I did this years ago a friend of mines husband was dying of cancer, the ac went out and my brain went into overload and I was able to keep him cool, while waiting on an ac man to show up. used an old foam cooler and 2 gallon frozen milk jugs with a fan and 2 pieces of pvc pipe and u joints..it worked great...your video is so awesome
@mincraft883310 жыл бұрын
kuruptizzle323 ikr.... he da pro !
@TruckTaxiMoveIt4 жыл бұрын
Good work
@katentropy4 жыл бұрын
That's what my military uncle calls 'field expediency'! This channel is loaded with it, as are you- :)
@sheilatotten36983 жыл бұрын
@@mincraft8833 hi I can't build this could I pay u to do the work . I live in phx. Please help me . I'm a single beauitfull lady. I live in an apt air is not working right. I'm lalei Aloha love to here from u ...
@trumpies2 ай бұрын
I hope he is ok thank you for your help
@weallmadhere2 жыл бұрын
Even 7 years later you are still reaching and helping many of us!!! Thank you Sir!!!!!
@desertsun022 жыл бұрын
you're welcome. time flies by. seems like it was just a couple of years ago that i started making videos. i still have and use this unit. it still works great.
@weallmadhere2 жыл бұрын
@@desertsun02 I live in FL so you can imagine how hot it gets over here, especially when the power goes out during hurricane season. We have plenty of sunshine though, so this little trick will come in handy. We keep refigerators on generator so there will be ice! Your videos are awesome! I was acctually thinking of doing some of your "projects" with my 10 year old. He loves all the survival/prep stuff.
@williejohnsonjr51502 жыл бұрын
for real tho'...
@brendamarie558 Жыл бұрын
Yup... it's been weeks since we have had A/C here. Fans have helped, but this will be great! Thank you!
@jonnysegway78663 ай бұрын
!0 years later!
@theyframedme3 жыл бұрын
I would recommend putting a grate inside the bottom at least 1" from the cooler floor, then add a divider wall in the middle so that when the air flow goes in it hits the bottom and works its way around the divider and goes up past your ice to the exhaust. For a method of cooling add 16-20 oz bottles of water with rock salt in them. Salted water stays frozen longer, 3 bottles on each side of divider and have them spaced apart to allow air to flow through freely. You can rotate 6 bottles in it, 6 bottles in freezer so that you always have cool air to keep house cool. When one set unfreezes switch em out. For clarification, rock salt not table salt, table salt.
@staygold52803 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I’m making one tomorrow! Water bottles genius!
@BigGrease13 жыл бұрын
Very Smart. I recommend also adding salt to the water bottles because it will freeze colder and stay frozen longer.
@andre_resin22083 жыл бұрын
Fuck you for this advice, my water didnt freeze over night because of you : when salt is added to your ice it will melt earlier because it's melting temperature is lower. This means salt ice won't stay frozen as long as regular water ice.
@ItsNummy69693 жыл бұрын
@@andre_resin2208 he said “fuck you” lmao mad salty 🤣🤣🤣
@xxxag17683 жыл бұрын
@@ItsNummy6969 literally salty 🤣
@mkplusultra41712 жыл бұрын
VERY IMPORTANT: Put tray in middle of cooler to suspend ice. If air goes underneath ice instead of skimming top of ice it will make it even colder
@CallaFab2 жыл бұрын
But how much sooner would the ice melt? Is it worth the trade-off?
@texasgirl60002 жыл бұрын
@@CallaFab, good point. 👍
@jtaylor93552 жыл бұрын
I usally put 8 beers under the block to support it
@charlescoker77522 жыл бұрын
Wonder if putting Ice cream salt would make even more colder?
@3sidesofeve7112 жыл бұрын
@@charlescoker7752 Isn't 40 degrees enough?
@PhilippinesDarrellCheeks10 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for this video, I am an American missionary living in the Philippines. It's always hot here. This is gonna be a big blessing.
@hmd.zahedhussainibidar73235 жыл бұрын
Nwus
@seheabolАй бұрын
Do u have access to ice?
@MajinBuuButtercup6 жыл бұрын
This is the simplest, most direct DIY AC I've seen.
@mssavedin922 жыл бұрын
me too.
@subforceusa6942 жыл бұрын
Several years ago I made one exactly like it for the inside of my truck. Had a 12v fan to be able to plug into cigarette lighter because my truck which was sold in the north not needing an A/C was at the time in Waco Tx blazing hot black Silverado with manual crank windows. It helped and was sure better than nothing.
@Eastbaypisces Жыл бұрын
this is what i need for my truck super hot no ac
@Cary23454 ай бұрын
This is exactly what I was looking for
@leanderross41233 ай бұрын
@@Cary2345me too
@aladrasullivan901824 күн бұрын
How long would it last?
@subforceusa69422 күн бұрын
@@aladrasullivan9018 about an hour
@Cryo8375 жыл бұрын
This one looks a LOT easier than the other one and probably just as effective. THIS is the design I am going to go for. Just need a cooler, a fan, and a elbow outlet duct. Brilliant!!! (as long as you have ice).
@shawnh78212 жыл бұрын
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@shawnh78212 жыл бұрын
99m
@JeffMyers40910 жыл бұрын
You could also purchase a sheet of insulation foam, open the lid on the ice chest and fit it to the top. That way you don't have to chop up your ice chest and can convert it back for whichever use.
@todddra8 жыл бұрын
+Jeff Myers Great Idea Thanks!
