Evaporative Water Coolers - anode rod in new swamp cooler

i found a article that said installing a anode rod in a brand new swamp cooler is bad, that it will damage the unit more than it will help, it said the rods are for older units. i have a 2 month old champion 5000cfm and would hate to start a problem with it.

I understand the same thing..though I don't know why. Just make sure you purge it or drain it once a day if no bleedoff installed. I found that made a huge difference in my garage unit.

Window or whole house unit?

i bought a purge pump from homepedot little over 2 weeks ago and its made a huge, and i do mean huge, difference. the buildup of salt after the first three weeks was minor but was there, outside and inside the pads, but sense i installed the purge pump theres no buildup, and i have run it twice as much in the last two weeks the the previous three weeks so im sold on the purge pumps.

Yeah, can't really justify the price of a purge pump on my little garage cooler, I just ran a hose up through the overflow and secured it in place. I just siphon it out each day, works pretty much the same. But yer right, big difference in mineral buildup and no smelly water.

I have found that anode rods, inline filters, and additives that you can add to the cooler are all a waste of time.
The best way to keep a cooler happy is with a bleedoff or dump pump.
If you use a dump pump, I also reccomend using a low draw water pump for your pad supply, otherwise when the dump pump is running, your main pump will cavitate.

the swamper came with a low draw pump and the purge pump only pumps it down to 1/2". it works fine. problem where i live is we are all on well water and its really bad. the thermostat i installed enables me to connect a dump/purge pump and set the time and amount to dump, figured, when my purge pump goes, that i could simply hook up a cheap pump and space it off the bottom 1/2". just a thought. all i know is before the purge pump was installed it would put salt on the pads in 3 weeks and now nothing. i dont see why a regular pump would do the job. any way what i asked is if the anode rod could cause any reaction inside a brand new swap cooler.

The anode rod comes with a plastic tray that it has to set in to keep from corroding the bottom of your cooler. Like I said before, if you have a dump pump then you do not need an anode rod in the cooler.l

well i have both, anode and purge pump. its in the tray, because the instructions called for that.

well i have both, anode and purge pump. its in the tray, because the instructions called for that.

In your first post, you sounded a little worried about using an anode rod in your new cooler, I told you that you didnt need it with a dump pump.
I have given you my two cents, now it's up to you if you want to keep it or not.
I have been building, installing and repairing coolers since I was ten and now I am forty. I have dealt with all kinds of coolers and have found that over the years that coolers are being built with thinner metal and cheaper parts.
The brand of cooler that you installed is of the bottom of my choices because of it's short life span.
Make sure you clean it out good every year and when the paint starts to peel off in a couple years, make sure you keep everything repainted so that rust does not take over.:)