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.
Dude summer is over…
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Yah, if u notice when he points the temp gauge he is actually pointing in the bucket, which is giving u more of the temp of the gallon of ice inside.
And Jeff Hansee, he isn’t making ice with the ice maker. He is freezing a gallon of water, which is totally different, if u want to talk about power. I doubt the compressor kicks on anymore then it already would, especially if u have a full freezer. But that is besides the point, bc he is talking about having to deal with a Power BlackOut, which means u don’t have any electricity at all. So, if U live in Texas, I would think it’s a damn good idea & pretty easy & cheap to do. Right?
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I have known folks who made these and they work Really Well. My question is: If there is a blackout – no electricity – what runs the little fan that sits on top?
My son tried this….. it works!
Okay peeps, I have read the comments here about this thing not working and I believe that there is a simple solution. 1. Hot air rises and cold air sinks due moisture which makes it more dense ” Gravity “…This is why a lot of Heating & A/C ventilation comes from the ceiling now. 2. I think with a little twerking on the design of this thing, it will produce better results. 3. If the return air, which is the air that the fan sucks in through the top of the bucket was modified to draw the air from the ceiling by covering the fan with another bucket with a 2″ pipe extended to the ceiling, would thus suck in the hot air from above. 4. At the same time, the cold air pipe from the out vents which runs from the ICE BUCKET would also have to be extended to the ceiling and then projected downwards through a series of smaller pipes ranging from 1-1/4 – 1” in diameter. The way that this thing is set up is for someone to be sitting directly in front of the cooling vent. But, with a little twerking and a bigger fan, I think it will produce positive results for a larger area such as the whole room… 🙂
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