HOMEMADE DIY SOLAR POWERED AIR CONDITIONER / COOLER 12v DC or 220v AC ***AIRCONtraption OVERKILL***
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I call it ***AIRCONtraption***. It is basically a Cool Box with ice and fans that pull the warm external air in over the ice, it then circulates around the box before shooting cold air back out through the three holes at the rear.
A very simple concept that has been duplicated by many a hero on RUclips well before me.
I'm no hero but I thought I'd put my version of it for all to see because mine includes a few slight differences that I haven's seen before.
1.) I am using two AC 220 - 240v 50/60 Hz 1 Phase 15/14 W fans. Most others use 12v fans. I find them too flimsy and not powerful enough for the job at hand.
2.) To run these fans on a 12v BATTERY or SOLAR PANEL yet maintain total mobility I needed to convert the 220 - 240v AC to 12v DC.
To do this I have used a 300 watt Power Inverter which works perfectly adequately. Incidentally, this particular power inverter has a USB Socket on the side which could come in very handy in isolated situations.
3.) A Variable Speed Controller to enable me to control the speed of the fans.
4.) Individually Switched Fans.
I designed the head unit in this fashion to enable a better air flow in and out. I think it works okay and allows for excellent directional abilities whilst sitting at the computer or watching TV, or even just laying in bed on those hot summer nights......
Because this design has three separately directional UPVC Tubes you can imagine three people sitting on the settee watching TV whilst being able to have their own individual directional Air Con air blasting out towards them. It really works that well......
Sadly, I will be dismantling AIRCONtraption and utilising its components for other crazy projects in the future. I only built it for a bit of fun as I have AC in my home and obviously far too much time on my hands.
However, I must say that my wife and I have used this unit on many an occasion out on our upper terrace whilst entertaining friends and family. It has served us very well indeed and has never let us down. It cuts down the heat quite considerably and really cools the air well.
Surprisingly, the next afternoon (24 hours later) there is normally still the equivalent of about a third of each bottle containing ice and it could still be used for the following evening without having to restock with ice. A point to note is that these are days with the temperature are around 25 to 27 degrees Celsius, so not too hot.
If anyone out there in RUclips land is interested in saving this wonderful work of art and practicality then for the right price I may be persuaded to post it to you anywhere in the world before it gets utilised elsewhere.
Thank you very much for watching my video and I hope you found it interesting.
If you have any questions please ask and I will try my best to answer them.
Would I change anything if I built this project once again? YES......
a.) I would not use wood as a base, probably fibreglass to allow for expanding foam insulation underneath......
b.) I would ask someone else to do my soldering because I am rubbish at it......
c.) I would update and improve on the design shape for an even better air flow......
Please now look at Part 2 of 3. Thank you......
Hi Joel Pardo, Thank you also for your very kind words of encouragement. It took me a while to complete as it actually evolved into this AIRCONtraption during the process of the build. It wasn't meant to be so complex from the beginning but my mind wandered a little...... Thanks again Joel, I really appreciate it......
this is one of the nicest ones I have looked at so far GOOD JOB
Aloha Mr. Wills, mahalo sir for posting this awa the many other ideas & devices that spring from your prodigious imagination! This is not said as mere flattery, sir. Your...oops, forgot I am on RUclips...You're vision to see value in the detritus of society and your talents in fabricating and constructing useful products from it is truly an inspiration. In came here iso a low tech approach to cooling our tent while camping. But this is not why I called...incidental to viewing this video of your AIRCONtraption is that WHOLLY MOLLY absolute overkill sound system and space shuttle command module against the wall in the background. Back in my day, and indeed I'd hazard a guess it's our shared past era, we considered ourselves audiophiles. The reel to reel tape machine gave way to the 11" vinyl albums and the countless iterations of turntable/stylus combinations. The home cassette deck and concomitant cassette player/FM radio for our cars demanded a 12 to 18 month turnover in technology. This in turn led most of us to bigger, better, newer, newest, most advanced systems to even consider ourselves truly civilized modern men of the world! Wonderful to see someone carry the spirit forward in modern electrics! At least I assume your...YT vernacular again!...not doing that system in vacuum tubes! Any chance you'd..ah, hell with the joke already!...give some specs? again, mahalo. Aloha.
Hi Don Perry, First of all I am really sorry for the massive delay in me replying to your wonderful comment...... I am really impressed that you noticed the great quality Pioneer, early '80's "Communication Series" I have in the background. I bought it new back in 1983 whilst I was in the army in Germany...... It all still works perfectly and you can see all the specs on another channel I have. I am sure you will like the music coming out of it as well...... Just put in "pioneer communication series" and you will see (and hear) some of my units playing, it was my very first video taken on an iPod so it's pretty basic but I know you will get the message my friend...... I also write down all of the specs if you click on the "SHOW MORE" link just below the video, the specs are also noted during the early parts of the video...... I hope you enjoy it. I have been planning to make another one with all the kit on at night with the speaker covers off. Cheers for now and thanks again for your great comments. Finally, please watch out for my new improved Mk2 version of my AIRCONtraption unit coming soon...... Cheers Don......
I am looking forward to your new projects.
No prob's Bobby, The next one will be on the way quite soon my friend......
1st of all, I was blown away by your contrairption! It looked like a severe overkill on the cover photo, but the more I went through the vid, the more I liked it. Definitely the best of its kind I've seen so far!
And regarding some price concerned comment- I've been living close to Barcelona for a couple of years, before that one year in Andalucia. And believe you me when I tell you (commentators not living in Spain) that houses here are not only badly insulated (like Ian's bought cooler box) but virtually not insulated at all.
Meaning, whenever you try to take a nap during the day (working shifts or partying the night before) in one of the many one- storey- buildings around here, you have to get seriously drunk so as not to mind the like 45 degrees indoors until sundown.
Since in Barcelona an estimate of 30% of the inhabitants steal their electricity one way or another, if you want to get by as a honest person the price for electricity is so darn high that you think like thrice about leaving the aircon on 24/7. If you even have one- the house I've been living in for the last half year does not.