@hahahahahahreason49618 жыл бұрын
yeah i could do that thanks for the idea
@artm69557 жыл бұрын
Jeff Myers I'm a roofer and at roofing supply stores they sell stirafom (for a cricket system )that redirects the water to the drains.Im not going to get too technical but they have inso that is 12 inches thick (1/4"to12"+)I'm sure you can think of something to make out of that. I've made whole coolers out of it. A cold beer is nice to have after a hard day on the roof.
@irvinhodges38885 жыл бұрын
Sound 🙌🙌🙌
@miriaml.1505 жыл бұрын
I saw another video of a similar homemade AC unit and he just used the cheap styrofoam cooler! You can buy those almost anywhere for around $5
@barbaradubeck63938 жыл бұрын
My husband made something very similar when he drove across country back in 1982, in an 74 Capri that had no AC. We met on that trip, so I got to feel first hand how well it cooled the car. I was in Phoenix, AZ. and it was about 95* outside and VERY a cool 72* - 74* in the car. He tells me that he went through 15 lbs. of ice each day, as he took the southern route from Los Angeles, CA. to Kingston, N.Y. and it was miserably hot throughout the south. He used salt to sprinkle on the ice when the outside temps got really hot. Something to do will helping the ice give off colder air or something. Oh well, whoda thunk it..!!
@davexb65957 жыл бұрын
Salt Water has a lower freezing point. Hence salt ice is colder and thus takes a little longer to melt. If I did this, I would full it with salt ice every time.
@phugwad7 жыл бұрын
Dave XB Salt water ice does not take longer to melt because it does not take more energy to melt. Adding salt to water will lower the freezing point, which will cause it to absorb more energy from a certain temperature air, which will cause it to melt faster. The air coming out of the ice chest will be cooler but the ice will melt faster.
@JudithLawrence7187 жыл бұрын
So, Barbara, I just wanted to know if this thing would really work and I think according to your comment that is does. Thank you. I will try with a cheaper styrofoam cooler from the dollar store and a fan that plugs into usb in my car in Florida with an a/c that blows hot air!
@mysteryforever69196 жыл бұрын
*Old Story* 2 old😆😎
@faithblack38515 жыл бұрын
@@JudithLawrence718 is
@thecryptkeeeper4 жыл бұрын
I watched this video and built one of these, it works better on slow fan as the air in the esky circulates more cool air. I used it at the cricket, brought my little solar panel, filled it with ICE and BEER and had a nice cool air blowing on me the whole time whilst the rest of the crowd were choking on the heat. Then open the esky pull out a beer and enjoy a cold one with AC. FUCK YEAH!
@theexuberantmortalbeast62133 жыл бұрын
Best comment. 😆 please share the looks you was getting
@katherinelayden29103 жыл бұрын
haha, had to rub it in didn't you : D
@deborahsbackwoodsstudio13696 жыл бұрын
Our air conditioner went out this summer. I let my hubby move my window unit in my studio to the family room, hated having to do leaves me without air in there but we needed it close to the kitchen. So, this is awesome sauce :) we can make one for the bedrooms to. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
@DrgnMage25368 жыл бұрын
I have an old ice chest. This will be my project for the summer.
@mattgoodman61615 жыл бұрын
Did yours work?
@77alwaysalisha778 жыл бұрын
We just did it!! Its great!! Impatient to try it without the block of ice. So bagged up some cubes and old frozen bread half loaves to clean out freezer so my Dollar Tree dish pans fit to make my blocks of ice. They are the perfect size. Hoping to do 2 and stand them up on their sides so more ice surface is exposed to the fan. THANK YOU!! My birds are going to love it
@tammyhansen59564 жыл бұрын
Instead of putting ice in the cooler, I put ice packs. I have raided my Mom's neighbors recycle bins and grabbed a bunch of small empty water containers. Fill them with tap water, freeze, repeat.
@Angel___008883 жыл бұрын
You became a trash picker lol.
@drspaseebo4106 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant ! Scientifically sound ! Cheap to make ! This is a winner ! .
@AppAccess1235 жыл бұрын
Until you look at the condensation stains directly in front of it... 😒
@ayaonora5 жыл бұрын
@@AppAccess123 good point i hadn't noticed that. i'm sure there's some way to remedy this at least by doing something like laying down a tarp and/or using desiccant beads in the general area also it seems like he had his running mostly on uncovered ice but he suggests using closed bottles as well which would probably reduce the amount of residual condensation desiccant beads + closed water bottles + tarp, would probably = much lower condensation
@johnb92923 жыл бұрын
@@AppAccess123 could probably cut a piece foam insulation to absorb the water fro the PVC pipe
@gookumpucky48422 жыл бұрын
Is ice free now?
@jkpetrik2 жыл бұрын
@@gookumpucky4842 lol... right????
@therobb57386 жыл бұрын
I made a version of this kind of cooling unit back before KZfaq existed, but I'm kinda glad to see I've not been the only one with this idea, plus it's effective and simple enough for anyone to make, and use them anywhere, especially if it's run on DC power or both AC and DC
@lukelionheart6508 жыл бұрын
I love that you brought an old idea, that works, to a new generation. This was common back in the 1930s and early 40s, minus the solar power. My parents told me about their homemade "Air Conditioners" when i was a kid...they called them "Swamp Coolers"
@ItsAdventureTime18 жыл бұрын
+Luke Lionheart This is not a swamp cooler. A swamp cooler only works in dry environments with low humidity. Swamp coolers run dry air over cooler water to lower the temp. If you live some place where the humidity is 60% + then running the air over water only makes it hotter. He is running the air over a block of ice, so the ice will actually condense some of the humidity back into water which means this setup will work in either a humid or non humid environment. I only comment because I live in South Florida and I hate the heat!!! I have probably researched every method possible to keep cool in the summer. South Florida summers are like northern winters... We board everything up and try not to go outside if possible.
