Alright, I live in a cold town in Australia, that only gets snow every 10 years, due to the fact it never rains when it's below 2 degrees, and also, when it does rain the air temp rises. So I decided to go to a Bunnings and build this device, and well I was skeptical at first but I hooked it up to my air compressor and, one morning it dropped to 0 degrees and well, it worked, I got a whole big patch of icey snow. Thanks Mate! Also, people wondering about air temps that work, yes it does not have to be at or below 0 degrees (32F) to work. 1 degree or below works (33.8 F) but, if you are trying at night it has worked at 2 degrees (35.6 F) but the snow quality was shit. So if you want to use this to make snow, wait until its below 1 degree (33.8 F). Don't trust this for sure, because I did not record the humidity, and there might be a micro climate at my house which generates colder air. BUT THIS WILL NOT WORK IN SUMMER IN THE TROPICS, DESPITE WHAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS ARE SAYING
I made this not too long ago. Thanks for posting ! It works quite well at 20 degrees.. ! but keeps my 26 gallon air compressor running, but it dont run lower than 90 psi in the tank..
I thank you for the video.I used and modified it greatly the first knight at 26 degrees I produced about 8 inches of snow in a 30 x 30 area.I will upload a video in the next couple a day to help others make a killer snow blower.
Thanks for the video mate 👍 Just need some proper cold winter weather here in Wales... as opposed to the 2-3'c wet and rainy we usually get! 🤣 My kids have played in the snow about 3 times. The eldest is 14. I really miss *real* winters from my childhood 😑 Good to see you post answers as main comments instead of replies. Much easier to get loads of info from the comments this way 👌👍
I tried this using a garden jet/power washer. The temperature was at -5 and I was impressed that it actually worked. I strapped the gun/nozzle up in a tree about ten feet above the ground. After only a couple of hours, there was enough snow for the kids to play with and also enough for the dogs to hide their poop.
Constructed mine cheaply all galvanized except the valves. Drilled hole with the smallest bit I had. Wanted brass ball and check valves but on a tight budget. So water and compressor ran all night and I have a little snow. Its southern GA and has been below 28 all night it is currently 5 am and 24. Maybe make a video at daylight.
Cool bro, I m trying to make by Christmas because we don’t have snow in California on Christmas but I thought it would be a good project for neighborhood
@SuperSheas any compressor that can compress air at leat up to 100psi is ideal and one that also has a tank capacity with at least 5-10 gallons is suggested for many reasons
What would you say the volumetric output of snow is? 2-3ft^3 / min, more or less? How long would it take to cover a decently sized front and back yard, do you think if I was pumping out snow all night (a good 8 hours) I could get a solid 6 inches? My yard is about 1000ft^2 rough estimate
@eou812 You can use any types of pipes you want to. It will not hurt the design. Basicly your mixing compressed air with water and shooting them out of a nozel. This unit does not make enough to cover a quarter acre, plus that would take a ton of water.
@windrac Hey I think I can answer this. I've read up on a lot of snow guns and almost all internal mix snow guns you should use a check valve for both the water and air supply. Hope this helps.
Hi in about an hour or two how much snow would that make over less than a quarter of an acre and if i used a pressure washer that had 2.5 GPM how much would it make?? . Also can the pipes be brass instead of gallvanized because i could not find any gallvanized 1/4 pipe at lowe's. Thanks!
From the research i've done so far I have this so far, all you need is: -A air compressor -Pressure washer -Garden hose/air compressor hose -And a brass connector like in this video Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I wanna make one of these very bad!!
@atcnick It's not based on the size of the tank. Its based on the CFM rating on your compressor. I use a 5CFM @90 compressor, and it runs all the time. If you can afford it, a larger compressor would be nice.
@thecoolkid94able it needs to be cold enough for it to actually snow. This is more a tool for making snow in enviroments that have cold enough conditions for snow, just not the regular moisture to produce it.
@TheAcaciaStrain16 If you had a very large air compressor, you could use 1/2 in pipe. If I had a larger air compressor, I could have made more snow using my same 1/4 in pipe, only made the hole in the cap larger to produce more snow. I have also seen a design using three small holes in the cap. I don't think there is a diffrence between the teflon tape and pipe dope. You just don't want it to leak.
