I’m sure this little hack will come in very handy for all the people trying to keep cool on a budget this summer. Some guy has figured out how to make an air conditioner on the cheap, and has written a simple HOWTO on how to do it:
Here’s the basic setup. The garbage can is filled with ice water, which is then fed by gravity (a siphon) through the copper tubing coiled along the back of the fan. The hot air passing through the tubing warms the cold water, cooling the air. Waste warm water is then pumped outside.
The system will cool an average room to a comfortable level in approximately 15-20 minutes. Depending on flow rate, a full bucket of water will last approximately 1-3 hours.
It doesn’t rip quite as hard as central air, but for less than $30 CAD I’m not complaining.
While I’m sure not everyone is charmed with the prospect of permanently having a huge bucket of water in their bedroom, for students and other poor folk this is an excellent way to keep cool.
One and Four // Jun 18, 2005 at 5:07 am
Air Conditioning is Back
After spending a few very hot days in New York, then going off to Pennslyvania for a few very hot days there, I finally came back to my nice air conditioned home in Rockville to find out that the nice…