Ever had to deal with a power blackout during the hot summer months? Then you know just how important keeping cool can be.
Over on The Good Survivalist we found a great tip to save you money and keep you cool:
Seems every year people die due to heat. Keeping your home cool in the summer can be very expensive if you use your air conditioner. This air conditioner is very simple to make, and can be made in a few minutes if you are handy.Even if you are not handy you’ll be able to make one of these DIY air conditioners. One of the nice things about this air conditioner is that it will give you up to 6 hours of coolness. This thing works so well you may need to put on a sweatshirt! To make one of these babies you need a few simple tools, a couple of 5 gallon buckets, along with a few other items. Everything is shown in the video.
Cory Jarret
As long as you have it prepped in advance (including the battery operated or solar powered fan) and think ahead well enough to keep gallon containers of ice in your freezer, it seems like it would work well in a pinch. And since freezers run more efficiently when full, adding gallon jugs of ice to take up empty space in a freezer you’re running anyway makes sense. It isn’t intended to be a long term or most energy efficient solution, from what the video and article say, but a stop gap measure for power outages or where air conditioning isn’t available. For that sort of situation, it’s brilliant.
It really works
Haha not really suprising that this is coming from a tea bag page. Thermodynamics? Anyone?
Let’s just pray it works
florentino
Thanks!
Doesn’t work quit posting this pos.
Large Styrofoam ice chest with two fans and three 2″ discharge vents with long electric cord, it is 110 volt. I find it works better with loose crushed ice than with gallon jugs of ice. It is not all that great to my way of thinking.
Drew David