Means, last summer I was usually unable to get some sleep before 5 am, as by then temperatures had fallen below 35ºC.
I'd tried to build an aircon with a similar idea, using a styrofoam cooler box that costs like 5€ plus a 10€ 120v fan but it didn't do virtually anything. Guess I'll try it next time with some higher grade components and kinda imitating your design.
A fridge is something you find in any spanish house, and icing over the bottles during the day is no sweat at all... thanks for sharing your brilliant invention, looking forward to seeing more of it!
Cheers
Lutz
+Lutz Hövener Hi Lutz, Thank you very much for your extremely kind and influentual comments. I really appreciate them...... Living in Spain in the summer is hot, living in Extremadura in Spain in the summer is extremely hot...... I know what you are suffering my friend and I am very sorry for your predicament. I agree with you about the addition of a bit of alcohol to help with the situation now and then...... It works here too...... Luckily I live in a rural area without much traffic but I don't want to dwell on that as I know your situation isn't so good my friend...... Make the unit...... it does work, it will help you reduce your heart rate in that hectic city of yours and please show me it when you have finished...... Good luck...... You will be very happy when the cool air flows over you at night......
Nice neat work. I personally would adore it.
Anthony Hope Thanks very much Anthony for your nice comments. It really is a good practical bit of kit. If you ever decide to make one then I would be very happy to help you. Best regards......
I'm from saudi arabia and it's crazy hot here in summer time , I will put this system with some modification in my car along with the solar pannel on top of the car , im really grateful for your ideas and videos , thank you very much
+فارس الجزيرة Hi there, Thank you very much for your very kind comments. I know what you mean by the heat...... Your temperature goes even higher than ours so I am really glad you will be making something similar...... Our temperature goes into the lower 40's in high summer but we can cope with it...... This AIRCONtraption unit really helps though...... Please continue to watch my channel as I plan to rebuild it once again but showing the process that goes on underneath the lid...... I really hope to see your end product on RUclips if you plan to show it...... Thanks once again for your inspiring words...... and good luck with your system......
pretty badass thumbnail and OH MY GOD THE FANS SOUND SO SICK!
ZetXGaming HD Hi there, Thank you very much for your comments and yes they really are sick...... I've used 220 volt fans and they are pretty powerful. The 12 volt computer fans didn't push out enough power...... Thanks again......
Hi Jaele H, Thank you very much for your kind words. Look out for some more crazy projects in the future. Thanks again and best regards......
No problem u have shaky hand, but not shaky courage. Well done excellent video.
+YOUSAFZAI Pathan Thank you very much for your kind and inspirational feedback YOUSAFZAI Pathan. I am very happy to receive such encouraging words. That is very kind of you...... Thanks once again......
you r well com
What a cool little a//c machine you got there. You should patent the design and start selling them, I bet you would make a bundle. Sell them for like $70-80 dollars and they would be much cheaper than buying a portable a/c unit and you don't even need to vent the exhaust out the window.
Hi Stephen, Thank you very much for your kind words they really help me my friend. You're right about not needing to vent the exhaust out of the window...... I will be making an improved model in the not too distant future so please watch out for that one...... Also please watch my channel for another really interesting item coming up within the next couple of weeks. I think you will like it...... Thanks once again for your lovely words......
This is a brilliant contraption!
PoorMarvoloSawyer Thank you very much for your kind comments......
When I published this video on 21st August 2014 I said to my wife (the beautiful assistant at the beginning), "I would love to have one thousand hits within the first year". Well, we are now up to 90,000 and still going. It is all down to you good people out there who appreciate (or not) the differences in this particular unit to others on RUclips. On behalf of my wife and I, we really, and I mean really appreciate your fantastic responses, questions, input, comments and all that surrounds it. You never know, we could even crack the 100,000 hits mark before the first anniversary of its publishing back on 21st August 2014. That would really make our day, month and year. Thank you all very much from the bottom of our hearts and the very best of regards to you and all your families...... - Ian Wills -
Good idea it's amazing the air conditioner is wondraful
g n suresh Hi g n suresh, Thank you very much for your kind comments, they are very much appreciated.
Nice and tidy design
Don Pro Thank you very much also for your kind comment Don Pro. I am really glad that you like it......
this is brilliant. would be so handy out camping. how long does the battery last? people are just jealous of the fact that they couldn't even comprehend on how to make this. nice work!
+camdog Hi camdog, Thank you very much for your kind comments, they inspire me to think of some more crazy projects. I have some planned so please watch out for them...... With reference to the battery. When I use this unit in my cabin up the hill I charge the battery beforehand and it will last the whole weekend and plus some more. I would imagine with a full charge and only using this unit and maybe a couple of lights off it then I would think it should last about a week before needing recharging...... But that depends on the battery...... Thanks once again for your wonderful comments......
VERY NICELY DONE!!!
Hi Jess Hull, thank you very much for your kind words...... I have some more projects planned for the near future so please keep an eye out on my channel...... Thanks again Jess and best regards......
this is so neatly made. I like it very much.
+Vader Constantine Hi Vader Constantine, you have a great name by the way...... I really appreciate your kind comments. Please watch out for some more in the not too distant future...... Thanks again and best regards......
Genius air cooler. Thank you for sharing.
Hi CamouflagePerfect, Thank you very much for your kind words. I did put quite a lot of effort into the idea and I really appreciate the comments, they are very encouraging. Thanks once again......
great work sir, thanks for the inspiration
Hi Cc Lars, Thank you very much for your kind words. I am very happy that I have inspired you. I would love to see your completed project sometime soon my friend...... Thanks once again......
Thanks for sharing your device. I like the wood lid nice work could be worked into a cabin. Nice work
+TheMrsemmapeel Hi there TheMrsemmapeel, Thank you very much for your very kind comment, I really appreciate it. Please continue to watch my channel as I will have some more crazy / funky devices in the future...... I plan on doing a swamp cooler / evaporative cooler soon so please watch out...... Thanks once again for your support and best regards......
