’t want the uber chic rain shower? You only shower when it rains. Great video. I used to work on a building that had the swamp cooler for the commercial kitchen… it did a great job of cooling things down and equalizing the pressure in the kitchen… when it worked. We actually had to replace the blower unit on it once. It was only 8 months old. But after the new blower it did great.

[@RA-oz4xk]

Used to lay in the hallway of our house to cool off under the swamp cooler when I was a kid..👍

[@TheFacilityguy]

Just curious why you nailed the top row of shingles like that? You put the nails on top of the old shingle and through the top new shingle, why not drive the nails through the new shingle and under the old shingle?

[@seeszm]

You’re not showing up in my feed….what the hell. Good thing I follow on Instagram. 😘

[@EDHBlvd]

Liking this video right now and saving to watch later. I know I’ll end up liking it regardless, so getting it out of the way. Cheers

[@sam.man.TX22]

What all did you power with those panels ? And how much at once.

[@TheHandyman1]

I charge up my AC200P Its a 2000 watt hour battery inverter device. I can run everything off of it. Microwave, coffee maker, big tv.

[@michaelbarlow6062]

Good job 👍 I would put a piece of felt on first

[@xcmskim4]

I think a skylight would have been a better option than patching it.

[@TheHandyman1]

This is the plan but it would be a much larger hole and most of them are backordered for a long time.

[@brentnearhood8874]

Hay Handyman! Was that a Little Giant ladder you were on?

[@TheHandyman1]

yes.

[@OthmanAlikhan]

Thanks for the video =)

[@medicinalmark7791]

I love the price is right Bob mic hold. 😂

[@PaulieTheNorvegan]

Almost said nice color match. Now as the video completes… I apologize as the roof is to be replaced so who cares? Awesome channel very informative on the briskness side. Keep it up. Cheers

[@danlachappelle]

just ordered my bluetti! solar panel

[@doubleeranch169]

Yea.... So, i'm gonna need a weekly video. Yea, so.... if you could go ahead and come in on Saturday that would be great....

[@handymansbeard3789]

Get that red stapler for me.

[@doubleeranch169]

@@handymansbeard3789 Hahaha classic

[@Casey2]

I’d love to have that fan, nobody has swamp coolers where I live.

[@nathanroberts862]

Me and a buddy just started a company. Basic renovations and roof repairs. Decks siding, etc. We started in mobile homes but park managers are a nightmare sometimes. Any suggestions on how me and him could get clients for these smaller jobs like you do so we could split up and make more?

[@MDAdams72668]

like 2008 Yup just a matter of time BUT in the long term overall land will hold its value better than anything else. Now(or soon) is the time to sell then use that money to buy when interest rates increase.

[@davidgibson9866]

I saw an article about investment corporations buying up houses like people who buy gold and silver to safely harbor money.

[@l.s8404]

What's the 3rd channel name?

[@jacobsweeney2330]

Ya took that home, put it on your shop, or put it FB and sold that bad boy!

[@RangerCaptain11A]

no grey/green shingles in florida?

[@TheHandyman1]

Nope.

[@billhodges6472]

I'm looking for the part in the thumbnail!!? :)

[@larrywigmore1243]

I noticed that you didn't put a piece of felt paper down before the shingles. Why

[@compactc9]

I'd have to have it ripped off the roof too. I really hate the extra humidity, as it pretty much cancels out any comfort gained by the small temperature drop, as they can only do so much. They also tend to set off my allergies by sucking in all the outside air, rather than circulating it through a high grade filter. I also don't like how maintenance intensive they are, and then having to climb onto the roof to do all of that just makes it all the more agonizing. I know A/C costs more to install and run, but arguably its a better thing for indoor air quality.

[@hammerdownhammerdown2540]

But I am concerned with installing a wood burning stove it's a piece that goes inside the wall the metal contraption I know I need the clearance all the way around it are there any other way that I can make it besides hooking it up making it more safe from fire

[@jacobsweeney2330]

NO Insulation! Lucky Handyman!

[@rbaroncpd]

Put a link to the knife you showed. Couldn't understand the name of it.

[@ltlocus]

You could just clip your mic inside your beard it will act as a wind shield

[@droolbunnyxo9565]

Here he is! And never realized what a cute heinie he has... 🤗💖 Was just discussing solar energy & how nice it is that panel costs have dropped tremendously the past few years - many half in price. And how great it is that being modular systems allows you to add more panels over time, as your needs & budget allows. Nothing new, but a good reminder that they're definitely the future of safe energy if we can keep the threatened fossil fuel & nuclear power companies out of our hair.

[@smms5056]

Plumbers Crack CLASSIC 👏 🙌

[@singlepointdc7749]

I think I just figured out where the super- secret, third social media page is. I feel silly.

[@J1SMOKES]

How much did you make?

[@PerkProject]

How do I get to the super secret social media?

[@b.powell3480]

You could have saved the squirrel cage and motor assembly and made a nice fan for your shop !!

[@stevencole7331]

The western drought and high water prices are making the swamp cooler less desirable . It's probably still cheaper overall compared to central air . Surprised you did not match the coloring of the shingles . That color is common .

[@hammerdownhammerdown2540]

Haven't found it yet have you ever put in a wood burning stove with all the flutes all the way up outside the wall and pass the ridge

[@JeepUSMC]

Easy peasy 2 hour job all day long. Easy money 👍

[@pjmtts]

I watch sitting on the toilet already so I’ll be all good.