http://www.instructables.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:20:02 PDT BLOX v1.01 http://www.instructables.com/id/15-Min-Tower-Cooler/
15 Min. Tower A/C - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F74/P3KW/GRTHXIDS/F74P3KWGRTHXIDS.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F74/P3KW/GRTHXIDS/F74P3KWGRTHXIDS.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/F74/P3KW/GRTHXIDS/F74P3KWGRTHXIDS.SMALL.jpg ckgarside                                                                                                                               http://youtu.be/Yw4uC8Yv1K8   In this instructable (my first) I will show you how to make a simple desktop cooler capible of putting out air up to 30 degrees cooler t...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:37:49 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Keep-Me-Cool-Portable-Air-Conditioning-Cooler-120V/
Keep Me Cool Portable Air Conditioning Cooler 120V - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP6/0M0B/GRFMV7KA/FP60M0BGRFMV7KA.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP6/0M0B/GRFMV7KA/FP60M0BGRFMV7KA.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FP6/0M0B/GRFMV7KA/FP60M0BGRFMV7KA.SMALL.jpg digitalmonkeyman I have always wanted to have Air Conditioning  in my shed, I mainly use it for storage, but I am always in there looking for something!  I was also looking to have something I could take with me, wherever I go, like to a friends house if we just hang out in the garage of on the deck.  I really don't...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sat, 20 Aug 2011 21:41:32 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Evaporative-Cooler-1/
Evaporative Cooler - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FW6/OP6V/GPZAHF7J/FW6OP6VGPZAHF7J.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FW6/OP6V/GPZAHF7J/FW6OP6VGPZAHF7J.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FW6/OP6V/GPZAHF7J/FW6OP6VGPZAHF7J.SMALL.jpg skitz I've seen several designs of evaporation coolers on this site and I thought I would share my experiences in the hopes someone may be able to build upon what myself and three others have done.  The reports and presentation poster are on the first step because I couldn't figure out how to attach files...
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Continue Reading »]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:09:22 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Canadian-Cooler-Cooling-Contraption/
Canadian Cooler Cooling Contraption - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHF/ITZZ/G5FR5D7E/FHFITZZG5FR5D7E.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHF/ITZZ/G5FR5D7E/FHFITZZG5FR5D7E.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHF/ITZZ/G5FR5D7E/FHFITZZG5FR5D7E.SMALL.jpg Pretty Idiot Productions Okay... so I know there are like a million of these spot coolers here on Instructables (or at least 10 or so) and that's what made me want to make one. www.instructables.com/id/Portable-AirConditioner/ www.instructables.com/id/Cooler-Adaptation/ www.instructables.com/id/Ultra-Portable-72v-Air-Condi...
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Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:29:40 PST http://www.instructables.com/id/Mini-Swamp-Cooler/
Mini Swamp Cooler - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLU/OL2Z/FVW22YRD/FLUOL2ZFVW22YRD.SQUARE2.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLU/OL2Z/FVW22YRD/FLUOL2ZFVW22YRD.SQUARE.jpg http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FLU/OL2Z/FVW22YRD/FLUOL2ZFVW22YRD.SMALL.jpg Geeko Here is a quick, simple and cheap instructable! Overall this project should be 5-10 dollars if your buying everything new. You may need 15 minutes to build this, unless your rampaging through all your drawers looking for the materials. How a swamp cooler works:The evaporating water in the swamp cool...
By: Geeko

Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:51:28 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Make-an-Evaporative-Terra-Cotta-Beer-Chiller/
Make an Evaporative Terra Cotta Beer Chiller - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/F0U/LM51/F5LD3QIT/F0ULM51F5LD3QIT.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F0U/LM51/F5LD3QIT/F0ULM51F5LD3QIT.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/F0U/LM51/F5LD3QIT/F0ULM51F5LD3QIT.SMALL.jpg jolshefsky So I was browsing the Self Sufficient 'ish' sometime last year and came upon the article titled Keeping your cool, Replacing the Humble Refigerator by a guy named Nev Sweeney. He digs around some alternatives and dredges up the pot-in-pot system developed by one Mr. Mohammad Bah Abba in Nigeria, Af...
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Continue Reading »]]> Wed, 15 Aug 2007 05:29:03 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/Portable-12V-Air-Conditioner---Cheap-and-easy!/
Portable 12V Air Conditioner --Cheap and easy! - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FH4/2ZUV/F54HJ6K0/FH42ZUVF54HJ6K0.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FH4/2ZUV/F54HJ6K0/FH42ZUVF54HJ6K0.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FH4/2ZUV/F54HJ6K0/FH42ZUVF54HJ6K0.SMALL.jpg CameronSS This project is my dad's $10 solution to a $500 solution to a $25,000 problem. As I have previously mentioned around the site, my Dad owns an electric 1979 Ford Courier pickup, and is cool enough to let me drive it around. We absolutely love it, and wouldn't trade it for a Tesla Roadster, but one of...
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Continue Reading »]]> Tue, 14 Aug 2007 22:04:09 PDT http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-fix-your-swamp-cooler-overclock-it-50/
How to fix your swamp cooler ("Overclock" it 50%) - More DIY How To Projects]]> http://cdn.instructables.com/FED/F69N/F8AEQ6T22PZ/FEDF69NF8AEQ6T22PZ.SQUARE2.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FED/F69N/F8AEQ6T22PZ/FEDF69NF8AEQ6T22PZ.SQUARE.jpg http://cdn.instructables.com/FED/F69N/F8AEQ6T22PZ/FEDF69NF8AEQ6T22PZ.SMALL.jpg vatosupreme Swamp coolers work ok until it reaches 94 degrees. At that point, they stop cooling as well, because the pump can not get enough water on the pads to keep them wet. So by increasing the amount of water going to the pads by 50% the unit cools the house down faster, and the pads don't dry out. Rep...
By: vatosupreme

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