$8 Homemade Air Conditioner - Works Flawlessly!

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Don't spend hundreds of dollars on a portable A/C for your home, just build one for $8 dollars and 10 minutes of your time! You can pick up a Styrofoam cooler for about $4 at most stores. Dryers vents cost about $2 dollars a pop. All you need after that is an old fan and some frozen bottles of water!
Once your box is completed following the instructions in the video, simply add the frozen bottles of water and go to town. My home was 78 degrees and after running the box in the living room for a couple hours it dropped into the 60's which is fantastic on a hot day!
If you load the cooler with frozen bottles, the cooler will last anywhere from 3-6 hours which gives you enough time to have another set of bottles freezing in the interim. This is great for single rooms on a hot day and will drop the overall temperature quite a bit. Enjoy!

[@TheKingofRandom]

I like the idea of using multiple frozen water bottles. That way you can stay cool while they're frozen, but have an icy cool drink when they thaw out a bit.

[@GREENPOWERSCIENCE]

I like the bottles too, this keeps the cold fluid trapped unlike exposed ice cubes or buckets of water. Any water that condenses on the outside and pools in the bottom of the styrofoam cooler, is from the room air so it is also a mild dehumidifier. Good one!

[@tyronegreyham8387]

Grant Thompson - "The King of Random" I read that in your voice. Is that weird?

[@donutactual8887]

😭😭😭

[@benedictcumberbatch4275]

Yes but I believe the exposed ice might make the air cool quicker

[@NotEvenDeathCanSaveU]

Yes.. Idea.. Thats all it is.. You see the problem with heat is that it has to go somewhere.. No AC that doesnt output heat outside of the house or at least room is efficient enough, this here has about the same effect as ventilator is, its just the illusion of cooling

[@MortVsGaming]

I only have $7.95. damn

[@V8SplashMan]

Ask the store clerk if you can remove 5 cents worth of Styrofoam.

[@partner348]

...You need a nickel and "an extra fan laying around the house" :)

[@timotavern3463]

@@V8SplashMan LOLOL LmFAo LMMFAO heeee

[@timotavern3463]

@@V8SplashMan remove 5 cents worth of styrofoam

[@Hobott]

I'll give you 5 cents buddy

[@psudodrake]

A few caveats here that he doesn't go over... Whatever containers you use to contain the water, do not fill them up all the way because water expands when it freezes. Instead of angling the vents forward like the video shows, instead point them straight up and put this thing behind an oscillating fan. The fan picks up the cool air and pushes it all over the room. Handy in apartments where the bedroom is often far away from the actual air conditioner, and it costs a small fortune to keep your ENTIRE apartment cooled at night. Doing this keeps my bedroom cool all night, and I live in Minnesota, where the air is hot and humid, and can be 80 deg F outside at midnight (like it is as I'm writing this). What he also doesn't talk about is that the air sucked in by the fan and pushed over the ice, condenses moisture onto the bottles of water. A decent amount of it too. In the morning you'll need to wipe off the bottles, re-freeze them, and dump the water out of the container. A FINAL note... is that the fan ALSO sucks in dirt, dust, pollen, ragweed, your sweat hanging in the air, your BO, your farts, which collects in that water. Periodically you either need to get yourself a new container, or put some bleach in there to kill whatever is growing in it.

[@pplRretards]

Omg dude the oscillating fan idea is freaking golden just got mine started with a few ice packs I had in the freezer waiting for my bottles to freeze but ya feels amazing bout to blow a load everytime the fan oscillates towards me lol

[@marisoulfuloflove]

What a drag

[@ariabritton9669]

another thing: DO NOT USE DRY ICE TO COOL A ROOM THAT IS NOT WELL VENTILATED!!!!! if you do, you risk CO2 poisoning! you could go to sleep in a room with it running and never wake up again!

[@bumbling_bees]

Yes, your body gets rid of it because you will DIE if it builds up in your body. lol

[@psudodrake]

@@AbiyBattleSpell The fan need never be replaced unless it stops blowing. The cooler only needs to be replaced maybe once a year. The bottles of water that I freeze are the same ones three years running now.

[@IAmNotLegends]

I’m a cheapskate and my car AC went down. I made this and it works to some degree. I got the cooler at the dollar store and I already had a portable fan. I save on gas, because I don’t have to use the unit. It doesn’t work anyway and I don’t have pay some over priced mechanic. I’ll be sticking to this for the warm seasons

[@DaymDrops]

Nothing better than a Ghetto Ghood Air Conditioner! Coming to a hood near you!! ;-) Great Video

[@olivol5338]

yo daym i love your video man

[@OnsideHaddock72]

Daym, what you doing over hear?!? do a review on some pickles, everybody eats them, but no one knows which ones the best kind

[@canadianqueen76]

Nice!

[@sumojo]

Daym!! Great videos man! See you on Wednesday? : )

[@Space1258]

Great to see all the best KZbinrs here!^-^

[@BrandonCummingsIsAwesome]

I just made it. It works pretty well, but I would recommend putting the fan on the side and as far from the tube as possible so the air has to travel through the ice, making it colder.

