Just in time for summer is this DIY air conditioner. This is version 3 of the DIY air conditioner, so a lot of the problems have been worked out. It uses a heat exchanger and bags of ice to cool the air. He even made 40 bags of ice over the winter so he doesn’t have to buy any. [Thanks Franko]
DIY: Air conditioner
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We had previously posted about version 2
Posted by Marc de Vinck | Monday May 26th, 2008 9:45 AM
Categories: DIY Projects | 1 Comment
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Salt will make the ice colder like in homemade ice cream recipes. Sawdust will greatly extend the life of the ice like in WWII experiments of sawdust ice aircraft carriers.