Recycled Styrofoam Air Conditioner! TKOR Creates An Efficient DIY Air Conditioner!

Today we're building a DIY Air Conditioner unit made popular by Household Hacker and adding our own tweaks to hopefully make it function even better!
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[@pharflo]

We assembled this and it worked perfectly. Dropped the temperature by 35-40 degrees. But, we inserted first aid ice packs, instead of bagged ice, so they are re-freezable (and no melted water to drain). Thank you!

[@trafferz]

How long before you have to replace the ice packs?

[@octoman511]

how long did the packs last?

[@lukeflyswatter3203]

But did it drop the temperature of the room?

[@jenti422]

How long did it last?

[@JCarlosWhite]

How long it lasted depends on the ambient temperature at the time so we’d have to know that as well

[@VictorPoulin]

Ok, I have the cooler, I have the bottles, and I have the ice and plastic screen. Now all I need is a house...............

[@ItsAsparageese]

Feel that lol. Currently building a better swamp cooler for the truck I live in XD Has to have a different design from this one, but I still learned quite a bit from this video early on when I made my first one!

[@DirtyInvestor87]

😂😂😂 u and me both im homeless

[@VictorPoulin]

@@DirtyInvestor87 Yikes, you have it worse than I

[@angelapiccolella1491]

Also homeless... in florida... in summer. Haha. Gonna see if this will keep my car cold at night so I dont have to roll down the windows and get murdered. It's the little things.

[@VictorPoulin]

@@angelapiccolella1491 I was actually only joking and I am sorry if you really are homeless.

[@fathermarsala9477]

One thing to keep in mind, due to the lack of a seal, you won't get any airflow once your ice melts and the pipes are submerged in water. So adding a tap will also help in this regard in addition to easily draining the water.

[@joeturtleneck2300]

or a valve that opens after a certain weight

[@peterweston6588]

Without the bottles, it is a swamp cooler. It's called swamp because it turns your room into a swamp moisture-wise. You could try suspending the bottles and filling them with a mix of water and isopropyl alcohol. This will bring down the temperature of the bottles when put in the freezer and keep the water from freezing solid. With that, you should get convection current inside each bottle to keep the temperature lower.

[@krystalwhite5554]

No idea L

[@quixebee8624]

My thought was why not use some recycled food cans or soda cans with a stopper or seal them somehow to create a "cold cell" with thermally conductive shell rather than plastic since it tends to insulate a bit more.

[@blazerlazer873]

Big brain time

[@BigPerm6999]

or buy plastic coated re-usable ice cubes!!!

[@twisted6567]

it's inside of an insulated cooler though... not running a fan through a towel soaked in water

[@eliza782]

I'm making one right now. Adding salt to the ice with make the melting point lower so the air will be even colder.

[@rajnbull]

wait a minute doesn't salt dissolve the ice? and I'm just going by from wintertime putting salt out on Ice floor.

[@sonnytx6975]

It makes it colder but also melts it quicker 🤔

[@cmdrhvacker5650]

I'm pretty sure salt INCREASES the melting temperature thus ice will melt faster... as for decreasing the temperature, I dont believe salt will make a difference

[@lightwayvez2]

Salt kills houseplants just sayin

[@willis32]

@@rajnbull I believe she's freezing salt water which does require lower temperatures to freeze. Because it is colder the ice will melt faster however

[@WonkaWillE]

I made one of these like 20years ago when i worked in a snack stand on the 12th T at a golf course. With a small grill in there it would get up around 100degrees in there in the summer. I used a 5gal bucket with lid. Cut hole in the lid for a fan. Cut hole in the side of bucket for cold air to come out. Had 2 milk jugs filled with water. 1 in bucket 1 in freezer and as 1 melted swap for the frozen. Worked amazing, and the ingenuity got me some extra tips and compliments from the members lol

[@ryanleiderman9622]

Is there any benefit to using the pvc pipes then?