[@ryanleiderman9622]

What's the point of a dryer vent? Why not just let the cold air escape from a hole?

[@glytcheout]

@@ryanleiderman9622 its for direct air If you want it to blow on you instead of going staight up I assume it also helps keep the ice frozen for longer since only cold air comes out of the vents We're using a similar method (just a bucket of ice in front of a box fan) my apt is 90 degrees rn so im more than willing to this lol i aint got money (or aproval) for a window unit

[@CoolioBeans]

1:37 "if you're into the whole Celsius thing." What an American thing to say 😂

[@averegeyoutuber9133]

Its like Celsius is a drug. Yeah, bro, Im hooked into this Celsius thing, lmao

[@miscelaneusman]

This is the most useful youtube video I have ever watched. My room is now being cooled by a styrofoam cooler and life is good.

[@Boxmitvideos]

Is life still good my friend? Did the styrofoam cooler hold up?

[@CULT45...]

@@Boxmitvideos 😂😂😂

[@tac6044]

Buddy your room isn't being cooled. This thing will do absolutely nothing to cool a room. You need to displace hot air for Effective cooling. This is a gimmick or device to blow cold air on you from one foot away.

[@chrismcclain6518]

@@tac6044 The cooler sucks in hot air, the cooler is cold, the cooler pushes out cold air. How does that not displace hot air?

[@tac6044]

@@chrismcclain6518 Run it all day and it will not drop the room temp by even one single degree. Even a very tiny room. I cannot believe people actually think quickly running air over ice will remove the heat from a room. Its no more effective than a fan.

[@MyLifeisChanging1]

It works for small rooms. My kids (17 and 11) did this a little project to see if it works and it most certainly does for our space. It cools small rooms and in a back room, it cools the hallway as well. The container cost $1.50 at Dollar General. The dryer vents were $3.50 at Walmart. And we already had the small fans. We have a deep freezer so the kids filled 4 one gallon jugs with water and let them freeze in the deep freezer. They enjoyed creating this and decorating the containers. It's a quick fix if your AC goes out and you can't get anyone in right away to fix it. I was about to purchase 2 window units because it will be a couple of weeks before the repairman can get to our house and right now it's about 80 degrees everyday here in NC. We already had fans in each room because sometimes here it's not hot enough to run the AC but you still need some cooling off, so we have always had fans in our home. Basically, in addition to this system running, we also have 2 additional fans running in each room to circulate the air. Feels good to us right now. It might not work for everyone but my kids made it work for us. I rewarded them for building it instead of purchasing window units.

[@victoriatellez-smith5333]

What a valuable life lesson they learned and what a awesome parent you are for rewarding their hard work and ingenuity. My older brother and I used to make projects like this when we were young (we lived out in the boonies of the AZ desert, where the water coming out of the hose was hotter than the surface of the sun, and nothing but time, a big garage filled with sundries, and LOTS of motivation 😊) and our mother did the same thing. She rewarded our efforts and applauded and utilized our creations, showing us that we had value and the capacity to be self-sufficient and to not just rely on the “easy” (bought) fixes in life. All that being said, at 9 months pregnant while wrangling an impervious 3 year old, and the heat doing its best to take me out, I’m awfully tempted to abandon all good sense and go plug in all of those window units sitting out in the shed that I stashed up on last winter from the thrift stores. $500 electric bills are nothing compared to a hormonal, about to snap pregnant lady, right? 😅😂🤪 Take care and stay cool!

[@TreyWitteried]

This totally works well. Obviously not really $8. Can be little noisy, but pretty cheap and easy to put together. Finding the right fan was probably the trickiest part, and there were some serious space constraints with the lid.

[@RandomKatRandom]

I was only able to fit one vent in, so I got a nicer one with an adjustable elbow so I can direct the air better. This actually ended up costing $10 for me (vent was $4, cooler was $3 and fan was $3). For a studio apartment this works very well. I currently only have one frozen two liter in the cooler and its been running for a half hour. I can already feel the difference and its about 90 outside. If your a poor graduate student like me this is a very good way to help keep you from frying during the summer.

[@nukima11]

I've had to resort to doing this before. If you have NOTHING else, this is a godsend.

[@johnsanchez5204]

If you're talking about The, One, True, God... Kindly, Captilize His Almighty-Name, Ok?

[@killyourtelllievision]

That is for sure an improvement on a camping trick I used to use when I slept in my van by putting a frozen gallon milk jug on a folded up bath towel in front of a fan and having the fan blowing behind the iced jug. Worked great for about four hours until the ice melted at which time I replaced it or started a new day. Thanx for sharing

[@sa7966]

mine ran about $25 and the difference is amazing!!!

[@ModernHybrid]

When making the ice add a good amount of salt to the bottles and it'll be a lot colder and the ice will last longer

[@lewismccracken6073]

how can it get colder than the freezer?

