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Airconditioner Fan Hack

This is a lovely hack. A guy takes copper tubing wrapped in a spiral around both sides of an electric fan. The tubing is connected (via cable ties) to an aquarium pump which circulates ice water held in a plastic storage bin beneath the fan. The fan then dispenses the cold into the room. A full set of pictures can be seen on the guy's Flickr set.

Airconditionerhack

Posted on August 15, 2006 at 6:27 PM | +del.icio.us +digg +reddit

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Nancy, you can get instructions for the site indicated by the red font in the posting.

Posted by Kevin Kelly on September 7, 2006 at 5:24 AM

But it doesn't remove the humidity from the air, which is half of what makes AC so effective at cooling you off.

Posted by Caroline on August 18, 2006 at 9:25 PM

I'd love to make one of those. I get the general idea, but I'd really appreciate it if the adapter or someone who really understands what he did would post clear directions on how to do it. A list of materials and tools, and a few tips for those of us who are mechanically challenged would be nice, too.

Posted by Nancy Jane on August 15, 2006 at 11:40 PM


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