[@WonkaWillE]

@@ryanleiderman9622 only reason i see for the pvc is to direct the air in the direction of your choice. If you dont mind the cold air just flowing into the room, then you dont need them. With my design in the 5gal bucket, the hole in the side is the exhaust so no need for pvc

[@Whitbypoppers]

I'm sure the reason Household Hacker used water bottles, besides the advantages you mentioned, was to prevent humidity from being added to the outgoing air. Regular a/c systems dry the air by condensing the moisture on the evaporator coils. Water bottles will accomplish the same thing, with moisture condensing on the surface of the bottles. Without the barrier of the plastic bottles, wouldn't the warm incoming air evaporate some of the water off the melting ice?

[@user-ni9cv3lf5k]

wow u guys are real scientists i be like : open frigde and place a fan in front of it

[@abbasshah1963]

Whitbypoppers you're quite right.

[@micheleromaine7782]

@@user-ni9cv3lf5k I kno it’s a been a year since ur comment but It struck my funny bone. Going thru all the scientific comments then reading yours….CLASSIC🤣🤣🤪🤪

[@user-ni9cv3lf5k]

@@micheleromaine7782 lol right

[@edrobens5145]

Condensing moisture on evaporator coil removes latent heat, this is wasteful when you are trying to reduce sensible heat. Evaporative cooling does actually reduce sensible heat. All a bit confusing!

[@morgannelson5529]

Who else has the hottest room in their house 😂

[@cestgum7672]

Me. My ps4 gets to hot and shuts itself off

[@user-se8nh3yu1e]

Same with me, my xb1 gets sizzling frickin hot

[@soui6739]

:[ me

[@brooklyn5754]

Me i'm frying some eggs on my xbox anyone wants some lol

[@ibukimioda6034]

Me mate

[@FoenixRight]

Pretty impressive, though I believe one problem with the free ice cube design is that once the ice melts if the water rises to the opening of the PVC pipes the system doesn't work anymore.

[@sizwemsomi239]

You could install a drip tray inside the cooler and small pipe to allow the water to flow out the cooler

[@RequiemPoete]

Found a flaw. I built one of these, this morning. It worked great for about a half hour, but then enough ice melted that the bottom of the pipes were submerged in water and wouldn't allow air flow. I would stick to the plastic bottles, or maybe freeze water in metal pipe segments.

[@NightL3gacy47]

Thanks so much for the idea. I just built mine on a bigger scale, using a Tupperware container. With the room sealed off (all the windows and doors closed), it actually does do something for the room temperature. Thanks so much! The idea works really well

[@ssjkaycee]

This is my favorite video to share for summer help in ferret groups. They're so heat sensitive and I am always stressing people CAN do something to help them for cheap. Thanks for including your costs as well♡

[@jdwilliams9892]

Who wants to see TKOR make a hover board or do some woodworking videos

[@ther3aper561]

Jd Williams I would love to see some wood working videos

[@Underhel]

Its the prince of random

[@PaarthGuptaYT]

meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@chixba7329]

who doesnt!

[@craftsman9606]

I would

[@justinpritchardkonk]

This is a brilliant idea! Now I can make an AC for my dog when I'm out for work! That wouldkeep her cool :)

[@anndraughon]

Thank you so much! This design and all the suggestions below are going to make life SO much happier.

[@onyxgaming1066]

Aussie kids where we all at? Being from Straya in the middle of.summer with no aircon I'm literally making this now. Thanks

[@jasonwhat2425]

Did you make it yet. Please let me know how it turned out. For how long does it provide cooling?

[@juliaf_]

Could you always include Celsius for your international viewers please? I think a lot of people would appreciate it.

[@xiondFirst]

Joel Fletcher just covert it. It's not that hard.

[@farvatron]

Xarc what a deuchy comment, "just sit there with a calculator pausing and converting every 10 seconds! what's the fuss ay?!" lol. Let's see your attitude if it was celsius only. Deuche.

[@xiondFirst]

snakeshit oh well it is what it is.

[@farvatron]

Onside Superior, I'm not sure if you're trying to be helpful or facetious? Anyone with half a brain is capable of converting it, the point is it's inconvenient and disrupts the flow of the video, furthermore it only takes HIM a brief second to press the button.