[@THE.CHIEF616]

@@lewismccracken6073 salt water does not freeze

[@redapproves1330]

@@lewismccracken6073 salt lowers the water's freezing point. So the ice you make with salt water is colder than normal water ice

[@grantpeterson2524]

Responding from to a very old comment, but the salt will not add to the thermal inertia of the water (won’t cause it to become cooler). Keep in mind that ice doesn’t just stop cooling down at 32F, that’s just it’s freezing point. The salt just means that the freezing point is lower. If 2 bottles, one with and one without salt, were both brought to 20F, the one with salt wouldn’t freeze but they are both still the same temp.

[@leefoote528]

@@redapproves1330 lol. It can't get any colder than the inside of the freezer.

[@snillocadirb]

Thank you for sharing this video..... I'm a single mom of 3, and my window a/c unit just went out..... I could not afford to replace it right now..... but I am certain I can build this.... thank you

[@destinylopez5923]

snillocadirb same as well just now .. did it work ma’am

[@PLATESWEEPER]

It works ok. You need to stay on top of keeping the ice frozen

[@jovsitalo]

@@Leg0z the point she was making is she doesn't have enough funds to buy a new ac unit and this idea is real cheap.

[@Leg0z]

@@jovsitalo That's a very bizarre way of saying "I'm broke" as I personally know several single mothers with multiple children that have careers and are doing alright. And it's quite rude to assume someone's financial situation based on marital status and whether they're a parent. But I'm not dense, I know exactly what she was implying, I just wish some single mothers would stop dragging out their kids to gain sympathy or gain internet points at every opportunity, which is exactly what happened here. It shows really poor character using ones children in such a way and teaches children to have a beggar mentality. Just say you're broke like a normal person.

[@melissacook5186]

@@Leg0z Just read past it and move on without trying to shame a stranger, "like a normal person." FFS

[@helenbecker3730]

Thank you soooo much!!! I am disabled and on fixed income. This works so great and cost is so low and I live in Texas so really needed help that I could afford. Would show you picture if I could, thanks again

[@TheYesteryearGirl]

Thank you! I just moved to a new apartment and it doesn't have A/C (this should be a crime in Southern CA!) I was looking for something inexpensive that I could make but the only DIY's I could find required power tools I don't own. This is a perfect solution for me and my pup (who looks a lot like yours funnily enough). Thank you so much for sharing!! 😊

[@terrynasso5142]

Funnily?

[@MrOcto13]

I made this for my Aunt in the while vacationing in the Dominican Republic. She loves it!!! Just told her to freeze a couple of two liter bottles throughout the day. She sleeps comfortable at night. Thanks Household Hacker!

[@Superduperscribble]

*tries to cut out Styrofoam* *hears Styrofoam noises* I can't take it anymore, where's the dang credit card.

[@timotavern3463]

Lmfao 😂🤣😹💀

[@grich7746]

LOL.. I was literally cringing as he was cutting it. I thought well hell, it looks like I am just gonna have to deal with the heat.

[@cindyfrancis143]

ha ha ha

[@kari2030]

@@grich7746 🤣😂🤣🤣

[@giovanni545]

@@timotavern3463 language

[@richardreed1163]

This is really designed to keep someone cool out on the lake during a 90F day where a small child or baby might need direct airflow to keep cool, as they are prone to heat stress more than adults. This also works when camping b/c no one cares if condensation will ruin the tent. It's a TENT!. Great design and thanks for the idea.

[@sniperfox99]

Made this last year, following these instructions! I also had a length of thin copper tubing laying around, so i coiled it into a few loops and stuffed it in the cooler on top of the ice. VERY effective!

[@pamelacook4896]

Thank you. I wondered if someone actually tried this. All I seen was snarky comments about the price. Even if its 20 and works its worth it.

[@errrika1984]

Didn't work for me at all, just melted two bags of ice in one hour

[@ryukage6695]

Never tried that, what the benefit to using the copper coil? Do the temp even further?

[@mrteal3070]

@@errrika1984 of course you're blowing warm air directly at them, have 2 backup bags and replace them everytime

[@pplRretards]

@@errrika1984 not supposed to use bags of ice I straight up said freeze bottles of water also rotate the bottle when they thaw out dip shit smh swear this country is nothing but full of idiots smh also helps if you freeze the water with salt last longer too but hey what do I know besides I have a nice asf free ac unit in my room since I had fans laying around an storage container and some foam mats smh but you do you and stay hot👍🏾 while I'm cool😎

[@ERICCLAPPDHIM]

All these years later you still helping me rest in peace my guy

[@A7XAnGeL512]

Just built this with my husband for our garage works perfectly!!! Thanks!!! Love all of your creative ideas!!

[@HouseholdHacker]

For anyone that wants to do this on a smaller scale for your bedroom, I also made a smaller version powered by USB. USB Powered Mini A/C!

[@HouseholdHacker]

Legit Name Yep.

[@TheDirectorsOfGaming]

That'd be nifty for #Gamers :D

[@echecheese]

dude, you got that from kipkay i think

[@TheDeadmandillon]

HouseholdHacker GENIUS!!! Excellent idea, cheep as can be, but I do so wonder if the same thing can be done WITH a deepfreezer and a much more powerful fan. Just wildly thinking here.

[@yuray888]

How is your jaw doing?