@Sweetslapshot007 A power washer would be a good solution. That would allow you to increse the presure of the air compressor. With that kind of set up, you can make snow at slightly higher temps becuase there is a greater diffrence in presure.
@sickang94 It's not based on the size of the tank. Its based on the CFM rating on your compressor. I use a 5CFM @90 compressor, and it runs all the time. If you can afford it, a larger compressor would be nice. It does take a while to make snow this way. It would be ideal to run it overnight, and wake up to snow in the morning.
ok...so i made a snow maker using this exact design...and one big problem was that the air went back up the hose and into the plumbing on the house...can this make snow at pressures less than 90psi from the air compressor???
@thatsadeadbird A coulple of things. Make sure the air is on continously. Try to match the air presure and house water presure. Put the air line higher than the water line, so water does not flow down into the water line.
@Hernaner28 Sorry, I don't have a document that explains theory. It's basically trying to get the water separated by atomizing the water, giving it more surface area to exchange heat better with the air. Also when something drops in pressure, it gets cold. Have you ever used compressed air to clean with? The can get's cold because it's pressure is being reduced. It takes a ton of energy (heat) to get the air/water compressed, and the opposite is true when pressure drops (gets cold).
@touchsmart0 Yes, you do need the air compressor. You need to atomize (break up into small particles) the water. Also the drop in presure allows the water to cool quicker. I have seen designs that add presure washer lines that do not have air above the air/water mixture and build additional mass onto the atimized water. I get a lot of emails where people have tried to use it without an air compressor, and I have not found a sucsessful example.
@wastadkey You will not want to run the presure washer at 100 psi hooked up to a garden hose. I adjust my regulator to run mine at about 35 PSI. If the presure is set to high it will push air into your water line and nothing will come out
@jackreiter10 I have not done one yet. I plan on this comming winter desgining a new snow machine for making lots of snow. Once i get it built, I'll shoot a video of it and post it on here.
this is only works in really cold weather and is not the best way to make snow, this may work for him , but there better ways to make snow, it just comes down to you budget, and how much snow you want. Musicians Friend has a snow machine for $400 (that is basic budget) but if your looking to cover a hill for snow,skiing, or sledding. You will need a dual stage compressor & pressure washer, and wand.
@davidandjennyemmons You need to look at a wet bulb temperature. It uses humidity and temperature to decide when you can make snow. I wait for it to get in the 20s.
the water flow from your house will always be above the freezing point (unless it's already froze up of course). Constant flowing water won't freeze as quickly a non-flowing water. This is the same reason why people say to leave your taps on just a bit when the temperatures are going to be extremely cold for long periods of time.
Look up wet bulb temp. That's the temperature that matters. The dryer the air, you can make snow at higher temperatures. Funny thing, I get emails asking if they can make snow in the summer with this.... NOPE, snow=cold
@maximundo The garden hose won't freeze from my experances. Just make sure it is not outside with water in it before you decide to use it. (it will be frozen then). As long as the water is flowing, it won't freeze.
@maximundo Also Tim, is there any chance of the garden hose freezing? Or will it not freeze because of the running water...? Let me know if you have a moment. Thanks Tim!
@TheTorkerman There is not an exact temperature. It's based on Temperature and Humidity. You need to calculate the wet bulb temperature. Do a Google Search for "wet bulb calculator" To make snow the wet bulb Temperature needs to be 27F or below. You need a Wet Bulb Temperature of 21F or below to make good quality snow. I made my snow when it was about 15-20F with about 50% humidity.
Didnt check all ur comments, but if nobody mentioned it u cud put a check valve on the air side and it will stop any back flow of water. I use them on RV water heaters. The come in 1/2" thread
my mom doesnt want me to wast our well water. so how much water would be used if i let it ran all day. or could i pump water out of a barrel (100 gals. per min.pump)????
@v2hsigner Yes, You can use a pressure washer. It will actually make this design work better. If you don't have a presture washer already, I would not go out and buy one yet.