@stphantom18 жыл бұрын
You are correct, I live in Nevada swamp coolers are common here because of the dry climate i think this set up is awsome its 105 out today and I'm definitely going to make one
@onemigdevilla37228 жыл бұрын
+mike murrey vh
@stphantom18 жыл бұрын
Onemig Devilla vh ???
@ant-13825 жыл бұрын
saw my first rendition of this A/C idea this morning, have now watched a bunch of them now its time to take all the best ideas and make one of my own.
@williamsmith27614 жыл бұрын
Very ingenious. I was convinced when i saw the temperature read out. Also the sun power was an added bonus. Very impressive.
@ElectricDreamz2558 жыл бұрын
Here is an idea!! Just thought of it as i watched this video! Add salt to your water before freezing it and it will freeze at a lower temperature! Also just add salt to the icechest and let the ice melt into it, the ice will last longer and be cooler overall. :)
@bayur46887 жыл бұрын
ElectricDreamz255 I didn't realized it. nice bro
@bharath6060607 жыл бұрын
Mojetioluwa Gbenu Exactly what i thought. skin feels salty and irritated.
@fazir227 жыл бұрын
ElectricDreamz255 why da fuck salt don't causes ice to melt?
@LarryElterman7 жыл бұрын
Adding salt to the ice chest will make the ice melt faster, not slower. This actually will make the air coming out colder but at the expense of making the ice last less long. Adding salt to the ice (salt ice cube) will allow the ice to absorb more heat, but a smaller amount of ice with salt, or a larger amount of ice with no salt. Same cost. Think in terms of physics. The salt will basically allow you to have a smaller cooler. To use less ice for a given amount of cooling. But it will not save money.
@BluntForceTrauma6667 жыл бұрын
@Larry Elterman - *_Exactly!_*
@jonr.7477 жыл бұрын
I live for the KZfaq comments as much as I do for the videos
@mr.wizard29745 жыл бұрын
i heard that
@bandoogiemanz5 жыл бұрын
You ain't never lie.
@rebeccatreeseed4106 жыл бұрын
I like this best so far. This is about to become reality at my house... and I keep bottles of ice water in my freezer so it runs less and stays cold when we have power outages (common in the mountains).
@billyrubin20013 жыл бұрын
Lol 😂 That’s probably the most effective, homemade cooling devise I’ve seen on KZfaq yet.
@donnareeves96139 жыл бұрын
I have made this a very one. My cooler is slightly smaller and I used a flexible tube that goes on a dryer. I also found a small fan that works off a USB port. so I have a battery pack that I can charge in the Sun or plug it up and this fan plugs into the battery pack. I've got a couple of gallon jugs in my freezer at all times and it works great! I like my bedroom cooler at nite because I get night sweats so this is a great alternatives to a small air conditioner. I had a small air conditioner but it made my room feel too moist and I didn't like it. this is perfect, I have it in a cooler that has wheels very easy to move. What a great idea. when I plug mine in and put the ice in it last most of the night.
@Duderstradt9 жыл бұрын
Donna Reeves Where did you find yourself a USB fan? And did you use solar chargeable batteries?
@micheltangy27259 жыл бұрын
Donna Reeves "What a great idea." That's why there are men on this planet ;-)
@heLlo-wo8ff9 жыл бұрын
Michel Tangy I find this statement incredibly sexist.
@donnareeves96139 жыл бұрын
Stephen Broussard search Amazon for a USB fan and it came up and it was only 10 dollars with shipping. the battery pack I used i plug up into my usb on computer and recharge. I am going to order one that charges in the Sun I have not done that yet.
@donnareeves96139 жыл бұрын
Michel Tangy hmmmm...😀
@cast3909 жыл бұрын
This is the best most useful info I found on youtube in a long time,thanks for sharing...
@Limpsync3 жыл бұрын
Completely AWESOME! Great job sir. You helped a lot of people with this.
@desertsun023 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@teiaramassey5318 Жыл бұрын
You absolutely saved me some money. Awesome job!!! Thank you so much.
@Eastbaypisces Жыл бұрын
@@desertsun02 how u connect it to the battery?? isn't the fan have a 12v socket like cigarette lighter plug in?
@alexanderweekley6663 жыл бұрын
Living in my Kia Soul at the moment. I used a styrofoam cooler with 20 pounds of ice while of course sitting in the shade the coolness and ice lasted about 8 hours.
@alexanderweekley6663 жыл бұрын
The high for the first day was 84 in North Carolina.
@jshepard1527 жыл бұрын
Can't wait to install this in the cardboard box I'm living in!
@Mike-ks6qu4 жыл бұрын
Hahhahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@churiseg.30704 жыл бұрын
Hilarious
@p.breampike83834 жыл бұрын
Funny love it
@p.breampike83834 жыл бұрын
This is true for that small box You locking for best
@CarlosAmaya-nb6ps3 жыл бұрын
nice
@outcast5666 жыл бұрын
I actually have one of those coolers that is I never use. And I just ordered a jigsaw from Amazon. And I have no AC in bedroom lol. You are awesome thanks!