[@faireeduztbr]

I love it, specially during the night, when we are just in one place and not moving around. I try not to have my ac on for more than 2 hours a day but its hard when its so hpt.this is perfect to sleep comfortably. Thank you

[@carsonmyers8101]

instead of using a knife to cut the holes, just heat the ends of the metal and press them through the Styrofoam. it will make less of a mess and is much easier and precise

[@manuellaeastman8906]

Great idea!

[@kiyoponnn]

@@manuellaeastman8906 But do it outside, burning polystyrene produces toxic smoke

[@icatstaci77]

It's 101* and only getting hotter throughout the next week...this is a fantastic idea. Got my supply list written and headed to the hardware store tomorrow! Thanks!!

[@vmperkins9168]

Thank you so much for this video. Our a/c went out so I decided to try this. We are sitting in a very cool room right now thanks to your video.

[@julieramseier6620]

this just saved my life lol, my house has no air conditioning and i live in colorado and this idea was amazing!

[@l2jsheart]

My daughters first car was an ancient Ford Festiva with no A/C… this is exactly what she did (except she used a 3lb bag of ice from the store around the corner)… it worked like a CHARM! Anybody who has a car with no a/c in the blazing temps these days… this absolutely works!!!

[@abcv2v]

Thank you! We moved into a new home's AC works really bad. I feel so hot in my bedroom. So this is going to help! I needed that! Thanks!

[@DixieGirl9876]

A new twist on an old idea. My grandmother would just set frozen jugs in front of the fan in a shallow pan, back in the day.

[@errrika1984]

That probably also didn't work

[@iowndvc]

This is based on the old swamp coolers, and they worked well in dry, hot desert climates. I remember before automobile AC, there was a similar contraption for cars with a fan that plugged in to the cigarette lighter.

[@AntonVoshwitz]

I love how his videos are still getting views, it really keeps his memory alive

[@Tickbryan]

The return removes the humidity as stated on the TRANE website as follows, "Once warm air inside your home blows across the indoor evaporator coil, its heat energy transfers to the refrigerant inside the coil. That transfer, in turn, “cools” the air. The refrigerant is pumped back to the compressor where the cycle begins again. The heat absorbed by the refrigerant is moved outside your home while cooled air is blown inside. Moisture that contributes to humidity is also condensed out of the air.

[@pcdrumz187]

Worked perfectly! I had most of the stuff in the garage too!

[@donjohnswaggert]

Stop lying

[@yumpin10]

I've seen these things all over the internet with comments from people who are amazed at how simple it is to make your own air conditioner. This is not an air conditioner, it will not cool your room. The only thing it will do it blow cool air at you as long as you sit directly in front of it. In order to cool the room you need to remove the heat and this doesn't do that. If you don't mind sitting in the exact same position for the time it takes for the ice to melt, then you'll get minimal relief. Your dismay will come when you run out of ice and have to turn the thing off only to realize the humidity in you room has increased and now you're hotter than you were before.

[@kels0379]

I am so gonna make one of these for camping this summer... It will be perfect for my tent!

[@CrescentofGems]

Thank you thank you Soo much for this,it's inexpensive, so easy, and not time consuming at all to make! Reuseable and headache free! My kids and I thankyou so much!

[@ShadowZCloud]

"Aircondition companies will hate him for this!"

[@aerostorm9]

Thank you so much for making this video. This would have never crossed my mind to make, and I really needed an air conditioner. I made it, but the 30-quart styrofoam cooler got bad reviews which included that it leaked, so I bought the 45-quart styrofoam cooler for $8.97+ tax. Then I couldn't find those dryer vents in any hardware store or even Wal-Mart, so I bought some adjustable 4-in aluminum elbow tube things for $4.28 each + tax. I also had to buy a drywall saw, $6.98 + tax, since I didn't have anything to cut the 1 1/2 " thick styrofoam. Everything came out to under $25, minus the tax, but still is a lot better than spending $400 on a window unit air conditioner. As far as the electric bill goes, that fan that I already had and placed on top of the cooler was going to run with or without this make-shift air conditioning thingy anyways. I live in an area where the average temperature for this month is way above normal, so I really needed this. Thank you so much!

[@elizabethgaspodnetich9676]

I live in a hot box in the summer!! This will be good for every room! Thanks, this is awesome!

[@es-iic2897]

This is a cheap and good hack. In my city, there's an ordinance for when AC units can be turned on. And since there are units facing to the west, it can get pretty warm/hot in the afternoon hours. And I really don't want to shell out 300-400 bucks for a portable AC for just 1 month use before the actual AC unit is turned on. Great video!

[@joannabanana8431]

Just a tip: If you fill the bottles leaving a bit of air in the tops, you then squeeze the bottles to expel that air. It will allow the bottles to expand easier. I was surprised this does work a little. At least you will get a bit of relief. Do not just place ice cubes in the chest, as they will melt there, and then the vapour will be drawn up by the fan and let out into the room. The more vapour in the air, the more hotter it gets. De-humidify the air by keeping vapour out of it and then the froze ice water cools the air down. ;-)

[@HawntedHD]

Anyone from BC during that heat wave lol ?

