I made a dorm legal AC unit for next semester! ()submitted by π Rendered by PID 4163 on app-542 at 2016-09-30 20:24:51.178340+00:00 running 62abcea country code: US.After the hottest July day on record earlier this week, keeping cool is becoming more and more tricky - particularly if you aren't lucky enough to have air conditioning in your home or office.But one man is hoping to put an end to your warm weather woes by demonstrating how to make an at-home air conditioning unit in just five minutes, using nothing but simple items such as an electric fan and a 25-litre bucket. There's even an option to use solar power.YouTube user desertsun02 posted a video on his channel explaining how to create the air conditioner, with his list of necessary items featuring just a fan, a bucket, polystyrene liner, PVC pipe and ice. A DIY wonder: YouTube user desertsun02 shows how to create a cheap home made air conditioner using just a bucket, Styrofoam, plastic piping, ice and a small fan Shopping list: The items used by the YouTuber, who has over 50,000 subscribers to his channel, are all simple and cheap to buyThe YouTuber, who has over 50,000 subscribers to his channel, specializes in solar-powered projects, but shows how to use this DIY cooler both with solar and electric power.

The impressive contraption is shown being built over the course of the video, starting with the creator using a hole saw to cut a series of perfectly-shaped holes in an orange five-gallon bucket, which you can buy online for as little as £5.60.After cutting three holes for the piping, the DIY expert then slides in a polystyrene liner - available for just £2.50 from Staples - into the bucket and, picking up the hole saw once again, he cuts slightly smaller holes, through the existing ones in the orange bucket, and into the liner.running an ac unit insideHe uses these holes to position the three pieces of pipe, which he estimates cost around 75 cents each. central air conditioner prices onlineYou can buy similar piping at B & Q for as little as £2.17. home air conditioner repair tips

Using a box cutter, he then cuts a hole in the lid of the bucket, using the rivets as a guide. Step one: The video begins with a tutorial on how to cut ventilation holes in the bucket using a hole saw Next is the lining: After cutting three holes in the bucket, the DIY expert cuts slightly smaller holes into the Styrofoam lining Coming together: After fitting the PVC pipes into the newly-cut holes, he then cuts a hole in the top of the bucket so he can position the fan inside itThen, taking a small black personal-sized fan, which can be bought for around $12, he positions it face-down in the hole he made in the lid of the bucket, which he has filled with a gallon of frozen water.  You can buy a similar fan at Curry's for just £14.99. A five-litre bottle of water, which could be frozen and put inside the bucket, sells for just £1.10 at Tesco.The next shot shows the final product in action, with pieces of glittering tinsel attached to the protruding pieces of pipe to show off the strong airflow. 

'It runs smooth, quiet. Relatively quiet,' the builder narrates in the video. 'There is good airflow out of all three outlets.'Plugging the fan into a 15 watt solar panel, the YouTuber estimates that he will get about five hours of cool air out of the contraption. Cool customer: The bucket has a gallon of frozen water inside (L), which helps the air flowing out of the contraption to reach the low 40s in Fahrenheit (R) The result: The maker of the air conditioner reckons that he will get about five hours of cool air out of his creation, using a 15 watt solar panel to power the fan Keeping his cool: YouTube commenters were fans of desertsun02's idea, with several saying they had even tried out the project themselves with successTo show just how cool the homemade air conditioner, which costs approximately £27 to make, is, he also holds up a thermometer to the pipes, varying temperatures from 41 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit is displayed.Ambitious DIYers who viewed the video seemed suitably impressed, with many applauding the user for his simple design and easy-to-follow instructions.'I just built 2 of these exactly to spec using this video, so thank you for that,' wrote one commenter.

'Very simple and inexpensive to construct.' 'Awesome tutorial on an effective bucket air conditioner,' wrote another. 'I could see this really coming handy if power goes out and you are using a generator or solar panels.'Aside from the air conditioner, desertsun02 has taken on a myriad of other budget-friendly DIY projects, including a solar air heater made from steel cans and a home made wind turbine.How To Make A DIY Air Conditioner For Under $20 Summer is here and the sun's golden rays are finally smacking us upside the head and roasting us crisp faster than you can say "heat stroke." With winter at least six months away (unless you're reading this late, sorry) there has to be some way to cool down without spending all your hard-earned shekels on a pricey new air conditioner. For just $19.73, you can make a DIY air conditioner using materials that you probably have in your house. Assuming you like to party and keep large bags of ice in your house. You can thank me later.

One bag of ice: $2.09 One rubber dryer tube: $5.67 One styrofoam cooler: $4.99 One desk fan: $4.99 Dump all that ice into your little cooler. Dump it like Andrea dumped you back in eighth grade because she thought you had bad breath. After tracing around your plastic dryer tube, cut a hole in the lid of the cooler with the dopest knife you've got. Stick the tube in the hole. A wider tube means more cold air, but for a small space, this works just fine. Trace the shape of a small fan and cut a hole so the fan will fit, but not fall through. Again, the size of the fan/hole depends on the size of the cooler. Add as many or little streamers and pom poms as you'd like. They're not "just for cheerleaders," like your ornery stepdad taught you. Does it look janky? Of course, but you could paint it. The ice inside the cooler lowers the temperature of the air around it, while the fan pushes that air out of the tube, blasting you with chillier-than-normal vibes.