[@CriticalEatsJapan]

Did you skip the parts where he showed both or something...?

[@JustinY.]

Simple. Cheap. And effective.

[@periodictableclub5598]

Justin Y. Get out!

[@f0ur_f1ngers91]

Justin Y. It is

[@nikhileshpujari6057]

Justin Y. Your first reply yay btw ur super early

[@TheAshvin]

HI FRIEND CHECK MINE OUT

[@satera7830]

Justin Y. you are here AGAIN

[@Stig007]

I did this in a tent when I went camping and it works amazing except for the fact that it humidifies air so much you're nice and cool and clammy lol

[@kevivpen3661]

I like the step-by-step modifications done. Great video!!

[@crazywildcat1097]

this saved my life last summer it's amazing

[@YodaMan.]

refreezable icecubes should solve the "not reusable" problem nicely. since cubes work better than bottles. and no leaks .

[@VoltisArt]

@@GuillaumeB7 A big part of the idea was for this to be cheap. Metal bottles wipe that notion out, unless, like the fan, you already have them.

[@mattstanislen3165]

a refreezable icecube is literally just a waterbottle without a cap. the shell stops the cold from transferring to the air the same.

[@greenaum]

That's a better idea, since it won't soak the air in your room with water vapour.

[@bpj1805]

@@greenaum There's not much water vapour coming off even a melting ice cube.

[@greenaum]

@@bpj1805 Assuming you change it, the minute it finally melts.

[@nonaurbizniz7440]

Raw ice melts incredibly fast though. I use the thin freeze packs and did something similar to the grate at the bottom only instead of ice on top I made an array of the freeze packs so that they were barely separated from each other forcing the air between the packs. Used wooden rods to do the spacing like you did for the grate support. However I used a much larger foam chest and it would last at least five hours under the lowest fan setting before finally petering out. To refreeze I simply stuck the entire thing minus the fan into a chest freezer.

[@lyndsayhepburn6047]

Reusable ice cube making bags. Makes it easier for regular use and creates the larger surface area exposure you get fro the cubes. Just ordered a bunch and going to make something similar for indoor grow space. Have been having real temp control issues in there and this udea is going to save a fortune. Whilst also allowing me to upcycle materials I already gave. Thanks for sharing this x

[@vandy_vt]

Can we use this for a cheap gaming setup?

[@lurancefn4113]

Vanderley5974X yeah you can play fortnite at 666fps

[@zenoox9073]

Vanderley5974X Lol air cooled noob. just keep your pc in a bucket of ice water ez cooling

[@ianng4633]

Someone CC Linus

[@theorangeenvelope7365]

Vanderley5974X Ice one probably not it would melt over time which would make it humid destroying your gaming setup

[@S0f_iie]

Vanderley5974X lol I was just thinking that

[@Fungulus1]

Some interesting tweaks to the original design minus the use of ice cubes. Polystyrene coolers sweat and do in fact leak liquids. Yes its very slow but they do still leak so its not something you want to use indoors if your putting ice cubes in it. Not to mention this thing will lose effectiveness once enough ice cubes melt and the waterline gets above your intakes at the bottom and you have to deal with a cooler full of water too. Cold packs or frozen bottles is the way to go.

[@austinlance7206]

this is a great video with unique ideas for improving an already useful DIY

[@jedichocccake]

Great modifications! I made one like the original when our AC broke. Keeps a room at least tolerable. I gave mine away after awhile, but now I want to make another one. Lol!

[@Dorrii]

jedichocccake Nice! How big was the room, and how long did it stay cool?

[@user-fh6bd4ri7n]

Put a keg spout at the bottom that way you keep cool and get ice water

[@techjack1848]

I really like your videos but PLEASE add some kind of disclaimer that this project can NOT BE DONE WITH DRY ICE! There are so many dry ice fanatics in your community and I think it is a great risk not to mention the risk of asphyxiation that would come with dry ice due to the CO2! Great Video nevertheless!