A+ craftsmanship
LeanandG13 Thank you very much for your kind words LeanandG13, they are very much appreciated......
nice work man
+fraz ashraf Hi fraz ashraf, Thanks very much for your kind comment I feel very happy when people like my efforts. Please watch my channel in the future as I have some more planned. Thanks once again and best regards......
Pretty cool i must say.
Angry Whale Thanks very much for your kind comment Angry Whale, it's very much appreciated.
Not a bad idea thanks for your time give me a few tips to use for a cooler set up for my van
Love it, I think you have a lot of fun!
Hi there travelinmyblood, Thank you very much for your kind words...... Yes, we had a lot of fun using this AIRCONtraption unit, it is a perfect unit for our purposes...... Thanks again and best regards......
use P/N AD1212HB-F93GP FOR your fans 12v 1.95A they push lots of air.
get rid of that power inverter there is nothing "efficient" form converting DC to AC = power loss. A 12v 35 AH Deep Cycle battery for mobility scooters will work just fine plus they are cheap. but if you want to keep it AC use a Variable Frequency Drive power controller. but great video friend. i my self love to build things too.
+danialphaomega Hi danialphaomega, Thank you very much for your comprehensive and very interesting comment, I really appreciate it my friend. I definitely do not define myself as an expert in any way and I thank you very much for your input. I will make a note of your advisories (most especially the fans) and may produce another one in the not too distant future. Thanks once again and please keep watching......
that is a cool machine. golf cart batteries should work with a solar panels. they are made for lots of recharging and discharging.
Hi Bobby, Thank you very much for your kind comments. Yes, I agree with you about the golf cart batteries, I would imagine that they would be far more superior to my leisure battery, and a lot more efficient...... I totally agree with you Bobby...... Thanks once again and please keep an eye on my channel as I have some more crazy projects coming up......
Super cool machine great craftsmanship as well you should do a step by step build video i would love to see it. could you just put a plug on it and run it off your house power if needed?
Thank you very much Chris for your very kind words. I would do a step by step video, maybe in the not too distant future. Yes, you can plug it straight into the mains in your house without a problem my freind. It works of AC or DC no prob's...... Thanks again for your interest and best regards......
Even tho u have shaky hand but you handle the camera very well and its not a problem to have a shaky hand but u can make such amazing thing ;) sorry for my english
+samuel ruben Hi Samuel, Thank you very much for your extremely kind comments, and please don't worry about your English, I am sure it's much better than my Spanish. At least you have made the effort to place a message here. Don't give up on your English as I can understand your contribution very well indeed...... Thanks once again Samuel......
nice its looks smart.....do you use water pump in this system....if not please tell me why ??because i am going to build one..thank you
Hi there Mrkhm1988, Thank you very much for your kind words and your inquiry...... There is no need for a water pump in my unit as the system is run by air flow only...... What happens is the warm air in the room is drawn into the fans and once in the unit the air flows over the ice bottles and then finally out through the three directional air holes at the other end of the unit...... I believe this system allows you to have a much longer cooling period rather than the pump system used in a evaporative/swamp cooler...... They are both good systems but for my purposes this one is more useful due to its mobility...... I have some more projects coming up shortly so please keep an eye out on my channel...... Thanks again for your kind words and question......
This thing is amazing.
Adam Lamb Hi Adam, Thank you very much for your kind words, I really appreciate the fact that you like it.
i need one of those- i am on a mission to make one. beautiful work
thank you very much-WOW I FELT THE AIR BLOWING FROM HERE--
MAYBE IT WAS THE CRACK IN THE DOG DOOR. IT WAS PERFECT TIMING THOUGH
GOD BLESS YOU AND THE MISSES.
NO kidding yous are great!!!-(village?)-never herd that but i will start using it,
profetarmageddon Thank you very much for your kind comments profetarmageddon. if you ever need any assistance in your project then I am willing to help......
Sounds cool
JON VANELLA I really like that JON, Thanks very much for the comment matey. Cheers......
unfortunately all of the ice you used for this had was in a freezer but the freezer acted as a heat pump and pumped all of the ices heat into the house so it kind of is more of a equilibrium device unless you use the freezer outside
Dean Walcott Hi Dean,
Thank you very much for your very good point. I do understand where you are coming from but the concept for this particular unit was mainly to use it in our weekend or holiday home up the hill which doesn't have electricity.
The general idea is to fill it up with the iced bottles and fully charged battery, then drive up the hill to our hut out in the sticks on a hot summers Saturday and party throughout the day and night and come back late Sunday afternoon.
For this purpose it is extremely useful.
In our house during the week we do not use it at all. We always have a freezer full of the ice bottles which keeps the freezer at a constant temperature. I believe that the freezer is acting more efficient whilst full of these frozen bottles rather than empty.
I know whilst placing a water bottle in the freezer initially it then generates heat outside and uses energy but being surrounded by other frozen bottles it doesn't take long to get down to freezing point.
I do see your point though and thank you once again for your comment.
Ian Wills add some iodizided salt (cooking salt) to keep your bottles of water freeze for a long time.
Ian Wills that will work as long as its in a different house just wanted to help you save frustration from having your house not get cooler
juan fuentes that will make the bottles get colder but it also will make the bottles melt a lot faster
juan fuentes Thank you juan, I will definitely give that one a go. Thanks for the idea. All great ideas are built from concepts, prototypes and improvements so thanks once again......
Wow, I have been looking for ideas to make a AC unit for my garage when I watch ball games in the summer your unit is far above anything I had dreamt up so far I am going to try to replicate it can you make it easy and send me some general plans on how you fit the stuff into the wood together or did you make another video? awesome job kudos and I can tell you're very good at engineering.
Tim Hunter Hi Tim,Thank you very much for your kind comments, they really inspire me to think of other things to create. I really appreciate it. I haven't yet created another video of how I put it all together. To be quite honest I didn't expect the response I got for this video but because of it I think I will create another one showing how it's all made up...... Thanks again Tim for your kind words of encouragement...... - Ian -
i would definitely use 12 VDC fans. More energy efficient (nearly 50%), no inverter needed. I suppose your speed control may be a reason but otherwise, 12VDC seems more viable especially when adapting to solar power.
