这篇文章描述了作者进行的一项研究，以确定在不断增长的西南阳光地带城市中，居民蒸发冷却器使用的水占人均总用水量的比例。在两个冷却季节对样本家庭的用水进行了计量。仪表安装在向蒸发冷却器储液罐提供补给水的进线上。监控设备配置为收集和计量排放的水，以便蒸发用水与输送至冷却器的总水量分离。该研究提供了有关住宅蒸发冷却器耗水量、bleedoff系统（BS）水量和配置的信息，以及对两个联合冷却季节的冷却器用水量数据的统计处理。 包括13个参考文献、表格、图表。

This article describes a study undertaken by the authors to determine what fraction of total per capita water consumption in growing southwestern Sunbelt cities is made up of water used by residential evaporative coolers. Water use was metered in sample homes during two cooling seasons. Meters were placed on incoming lines that provided makeup water to the evaporative cooler reservoir. Monitoring devices were configured to capture and meter the bleedoff water so water consumption for evaporation could be separated from total water delivered to the cooler. The study provided information about water consumption by residential evaporative coolers, bleedoff system (BS) water volumes and disposition, and statistical treatment of data on cooler water use from the two combined cooling seasons. Includes 13 references, tables, figures.