Hello there. I was maintenancing my swamp cooler yesterday and noticed a dime size hole rusted out in the reservoir. Does anybody know how to fix or remedy this kind of problem? If so, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks, Birddog

Well the joys of buying a house. Apparently this house was not winterized correctly from top to bottom. Current problem is the swamp cooler. I've never had one before so this is a learning experience. I've replaced all of the filters, cleaned and repainted with submarine paint, and replaced the pump - the previous owners had spliced the wires!! Inspector said that if the water is coming from the ductwork that it is usually because the pump is not working - that's why I replaced (and the wire issue). Well the pump works, fan works. The water does not make it into the cooler - instead it comes out of the vent in the ceiling. It is a roof mounted cooler. There is no access to it through the attic. Is is possible for the water line in the ceiling to freeze and rupture? Every other pipe in this house did along the walls. If so - is the only option of finding this water line is to start removing the ceiling? Or since the water is coming from the vent - try and follow it up - probably not going to be easy with how this house was built. Guessing on a lot of this as no visual as to where the leak is yet. But literally every faucet/plumbing in this house has had a leak repaired! Suggestions would be helpful. Family member is coming up tommorow to take a look but he has never played with a swamp cooler either. Thanks.