+Larry Hunt Hi Larry, Thank you very much for your commets. I have tried the 12v DC fans and found them to not be powerful enough. The wattage output of these two fans is very minimal...... However, I do see your point about not having to use an inverter...... To be quite honest, the speed controller was not really necessary, just a bit of 'bling' really. I always have it on full blast when using it but I suppose on a lower setting then the ice would last a little longer...... I do take your point and I cannot argue with you as it is very valid and I thank you very much for making it...... Thanks again for your great input Larry...... Watch out for the next one...... (Swampy)......
Agreed Here's a 12V speed controller. : www.dx.com/p/jtron-pwm-dc-motor-speed-controller-green-15a-6-90v-290621#.Wt5AQsiUtHY
Great idea about the battery and it being mobile.
Hi there cshgeo, Thank you very much for your kind words...... Yes, I agree with you...... Having seen lots of these kind of units on RUclips, this was one of the things I had not seen...... The main reason for putting my video on RUclips was because I felt I had a few extra or different things I hadn't seen before so I thought some people might like the changes and maybe inspired to make their own creations...... Thanks again cshgeo and please watch out for some more projects in the near future......
Its very very brilliant work at all its very cool device
+Ali Ali Hi Ali Ali, thank you very much for your extremely kind words. It makes me feel as though all of the thought and effort that went into making it was all worth it...... Please watch my channel as I have more interesting projects coming up soon...... Thanks again Ali Ali you have encouraged me to get on with my next project......
Would the two fan motors be damaged if you place it on top of the ice chest as you show in this video?
Hi there speedlearner, Thank you very much for your question...... I would imagine if I placed them directly, or extremely close to the ice then eventually they would deteriorate...... However, you need the airflow on between the ice and the fans so that would never happen in my case...... I would leave a good air gap between the two for a better result alround...... I hope this helps you and thanks once again for your question...... Please keep an eye on my channel as I have some more projects coming up......
I like the design, simple yet handy, easy to use. New subbie here and I am interested to replicate your piece of work, am just not sure how will I piece altogether every parta of it, lol. I'm no electrical engineer to understand and/or install the connections and everything, lol. I haven't seen yet the 2nd and 3rd part of your video though.
Hi Eddie, Thank you very much for your wonderful words, they are very much appreciated. I hope you like the other two videos. Also, thanks for subscribing Eddie, you may be pleased to know that within the next week or so I have another video coming up on RUclips which you may very well be interested in. I think you will like it so please watch out for it. Thanks once again for your kind words......
Technically, the heat is simply exchanged from your area to the room with the freezer. Remember to factor in the initial power required to make the ice.
+The Sqoou Hi The Sqoou, Thanks very much for your interesting comment. and yes you are correct, I am only dissipating the hot air in my room through my unit and passing it over the bottles and then expelling the cold air out through the three vents...... When it comes down to it, the initial freezing of the bottles is a little costly I admit. However, we often have over 40 degrees C heat here in Extremadura so it's well worth it for the comfort factor...... Thanks again for your great comments and best regards......
the voice like liam nesson lol!!! don't kill me please..
i like ur made thanks :)
Hi Henry, Thank you very much for your kind comment. No one has ever told me I sound like Liam Neeson, I'm quite flattered so thanks for that as well...... It was really hot today (Sunday) so we used the AIRCONtraption unit and it made all the difference...... Thanks once again Henry and please watch out for my next project which will be on air within the next few weeks......
Can u tell what's inside the blue box?
How do you cool down the air?
Do you use ice or something else?
Best regards
video is very rough, gave me headache, but nice job.. umm isnt 220v a little bit on the deadly side?? I"m going for 12 v with solar panel chargers.. cheers
+Richard Shields Hi Richard, Thank you very much for your interesting and kind comments, I really appreciate them...... I'm sorry about the quality of the video, I just wanted to show people some of the extra functions you could consider doing with these machines...... Ref the 220v question, Not really Richard, due to the fact that when 220v is used it is fed directly to the fans which are 220v anyway...... I really hope to see your end product on RUclips if you would be happy to show it...... Thanks again Richard and cheers for now and have a great day......
great invention 👍
Hi Jahman, What a great name you have my friend. Thank you very much for your kind words. Please keep a look out on my channel as there will be something very interesting coming up shortly...... Thanks once again for your nice words......
I loved your video :), it was straight to the point & sincere Ian :).
+Jason Miller Hi Jason, Thank you very much for your very kind words, I really appreciate them...... I will be making some more interesting items soon so please keep watching...... Thanks again Jason and best regards......
Amazing Just Amazing... 10. Stars...
+Indeep Shergill Hi Indeep Shergill, Thank you very much for your lovely words, they are very inspiring to me...... I will be making some more interesting things soon so please keep an eye on my channel....... Thanks once again Indeep and best regards......
This cooler looks very cool... this wood work.. and the power it is giving.. do you have a video on putting this unit together, mostly the wiring? Great video and idea!
+Hi Honey Hello Hi Honey, I'm sorry I haven't replied earlier. I have no excuse for that my friend but I really appreciate your lovely comments. Currently I don't have a video or the wiring. To be quite honest, it was all a bit of a bodge together. I just logically thought that each thing would work together if it was all at the right voltage and amperage. I am definitely no engineer. It was something I knocked up to make our lives easier in our 40+ degrees heat in the Summer in our house on the hill...... I'm really happy that you like it though. If you wish for me to produce a schematic for the electrics then I will. A few people have asked....... Oh dear!!! what have I let myself in for......
Yes.. LOL I think you built a very nice tough and powerful unit, something I would really want for myself. I noticed you mentioned possibly selling it?
+Hi Honey Hi again, Thanks very much once again for your kind words. I am afraid I have since taken it all apart and I'm using the components for my next crazy project. I will be building a 'Swamp Cooler' commonly know as an 'Evaporative Cooler'. Please watch out for it and thanks once again......
Thank you very much for this brilliant work. .Please, is there a possibility that someone can learn or get this cooler?