@ronallen95942 жыл бұрын
This may be a little off topic but JUST in case this happens to you. A little back ground first. When I was in the military and doing hot weather trainer in the Mohave desert we slept in tents and no way to cool down though we did have large fans blowing HOT air at us. So with me laying on my cot, I thought to my self, I wondered...what if. So I got a bath towel and got it soaking wet then laid it over me. With the fan blowing air over my body and the wet towel in place it cooler me down right away and I actually got a little chilly. It was about 115 degrees inside that tent. NOTE: My son's A/C went out at his apartment one time, in Phoenix, and he remembered this story. He texted me and told me how cool he got doing that.
@desertsun022 жыл бұрын
hi. i've done that before. it works great when the humidity is below 50 or 60%. another trick is to use a 'chill its' evap cooling towel. start by putting a small desk fan next to the bed blowing on you. then take the cooling towel, wet it down and lay it over you. the air from the fan hits the towel and evap cooling takes place. you can get super cool doing that. often i will get so cold that i have to place a sheet or light blanket between me and the towel because the towel gets so cold it's ridiculous. the good thing about using a chill'its evap cooling towel is that you and the blanket stay totally dry. the water stays in the towel and will not get you or the blanket wet at all. the towel can stay wet 3 or 4 hours at a time. i just wish they made full body cooling towels.
@smoj6904 жыл бұрын
I am totally going to do this!!! Living in Florida we get a lot of power outages during hurricanes.
@ronaldrose68856 жыл бұрын
Recirculation of the condensation (water) and refreeze... An endless supply of cooling... Great job.
@newnotification3010 жыл бұрын
My ex girlfriends heart in there and you would never need another block of ice
@snicker5767 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, it's funny how so may of us can relate. When women decide to go cold, that 180 degree turnaround is lightning fast and frankly, terrifying. It's a chick thing
@angelinagaona76637 жыл бұрын
Jose Soto lol
@HTX-gc5zx7 жыл бұрын
I feel ya
@thatdudehood7 жыл бұрын
lol
@DoctorKnowDoctorKnow7 жыл бұрын
Jose Soto You still got her number?...I bound to meet her eventually...seems I attract that kinda chick all the time..
@kelly88015 жыл бұрын
Genius!!!! I shared this in a Menopause group, something tells me many coolers will be destroyed after viewing. lol
@snocamo1545 жыл бұрын
All I need is the fan. Got everything else. Will build this bad boy real soon.
@johngunderson61685 жыл бұрын
Nice setup. I think this would be amazing for tent camping or a pop up camper
@mechreports18 жыл бұрын
awsome video! i tend to try and make one of these every year and every year results in failure the last one i made i just used a normal transparent box and it used to make condensation drip out everywhere as the outside of the box got too cold, plus it was only using a small usb fan. i just made a new one yesterday and used a small cool box like you have and i used a more powerful fan that plugs into the 3 pin uk socket and it works amazing! cools my whole room down, plenty of air flow and no condensation leaking over everything! superb bit of kit! thanks for inspiring me to make one! it works really really well and i think i am now ready for summer!
@claytonking708 жыл бұрын
used to make these when ac went out in freightliner but I used big Styrofoam cooler and foam cups for the pipe. put car fan that plugs in cigarette lighter and cut my holes with razor knife.
@lindamoser63175 жыл бұрын
Very inventive idea!!! Necessity they say is the mother of invention. Cheap and reasonable.
@pinegd12 жыл бұрын
Works great as a heater too. Just replace the ice with a small campfire.
@sirrahphotography59305 жыл бұрын
I've seen several and I'm thinking about building one. I think yours is the easiest to build. It's for a patio and I think this will work just fine. Thanks.
@Grenadieros8 жыл бұрын
God bless you, you helped a lot of people.Best regards from Greece !!!
@jackjohnson24377 жыл бұрын
Grenadieros greetings from Lovers of Jesus Christ in U.S.A
@TheSignatureK7 жыл бұрын
Jack Johnson Greetings lovers of Jelly Bellies here in Canada, eh!
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@melioristicone3336 жыл бұрын
John Doe lmfao
@AltoAtik6 жыл бұрын
John Doe LOL
@kickbut38109 жыл бұрын
Before I froze my water I mixed in orange and lemongrass oil so when I make it tommorow it will shoot out a nice pleasant smell :')
@TacosOfInjustice9 жыл бұрын
That is brilliant!
@MrLemonyFresh9 жыл бұрын
That's good but... hopefully it won't go off :P
@kickbut38109 жыл бұрын
Tankyou :') makin mine now with a storage container intead..
@stinkyunicornsoaplab67145 жыл бұрын
Kick But ice will melt quicker in a plain storage container.
@Soundsofanetwork3 жыл бұрын
Hate
@art_with_Mollie2 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant! I'm going to make one or two of these for camping and for in the bed of our truck (with capper) where our dogs ride. Definitely don't want them getting overheated!
@desertsun022 жыл бұрын
hi. sounds like a couple of great uses for these!
@rightoption61042 ай бұрын
I am starting to manufacture it on a commercial basis. Thanks for a wonderful idea.. we have been having electricity shortage for many years, and we have experienced 8 to 12 hours load shedding . This will be a blessing with solar panels to many .