[@jjsaid6532]

yes 😂

[@chowmein0113]

yes lol

[@jeffsnell2795]

Never tried this but it sounds absolutely amazing...Really hope it works

[@guns4merica429]

I made it. Cost me a little more money then originally posted, but dropped my room 12 degrees. Thank you!!

[@ArtemissLuminos]

I lived in Arizona for 11 years, and trust me it gets hot there, REALLY hot. The "technical" name for these is 'evaporative cooler'. In Arizona they use water rather than ice, and they are very effective. This small version DOES work IF: 1> the humidity is below 50% (from USA Today) 2> you use other small fans to circulate the air in the room (this also works with regular AC, according to my electric provider running an 8 inch table top fan will make a room feel 10 degrees cooler and according to my tests this is true, FYI my table top fan uses 42 watts) 3> the room you are trying to cool is not too big (ie, the larger the space the more ice or water and fans you need) As to your freezer working harder to freeze the ice all I can say is LOL! It's common knowledge that a full freezer is more efficient than a half empty one! but that's easy enough to check for yourself - i'm betting your freezer will come on at the same or nearly the same rate - what really makes your freezer work harder is opening the door, DUH! Your freezer HAS to come on at a certain rate no matter what anyway. And finally, even if you live in a more humid climate, this is an excellent emergency measure if your AC goes out in the middle of July. Thank you for this video :-)

[@ArtemissLuminos]

+female small PS- some of you REALLY should have stayed awake during basic science class! LOL!

[@ArtemissLuminos]

+female small PS- some of you REALLY should have stayed awake during basic science class! LOL!

[@ArtemissLuminos]

+female small PS- some of you REALLY should have stayed awake during basic science class! LOL!

[@TomBVoxman]

Thanks for the info. I'm considering this ice chest option to cool my very small closet/vocal booth (not ventilated) in Los Angeles. I don't have central air, just a window A/C...but it's loud and also too complicated to run a duct to the closet. But I'm wondering if the ice chest A/C generates any condensation that might damage electronics and condenser microphones. I have two mics, an LED monitor, and bluetooth keyboard and mouse in there...and a guitar amp.) I'm not entirely sure but, isn't this slightly different than a swamp cooler, since the water/ice remains in plastic bottles? More importantly, if there is condensation from the ice chest A/C, does that lead to a possible mold situation? Or could it also lead to rust on some metals? And I've seen others recommend a de-humidifier if there's condensation. Or am I just overthinking this?

[@cesarcueto1995]

Why did you leave arizona?

[@rjviews4u155]

I was just thinking about buying the Artic Air Personal Cool for $39.88,...but I think I'm gonna try THIS 1st.

[@scottfreeman5854]

Do not buy the Artic Air ...If you have a hot room It won't even drop your temp one degree ! Total scam !!!!

[@thaspiritf9234]

Genius. I just built this Whoodangee, with a 7" fan and one (1) 4in elbow. Blows nice cool air for about 1 and a half hrs before ice bottle change over. Works great for cooling one room or small apt. Thanks for LITERALLY decreasing my power bill...dude.

[@keithclark486]

You can use this idea in the winter time and it works even better

[@ShaduKat]

just built this during the weekend for my basement office. temp was 76 F starting out, ran it for about 2 hour, no difference other than bottles are half melted. made a slight change by standng the bottles up, the air coming out is colder now, and after 2 more hours, its dropped about 2 degrees. not a huge difference but definitely different.

[@jodyann77]

Better than nothing and at least it was worth a try right lol! I'm going to try it right now actually 102 in Wisconsin this week

[@ShaduKat]

@@jodyann77 i am also in wisconsin lol it was noticeable but not quite worth all the effort imo

[@Mazxlol]

seriously thinking of building this right now...

[@e.maevillalba6820]

Thanks so much. I have the hardware part ready. Just waiting for the waters to freeze. I'm so excited.

[@destinylopez5923]

Emilee Villalba did it work

[@brendaevans6196]

Thank you for this video. I totally understand how good and money-saving this would be for a hot climate but it is also brilliant for the UK weather because we only need one here for a few days in the year when we have a heatwave…..and so then we can either put it away after use till next year, Or even discard it and build another then. 👍👍👍👏👏👏

[@TheSSDrift]

gotta thank you again! i've got this built up and running right now keeping me from running out of my room lol. works great!

[@TheGodWithin]

How long does your ice last before melting?

[@DeftNESSx]

I feel deja vu from this from video hmm...

[@tobysinclair3221]

having built one of these before i think its important to note that the water bottles tend to melt pretty quickly, and need to be restocked constantly but it still works really well

[@rickytorres9089]

The bigger, the longer they lasts. I got huge ice "flats" in the freezer for that reason. Those should lasts for hours each.

[@killerbeargaming6707]

Did the 5 gallon bucket one for my car. Works very nice.

[@SkyR923]

Vents- $4 Cooler- $4 Fan- 10$ Sharpie to trace- 2$ Knife to cut- 4$ Vacuum to clean foam- $100 Refrigerator to freeze water- $500 House/Apartment to put cooler in- $100,000 Computer/Phone to watch this video on- $500 This project costs $101,124. Would not recommend.