@footballhill5 First, the temperature needs to be below freezing. 25F or below works best. Second, turn the air on then slowly turn the water on until you get a fine mist. See my video of the unit actually working to here what it should sound like. If you do those two things, make sure the mixture has enough time to freeze before falling to the ground.
Hi Tim, great vid. I'm getting a massive air compressor from my father in law for xmas. I plan on building the same nozzle that you show in this video. From your experience, what (if any) advantage is there for having a more powerful air compressor? Could I make two separate nozzles with the extra air power? Or at a certain point would I need a pressure washer to keep up with the air compressor? Also, is there any chance of backing up the garden hose with the pressure from the air compressor?
Alright, a few questions. First, basically for this to work it doesn't have to be below 32F correct? It is a pressure thing (but below freezing would help). Second, what kind of PSI is needed output on this (before internal water/air compression) to get snow (basically what kind of PSI do i need coming out of my compressor)?
@timbreninger Hey, great video! But I have one question. To prevent water from flowing back into your air hose, do you think a check valve (before the 'T') would prevent water from getting into your air supply?
@maximundo If I had a massive air compressor as you stated, I would use 1/2 in pipe and not 1/4 in pipe as I used in my video. I would also drill three small holes in the cap instead of the one small hole I described. This would be for a compressor around 10CFM. As for air backing up the water line, just try to match the water presure of the house using the compressor's regulator. House tap presure is usually around 25PSI. If you use a power washer, you can crank up the PSI on your comp.
Hi Tim, I'm using this per your direction last year. Last night was the trial run. The snow it makes seems to be pretty icy. Also, it doesn't seem to be making snow as fast as your was in your other video... any tips?
@mattitudeversion2 Yes, It needs to be cold. Do a search for "wet bulb temperature" It's a combination of temperature and humidity. The less humid it is, snow can be maid at slightly higher temperatures. We're still talking around 32F. Sorry, no snow in the summer...
@crackbabykid I think it cost me about $30. You could only use one valve for the water, and not have one for the air. Then using a less expensive valve would also cut cost.
You just made me one happy snowboarder!
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Alright, I live in a cold town in Australia, that only gets snow every 10 years, due to the fact it never rains when it's below 2 degrees, and also, when it does rain the air temp rises. So I decided to go to a Bunnings and build this device, and well I was skeptical at first but I hooked it up to my air compressor and, one morning it dropped to 0 degrees and well, it worked, I got a whole big patch of icey snow. Thanks Mate!
Also, people wondering about air temps that work, yes it does not have to be at or below 0 degrees (32F) to work. 1 degree or below works (33.8 F) but, if you are trying at night it has worked at 2 degrees (35.6 F) but the snow quality was shit. So if you want to use this to make snow, wait until its below 1 degree (33.8 F). Don't trust this for sure, because I did not record the humidity, and there might be a micro climate at my house which generates colder air.
BUT THIS WILL NOT WORK IN SUMMER IN THE TROPICS, DESPITE WHAT PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS ARE SAYING
I made this not too long ago. Thanks for posting ! It works quite well at 20 degrees.. ! but keeps my 26 gallon air compressor running, but it dont run lower than 90 psi in the tank..
I thank you for the video.I used and modified it greatly the first knight at 26 degrees I produced about 8 inches of snow in a 30 x 30 area.I will upload a video in the next couple a day to help others make a killer snow blower.
My kids and grand an greatgrand are gonna love this thank you very much
Thanks for the video mate 👍 Just need some proper cold winter weather here in Wales... as opposed to the 2-3'c wet and rainy we usually get! 🤣
My kids have played in the snow about 3 times. The eldest is 14. I really miss *real* winters from my childhood 😑
Good to see you post answers as main comments instead of replies. Much easier to get loads of info from the comments this way 👌👍
At my place 2 degree rain is snow but 2 degree rain happens like every 5 years
i did this and it awsome i dont put the valve for the air (just one valve for the water) and it costed me about 27$ and it work really great!
I tried this using a garden jet/power washer. The temperature was at -5 and I was impressed that it actually worked. I strapped the gun/nozzle up in a tree about ten feet above the ground. After only a couple of hours, there was enough snow for the kids to play with and also enough for the dogs to hide their poop.
