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Old 07-17-2010, 10:54 PM
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Default My solution to my broken air conditioner.. Dont laugh too hard

So, I am a big guy, and I hate the heat. It sucks. So, after many weeks of hanging me head out the window begging for a refreshing cool breeze, I made a solution..

My homemade, totally portable air conditioner.

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The fan is pink, only because the box said it was black. But basically a styrofoam cooler with the top modded to hold a fan and an outlet. You take 2 liter and little 24 oz bottles and freeze water in them, and then viola. The air coming out the end is as cool as out air conditioner set on 69*. I have an outlet that plugs into my cig lighter and use it for the fan. VERY CHEAP, VERY BENEFICIAL..until the ice melts lol.
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I love it. Give it a little paint and your god to go.
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Good*
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And dont lie about the pink fan. lol
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haha looks like one of my science projects from high school but if it works thats all thet matters, very ingenuitive.
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And dont lie about the pink fan. lol
I was just to eager to build it to return the fan for a diff color. I have considered painting it camo or something BA like that lol. It gets the job done. Cools the XJ, and can cool a small room. I like it.
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i dig it man haha
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lol!

Nominated to be put on thereifixedit.com
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Right on, I made something like that last summer for my house except I used an old volvo radiator, a 256 ghph fountain pump from HF and a bucket. threw a frame together to hold the radiator up and put a fan behind it. I put a valve at the bottom of the radiator, just cracked open to keep the radiator full of cold water. It'd blow air in the 30's for about a half hour with a block of ice from 711. Everything bought, it cost me $60, well worth it when your not used to 105 degree weather. I really like what you did!! hope you don't mind if I copy you!!
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If you hook that system up to a NASCAR style "Cool Suit" you'll be even cooler!
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i give it a
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heres an awesome house one. found on thereifixedit.com
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Dang. What will people will do for a shot of cold air.

Right on to you man.
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heres an awesome house one. found on thereifixedit.com
That is actually a small AC system hahha. They are VERY effective and really low maintenance.

But great job on the cooler fan!!! thats awesome and using your noggin!!
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Its simple, yet effective. Very cool idea.

Reminds me of my footballs team water thing. instead of using bottles they have this massive cooler with a garden hose input. goes through a ton of coiled copper tubing and out the other side through a output hose to the "drinking hoses". Fill it up with ice to the brim and bingo freezing cold water. Now what else could that be used for...


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