[@HouseholdHacker]

lol

[@deh7335]

Plus the heat from the bottles is released back into the house by the refrigerator when you refreeze them.

[@WillyLee23]

Jethro James but my freezer is in my shed that's about 50 ft. away from my home.

[@ultimateXTRM]

You're a life saver

[@Flipsbytch]

Someone's math is waaaaay off

[@latenighter1965]

There is a way to design it for a little more work and money, you need to have the fan blowing under the ice, add styrofoam, or plastic inside to direct the air to go either under the ice, or through the ice. A little more effort, but much more efficient.

[@TheBlackYugiMoto]

My GF and I just got approved for an apartment. And found out maybe a couple days ago that they do not allow window a/c units. I am so glad I found this video, looks super easy to create and I like that you showed you can just fillup anything with water and place it in there

[@Teog1992]

did it work ?

[@V.E.R.O.]

I have a window AC but it's loud and I can't sleep with the noise. Is the cooler set up noisy?

[@Arbysroastbeefjuice]

Don’t allow ac units? F that…

[@ArkonBlade]

Built one for $21 a bit more then $8 since i dint have a fan and i got a better vent for the air. got it for my bedroom as my wall unit is in the living room and doesnt really cover it well. It worked just fine . turned it on a hour before i go to bed and it was nice and comfy in there when i went to sleep.

[@erichard111]

I am curious on how much the temp in the room dropped. Did you test this?

[@RafLpz]

I have to try this out! Thanks!

[@AECRADIO1]

Dry ice, $3.00 styrofoam ice chest and two squirrel cage blowers!

[@AECRADIO1]

Or a single 'ducted fan'....

[@classy_c88]

I am!!

[@pamj.2471]

I can't wait to try this. Hate having a A/C unit hogging the window as I like to take advantage of FRESH air on cooler days.

[@youbugview7]

That was awesome because of its simplicity. Very doable. Thank you for that.

[@GreenLifeInnovators]

To all those commentators that can not see why the freezer has to work harder, because "it is always on" Even though the device itself is always on, the compressor that runs the cooling unit is not. It is controlled by a thermostat. So the compressor is switched off when the inside temperature goes below a certain threshold and back on when the temperature has increased above another certain threshold. Thus, when you put a lot of water bottles inside the freezer the compressor will run for a longer time in order for the device to pump the heat out of the water and into the room outside the freezer. I tried this idea myself a couple of summers ago to cool my office, well aware in advance, that I wold make the kitchen, where the freezer is located, hotter. Now, the cooling effect I experiences in the office was not to my satisfaction. And the kitchen became so hot that it was unbearable to stay there, not to mention doing any cooking.

[@donutactual8887]

Good thing I have a freezer in my garage.

[@alecbentson]

I went to Walmart and bought everything för like 16$ fan included

[@thaliapruitt3841]

Can you share what you bought exactly and how well it works

[@alecbentson]

Thalia Pruitt yeah I got the foam cooler for like 2 bucks and I got the drier metal pipe for like 4. I already had a fan and old Gatorade bottles to freeze. The fan was like 6 dollars. It works if I start when the room is cool after the night time. The climate I’m in it gets hot in the day but cool at night, so when I wake up it’s cool. So I start it once it starts heating up outside, and it helps maintain the cool air.

[@astroadventures3559]

@@alecbentson try adding a few inches of water and some lose ice cubes. That should work a little better and get cooler faster.

[@grievingmom]

awesome! I don't have air and keep blowing fuses when I tried to buy one, so this would work easily....gonna definitely try, thanks for the tip!

[@angelofgod7925]

i am going to deff try this sounds easy enough and who knows it might just work fine...thanks...

[@bradh716]

He measured the temperature of the air coming out only. He didn't record a change of temperature in the room.

[@TheTreitmaniac]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@rhynnhellrig1726]

That's cause he's a man.

[@atrantech11]

You want a 30 minute video of temperature dropping?

[@lililing14]

@@TheTreitmaniac Thank you what? Not like the person said something that profound. Lmao.

[@netmaster88]

@@atrantech11 why would you need a 30 minute video of temp dropping just show 10 seconds temperature in room before. Let the thing run for 1 hour (off camera) 10 seconds temperature after. It's not that hard to do

[@pavel.alexeev]

You can't cool any space unless you throw the heat out of the window! The fridge will produce more heat freezing the ice used to cool the room. Only applicable if you have a fridge somewhere in the non-living room, or if you freeze the ice at night (when it's not hot) and use it during the day.

[@rickytorres9089]

The 2nd option is what I do to make "backup" ice in case I need them to cool myself or to put in front of a fan, etc.

[@rickytorres9089]

@C That could be leveraged too indeed. :)

[@LDRDebari]

the results is what I wanted to know! This is a big help!

[@fariba1961]

Thank you so much for all your useful videos for all of us

[@TheFilamom30]

Going all out with a back-up plan for those black outs & brown outs typical during summer: a battery operated fan. A 10' runs for about $20. Imo this is one of your best practical solutions & I thank you for sharing!