@MichaelWilliams-ro9bm6 жыл бұрын
Surveillance investigators use these in Arizona where temps get to 120 and these are a must have. Fans draw so little use, one can use small batteries!
@AIRclan19 жыл бұрын
Use two sets of water bottles (each set containing about 6 water bottles). When one set melts, put the other set in the cooler and put the melted set in the freezer. By the time the other set melts, the set you put in the freezer will have frozen again.
@dlbattle1009 жыл бұрын
AIRclan1 Um, your freezer is going to warm the air by more than this cools it, unless your freezer is outside or something.
@ohger19 жыл бұрын
David Battle Yep. Scanned the replies and you beat me to it. Most people don't realize that in order to freeze the water bottle, the heat is *removed* (not cold added). The removed heat is pumped into the room that the freezer is in, plus the heat that the freezer generates to perform this. The only way to benefit from this type of air cooler is to have the freezer out of the cooled area.
@Nightraven269 жыл бұрын
David Battle well my room is too small for an wall ACU so i can use this while the cooler is in the room which has wall mounted ACU so problem solved
@ohger19 жыл бұрын
***** If the freezer is in the same room as the "air conditioner", then there will still be a net heat gain, not cooling. If the frozen water bottles are capped, then no evaporation will take place, and no humidity will be added. In fact, water will condense on the frozen water bottles and drip to the bottom of the cooler offering a bit of de-humidification. If raw ice blocks are used, then they will add moisture to the air.
@dlbattle1009 жыл бұрын
***** I'm not unsure. It will definitely release more heat into the room if it has to freeze more water. It's a simple matter of physics.
@poolguycoolguy15974 жыл бұрын
Energy company has a monopoly in my region.. So hot in summer, with bills being Very high if we run the traditional AC. Making this tommorow. Already have solar panel, battery, and fan. Thanks mate.
@shortchange262 жыл бұрын
We mounted these in our pickup bed. Took the center slider out and replaced it with plywood. Run a piece of drier hose through the plywood into the cab. This setup is ancient and it does work ok.
@JoshForet10 жыл бұрын
don't have any streamers handy. Guess i'll have to find another build. :/
@northflower4239 жыл бұрын
lol
@user-fi1xu1pp7p7 жыл бұрын
This is really cool. Car A/C's goes low to 60° at most, and you achieved 40° ! I gotta do this for my bedroom ! In Florida the regular house A/C just isn't enough lol.
@josephivan50946 жыл бұрын
Try leaving your bedroom door open. whit no return in a large room and the door closed some of the air is forced out of the house causing the room to be hotter than the part of the house that has a return.
@robertguy235 жыл бұрын
actually, if you point one of those laser thermostats in the vents, the temp of the air coming out should be somewhere between 20 and 35F,
@ballzmcgee95854 жыл бұрын
It's not about Florida you goober. It's about the cold air leaking out of the house in various places. Mostly the attic. That's why ALOT of people use spray foam insulation in order to keep the house cooler. You probably have feces from 1920 up in your attic
@luizeduardorodriguesfreita26445 жыл бұрын
Fantastic, here in Brazil this will be wonderful for those who have little money or for places that do not have conditions to install a conditioned air.
@charlenecullen21162 ай бұрын
Made one with large styrofoam cooler. Worked great for grand daughter’s dorm room which was sweltering hot. Thank you!
@desertsun022 ай бұрын
hi. that's great! 👍😎
@HAL-dm1eh10 жыл бұрын
This would be fantastic for a camping tent, camper or van! I would imagine putting it up higher would provide for maximum cooling since the colder air goes down and would cool more of the space than having it on the floor.
@jj-al-harthy421610 жыл бұрын
^-^
@pablodimitrius70536 жыл бұрын
Melhor vídeo plástico de ar condicionado caseiro que eu assisti ate hoje...fácil...pratico e barato!!!Parabéns
@iackin05 жыл бұрын
Here's another great idea with some beers inside of the cooler and you'll set chilling with a beer
@dancerprakhar10525 жыл бұрын
Kas
@stephenelkins24454 жыл бұрын
I love the way you think. Killing two birds with one stone. That's using the ole noggin. Steve
@howardblasingame79612 ай бұрын
Excellent idea. Next week my Jack Russel & I are driving cross country in my Astro with no A/C. This is a life saver.
@RockyMountainOyster9 жыл бұрын
Wow, some truly clueless people in these comments. "Where did you buy the fan?" "What kind of fan is it?" "What is the diameter of the fan?" - holy fuck, just go to wal-mart or some shit and figure it out.
@chubbylilloseruk7 жыл бұрын
Why is that such a stupid question? You can buy £20 fans that are basically a pile of shit or if you're lucky £10 ones that keep you cool all over the summer. It's a perfectly valid question.
@9929kingfish7 жыл бұрын
chubbylilloser this is an American KZfaq video. We use dollar signs not European crap.
@GaryESims7 жыл бұрын
you can get them from Home Depot... the fan that can plug into a USB port.
@rossmennie49037 жыл бұрын
9929kingfish And you wonder why the world hates you.
@LukeStrongflame7 жыл бұрын
Ross Mennie don't mistake jealousy for hatred, the same people who say they hate us also want to live here. See: Chicanos
@VitaminCMtv8 жыл бұрын
If you put the ice bottles on a grate to get them a few inches off the bottom of the cooler, it might force more air around the bottles, increasing the heat exchange and pumping out colder air. You would have to change out the bottles more frequently though (same reason). But very well done.