Constructed mine cheaply all galvanized except the valves. Drilled hole with the smallest bit I had. Wanted brass ball and check valves but on a tight budget. So water and compressor ran all night and I have a little snow. Its southern GA and has been below 28 all night it is currently 5 am and 24. Maybe make a video at daylight.
Cool bro, I m trying to make by Christmas because we don’t have snow in California on Christmas but I thought it would be a good project for neighborhood
It’s a lot of fun if you have a couple really cold days.
@bennyboy1507 That sounds like a good list. The presure washer is optional, but does help.
@SuperSheas any compressor that can compress air at leat up to 100psi is ideal and one that also has a tank capacity with at least 5-10 gallons is suggested for many reasons
what air compressor did u use I'm trying to make one of these myself. your design is genius but I'm not too sure on what air oppressor to get.
is a air compresser that has a 6.5 cfm good with a regullar house water pressure or should i use a pressure with that air compresser?
Dos it have to be cold out to make it work or can you use it in the summer?
thanks, excellent video
Thanks for posting this!
@S5YL I can't remember the size. Very small though. I would recomend starting too small then getting larger if your air compressor is able to keep up.
What would you say the volumetric output of snow is? 2-3ft^3 / min, more or less? How long would it take to cover a decently sized front and back yard, do you think if I was pumping out snow all night (a good 8 hours) I could get a solid 6 inches? My yard is about 1000ft^2 rough estimate
@eou812 You can use any types of pipes you want to. It will not hurt the design. Basicly your mixing compressed air with water and shooting them out of a nozel. This unit does not make enough to cover a quarter acre, plus that would take a ton of water.
@windrac Hey I think I can answer this. I've read up on a lot of snow guns and almost all internal mix snow guns you should use a check valve for both the water and air supply. Hope this helps.
Hi in about an hour or two how much snow would that make over less than a quarter of an acre and if i used a pressure washer that had 2.5 GPM how much would it make?? . Also can the pipes be brass instead of gallvanized because i could not find any gallvanized 1/4 pipe at lowe's. Thanks!
Great video now where do I get and air compressor?
From the research i've done so far I have this so far, all you need is:
-A air compressor
-Pressure washer
-Garden hose/air compressor hose
-And a brass connector like in this video
Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I wanna make one of these very bad!!
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I really need to know if leaving your air compressor run all night will hurt it. my air compressor never stop running to keep up with the snow maker
@atcnick It's not based on the size of the tank. Its based on the CFM rating on your compressor. I use a 5CFM @90 compressor, and it runs all the time. If you can afford it, a larger compressor would be nice.
@timbreninger On an estimate what would you think the sub total is? and could I just use a garden hose without the pressure washer?
You should make these and sell them lol. I'd buy one.
@timbreninger awesome thank you! did you just get those from a hardware store?
@thecoolkid94able it needs to be cold enough for it to actually snow. This is more a tool for making snow in enviroments that have cold enough conditions for snow, just not the regular moisture to produce it.
is a air compresser that has 6.5 cfm ok to use with a regullar house water hose pressure?
hey i made a snow maker with about the same design but with half inch fittings, how big is the hole in your nossel???
@timbreninger Do you think an eight gallon air compressor would work???
@TheAcaciaStrain16 If you had a very large air compressor, you could use 1/2 in pipe. If I had a larger air compressor, I could have made more snow using my same 1/4 in pipe, only made the hole in the cap larger to produce more snow. I have also seen a design using three small holes in the cap. I don't think there is a diffrence between the teflon tape and pipe dope. You just don't want it to leak.
will a 8-gallon compressor work? please tell me because i made one and its not working i just want to know if thats the problem.
@Sweetslapshot007 A power washer would be a good solution. That would allow you to increse the presure of the air compressor. With that kind of set up, you can make snow at slightly higher temps becuase there is a greater diffrence in presure.
Have you made an attempt at a combo snow gun yet?
Is there a certain temperature/humidity needed in order to make snow with this gun?
Could you use a power washer instead of a garden hose? If you did what would it do better?