[@themeloninc]

Question: Doesn't the heat from the freezer creating the iced jugs offset the cooling they provide from the cooler? ... Great way to make portable cool... but the temperature would be netted out in the same room as the freezer...

[@MasterAsra]

You would still save a lot of money. Air conditioners use up a lot of power, cost a lot and are heavy as hell. Also most normal air conditioners pollute way more.

[@themeloninc]

Absolutely, it's a great idea, and it would save money vs. and air conditioner! You bet!

[@finnb7467]

But wouldn't your freezer be running regardless

[@postingusername3506]

Yep. Net effect would actually be warmer, since freezers aren't perfectly efficient. We humans are really good at heating things up. But not so good at cooling them down. Heat is just energy. We displace the energy to produce cooling. We very rarely trap energy in chemical bonds with a net cooling effect. But we release energy in chemical bonds all the time. So yeah, we're pretty good at heating things up. Not so good at cooling them down. But a freezer compresses air, making it very hot in the process. Then it holds it at high pressure until it cools down (heating the surrounding environment in the process). Then in decompressing that now room-temperature air, the air becomes cold. Look up the gas laws, PV=nRT, if you want to understand why this works. But it's just a displacement of the heat.

[@Godzillagirl77]

I'm going to the drive-in next weekend for Super Monster Movie Fest, and this is going to save my life! With my portable radio and A.C., I won't have to run my car at all! Thanks :)

[@HavenGuild]

Remember, it is the surface area that makes all the difference. Having "shelves" of ice, or a lot of chunks spread out, would make it even colder, but may also melt it faster. It's a trade-off you'll have to decide. If you happen to have a deep freezer for meats, etc., like I do, it can go as low as -16 to -20C, and will also take much longer to melt. Certain gel packs also take longer to melt, but may also transfer cold more slowly, so decide what works best for the situation.

[@ninjaed13]

Eight dollar dollar? Holla holla get dolla.

[@whitepaws60]

Well 10ish if you add the Taxes :P

[@rontrejos3361]

Plus the cost of a fan if you don't have one that small. 15-20 bucks total?

[@ShawnD1027]

Methinks he was referring to the fact that using both "$" and "dollar" is redundant. :)

[@ninjaed13]

ShawnD1027 I was indeed. You can has cookie.

[@BerryTheBnnuy]

This isn't quite as good for the electric bill as people might think. When you put that much water in a freezer, it "shocks" the freezer, and it ends up using a lot of electricity just to get it to cool down. This is because everything else in the freezer absorbs the heat from the water you just put in, and if it's hot enough to need an air conditioner, even the coldest tap water is going to be quite warm. So making the water into ice is not free, and is not a flat rate. If you do this, you will see your electric bill spike more than just what running the fan costs. However, I cannot really say by how much because it varies based on the insulation of the freezer, how much people are opening the freezer to grab things like icecream, and even how much water you're freezing and how frequently.

[@TheIndhrbdis]

Ur stupid

[@BerryTheBnnuy]

TheIndhrbdis If you disagree, please state why. Basing your response on "ur stupid" is just an argumentum ad hominem fallacy, and by no means an actual legitimate argument. By the way it's "you're" not "ur".

[@BerryTheBnnuy]

***** Would you care to defend your thesis?

[@kattondoss3238]

Jenny Tokumei there is no way for the freezer to sence the water you put on there. Yes the freezer ramps up and down and stops at times but this is normal because it trys to maintain a steady temp. There is no "shock" just it doing its job

[@BerryTheBnnuy]

Katton Doss The freezer has a thermostat that monitors the temperature in the freezer to make sure that it keeps the freezer within a certain range. This thermostat is not much unlike the one that controls central air conditioners for houses, businesses, and apartments. If you put liquid water in the freezer, then the freezer becomes warmer, the thermostat detects this and the freezer has to work harder. Also my use of the word shock does not refer to electric shock, but thermal shock. Do some fucking research before you open your mouth and make yourself look like a fool.

[@swordfish00007]

sweet info dude...thanks for sharing this

[@ToiletBowl]

This is almost exactly how the 1st air conditioner came about. Except it was like a wagon wheel spinning with blocks of ice place on the ground in the front of it. Of course there were a few more experimental designs. Cool video too that thing would be perfect for the beach.

[@kuramakyuubi8483]

pretty sure ill be using this in a tent when camping not for a house ac!

[@rogerpineda2358]

How are you gonna connect the fan???

[@santanamargiela]

@@rogerpineda2358 get a battery powered fan 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@DerkuiDerkui]

@@rogerpineda2358 Or buy a small solar panel or car battery or 12v battery

[@mikeylikesit1195]

@@rogerpineda2358 Generator maybe? there are ways

[@TheNewRiflemanBob]

I did all this but the temperature of the air coming out of the bucket filled with ice was only around 65 degrees F. The temperature in my room didn't change at all. (78 deg. F before and 78 deg. F after). I had the fan on for over an hour with no change in the overall temp of the room. Anyone have similar problems?