@hectorvonvector46637 жыл бұрын
VitaminCM i
@SuperRobskiii7 жыл бұрын
VitaminCM ?
@mtsilvagt6 жыл бұрын
VitaminCM Very good idea, Vato !
@bartblaine85566 жыл бұрын
VitaminCM
@JayseGreene6 жыл бұрын
Superb idea!!!!!!
@loisn44815 жыл бұрын
I need this so badly at work! 😥 it's like working inside an oven omg I don't know if I'd live to see Autumn this year 😂 I have a frozen pet bottle on my head right now honestly😥 thanks for sharing😘
@rayva15 жыл бұрын
Seems like a great gadget for tiny homes in areas where summer temperatures take a real spike.
@Stretch_Armstrong6663 жыл бұрын
Pretty much. I live near Palm Springs Cali it’s up to 110. My lil crack den is from the 70’s so yea......
@cptcosmo9 жыл бұрын
All you need now is a solar array to make the ice and you're cooling for free!
@you2andme7 жыл бұрын
Great concept. With open water in the tub, the unit would make a great natural room humidifier in the winter.
@1116may115 жыл бұрын
This will save my life this summer. Thank you
@brandonshackelford50968 жыл бұрын
after reading so many comments with no common sense maybe this will help everyone = use any size cooler/fan you want to best fit your needs. and check the ice every hour or so until it starts melting and then add new ice!
@chubbylilloseruk7 жыл бұрын
Not all fans are the same. You can buy cheap fans that are amazing or expensive fans that can turn out to be shit. Asking what fan the guy is using because it looks as if the airflow is decent doesn't mean you have no common sense there matey.
@93spice547 жыл бұрын
There's this amazing new invention with reviews, pricing, and products, oh my! Mother fucking Amazon..
@johnsprunger52246 жыл бұрын
It looks like a cheap ass dollar store desk fan to me and some cooler he had laying around. He's not building a cooler for the international space station bud. It's more the idea of using what you have instead of spending like 500 dollars on a portable a/c unit that does the same thing.
@jesusstudentbrett7 жыл бұрын
For slower melting ice, minimize the amount of surface area of ice. For example a bunch of ice cube that maybe equal the same 3D volume of his block of ice would theoretically melt faster due to more surface area exposed to higher temperatures. In other words, use one solid block of ice to last longer as he seems to have. Yet you need enough surface area of the air of the fan to blow across the surface area of the ICE before exiting the PVC exhaust port.
@matt_solve_this2 жыл бұрын
Can’t you just throw ice cream salt in the ice and it’ll slowly melt.
@johny_c2 жыл бұрын
I think using 2 to 4 Big plastic bottle of water (4 X 4l or 4 X 1,05669 Gal) should be ok. You can use 2 as the other 2 are in the freezer.
@avpowerstn13 жыл бұрын
Seen it using dry ice...cost more but even better cooling. Love the water bottle idea.
@DsHomeyGarden3 жыл бұрын
inexpensive coolers can be cooler by spraying spray foam in to the areas you cut the holes in to also by drilling some more holes and filling them as well.
@desertsun023 жыл бұрын
hi there. that is very true. great tip!
@bridgetland3 жыл бұрын
Can you give an explanation of why those extra steps makes things cooler?
@haunted_.7 жыл бұрын
Make it even better by putting some window caulking around the PVC elbow and fan so you have a perfect seal. Then put a window AC filter behind that fan so you don't draw in pollen, dust, etc. Then when the ice melts you can drink the water, water your plants, put it in a swamp cooler, etc. 👍
@armanelgtron45335 жыл бұрын
Technically you can just refreeze the water, anyway.
@judidoncallaway51428 жыл бұрын
The plastic bag from wine boxes work great for making large ice cubes.
@someoneyoudontknow74073 жыл бұрын
Gunna have to get a box of wine now. Iv never bought one but now I have an excuse. Thank you
@benkanobe75006 жыл бұрын
In the 60's my Grandmother in Al used to put a 1 Foot Cube of ice in doubled up Turkey Fry pans and then set her table top oscillating room fan behind the ice and let the fan just blow past the ice. I worked really well. Ice lasted several hours.
@mssavedin922 жыл бұрын
this is awesome and looks super simple to do, add in a few suggestions on here and looks fantastic.Guess Im wondering about power outages and ice availability. Well done. I suppose if and when that happens, we still have the solar fan.
@ACDC4LIFE7 жыл бұрын
✔️Perfect ... for my van down by the river !
@josekma15 жыл бұрын
LMFAO!
@chasethompson5235 жыл бұрын
josekma1 he’s commin to get you now
@bradleyselk96425 жыл бұрын
Is at you sage?
@journeejacobs93375 жыл бұрын
@@bradleyselk9642 haha Sage Wanderer here hahaha
@miriaml.1505 жыл бұрын
Gotcha!! Good one! Sure miss that funny guy.
@kevinfunk63397 жыл бұрын
The bottles are convenient to transport and remove from cooler, easier to fit in a freezer, and prevent humidifying the air so I think that's the way to go. Just keep some freezing while the others are being used.