[@lolibear]

uppp, those retards need to know this

[@samjannaki5482]

Nah dont, if those retards dont know How dangerous that is then its basically mother-nature rolling out some natural-selection :^)

[@idzis4283]

yakes,true

[@Rfsi]

How about using pycrete ice blocks to make the ice last longer? It may not be as cold but I think it double the time that it keeps you cool.

[@nadimdehne6899]

@@lolibear well instead of saying retards educate them some people don't know that dry ice is Co2

[@TrevinBoyce]

I don’t even have air conditioning in my house. I just have a heater and a fan. This will help me!

[@niladrimanna714]

Where do you live that you require both a heater and an air conditioner?

[@TrevinBoyce]

I live up north in Michigan

[@niladrimanna714]

@suqargum Well living around the equator I have four air conditioners and no heaters, go figure.

[@niladrimanna714]

@@TrevinBoyce Why would you require an air conditioner live at North Michigan where the temperature never soars above 76°F? I mean that is the mean temperature in the middle of December in India!

[@alexarmstrong4610]

Niladri Manna actually, I live there too and over the past few weeks we have had a heat wave and it has basically been above 90 degrees every day. It just recently cooled down to mid 80’s.

[@ilTHfeaa]

Working at a hardware store has its perks right about now. We literally sell everything (except the ice, but we do sell ice makers lmao) needed

[@infinitepower6780]

You could even install a small tap near the bottom of the cooler so that you can get ice cold water as the ice melts.

[@RandomDirectors]

I sure love me some dust filled cold water in the summer! Yum!

[@estoylaroca]

OR, just to get the water out since it'll block the tubes.

[@AnDrei-nf5jb]

M-T how when the tube is in the top

[@AnDrei-nf5jb]

KYLAN oh makes sense forgot he added a tube down

[@TheSpiikeisme]

Curious if you could modify it so that it sprays water at you at the same time, similar to how an air brush works, or the shampoo sucked up the house when using carpet cleaner attached to the tap

[@Impatient_Ape]

Speaking from experience, one problem with using direct contact of air to ice is that it actually increases the humidity of the air in the room you're trying to cool, making it more difficult to cool. Stick to using re-freezable containers like gel-packs, small water bottles, pill bottles, fake ice cubes, etc. Perhaps using some kind of metallic mesh might also help cool more air in the same time interval. Optimum performance is going to be some compromise of how fast the airflow is (slower makes cooler air) and what you can tolerate as a delta-T.

[@lethalchaos19]

Yes if u live in high desert like mine the humidity there is 16%

[@lgnrome]

chaka

[@melmcpherson6273]

This might save my life, thanks for the tutorial/ experimenting!

[@MamaNadina]

I read a description in the a book about adobe buildings in Iran . The building was designed with water storage in a basement and a wind catching structure ( like a chimney) reaching above the building.

[@ShawnOrillosa]

*THIS IS VERY USEFUL IN THE PHILIPPINES!*

[@KathyTTiko]

ShawnOrillosa Its rainy season

[@themalicous1]

Longswordx9 GT exactly lol, theres like, two typhoons already in 1 week

[@kendrei]

Next year summer

[@mrainzooalgown2190]

Tama

[@vennessawalker844]

ShawnOrillosa my family is from the Philippines

[@marknguyen1886]

epic find, perfect for the summer time!

[@dldfarm]

Dad always used dry ice and taped it around the cooler so the lid wouldn’t pop off from filling it to the top. It works great. Dad did use regular ice too but we found the dry ice works way better. This is coming from Arizona idk about your area but it’s honestly a basic swamp cooler. Try it out I’m in wpb now and I still use it for the dogs in the summer and it helps loads

[@72planes]

Where do you buy dry ice?

[@dldfarm]

@@72planes our k mart sold it I’m sure you could get it in a number of different places now

[@saram7126]

Wow this project is so *cool*

[@lolol_axx8451]

I tried this on a 5 inch by 5 inch box. I used a 3 inch fan and the 2 inch pipes on the side (it kinda looked like it had horns.) I filled it half way with ice (the ac doesn’t reach my top bunk where my sister sleeps so she’s always sweating to death) it cooled down my entire room and I have the second biggest room in the house. I think the small scale works best, being small, cheap and convenient. It works really well and cools down a whole room. I’m sure the big one works though. I think this one is cuter though because I painted it like a ram (duh pink fur) and gave it a really chibi face.