[@joaovitordecezaro276]

dry ice is c02, and you cant breath c02

[@americanwoman8947]

TheNewRiflemanBob you either have humidity above 50% which he states this will not help or you have too big a room or not enough ice..which when melted must be exchanged. Using additional fans can help. Not if the humidity is over 50%. An air conditioner is different this is an evaporated cooler. Try just pointing it at you in the room like you would with a fan.

[@Javi_Lacking]

I used a 5-gallon Homer bucket and strong computer fan I dug out of a broken PC. Works just about the same as this one should. Anyway, what a cool project!

[@tylermack954]

Thanks for this! I have seen similar videos but they were using real electric saws and drills and I do not have either of those so I was wondering how I can make this. Now I know. I can try the saw I got from the dollar store LOL! This should be great next hurricane when the power goes out.

[@roysouthers8997]

Hope you got a battery fan

[@robertr510]

1k people don't have a freezer and got pissed

[@thedeafbartender]

Haha

[@errrika1984]

Wtf you get a bag of ice from the store. Even people with a freezer most likely don't have a couple gallons of ice in it

[@bigbopete2667]

@YaBoi Rob... Nigga you a fool. LMAO.

[@Landrew0]

I wonder how the cost of freezing all that water compares to the cost of running an air conditioner.

[@tonifafa]

Really??? You can't be serious!

[@Landrew0]

Physics doesn't lie.

[@pokemonXD1]

Landrew0 but it probably doesnt cost as much as the air conditioner

[@KenpoJuJitsu3]

Landrew0 Physics doesn't lie but that's not really relevant here. "Most" people have freezers in their refrigerators that are already constantly on and a freezer doesn't burn more electricity when you put more stuff in it. It works at the same rate regardless. So, the only issue is the amount of electricity for running an air conditioner versus the amount necessary to run the fan. Those are the variables. The freezer is a constant.

[@Mediapickle]

Your refrigerator already runs 24-7 - so it will not add any cost as far as for freezing the water

[@thelonedaytontriangle]

I feel like no amount of thanks will go far enough. But thank you. 🙏

[@minbcraft]

i put macbook pro intake vent on top of ice bags(in the box) , yay my macbook pro runs at 20c idle and 50-70c load, kinda sort of water cooling

[@FKNeddiebroHD]

dryer vents are 10 dollars at my home depot...

[@Rickmakes]

The problem with these sorts of "air conditioners" is that freezing the water causes a net gain (of heat) in the building. It is more efficient to run a small air conditioner to get the equivalent amount of cooling. Also, comfort on a hot day requires cooling and dehumidifying the air. This "air conditioner" will dehumidify a slight amount but nowhere near as well as a traditional AC. I think this type of cooling system would work well for camping if you can pipe the air into a sleeping bag.

[@HouseholdHacker]

This is meant to cool off a small room. Unless you are running it in your kitchen I do not think the fridge is going to affect you.

[@mkuek]

HouseholdHacker I don't think you know how thermodynamics works...

[@redlinerer]

your absolutely correct, this project is useless and will actually heat your house. when you put something in your freezer that is warm, it must run the compressor more often to maintain the temperature inside the freezer until that something is at the same temperature as the freezer, this creates extra heat on the outside of the fridge, and it will ALWAYS generate more heat than it can cold, due to friction and other efficiency losses in the compressor. this is why air conditioners exist, they send all the heat created out of the house, and all the cold air inside. the only possible way for householdhackers idea to actually work would be if you had your fridge outside, or if you buy ice from the gas station

[@Oopsie223]

RickMakes it may increase the heat created by the refrigerator but you would have to look a the efficiency of an air conditioner versus this method (of a specific design) and divide by the cost of electricity to determine which is more efficient.

[@redlinerer]

1 device designed for a specific purpose of cooling air (air conditioner) is going to be more efficient than a fridge/freezer+fan, if it was more efficient to use a fridge, then air conditioners wouldn't exist. point being, using this air conditioner or a real air conditioner to cool the same room, the real air conditioner will ALWAYS be more efficient, cool a larger space and do it faster. you can either save money in the short term and build this, or save money in the long term and buy a small room air conditioner. btw do some research, this video basically shows how the first air conditioners worked before the industrial age. "if you cant stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"

[@tamaraweber3296]

This is awesome. I am doing this next year.

[@Seen_not_heard]

Omggg I wish I saw this when it was 90 degrees in my apartment!!

[@GhostlyPlayz94]

In today's money, it would cost $30.00

[@SuperSwitched]

Hmmm, depending on what you are doing, take your or a t-shirt, wet it, ring it out, put it on = natural refrigeration as the T-shirt dries. Cost $0.00 Same principle as a wine skin. Try it sometime :)

[@ricka15]

that's what i do with my bed sheets ;)

[@SuperSwitched]

Nope Nova Scotia

[@SuperSwitched]

Back in the day of water beds, folks would be amazed the dealta between summer or winter settings was only 2-3 degrees F

[@DENAANN1000]

that's awesome, can use it with a battery operated fan if the power goes out. Good tip for camping too.

[@nancyvlet7122]

Genius.. Growing up we had the old water cooler in the window. Kept the whole house cool. Opened the windows on the weekends. Back then 80 degrees was about the hottest it got. Where did dear old dad get those huge blocks of ice...?