DIY Air Conditioner

The story: We have a so hot summer here. We live in a rental house so i can't install a factory AC (and it's expensive too) I started to search for something which can help cooling our rooms and i finally found this "cooling box".

All of the parts for this project cost me 30$ and hopefully this is really working!!!

It can't beat a standard wall mounted AC but it can help to decrease the temperature from hot to tolerable!

Step 1: Watch the Video First!

The hole making process was 15 minutes! Really!!!

Step 2: #1

A bought a styrofoam box which is made for deliver meals.

The box's size depends on you every following parts can be adaptable for the size of the box.

Step 3: #2

I got a regular fan. This is 30 cm/12" nearly. I suggest to get as bigger as your box can accept!

Step 4: #3

Set apart the fan we will use the first cover cage in the next step.

Step 5: #4

Put the cage to the top of the box and draw around with a sharpie.

Step 6: #5

Next come the 3 pipe heads. Draw them around as well.

Step 7: #6

This is the expected result!

Step 8: #7

Take a knife i used a Swiss Army Knife but you can use anything what you familiar to.

Cut a little bit smaller the hole to get a flat surface for the cage cover.

Step 9: #8

Do the same with the 3 pipe holes but now you can cut exactly on the marks!

Step 10: #9

Again this is the expected result!

Step 11: #10

Take the fan and the pipes then put everything in its place!

Step 12: #11

Here it is :)

This will be the final now the only left thing is to try it and see is it really works?

Step 13: Test

I took the hole box to my son's room it's 15 m2/160ft2.

The starting temperature was 28.2 C/ 82.8 F.

Loaded the box with some soda bottle filled with ice then put back the fan and started it.

Step 14: Result

After circa 40 minutes the temperature decreased 1 celsius.

It's amazing :)

I think it can't frozen the room but make it more liveable on a hot summer day.

Step 15: The End

So this was so inspiring for me and i think if i load the box with more iced soda bottle and let it runs for more time i get even better results!

More is better than less :))

I suggest everybody to give it a try!!!

Thanks for your attention and see you next time with another interesting instructable ;)

That's the ShiftyWay :)

Step 16: Don't Forget to Check Out the Video!

Your support really helps for me! Thank you!