Home Made Air Conditioning

Fri, Aug 15, 2008

It’s been pretty warm here, last couple of days. Today it’s supposed to hit 105 degrees Fahrenheit (that should be around 39 degrees Celsius?), and I don’t have an air conditioning (plus the sun blazes directly into my window). I have a fan, but all it does is blow in hot air. That’s when I thought of this:

That’s ice in those baggies, by the way.

Now, granted, it doesn’t actually work all that well. The air goes from hot air to not quite as hot air, though that’s still more bearable.

So, what are you doing to keep cool (if you live someplace super warm)? Using an air conditioner doesn’t count. Anyone have any special strategies for staying cool in the summer? I’m dying to find out, and my freezer shouldn’t be opened too much anymore today :)

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8000 btu airconditioner 2 days ago 1 point
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energy crisis and high electricity bill has always been an issue. People look for affordable and alternative ways of air conditioning in hot weathers. One of these way is to use ice bags in front of the source of the wind so that the ice bags make them cooler by the factor of a bit or so.

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Home Appliances 4 days ago 1 point
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Yeah, nice try! Having lived in the desert with temperatures soaring day after day into the 40 degree Celsius region (sorry don’t know what that converts to, figure it’s just hot) can’t see this idea working at all. Best solution is to get in that shower or bath and keep wet. The minute you dry off it’s hot again.

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Its always good to learn tips like you share for blog posting. As I just started posting comments for blog and facing problem of lots of rejections. I think your suggestion would be helpful for me. I will let you know if its work for me too.

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Eric Donald 2 weeks ago 1 point
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Thats great, I never knew before this blog.

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jainkelly 2 months ago 1 point
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wow... Great
Earthmoving Air Conditioning Service

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york_air_conditioners 3 months ago 1 point
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Great! Thank for information, I'm looking for it for a long time,

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Reo Asset Management 5 months ago 1 point
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I don't use air conditioner. I use only fan. Be patient. Go to bathroom and come out.

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New Orleans hvac 7 months ago 1 point
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This is not exactly what I had in mind when I called for a contractor to install a heating and cooling system in my house but until he finishes the project I would give it a shot with the ice bags.

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Aviator Sunglasses 8 months ago 1 point
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Wow.. nice idea.. That will be an effective way of cooling our self in summer..

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Vinduer og Døre 11 months ago 1 point
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that is really a wacky idea hehehe

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DeLonghi Pinguino 11 months ago 1 point
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this is such great information. thanks for the insight.

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koyoshiko 1 year ago 1 point
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buy a chiller as tall as yourself take out all the plastic/metal stuff that divides it then hop in! with a few jackets on don't count on ice in there! OR you can go to mc donalds and tell the sales clerk" i'll pay you $______ (the price depending on you) to put me in your mega sized freezer!"when he asks why you reply "it's freakin' hot out there and besides who doesn't wanna play with snow huh?"

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heartlessangel 1 year ago 1 point
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I usu just go to work and stay out of my house lol of course that might just be cause there's way to many ppl in my house hummmm wait what was the question again

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icy 1 year ago 1 point
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btw Kochi, i heard adding salt to ice can lower it's temperature and make it feel colder?

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Mark 8 months ago 1 point
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yeah, that would make sense, since the freezing point of ice gets lower as its salinity rises, therefore it WOULD be colder when you freeze salt water.

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Fitzy 1 year ago 1 point
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Yeah... that wouldn't cut it where I live. Just add to the humidity down here >.<

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Viet 1 year ago 1 point
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http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodi... Best money investment ever. It's labeled as a fan, but the air it blows out is significant cooler than the surrounding air. I have the large unit in the living room, the smaller one on the computer desk. Made the past two summers bearable.

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Maciel 1 year ago 1 point
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where do u live? i live in the desert and it gets up to 120 over here!
but its now usually 106 which isnt that hot but my friends are always crying about the heat im like w.e at least we sweat without running or anything haha

and 105 is like 40.5 Celsius
its not much of a difference though lol

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DeeLeigh 1 year ago 1 point
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I keep thinking I'm so glad I moved out of the South to the Northwest because of the weather in the NW is so much easier to deal with...then there come days where I start flashing back to living back in the South! Only now I don't have central AC and my friggin windows open up vertically!! We have 6 fans in my house two of which are industrial grade...

Just out of curiousity...did the bags of ice last long? Cause I tried some similar with ice in a pot and the ice melted within 10 minutes...

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koichi 1 year ago 1 point
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haha yeah, it was kind of lame. Only lasted around 15 minutes :(

NW is nice though, yeah? Glad you like it.

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tekuno 1 year ago 1 point
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I've been dying here the last couple of days! I live in an older building and my apartment doesn't have air conditioning or any proper means of ventilation. It's been hard to sleep because it's been so hot. I need to buy a fan to keep cool but since it's the northwest the weather's bound to change soon, right? LOL @ your homemade air conditioning, I think it'd be more effective if you just put the ice on you! I think I'm dehydrated...need to go get something cold to drink....

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koichi 1 year ago 1 point
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yep! Just switched to rain rain rain, and I'm lovin it. Thunderstorms last night, though, which was a bit strange. Still, so much nicer now. :)

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Mai 1 year ago 2 points
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Its actually pretty cold here now (which is unusual). Cold enough that I'm sick, although it doesn't take much to make me sick since I have a pretty bad immune system because I hate vitamin pills & juice.

I think having the hot air blowing at the ice will melt it quicker, and then it will start blowing freezing melted ice as you. I guess thats pretty cooling.

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Livvi_Spatula 1 year ago 1 point
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Sleep on the floor. Not on carpet, but on wood or tile or marble.

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Mizuu 1 year ago 1 point
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I live on the 9th floor in a building so I often put towels or old clothes in cold water and hang them around the house, especially by the open windows (It's easy to create a draught at this hight).

I also drink a lot.

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Fredy 1 year ago 2 points
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Texas cannot exist without the almighty air conditioner. Too much humidity and heat in my place. We just use a mixture of AC and fans. You can even use fans infront of AC's to have 'em blow out more colder air, and spread it faster.

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Tofugu_Erin 1 year ago 2 points
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I agree with JackTamaki. You should try lying on the floor with all the windows open. Also, you have a pool. Go swim!

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JackTamaki 1 year ago 2 points
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I normally get to the lowest place in my house and hunker down. Heat rises, so if your house has multiple levels then it might be more comfortable to hang out on a lower floor.

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