@chickenbutt.34213 жыл бұрын
Do you think dry ice would make it run better or longer
@VirtanenDK6 жыл бұрын
I like the Styrofoam boxes better. They are better at keeping the ice cool. This is just my opinion after we have a heat wave in Denmark atm ☀️and a styrofoam with a layer of insolation worked well. This was only cus every shop was sold out in small AC's 😭 Sorry for my English 👋
@timothymartino47165 жыл бұрын
Thanks I will try that one
@richards4048 жыл бұрын
You could also use bagged ice with a little water and add rock salt or table salt to bring the ice temperature down even lower and it would last longer.Old hunting trick to keep dressed meat cold longer.
@PrecisionWrittens8 жыл бұрын
Solar powered air cooler. So the hotter it gets, the more power you have for the air cooler, which it needs bc it's hotter. Pretty clever
@Shoulon8 жыл бұрын
you do realise that solar requires direct sunlight right?
@robertonome24488 жыл бұрын
+Shoulon You can just put a panel outside of your house and connect to it... That would be pretty damn expensive thought...
@gottabekidding25898 жыл бұрын
***** No. LOL
@gottabekidding25898 жыл бұрын
***** No. LOL You are not going to run a refrigerator off of 15W.
@gottabekidding25898 жыл бұрын
You have no idea what you are talking about. The amount of efficiency that is lost at a hotter temp is negligible. Some lose 1.5% in temps above 32 C/90 F and increase 1.5% for every increase of 1 Celsius. At 32 C the loss of a 15W cell would be a staggering 0.225W, at 37C / 100 F would be a loss of 1.125W. The better ones don't start losing their efficiency until 35C. So there you go, you may weep now.
@ratbat64505 жыл бұрын
This one of the best poor people formula to keep and stay cool. Nice improvision👍.
@simpsonporter6 жыл бұрын
in 100litres of ice there is capacity for water to hold 9kwh of energy. The phase change from 0 deg water to 0 deg Ice is a huge amount of energy. Consider this when designing. If you have access to free ice, this is a big bonus. A friend works in a hotel and can have 20litres chilled down during a shift. If salt is added, the stored energy is even more as the freezing temp is lower. Great video and well presented.
@edjackson28186 жыл бұрын
simpsonporter opp
@fasteddiesgarage1017 жыл бұрын
YES! I'm making one of these things! Thanks for the idea!
@williamlowe77186 жыл бұрын
Edward Kelly #metoo 😎😎😎
@leeeightiesbaby94356 жыл бұрын
Edward Kelly did it work?
@truptibhoyar61306 жыл бұрын
New easy cooler box hot
@delraydad75165 жыл бұрын
@ElTortugaAnime ElTortugaAnime mine was pants as well. if I put my fingers in the PVC tubing then it was nice and cool. Otherwise, a piece of junk.
@andrewebparadoxАй бұрын
This works really well - use a similar setup when i go camping. And if you want to drop the temperature even lower (below freezing) drop some ice melt or salt on ice, about quarter of volume of ice is sufficient. It’ll melt ice faster and will be more expensive, but works for rapid cooling.
@barbaracoleman66415 жыл бұрын
There is an article on Google about the heat wave in Alaska that links to your channel and refers to this video. This is ingenuous!
@akwild835 жыл бұрын
Yes were all dying up here 90 right now
@BozardsInAlaska5 жыл бұрын
I live in Talkeetna, AK and also found my way here bc I’m melting in my dry cabin.
@whosyourdaddy45795 жыл бұрын
Only if you have access to a ton of ice...I mean do you REALLY want to be running and checking for ICE every 10 minutes? LOL!
@dancerprakhar10525 жыл бұрын
@@whosyourdaddy4579 how
@kiyoponnn5 жыл бұрын
@@akwild83 90 is nothing lol
@glynnmi8 жыл бұрын
You might consider turning the vent so that it blows over the fan intake. This way the fan would be drawing cooler air back into cooler. It probably wouldn't impact it's ability to cool the area too much.
@hardworkhardplay8 жыл бұрын
Smart, that would help
@anredickerson15358 жыл бұрын
I like that
@darkmanafest638 жыл бұрын
if anything it should make the ice last longer. Less incoming heat to melt it. (assuming that was already the thought process behind the idea)
@TGKcraft8 жыл бұрын
exactly, it would take longer to cool the room giving the cool air more time to leave the room. better off how it already is
@syper42027 жыл бұрын
Mike Glynn thats a pretty good idea bro
@kathutcherson9928 жыл бұрын
Will it work without the Christmas Tree tinsel?
@toafloast18838 жыл бұрын
+Kat Hutcherson yes, but the tinsel is for spreading the air more efficiently
@davexb65957 жыл бұрын
Not nearly as well. The tinsel protects the cool air from gamma radiation. So the air stays cooler for longer. It is a key feature of this invention.
@rossmennie49037 жыл бұрын
Kat Hutcherson Sweetheart. The tinsel is to see if it is on or not, blowing at full. Even big HVAC systems do this.
@RennaeAllDay7 жыл бұрын
LOL!!!!
@chubbylilloseruk7 жыл бұрын
Tut* you had to ruin the joke.
@edbengtson69896 жыл бұрын
Ur a genius... Love the idea, better was that the whole thing could be ran using Solar...WOW GENIUS!!!
@starlytesplanet6 жыл бұрын
To add to this, if you have spare place in your freezer it wastes electricity, where as putting water into freeze and changing it to keep cool saves freezer electricity... at least that's my theory ;) Great AC!