Thank you brother
Thanks for the comment t
So you just ran a garden hose? no pressure washer? and what psi did you run your compressor at? (i think you said it, i just forgot)
You could use a check valve in line with the air supply to prevent back flow into the air.
@Sweetslapshot007, if you use a power washer, would you still need the compressor seeing that the pressure washer is under significant pressure?
so do you even need the air compressor? or could you just use like a fan so when the water comes out the nosle it gets blown that way????
@sickang94 It's not based on the size of the tank. Its based on the CFM rating on your compressor. I use a 5CFM @90 compressor, and it runs all the time. If you can afford it, a larger compressor would be nice. It does take a while to make snow this way. It would be ideal to run it overnight, and wake up to snow in the morning.
are those threaded valves? if not how are they secured onto the galvanized pipe?
ok...so i made a snow maker using this exact design...and one big problem was that the air went back up the hose and into the plumbing on the house...can this make snow at pressures less than 90psi from the air compressor???
@thatsadeadbird A coulple of things. Make sure the air is on continously. Try to match the air presure and house water presure. Put the air line higher than the water line, so water does not flow down into the water line.
so air does not flow into the water line.
@Hernaner28 Sorry, I don't have a document that explains theory. It's basically trying to get the water separated by atomizing the water, giving it more surface area to exchange heat better with the air. Also when something drops in pressure, it gets cold. Have you ever used compressed air to clean with? The can get's cold because it's pressure is being reduced. It takes a ton of energy (heat) to get the air/water compressed, and the opposite is true when pressure drops (gets cold).
@touchsmart0 Yes, you do need the air compressor. You need to atomize (break up into small particles) the water. Also the drop in presure allows the water to cool quicker. I have seen designs that add presure washer lines that do not have air above the air/water mixture and build additional mass onto the atimized water. I get a lot of emails where people have tried to use it without an air compressor, and I have not found a sucsessful example.
@wastadkey You will not want to run the presure washer at 100 psi hooked up to a garden hose. I adjust my regulator to run mine at about 35 PSI. If the presure is set to high it will push air into your water line and nothing will come out
could i put two nozzles on the end if i use a bigger air compressor
@jackreiter10 I have not done one yet. I plan on this comming winter desgining a new snow machine for making lots of snow. Once i get it built, I'll shoot a video of it and post it on here.
this is only works in really cold weather and is not the best way to make snow, this may work for him , but there better ways to make snow, it just comes down to you budget, and how much snow you want. Musicians Friend has a snow machine for $400 (that is basic budget) but if your looking to cover a hill for snow,skiing, or sledding. You will need a dual stage compressor & pressure washer, and wand.
@davidandjennyemmons You need to look at a wet bulb temperature. It uses humidity and temperature to decide when you can make snow. I wait for it to get in the 20s.
How would you use the hose with out the pipeline of the water to the hose freezing.
the water flow from your house will always be above the freezing point (unless it's already froze up of course). Constant flowing water won't freeze as quickly a non-flowing water. This is the same reason why people say to leave your taps on just a bit when the temperatures are going to be extremely cold for long periods of time.
Look up wet bulb temp. That's the temperature that matters. The dryer the air, you can make snow at higher temperatures. Funny thing, I get emails asking if they can make snow in the summer with this.... NOPE, snow=cold
@maximundo The garden hose won't freeze from my experances. Just make sure it is not outside with water in it before you decide to use it. (it will be frozen then). As long as the water is flowing, it won't freeze.
@maximundo Also Tim, is there any chance of the garden hose freezing? Or will it not freeze because of the running water...?
Let me know if you have a moment. Thanks Tim!
@TheTorkerman There is not an exact temperature. It's based on Temperature and Humidity. You need to calculate the wet bulb temperature. Do a Google Search for "wet bulb calculator" To make snow the wet bulb Temperature needs to be 27F or below. You need a Wet Bulb Temperature of 21F or below to make good quality snow. I made my snow when it was about 15-20F with about 50% humidity.
could you use a pressure washer instead of hose water? or would that hurt the outcome?
how many degrees would it have to be for it to work
Didnt check all ur comments, but if nobody mentioned it u cud put a check valve on the air side and it will stop any back flow of water. I use them on RV water heaters. The come in 1/2" thread
@TheGman00910 @bennyboy1507 I agree, you don't have to have a presure washer, but it does help
my mom doesnt want me to wast our well water. so how much water would be used if i let it ran all day. or could i pump water out of a barrel (100 gals. per min.pump)????