+joyceline.acquah fgxpress Hi there joyceline, Thank you very much for your extremely kind words...... I know this is not very helpful to you but I am sorry to say that I have since taken the cooler to bits to use the components for other projects...... I will be making an evaporative cooler next and I promise to make a note of the build process so that people can copy if they wish...... In the future I may make an improved version of this cooler as well to help interested people like yourself, and I will show the build as well...... Thanks once again for your lovely comments......
Great creation Ian, I really look forward to seeing more fufilling ideas and creations you have in mind, I do believe with a few added motion picture techniques and the right market you will find this to be a fulfilling journey :)
impulse1311 Thank you very much impulse 1311 for your kind words. You have a very good point about my video techniques as I don't have any. I'm from the old school and this technology is a bit much for my old brain. Thanks again for your nice comments though......
Any updates videos? 😷🤔
i love your video awesome
+IHTISHAM UL HAQ Hi IHTISHAM UL HAQ, Thank you very much for your kind words. I have some more cooling and heating ideas coming up so please keep an eye on my channel...... Thanks again for your lovely comment......
hi Ian nice job on that AC!!! do you directly connect your solar panel to the battery??
+Salvador Palafox Hi Salvador, I love your name, I wish my mum called me something more interesting...... Anyway, thanks very much for your kind words...... When I use the unit in my cabin I connect it to the 12v supply that comes from the panels into a 30amp Steca charge controller that is already set up in the cabin. However, I could directly connect the panel to the battery...... I have a 35w panel that I connect directly to my car battery to charge or top it up so there is no reason why I couldn't do the same here...... Thanks once again for your very nice comment, it's really appreciated......
hey Ian nice to hear from you sir. my finished product is not quite as nice as yours I spent bout twenty minutes and $2.50 on a styrofoam cooler w a tray of ice and a little fan. lol cheers
+Richard Shields Hi again Richard, That is absolutely fantastic, I have seen these styrofoam coolers and I wish they were available here...... and at such a cheap price, What a great alternative,,,,,, Yours is obviously more practical...... Mine is a bit of a monster but it serves the purpose. I hope that yours gives you lots of cool days throughout the long hot summer my friend...... Thanks again Richard and have a wonderful weekend......
Can you use Dry ice for your home made air conditioner?
michael navalta Hi michael, Thank you very much for your question and a very good one it is. I haven't tried dry ice but I would imaging it being pretty successful. I have used one and a half litre bottles. and on other occasions I have used ice cubes, cold water and finally ice blocks. I find the bottles really good.
Thank you for your reply
What do you project the overall cost was from start to finish. In USD currency, preferably. Or just list your currency and I'll do a conversion using Google. Either way dude by far this is the best unit I've seen on the Internet to date. It's well built, alot of time and love went in to crafting this and it's very obvious. Let me know on the project cost please.
Hi Aaron, Thank you very much for your extremely kind comments about my unit...... Yes it did take quite a bit of time to put together...... It was a labour of love for me...... I had the generall idea as to what I wanted to do and started. It changed all the way through the process of making it...... more bits being added etc,...... With reference to the overall costs...... I must admit, I haven't calculated it but please give me a little bit of time and I will knock something together for you...... Thanks once again Aaron for your lovely comments and please watch out for my new project which will be on the air within the next few weeks......
+Ian Wills haha no problem with take your time. can't wait to hear a ballpark figure and yes it's truly a work for art. if I was to attempt to built one of similar design would you say that a unit like this could easily keel a single room that is a couple hundred square feet big at a comfortable temperature? could it manage to bring a 200 Sq ft room to around maybe around 75 Fahrenheit perhaps or 24 Celsius?
Hi again Aaron, Well the room I am in whilst doing the video is six metres by five metres and it cools that down just fine...... You can build this machine for under 200 dollars...... The expense is the fans at around $25 each, the cool box was around $20 and the power inverter was $44...... All the other components were very cheap and can also be bought through Amazon...... Please click on my link to Amazon and you will see a variety of prices for different fans...... Please let me see your end product and good luck with it matey......
that there is one fancy ice cube toter, how many beers it hold?
Hi TheFlwildman, Thanks very much for your great comments, it's a 42 litre box, with the ice packs rather than the bottles I would imagine it would hold at least a slab and a half, or in leymans terms about 36 beers. Cheers for the lovely comments and please look out for my Mk2 version coming soon......
very useful low cost congratulations
+Prithvi Raj Hi Prithvi Raj, Thank you very much for your very kind words, it is people like you that inspire me to want to make another one, a bit different next time. I am planning to do an Evaporative Cooler...... Also Prithvi, please continue to watch my channel as I plan to rebuild this one and show the process that goes on underneath the lid...... Thanks again for your kind comments......
precio please
good idea
OVEERKIIIIIILLLLL! Nice job though!
+bob stout Hi Bob, Thank you very much for your nice comment. I will be making a cooooooool window evaporative cooler soon called 'Swampy' so please watch out for it...... Thanks again for your support my friend......
It would only lower humidity with use of a heat exchanger. Blowing over ice is a bummer, used long ago, not a crowd pleasser, no dehumidification.
Hi Dave George, Thanks for your wise advice, I agree with you in some aspects but my climate here in central Spain overcomes that aspect. I have sucessfully used it on quite a few occasions whilst partying on the terrace with my friends and they all seem to like the efficiency of it. Thanks once again for your information. Please watch out for my Mk2 version......
May I know what exactly is Aircontraption? Whats in the blue cooler box?
+OB Want Hi QB Want, Thank you very much for your questions.AIRCONtraption is a portmanteau which is where you combine two or more words together. In this case 'aircon' as in 'air conditioner' and 'contraption' as in an unnecessarily complex machine, gadget or invention.What's in the box...... You can put either iced bottles, ice cubes, ice packs or just very cold water...... it is up to you...... I find that the iced bottles last the longest......I hope this helps in answering your questions and thanks once again for your questions......
+Ian Wills Thanks for your answer.