[@xavierramirez2983]

Lol😂

[@muhamadadibnor08]

whats the ambient temperature in your room? and whats the after temperature?

[@Kopie0830]

Awesome! Thanks emma!

[@AshiqurRahman]

If my ambient was 72 F I wouldn't any of these

[@junkman4126]

LOL I was thinking the same, such an unrealistic test I want to cool a room that is at 80-90 degrees, not 72 duh

[@Xplorefiles]

Mine is at 102 HELP

[@eman210rocks2]

My room is at 40c or about 104f or so and it’s like this again tomorrow and the day after

[@kylealexander7024]

@@eman210rocks2 itll work. My house was similar temp today. Close all doors and stay in one room. Multiple coolers as well

[@kylealexander7024]

@@junkman4126 I mean they drop the air temp almost 30 degrees. If u want it it cooler make more

[@celesdocofficial7816]

This is very informative idea for the million people spcially in the tropical country. Thank you very much for sharing this video.

[@UHHHHMMMMM]

Who else is watching from Australia during these bushfires?

[@ameliacarpenter8236]

My great aunt is

[@cohenmaunder9767]

Represent mate

[@SouthMainAuto]

Next time heat your knife in a toaster to help it cut the foam easier ;)

[@mohammadzainulhaq]

South Main Auto Repair If Knife touches the toaster's metal shielding? Wouldn't be there is current in knife?

[@SouthMainAuto]

He just did a video sticking a knife in a toaster is why I mentioned it. Just being silly is all.

[@jordanfriar8732]

Eric O. What's up man?

[@rhowens34]

South Main Auto Repair 😂😂😂

[@drippingwax]

Hey! Aren't you supposed to be showing me how to keep my car on the road?! :)

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

Imagine if everything had rubber seals, it would work even better. Great video.

[@jellybean13ct]

Sideshow The Game Freak he could use the puddy to plug hole!

[@lachlanwall8367]

Ok I SOOOOOO need one of these. My room is always hot especially since it is summer at the moment. I would 100% make this 5°C IS PERFECT TEMPERATURE.

[@YaakovBuchner]

I'm confused as to how this design would work when the ice melts and the 2" pipes are then below the waterline.

[@NeoBlueBearZchannel]

the design is only suppose to work with bottled ice/water, hence preventing a mess or for the pipes to get covered by water. I use to use ice before and honestly it melts to quick and only works for a little bit , bottled big jugs of water last longer. But the biggest advantage IN MY OPINION is that it wont create so much humidity as much as using ice does. I live in one of the most humid places in this earth and using bottles is the best way to go

[@hypat1aa]

I would use ice cube sheets for coolers, personally. In tandem with water bottles.

[@FernandoGregorchannel]

Right my tough as well, I guess there is no fix for that, maybe using frozen tin cans or metal bottles below and a metal container on top that will hold the water

[@onyxxproductions8187]

@@NeoBlueBearZchannel I did the same thing, plus you have to make or buy enough ice every day and then dump the water out. Frozen water bottles work way better. You just have extras freezing and rotate them.

[@alexvernonpls]

Make a rocket that has colored smoke when it launches. Or when it's coming down it has colored smoke as it's coming down.

[@BlackRedDragon777]

Λ C C Ξ N D I U M I think he might have down that already

[@michaeljohnston777]

This AC BLOWS!! Great Job!! :) :) :)

[@laurice8056]

Looks like this DIY fan could be used to help keep you cool inside of a camping tent ⛺️😅🧊. It seems much more efficient than those little As Seen on TV table top models 💸. Thanks for sharing!😎👍

[@veeemery3755]

What would happen if you put copper pipes spiring in the pvc pipes? Perhaps even cap the copper off and fill it with coolant... maybe?

