Within a couple of hours, you’ll becool and comfortablewith your DIY air conditioner.
However, conventionalair conditionersare very effective at lowering room temperatures since they also reduce humidity levels.
A styrofoam cooler forms the body of the DIY air conditioner.
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Aluminum ducts are available at your local home center.
This tube is tightly coiled over the face of a fan.
But before committing to a pre-drilled bucket, see if the DIY method helps you cool down enough.
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Keep the two apart.
Plug all electrical devices intoGFCI outlets.
Keep the pump unplugged until you are ready to use it.
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Secure with the hose clamps.
At this point, you have a continuous loop, but this will later be cut into.
Many people use both a jug of frozen water and frozen water popsicles in the bucket.
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Others have reported using loose ice cubes in the bucket.
However, to achieve this, you will need to experiment with how much salt to use.
The holes should be between 2 to 2 1/2 inches up from the bottom of the bucket.
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The face of the fan will be facing down so it can blow air into the bucket.
Do note that this won’t work as well as an actual car AC.
Water and salt are all that’s needed for this proposed cooling system,Cool Coalition
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