I think ice bottles last longer because they are bigger in size, holding the temperature better and the best is the cost is lower compared to ice or ice packs. But I see your invention is quite costly because you use cooler box, custom made wood, converter, industrial fan and a battery. I can buy a cheap windows unit with that amount of cost and work. Cooler box has not much difference when you keep blowing external air to the internal of cooler box. The battery will be worn out very fast and if you use this equipment frequently, the battery will breakdown very fast. Reduction of material will make this a whooping good invention.
+OB Want Hi QB Want once again...... As I have previously mentioned, It's obvious that Ice bottles are the best for this kind of contraption...... It is costly to make but not costly to run and not because of the cooler box. That cost me 16 euros. Do you think that is costly...... Custom made wood. This was all scrap wood that was free from my local carpenter so no cost there, work and glue but not cost...... Inverter, cheap fans and a battery all from previous projects. Your last comment makes me realise that unfortunately you don't understand the concept of this AIRCONtraption unit and I am sorry for that but I very much appreciate your interest my friend......Good luck to your future projects......
what is the brand of your fans?
+Hameeda Aladraj Hi there Hameeda Aladraj, Thank you very much for your interest...... The fans I am using are NMB and the model is 4715MS-23T-B5A...... They are 230v ac at 50/60HZ 1 Phase and 15/14 Watts each, more information is they are Thermally protected and the company is Chinese and is called MINEBEA CO. LTD...... You may also want to click on the shop site in the script below my video, I have just started it but it displays quite a few fan options available...... Thanks once again for your interest and best regards......
This could be great in my country where we recently got an increase of 700% in the electricity bill after the withdraw of a Government subsidy.
+Enrique de Ezcurra Hi Enrique, thank you very much for your kind comment and wow, I'll bet that the local people are not too happy with the increase. You maybe better off going off the grid totally if the cost isn't too high for you...... Thanks once again...... Please keep on watching my channel as I have some more interesting projects planned for the near future......
Very good nice Quiero uno
your welcome
how much would you sell this for.....to be posted anywhere in the world??
Hi GitXxxd, Thank you very much for your question...... I am afraid I have taken it apart for other projects...... However, as I still have all of the components, then if you made me a ridiculous offer, I would seriously consider rebuilding it, better and sending it on to you...... Thanks again for your question and for the right price, yes I would send it anywhere in the world...... Cheers and please continue to watch my channel as I have some more interesting projects coming up......
if you still have that id love to see the inside ... that is definetly overkill but kool as shit dude lol
+Raymond J Hi Raymond J, Thank you very much for your kind comments...... I have since taken it apart to use the fans for other projects...... However, please keep watching my channel as I have had a lot of inquiries about what goes on underneath so I have decided to rebuild it once again and show the process...... Thanks again Raymond J......
call it "spike"... temperature-spike .... it looks like a dog from the front view LOL fans are the eyes and the wood is the snout and holes are the nostrils ;-) good on you mate
+inspectyerbooty Thanks very much for that inspectyerbooty, I quite like that idea. Cheers......
how much does it really affects the room temperature?? you didn't tell us... least u need to mention the temperature difference before and after
very clever
+nr3rful Hi nr3rful, Thank you very much for your kind comment and please watch out for more interesting videos on the not too distant future......
permanent highxX Hi there permanent highxX Thank you very much for your question and first of all please don't worry about your English not being so good. At least you are making the effort to try and with a bit of practice you will soon be on the road to success with it. Anyway, I will try to answer your question...... This cool box can be used with electricity or batteries or even solar power. You can use ice cubes, cold water, plastic ice blocks or even the bottles of water which I am using in this video. I think the bottles last longer as the ice is spread over a wider area. I hope this answers your question and please keep up the very good work in learning English, you are not bad at it at all my friend. Thanks once again and best regards.
I mean Electric coolbox with 12v for the car.
permanent highxX Hi again, Yes you could use this in your car but if you do then please make sure your engine is running whilst using it as your battery will be flat if you just run it off your car battery. The reason is because a car battery is purely to start your car only, everything then runs off the alternator. However, with this system, although the same 12v as your car 12v you would need something like a marine or leisure deep cycle battery which is made for the purposes of covering the needs of what you would normally use your 220v or in America 110v...... I hope this helps......
Ian Wills there are soloarcells that can be used with electric coolboxes/pcfans.really cheap.
i will uses this i my future projekt.will send u a picture of it when its ready.
so it costs no electricity^^.have a good day
permanent highxX Hi again, Wow, I very much look forward to seeing yours with the solar cells. With reference to the PC fans, I just thought that they wouldn't be powerful enough for this project but I would be very interested in seeing your results as I may be wrong. Thanks very much for your very interesting comments and I look forward to seeing the photos and seeing your project on RUclips...... Have a great day......
power inverter means low energy eficiency.
Hi Alex, Thank you very much for your comment and yes you are right, the power inverter does use a bit of energy but all in all it's worth it for the results...... That's if you use AC 220v with it...... I tend to use it more on DC 12v power through my solar panels, charge controller and the battery...... It works great and really cools you down in this 40 degree heat we are having here...... Thanks again Alex and please look out for my next project that should be up and running in a few weeks......
not very mobile or practical, but you obviously had fun.
Hi icawn, Thank you very much for your comment and yes I did have a lot of fun making it...... Regarding mobility, it's pretty good. It doesn't cause us any problems moving it around so I hope you don't mind but I'm sorry but I slightly dissagree with you on that note my friend......
The battery in this vid, looks like: 12v ECV gel(maintenance free electronic convienance vehicle)!!
Hi again glenn porche, Thanks also for this informative comment. Yes it is a vehicle battery as that is all I had at hand at the time...... If you watch the whole video you will note that I mention the fact that this battery is not the one you should use for a unit like this as it would drain very quickly, as you will know a car battery is only used to start up the vehicle. I used to have caravan deep cycle leisure batteries at 110 Ah but they were very old and past their sell by date if you know what I mean...... Thanks again for your knowledge in this matter and please watch out for the new improved Mk2 version coming soon......
You should make an instructional video.