[@nicholasnielsen7124]

Do a Video of how long the AC lasts. Like the affect of the temperature coming out after an hour

[@samuelorourke61]

Nicholas Nielsen it’s not gonna change the room all that much. However I put it at the end of my bed and it definitely keeps me much more comfortable!

[@tommyo321]

@@samuelorourke61 I'd like to know how long the ice lasts. I like the water bottles because they are reusable. And less mess dumping water.

[@bradleyj.fortner2203]

If you use ice cubes, they'll melt. The water level will rise over your PVC downtubes and then they won't function. It's better to make it the way Household Hacker did and leave it un-modded in my opinion.

[@isidoreaerys8745]

I was waiting for him to address the moment when it becomes the guy who exhales into the bong lmao

[@fishinggunsflyrods]

Follow all the instructions and it will keep you cool. Great product. I recommend it.

[@congerscott6064]

That's a great idea for people that do tent or van camping 👍.

[@beverlyangel7694]

Problem with ice cubes instead of bottles is that, once the ice starts melting and water fills the gaps between the cubes, air can no longer circulate around the cubes but only over the top surface of the ice and water mixture. Together, the AREA of the cooling-surface and the temperature differential between the cooling-surface and the flowing air, determines the rate at which the cooling-surface absorbs heat energy from the air. So, you will get a bigger cooling effect at first, but the cooling effect will drop off rapidly as the surface area over which the air can flow decreases. Once all of the ice is floating in water, you'll get almost no cooling effect even tho the mix of ice and water remains at 32F and still has the capacity to absorb a lot of energy. The outflow temp might continue to be a degree of so less than the inflow temp, but not enough to be noticeably cooler. At that point, you'll need to start over again with fresh ice. With the ice and water contained in bottles, the area of cooling-surface remains constant. Therefore the system should continue to cool at pretty much a constant rate until ALL of the ice has melted. So, although at first you get less of a cooling effect with the original system, I think that it will provide more overall cooling (i.e., temp drop x length of time). If 10 degrees of cooling is enough to make your space reasonably comfortable, the original system is probably better. And, a problem with the final system shown in the video (where the vent tubes down to an air gap between two layers of ice) is that if the upper layer contains much ice, as it melts it could raise the water level up to the bottom of the vent tubes. At that point, air won't be able to circulate at all! The bottom line is that the amount of heat energy that the ice will absorb as it melts is a CONSTANT and depends only upon the amount of ice that you start with. Cold water can then absorb a much smaller amount of heat energy until it reaches ambient air temperature. Again, this is a CONSTANT amount that depends on the amount of H2O you start with and the just how hot the air is. You can do things to make the ice and cold water absorb energy more quickly and thus cause a bigger initial temperature drop, but you can't make it absorb more energy except by using more ice. Thus, the more "cooling effect" you get (i.e., the bigger the initial temperature drop), the less TIME the system will continue to cool.

[@thecarguy7673]

All, of this, and not once did you decide to add salt to decrease the temperature?

[@VoltisArt]

It will decrease the temperature and the working time before the ice melts. Much more work and cost.

[@SPQRxUSAxNUSA]

Thank you for your design!

[@woofy60]

wow...amazing DIY air cooler than goes below 10 degrees centigrade... The best

[@mfre2290]

3:00 a cute lil frog is staring at me ;v;

[@WalkingTalesQA]

Yess 😁😄😆😆😆😆

[@ema8909]

Lol!

[@snatchedbatch4311]

Just so ya know. If u do enclose a medium size room, and keep it semi dark.... It definitely does help alot. Its not a true ac of course, but hey if youre in need in a camper, or if your electrics out, or just wanna do it.... Try one out. Two of them is perf in my opinion❤✅💥

[@tonygov]

If your electric is out, the fan wont work. 🤦‍♂️

[@brucehall5267]

Man. Thanks for this experiment. Would be perfect for a tent on a very hot night. I do beleive I will be trying this project.

