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.
Justin Stonebraker
It shows a plug in fan so unless you have a generator not helpful.
He shows it hooked up to a solar panel. I thought the same thing, until he panned outside to show the solar.
If you have a generator like mine, you don’t have to worry about it, it runs the whole house, two wells, the ac, and half my shop.
SLR says:
“He shows it hooked up to a solar panel. I thought the same thing, until he panned outside to show the solar.”
From: http://www.truthandaction.org/super-easy-diy-make-454-air-conditioner-15/comment-page-36/#comment-410298
JoeLewis Ceja
Caleb Mcmasters
Ok , I wonder where the ice comes from if the power is out
Paired with an efficient dehumidifier I could see the potential for a significant savings on your energy bill.
As far as during a power outage!? Well not so much. Even if your fan is hooked up to solar, unless your freezer is, all your gonna be doing is moving room temp air!
I’ve been experimenting this year making homemade AC’s like this one. They work but saying they will set you back about $15 to make isn’t true. They’re gonna set you back close to $50, mainly for a fan and a power supply. If you decide to buy solar panels or use a battery expect to spend more. This is if you have all the tools to make these things of course.
so u can mak this but it basically wont work without the solar paneling or a batery of some sort so there goes that cheap price tah