How wide should we drill that opening where the Mixture comes out as snow? Does it make a difference of the opening size??
@Rustyman97 Yes, It needs to be very cold. Around freezing and the best quality is when it gets into the 20s or lower
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is it real one??? pressured air make snow??
hello what is with the conduct with which fluids so
@jotoew Moving water can't freeze unless it's really cold.
@Jack Berg you'll probibly need a slightly larger compresser.
Hey Tim, can I use a Tire Inflator Pump as compressor? If yes, what kind of extra parts do I need to attach?
@v2hsigner Yes, You can use a pressure washer. It will actually make this design work better. If you don't have a presture washer already, I would not go out and buy one yet.
where can you get all the parts you need to build this? please tell me,nice video
@SuperSheas I just have a medium sized compressor. Its like a 30 gallon, 4-5 HP model.
how many inchs of snow do you get per hour
what is the regulated output air preshure on your air compresser set at?
what are the prices for everything and where could i buy them?
wouldn't the water hose freeze?
@footballhill5 First, the temperature needs to be below freezing. 25F or below works best. Second, turn the air on then slowly turn the water on until you get a fine mist. See my video of the unit actually working to here what it should sound like. If you do those two things, make sure the mixture has enough time to freeze before falling to the ground.
Hi Tim, great vid. I'm getting a massive air compressor from my father in law for xmas. I plan on building the same nozzle that you show in this video.
From your experience, what (if any) advantage is there for having a more powerful air compressor? Could I make two separate nozzles with the extra air power? Or at a certain point would I need a pressure washer to keep up with the air compressor?
Also, is there any chance of backing up the garden hose with the pressure from the air compressor?
What Temperature does it have to be to get this to work?
Many thanks.
can u tell me an exact parts list so i can get it and about how big should the hole at the end be
Alright, a few questions. First, basically for this to work it doesn't have to be below 32F correct? It is a pressure thing (but below freezing would help). Second, what kind of PSI is needed output on this (before internal water/air compression) to get snow (basically what kind of PSI do i need coming out of my compressor)?
@timbreninger Hey, great video! But I have one question. To prevent water from flowing back into your air hose, do you think a check valve (before the 'T') would prevent water from getting into your air supply?
how far does the gun throw the snow
It throws about 15 foot. It really depends on the angle you have the gun at.
it would be nice if you could list the parts that are used.... and how much it cost for tall the parts
If you have a pressure washer do you need an air compressor?
@siguy1217 You want ot adjust the presure back to closer to your homes tap water presure. Usualy that is about 25 PSI.
@maximundo If I had a massive air compressor as you stated, I would use 1/2 in pipe and not 1/4 in pipe as I used in my video. I would also drill three small holes in the cap instead of the one small hole I described. This would be for a compressor around 10CFM. As for air backing up the water line, just try to match the water presure of the house using the compressor's regulator. House tap presure is usually around 25PSI. If you use a power washer, you can crank up the PSI on your comp.
@bennyboy1507 you dont need a pressure washer. but it would bet better if you have one
Hi Tim,
I'm using this per your direction last year. Last night was the trial run. The snow it makes seems to be pretty icy. Also, it doesn't seem to be making snow as fast as your was in your other video... any tips?
@mattitudeversion2 Yes, It needs to be cold. Do a search for "wet bulb temperature" It's a combination of temperature and humidity. The less humid it is, snow can be maid at slightly higher temperatures. We're still talking around 32F. Sorry, no snow in the summer...
@crackbabykid I think it cost me about $30. You could only use one valve for the water, and not have one for the air. Then using a less expensive valve would also cut cost.
why did u use galvanized pipe?
@therctestpilot I tried an airbrush years ago, and never had any luck with it.
Any chance you cell those?
Can we see it in action ?
Just realized it was 11 years ago lol
There is a video of it in action on one of our other videos.
powerwasher?