[@novaflame4812]

that is something I should consider shooping together at the end of the month, anything is better than the sweltering heat that the fan is just pushing around X_x

[@319tippy]

Totally made one and using it right now! I'm finally comfortable in this 80 degree house. Gonna slept this thing LOL

[@javierv.5242]

Does it cool your entire home?

[@brainplay8060]

How long does it last? 1hr a few hours? I've been thinking of making one but I'm not sure if its worth the effort if it doesn't cool for very long.

[@condrox2869]

You should have used a pipe with the fan only. (Just like blowing in a straw.) That way the fan is blowing into the ice, and when it melts you don't have to drain the water. (Like a swamp cooler) You could have gotten lower temperatures that way. Also use a stronger fan that has a concentrated air flow.

[@condrox2869]

@Criminal Scum think of a cup with water and a straw, then blow into the straw. The fan is blowing into a tube that goes in the ice water the same way. Air is flowing through the water and comes out cooled. You'll hear bubbles.

[@stephensmith811]

We're going to build this for our kids two-story tree fort. Thanks for the great video!

[@nathy67]

I made one, Thanxxxs for the info. Let the summer begin

[@joannabanana8431]

The only problem is if you don't freeze water into bottles, then as it melts, the water will be taken up as vapor and raise the humidity in the air ~ the higher the humidity the hotter it gets. So you make yourself hotter in the long run. This is a great idea, but just use water bottles ~ we use the huge 4 L (about 1 gallon) sized bottles for a whole lot of cool. PS another tip, freeze a couple bottles then when you take them out to use them, freeze another set ready for when the first ones defrost. Tried making this and it does take down the room temperature a couple notches. The thermometer should be hung in the room, not stuck in the box to give you are clear, true reading. But it does cool the room down a bit. Thanks for the video.

[@disorganizedorg]

Needs a way to drain the melt water... perhaps re-use the spigot from a cheap box of wine.

[@rob4mma]

How about just dump it

[@potatoman1000]

@@rob4mma the wine or the water?

[@potatoman1000]

@@spidercubed9718 I'll take the water and not he wine

[@boopboop420]

tubing attached to the side into a gallon.

[@store4books]

You don't want to drain the water the cold water works to keep the rest of the ice cold. After the ice is melted you're still left with cold water. If you dump the water the ice will melt faster.

[@luisito7133]

Thanks for the video! This definitely will help me as im a hot-shot driver down in Texas & although i have a 6.7L Power stroke Diesel leaving it on for days at a time definitely takes a toll. So while i sleep i can make one of these with a portable battery powered fan

[@devjitmail]

Really good!I will do it for my science project.

[@eugenemckee9593]

Send the cold air through a tube in the center and up and out the sides. That way it self cools the intake tube and forces all the cold air out. Also you can put more ice in the box without worrying about water getting into the exhaust tubes.

[@jasonwhat2425]

Why not throw ice cubes all over your room and turn on the fan?

[@g.sabatier5352]

jason, thanks for making me laugh

[@brokeunistudent2474]

@@g.sabatier5352 actually that would work better since the room is uniformly cooled

[@fiverrintros9189]

Freeze your room

[@gyromm3094]

Because if you do, you will wake upnwith every singel electronic in your room wet

[@mohanedrezk3617]

Why just buy a ac

[@jennifermorris3797]

The only diy AC video that I was smart enough to follow.

[@jeanpierov1]

I think you could replace the plastic bottle with glass bottles, as they are better conductors of cold. In other words, the transfer of cold is greater compared to plastic.

[@ethanmcaffee]

I live in AZ it's 119 today thanks for this!!

[@copiouscoos]

Do u not have an ac

[@songangte29]

Is it because you are poor?

[@frednel4326]

Not everyone can afford a ac..appies and students and so on lol

[@_yuno3265]

Can you make something similar to the DIY A/C, but instead make a DIY Heater for the upcoming winter?

[@rtothemutha]

Great info. Frozen ice gets directly to the point...

[@emrock111]

Gonna make one of these with the kids this summer for the tent!