Adam Lamb Thanks again Adam. I'm not too sure about that one my friend. I am the more shy and retired type. However, I suppose someone else could do the acting part for me. Are you up for it Adam? He! he! he!...... Thanks again for your great comments. They are inspiring......
You send me schematic, I will gladly ruin your inventions.
Adam Lamb Now that sounds like a challenge. Nice on Adam......
You sir are an supercalafragilistic (thats hipster vernacular, roughly translated as "my hero") Thx for the video..
PS: You could trade ( possibly for carnal favors even) or donate that to someone who would truly appreciate it and revel in your genius. . An old person for a porch unit, or a pregnant gal with no car Air Conditioner.. build a hobo cooling shed for the locals... hell... install that dude in a shopping buggy and drop it off at a liquor store and enjoy watching your aircontrapi'o'buggy assist in escorting alln of someone's worldy possessions to and from whereever it is that hobos venture to.. :-)
Hi Bob, Thank you very much for your kind words, I really appreciate it. You have some brilliant ideas as to what to do with it. Unfortunately, I have now taken it apart and I'm using the parts for another whacky project. However, I have an idea. Why don't you make one similar, promote it to certain charities who in return would give you a grant to produce it and pass it on to the needy. I know Bob, I'm living in a dream world...... Sorry......
It last how many hours in that single battery?
Hi rene, thank you very much for your question.
First of all and as I mentioned in this video, please do not use a car battery as they are only meant to be used to start the vehicle up. They have a completely different structure to a deep cycle leisure or golf cart type battery.
A leisure battery is used in the day-to-day running of electrical items in caravans, motorhomes and boats etc., using one of these would be much more efficient.
A caravan would normally use the battery for things like lights and water pump etc., in this case a fully charged 85Ah leisure battery should last well over a weeks camping......
There are also different types of leisure batteries, I believe the higher the ampere hours the more battery life you will get out of it.
There is a calculation that you can do to understand how many hours the battery will last and this is an example, if you change the figures below to suit your particular battery then you will get the results that you want:
First of all, for example, a 100Ah battery = 1 amp of electricity for 100 hours.
Therefore if you divide the wattage of the fans (in my case 2x15w) by 12 (voltage of the battery) = ampere usage. Then divide the amp hours of the battery by the amps used and this will give you the number of hours the battery will last, in theory.
e.g., in my case, if I used my 110Ah battery with these two 15watt fans these would be the results......
First............ 30w (fans) divide by 12 (volts) = 2.5
Second...... 110Ah (battery) divide by 2.5 (amp usage) = 44 continual hours.
I hope I have explained this to you sufficiently and I'm sorry it is a bit long winded. If you need any more information then please just ask.
Thanks once again for your message and best regards. - Ian -
Ian Wills you are far off the 44 continual hours because of the power inverter you used. Why not just buy 12V fans?
Nitroschock Hi Nitroschock. Thank you very much for your comment.If I used a car battery for this AIRCONtraption unit I agree that it would drain quickly. However I do use a deep cycle marine battery which is made for the purposes of camping and using lights, TVs and radios etc.Even this would drain eventually and you should never allow your battery to drain to less than 50% of its capacity.In my weekend get-away up the hill I check on the battery power on a regular basis and when it starts to get a bit low I give it a boost with my solar panels. I could take a small generator up the hill to help as well but I haven't needed one so far.It has worked for us very well so far and although the system is far from perfect, it is pretty efficient when you are dealing with over 40 degrees C(100+ F).I do value your comment and you do have a very good point. Thank you very much once again......
Good Worck
Hi jnprfilms, Thank you very much for your kind words, ill be making a more advanced version soon so please keep on watching my channel. Thanks once again......
Hay make pykrete water bottles to use in your thingy! ; )
Hi Jim, Thanks very much for your usefull comment...... I have used rectangular plastic freezer packs before but they don't tend to stay cool as long as the bottles...... Thanks again and please watch out for my new video coming soon. You will like it......
Have you looked into crysterling sealed cylinders? You could make a pykrete cold sink. No need for ice! ; )
You could put in an underground insulated cistern to house your cryosterling pykrete cold sink to run the cooling needs for your home. You could put a wrot counter sink in a pond or cistern to strip off the heat before the liquid enters the pykrete cold sink to start the cycle all over again. This should help your cooling and heating needs yes? = )
Take a copper coil and flatten it leaving the ends tubular. Cut flat copper flashing that can take the now flattened copper coil. Fill the copper coil with water and freeze it. This will help the coil from pinching has you form your spiral using the copper flashing. Then fuse the spiral to the flashing. Hook up your insulated tubing to your copper spiral and run your frezzing liquid through it with a booster fan on a thermastst. Novartis
A thermal electric generator ran off the solar tube liquid metal set up should be able to power a home. I would try gel batteries rather then lead acid batteries for this set up. ; )
He compares the wattage of the minisplit AC in his house to the wattage of his unit, but then later says he cools the bottles he puts in this unit in his fridge. So whatever cooling this unit accomplishes is a result of the wattage consumed by his fridge, which he doesn't include in his comparison. Considering that his fridge isn't designed for that job, its safe to say that the efficiency claim is total bunk.
This isn't an air conditioning, the whole video is misleading and it likely doesn't cool very well.
+Brady Rose Hi Brady, Thank you very much for your interesting comment...... However, I'm not sure if you really understand why I built the unit...... As I have mentioned in quite a few previous comments, I have a weekend retreat out on a hill behind my house....... It has no electricity...... July and August here in Extremadura sometimes gets to well over 40 degrees C or 104 degrees F...... Please tell me how me, my friends and family can enjoy our Summer in the retreat without something like this......Technically you are correct in what you say if the unit was built for use in the home but it wasn't...... By the way, the bottles were not cooled in the fridge which you mention three times in your comment, they were cooled in the freezer...... I hope you appreciate that and thank you once again for your comment......
+Brady Rose By the way, I never mentioned air conditioning in anything, you did. That is why I called it an Air Contraption Unit...... Take it easy my friend......
Air Conditioner is in the title, it misdirects searches.
