How To Make Your Own Air Conditioner
Easy as hell, and cost-effective π.
Illustration Hisashi Okawa
July 27, 2017
You will need
1 large-ish plastic box or a bucket with a cover
1 small fan
1 small piece of PVC tube
2.5β³ PVC 90Β° elbow
Cable ties
A knife
PVC glue
Ice
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1. Cut a hole into your box- or bucket-top that is the size of the head of your fan.
2.βMake small holes around that bigger hole to string cable ties through. Use the ties to secure the fan pointing face-down into the box.
3.βCut a second hole into the box- or bucket-top just big enough for the piece of PVC tube to slide through.
4.βGlue the small piece of PVC tube to the elbow, then pass the piece through the hole with the elbow on top. If thereβs space around the hole, close it up with duct tape.
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5.βGently take off the top, fill the box or bucket with ice, plug in the fan, and voila!