[@ryanm7263]

The only problem with using bare ice cubes is that you'll also be blowing humidity into the room which, once the ice runs out, will make the room feel warmer in a hurry

[@CandymanSEHTx713]

You should modify a portable ice machine with a fan so that you dont have to keep adding ice. just water occasionally.

[@sergiofuentes7103]

CandymanSEHTx713 great idea but wouldn’t that be almost the same price as a portable AC unit?

[@CandymanSEHTx713]

@windows_x_seven that would be fukcin hilarious.

[@frednel4326]

Just cut a round hole in the side of ur fridge and mount a fan that blows outward and get realy chill air..brrrrrr 😂

[@vitaobatera]

@The King of Random - We see all over the internet these AND the peltier DIY ACs... - Can you do a mix of both, providing cooling to the ice already in there ??

[@erickrodgerz6441]

Best cooler air conditioner I've seen yet. Easiest and effective

[@TN-cx4qi]

Going to have to try this while camping on a hot day

[@Artecus]

Spread course salt over the ice to dramatically lower the temperature of the melt water.

[@YodaWhat]

Or even COARSE salt. Wintertime Ice Melt salt (calcium chloride) for extra-cold cold air. But using any kind of salt is also more of a mess, and can't easily be re-used, unless you use the salt solution in plastic bottles. Then you will need a 'deep freeze' to freeze them.

[@cia9315]

In exchange of the ice melting 10 times faster😂😂

[@anamericanentrepreneur]

Cool video. Gotta make one of these since Texas is over 100 degrees here lately.

[@rgphomes2475]

Hi..if you take the computer fan and cut the lip the blowing side..leaving suction side intact..it will snap into a cut to fit hole. I also used cheap plastic coolers. Or even the orange home depot ice coolers. I still have the prototypes I built 20 years ago!

[@Mario-he9db]

Can you make experiments with Molotow Cocktails?

[@aussieguy1593]

Mario cool idea

[@Mario-he9db]

Would be cool af

[@toptobottom247]

What if you used the Polarpak or comparables that uses a freezing gel for more prolonged periods of freezing temperatures.

[@martinnovak2854]

Very nice explanation, ideas and practical realization. Keep on.

[@mgtowp.l.7756]

A Excellent Video.. Highly Recommended.. Thank You Very Much Bro. For Sharing..

[@electronicsNmore]

Nice Job! You're better off leaving the fan on top, and having the cold air exit from the bottom of the cooler since cold air sinks to the bottom. Try dry ice chunks on the rack as well. Unless you're in a small room, the CO2 level won't be a problem. :-)

[@paytyler]

No, you're better off not doing this at all.

[@Reaginicfiddle4]

Dry ice would produce carbon gas as it melted basically poisoning the air im pretty sure. Also if you filled it with ice and had holes in the bottom the ice would melt and leak everywhere.

[@simonmountford1511]

Price of Dry Ice vs Frozen ice packs or just bottles of frozen water.

[@Reaginicfiddle4]

Onl1neCooL it would blow the CO2 into the room you are trying to cool displacing the oxygen and slowly suffocating you.

[@electronicsNmore]

Reaginic Fiddle Wrong, next time read my comment. LOL

[@sairamniranjan3908]

This was a cool project! As you may be able to tell, pun intended!

[@gizmo8453]

Checking out this vid again while suffering not being able to sleep in these summer nights🙃

[@billymoody194]

Great tutorial brother thank you.

[@DerpyRedneck]

You can use salted water to lower the freezing temps and also keep you cooler longer as well!

[@jeanenviedapprendre]

One trade-off of frozen bottles vs loose ice is the duration of cool air you can make. Loose ice makes colder air because it's exchanging heat with the incoming air more quickly. This means ice will melt more quickly.

[@sogal4christ]

Time for a summer project with the kids

[@Jonathon10]

I re-created this, same fan as well. and it works great… for a few minutes. it is completely melted after 30 mins. I would need one bag of ice for every 30 minutes I was out running around. Which is insane. I even took the lid off and put it on a yeti cooler, and it did the same thing. It’s blowing 100 degree heat directly on to the ice.