@coltsfans4life7 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Love how you are using solar to power it :)
@dannyrichards62335 жыл бұрын
Lol
@oussamaamri84864 жыл бұрын
Me too
@KvltSlaw7 жыл бұрын
Thanks feller, I made one for the insane heat in Brisbane. Worked awesome last night, missus loves it
@vincentvalentine94177 жыл бұрын
John Dore I only want to use this at night when I'm in my bed. does this help?
@KvltSlaw7 жыл бұрын
in a small room yes
@christianthings6 жыл бұрын
We will be caravanning in the Brisbane area this summer and I was keen for a decent review, wading through all the stupid comments, I found your very helpful comment and want to thank you for it :)
@dazalayoun48526 жыл бұрын
John Dore j
@SuperCoolicool6 жыл бұрын
Does this cool the room ?
@crispychicken27432 жыл бұрын
Looks good ! but. .next time go to the junk yard and get some heater cores out of a junk passenger van and fill them with water . Freeze the cores and blow the air thru them. 80% more cold air out put.
@FrilledMayfly_AmberlyFerrule2 жыл бұрын
One day I hope to have a tiny house but cooling is many times expensive and some folks just bypass it. This would be absolutely perfect and easy to transport wherever you need!
@kountryedge Жыл бұрын
Ditto, I live in a large house and would live to scale fown to an 850 sq ft. Been in the 90s° now with air quality warnings, I still haven't turned on the AC. It was 86° at the highets temp inside. I live inba 1900 Queen Anne
@jeffradie99267 жыл бұрын
Duct the fan to pull air more from the floor,add salt to the ice for longer cooling,then insulate outer part of cooler more
@roadrunner3812 жыл бұрын
Thx for the tips!👍
@joeycapel88616 жыл бұрын
love the harbour freight tools lol that jig saw is the best jig saw I've owned and I've had all the top brands but back to topic I need cold air in my work shop I'm trying this out
@angelamills98093 жыл бұрын
This will be perfect for our daughters softball tournaments this summer! We live in Phoenix and some of those days are over 110 degrees. Thank you!
@desertsun023 жыл бұрын
sounds like a great use for it 😎
@BobbyL801236 жыл бұрын
I'm going to make one of these for when I sleep in my car on summer trips. I'm guessing i can get a big bag of ice from walmart each night and it will last me maybe 6 or 7 hours?
@Juancholoco7103 жыл бұрын
Add salt to it!
@butchclifford87337 жыл бұрын
Expandable spray foam from a can to fill the void of the circular cut outs and, since the cooler lid is re-moveable and if you have a deep freezer (I have two) place the cooler into the deep freeze and fill to your required level (weight), alternate between two coolers that use the same lid. This larger ice block fills the void of air in the ice chamber, should increase the efficiency by increasing the outflow rate, and longer cycles between ice changes. The DC power is the way to go! Nice job!
@geezerrockentinc7 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for the example. I will build 1 for sure. I feel if you were to use more space efficient frozen water bottles, it would also serve to dehumidify areas were humidity is a factor while the moisture condensates around the bottles.
@prismdrone34753 жыл бұрын
I so need to do this. Regardless if the AC is on or if it's freezing outside with my window open, my room will still be the hottest room in the house and It will be that way with only having my TV and computer on to get there.
@aqualust50164 жыл бұрын
Could you get more cooling efficiency/length of cooling by ducting a return from your cool exhaust as your inlet? I would put an ambient suction in the return if the fan starts acting funny to regulate the inlet pressure. Would be fun to try!
@markprice78426 жыл бұрын
Try turning the air flow to flow over the fan, see if it blows cooler. Partial intake would be cool air
@SomeRandomGuy7895 жыл бұрын
That would be great, but it would be hard to get the cable into the cooler
@U2JEN2U5 жыл бұрын
He meant turn the pipe piece the other direction.
@jseb40255 жыл бұрын
@@U2JEN2U most of the air would be just recirculating and not going into the atmosphere then.
@montoyanathan605 жыл бұрын
@@jseb4025 that's what I was thinking.
@miriaml.1505 жыл бұрын
Maybe use 2 or 3 smaller PVC pipes for outflow. One directed at the fan intake and the other 1 or 2 directed out into the room. Yes it would reduce the amount of cold air going out but the ice would melt slower because of the cold air intake. You might get around that by using a slightly stronger fan. That's just a thought. I'm going to try making one of these and test my idea. I love the general idea. Thank you!
@spokanetomcat18 жыл бұрын
A suggestion, instead of a 90 degree tube use a 45 degree where you can cool off the higher warmer air better.
@and1ballazzz8 жыл бұрын
+Dan M 180 degree***
@spokanetomcat18 жыл бұрын
180 degree going in the opposite direction.
@wedmunds8 жыл бұрын
+Dan M Actually I think you guys are using different reference axes here... By your 45 I assume it's 45 degrees from pointing vertically, which would actually be 135 degrees from the base. In that case, 180 would be pointing straight up.
@stanleychildrenschoir10037 жыл бұрын
Jasons Brother m
@chawquee7 жыл бұрын
THATS WHAT İ THOUGHT .YOU MUST LET THE AIR CIRCULATE MORE IN THE COLD CHAMBER AND THEN GET OUT .ALSO INSTEAD OF WASTING WATER EVERY TIME YOU USE ICE ..WHY NOT USE SMALL BOTTLES OF WATER AND FREEZE THEM AND USE THEM CONTİNİOUSLY WITHOUT REFILLING THEM WITH WATER .