+Brady Rose I hope you have a wonderful day today......
+Ian Wills - That was actually a fair point about the title. People who put wrong things in their titles pretty much suck.BUT, I like your contraption.
It would be much cheaper to use an electric air conditioner powered by a small generator. You are going to use a lot of energy making ice. You need one ton of ice per day to get the same cooling as a 12,000 BTU electric air conditioner
Hi Cindy Tepper, Thanks very much for your informative comments, I really appreciate other peoples knowledge and you certainly do know what you are on about...... However, I use 12 to 14 bottles of ice over a 24 hour period and my friends really like the ice cold air coming out when we have 40+ degrees heat outside. They also love the portability of it...... Thanks for your great comments though and please watch out for my new improved Mk2 version coming soon......
Only a compressor unit should be called an air conditioner
Hi Danielchai S, Thank you very much for your comment. I accept what you are saying but it serves a very good purpose of keeping the air in the room I use it in the hot Summer very cool indeed. I also refer to this unit as AIRCONtraption OVERKILL...... I am sorry if you felt I was misrepresenting the situation by placing air conditioner in the title, that wasn't my intention. Thanks again for your comment......
More like an Air Cooler than an Air Conditioner
Hi Demyx, Thank you very much for your comment and yes, you are right, it is more like an air cooler than an air conditioner. It functions really well and keeps the area that you are cooling very comfortable in high temperatures for a long time...... Thanks once again for your comment......
This is not an air conditioner this is just a bad shaped fan. Airco generates cold air by itselve and not by ice
J IJzer Hi there, Thank you very much for your comment.
I accept that it is not an air conditioner but to get people to view your efforts on RUclips you need to place that kind of expression in the title of your video.
I don't apologise for that because I would hope that would allow for people who want to view similar mobile type items to possibly pick some ideas up for their projects.
I also accept that it is nowhere near the perfect solution. However, we have 40 degrees Celsius or 104 degrees Fahrenheit here at the moment and it's only 08:22am.
This contraption was built for my personal use to allow for a comfortable day in my cabin up the hill on the weekend which has no electricity.
When we party up in the cabin I don't have any complaints from my friends and family who seem to have a great time despite the heat.
I am sorry that you don't like the concept or maybe my reasoning for building it but the fact is that it works well for our needs.
It definitely needs a lot of improvement but it may help some other inspiring inventers out there to take one or two of my ideas for their projects.
This is how perfect solutions (if there is such a term) are created, by constant improvement on the last.
Thank you very much once again J IJzer for your comment and best regards.
Hi Ian dont miss understand me i not comment on your skils or the way you buildt it. And i understand it works out good for you. But i not see an airconditioning and i dont see solar power. I call it a battery powered air cooler.
I come from a country that is always verry direct in answers sometimes by other countrys miss understood.
Question how lon you run on a fully loaded box and how big is the place you cool with it.
J IJzer Hi again, I accept whatever you are saying and I apologise if you feel I have misinterpreted my contraption.
I only showed it on RUclips to allow for other people to maybe take some of my ideas that have not been seen before.
For example, the things I have not seen on RUclips with this kind of concept are:1.) Variable speed control......2.) Dual voltage AC/DC......3,) The shaping of the top to allow better air flow......4.) Ease of mobility......5.) Battery indicator......6.) USB socket......7.) 12v cigarette type output......8.) Individually switched fans, i.e. use either one or both...etc., etc.
......These maybe on RUclips but I haven't seen them yet.
As I say, I put it on to hopefully offer ideas for other peoples projects.
Anyway, re-solar power. in my cabin I have a small panel on the roof which is permanently fixed there for basic lighting. Sometimes when I get there I unplug the battery and plug the panels cables into the box. Especially if I am there for a couple of days.
In answer to your question regarding how long I run it, please refer to the answer I gave to 'rene kensin' one month ago, just a bit further down the page. I hope that will answer your question sufficiently.
Regarding the size of the place I cool down. I only use it in one room, however I have the internal doors open to allow for the cool air to escape to the hall bathroom and bedroom. The room size is six meters by five meters.
I hope this helps you. Best regards......
pricey...
Thank you very much for your comment Lino Andaya. I don't feel that it's so pricey if you appreciate the comfort, pleasure and satisfaction it has given to me and a lot of my partying friends on my upper outside terrace in mid Summer over long periods of time.
If you weigh all that against the initial outlay then I would say it was really financially worthwhile building it.
Some people argue that it is not very efficient due to the fact that you have to freeze the water initially and at cost to get it to really work well.
In a sense they are quite right, however, when one can get up to twenty four hours worth of really cold air out of it in extremely hot conditions then I feel it is definitely worth the cost and effort.
I suppose the matter is subjective really.
Thanks again for your comment and best regards......
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Daniel jean claude Hi Daniel, I'm sorry, I'm not too sure what you are saying......
Novartis!
Hi Jim, Thanks for the comment, I think...... What does Novartis mean anyway?
Its Latin best just to look it up or google it.
Okay, thanks for that and please watch out for my new video which will be coming soon. I think you will like it......
ETA on your video?
Hay how about a solar vacume tube set up with liquid metal to make a space heater? You could make a bigger one and run the lava liquid metal through a copper heat exchange coil and run a booster fan to heat your home and generate the electricity to run that booster fan all at ounce. Right?
12v be better cob
Graham Bate Thanks very much for that advice Graham. You are right and I do prefer to use the panel on the weekends, especially now that it's up in the mid to late 30's degrees C. It is a godsend at the moment when we are up the hill. Thanks again for your comment......
Use a cheap styrofoam ice chest, people of earth! Use 12v used computer muffin fans, people of earth. Refreeze litre bottles! I'm collecting gel batteries, people! Efficient, with DIY homebuilt solar panels!
Hi glenn porche, Thanks for your great informative comments, I am always interested in learning new things off people who know what they are on about. I am only a DIYer and not a professional and this was just a bit of fun for me rather than sit around and do nothing during my retirement. I am really interested in your knowledgeable comments though. Please watch out for my new improved Mk2 version coming soon......