arobodude's instructable
Achievements
10K+
Views
Earned a bronze medal
1+
Featured Instructable
Earned a bronze medal
- arobodude commented on arobodude's instructable Arobodude's DIY Burning Man Evaporative AC Swamp Cooler9 months ago
- arobodude's instructable Arobodude's DIY Burning Man Evaporative AC Swamp Cooler's weekly stats: 1 year ago
1,657 views23 favorites3 comments
- arobodude commented on arobodude's instructable Arobodude's DIY Burning Man Evaporative AC Swamp Cooler1 year ago
- arobodude posted an instructable Arobodude's DIY Burning Man Evaporative AC Swamp Cooler1 year ago
Actually very well! See the other comments. It was incredibly hot at Burning Man last year (multiple 100F+ days). Definitely allowed me to sleep an extra couple hours each morning and during the day I would take it out of the tent and while I was hanging out at our camp I would just point it right at me. Made the heat manageable for sure. If you're going to Burning Man (or will be in a similar situation) and are camping I would HIGHLY HIGHLY suggest making one of these.
Good question. I'm not totally sure since I was only using it for the 10 days of Burning Man and will be using it again this year for another 10 days. It seems like it would be an issue though so maybe the cooling pads are treated with something?
Both are great ideas! One more I would recommend is to put a grill over the fan so you don't accidentally bump it and break a blade.... like I did mid burning man. Luckily I found some glue and was able to repair it
Main issue with putting them lower is that you can't fill the bucket with as much water. Since it's an evaporative cooler you are literally trying to evaporate the water as quickly as possible and thus it runs out. In the current design I had to refill it every day or two depending on how much I used it.