Comments on: How To Make your Own Homemade Air Conditioner http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/ Personal Finance for Geeks from the Debt Snowball to Homemade Air Conditioners Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:51:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: paul http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-9316 paul Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:06:30 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-9316 I like the way you think Gary. I'm not on a well so that's not an option but I know others have used that exact method. I like the way you think Gary. I’m not on a well so that’s not an option but I know others have used that exact method.

]]> By: Gary Mic http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-9315 Gary Mic Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:28:58 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-9315 Just a crazy thought if not looking to make this portable. What about the idea of digging down several feet and use the geo-thermal properties of a constant cooler temperature to circulate the water? could make for lessening the need to chill water! Or better yet, using well water? Just a crazy thought if not looking to make this portable. What about the idea of digging down several feet and use the geo-thermal properties of a constant cooler temperature to circulate the water? could make for lessening the need to chill water! Or better yet, using well water?

]]> By: siva http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-6973 siva Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:56:05 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-6973 wow its simple i like it wow its simple i like it

]]> By: TJ http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-6078 TJ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:22:26 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-6078 Wow. Seems like alot of time and energy to make the thing and then alot of ice to run it. But it did pass the wife test! Kudos Paul. Cool idea. <a href="http://www.ChickenPenPlans.com" rel="nofollow">Chicken Pens</a> <a href="http://www.ChickenPenPlans.com" rel="nofollow">Chicken Houses</a> Wow. Seems like alot of time and energy to make the thing and then alot of ice to run it. But it did pass the wife test! Kudos Paul. Cool idea.

Chicken Pens

Chicken Houses

]]> By: Top 135+ Personal Finance Posts for 2009 (That can be used 2010 and beyond) | Finance Blog http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-3822 Top 135+ Personal Finance Posts for 2009 (That can be used 2010 and beyond) | Finance Blog Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:47:33 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-3822 [...] How to Make your Own Homemade Air Conditioner.  Air Conditioners too expensive? Make your own with an aquarium pump, a cooler and some ice. [...]

[...] How to Make your Own Homemade Air Conditioner.  Air Conditioners too expensive? Make your own with an aquarium pump, a cooler and some ice. [...]

]]> By: Top 135+ Personal Finance Posts for 2009 (That can be used 2010 and beyond) http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-3472 Top 135+ Personal Finance Posts for 2009 (That can be used 2010 and beyond) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:32:14 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-3472 [...] How to Make your Own Homemade Air Conditioner.  Air Conditioners too expensive? Make your own with an aquarium pump, a cooler and some ice. [...]

[...] How to Make your Own Homemade Air Conditioner.  Air Conditioners too expensive? Make your own with an aquarium pump, a cooler and some ice. [...]

]]> By: rajsidhu@Trane Heat Pumps http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-2349 rajsidhu@Trane Heat Pumps Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:05:33 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-2349 Very interesting project. I suppose it is a very cheap way of creating cool air in your home, however, if you dont be carefull things can go wrong. I personally would buy one of the new generation heat pumps that are available from some great manufacturers. Not only are they alot cheaper than they used to be, they are also ver energy efficient and will almost certainly help to reduce your energy bills. Very interesting project. I suppose it is a very cheap way of creating cool air in your home, however, if you dont be carefull things can go wrong. I personally would buy one of the new generation heat pumps that are available from some great manufacturers. Not only are they alot cheaper than they used to be, they are also ver energy efficient and will almost certainly help to reduce your energy bills.

]]> By: Ed/ HVAC Professional http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-1597 Ed/ HVAC Professional Sat, 17 Oct 2009 20:34:38 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-1597 Interesting experiment. Not to be a wet blanket or dampen your creative spirit; I'll offer a few thoughts. It is NOT an evaporative cooler. What is....it's a homemade chiller. Evaporative coolers use the heat absorbing affect of water evaporating to cool the air and do not work in humid areas. Commercial chillers use mechanical refrigeration to cool the water; you're using ice. Ice created from salt water is not colder than fresh water ice. Both are the temperature of the freezer they came out of, typically 0 to 5 degrees F. I think there may be a tendency to think this is "free" cooling; don't forget there is a very real energy cost to freeze the ice. I would have to assume it costs much more to operate due to the inherent inefficiency of a home made system. You can by a 5,000 btu window unit for $89.00. and as a matter of comparison( I'll round up a bit for convenience) a 6,000 btu window unit, a half ton unit, would be equivalent to melting 42 pounds of ice per hour. A ton of cooling is equal to 2000 pounds of ice melting in 24 hours. 2000 divided by 24 equals 83.3; cut it in half you get 41.65 pounds. A two bag of ice goes for about $1.85 in New Jersey. That's about $38.00 an hour to run this thing. A fun experiment to be sure. But that's all it is. Support your local Wal Mart.....buy an air conditioner. Interesting experiment. Not to be a wet blanket or dampen your creative spirit; I’ll offer a few thoughts. It is NOT an evaporative cooler. What is….it’s a homemade chiller. Evaporative coolers use the heat absorbing affect of water evaporating to cool the air and do not work in humid areas. Commercial chillers use mechanical refrigeration to cool the water; you’re using ice. Ice created from salt water is not colder than fresh water ice. Both are the temperature of the freezer they came out of, typically 0 to 5 degrees F. I think there may be a tendency to think this is “free” cooling; don’t forget there is a very real energy cost to freeze the ice. I would have to assume it costs much more to operate due to the inherent inefficiency of a home made system. You can by a 5,000 btu window unit for $89.00. and as a matter of comparison( I’ll round up a bit for convenience) a 6,000 btu window unit, a half ton unit, would be equivalent to melting 42 pounds of ice per hour. A ton of cooling is equal to 2000 pounds of ice melting in 24 hours. 2000 divided by 24 equals 83.3; cut it in half you get 41.65 pounds. A two bag of ice goes for about $1.85 in New Jersey. That’s about $38.00 an hour to run this thing.

A fun experiment to be sure. But that’s all it is. Support your local Wal Mart…..buy an air conditioner.

]]> By: Financial Samurai http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-1588 Financial Samurai Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:20:21 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-1588 Paul - This is hilarious and awesome! Living in SF, the average temperature here is 64 degrees and gets down to about 50 on average during the winter. It only gets up to 80 like 1 month a year MAYBE, so I haven't had the pleasure to use AC. Maybe I can create something like this back home in Honolulu! .-= Financial Samurai´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinancialSamurai/~3/Dc_OnerzKHk/" rel="nofollow">You’re Rich And I’m Rich, OK! You’re Still Rich And I’m Not As Rich, Not OK!</a> =-. Paul – This is hilarious and awesome! Living in SF, the average temperature here is 64 degrees and gets down to about 50 on average during the winter. It only gets up to 80 like 1 month a year MAYBE, so I haven’t had the pleasure to use AC.

Maybe I can create something like this back home in Honolulu!
Financial Samurai´s last blog ..You’re Rich And I’m Rich, OK! You’re Still Rich And I’m Not As Rich, Not OK!

]]> By: Friday Finance Round Up – July 31, 2009 | Redeeming Riches http://www.fiscalgeek.com/2009/07/homemade-air-conditione/#comment-1574 Friday Finance Round Up – July 31, 2009 | Redeeming Riches Fri, 16 Oct 2009 13:03:43 +0000 http://www.fiscalgeek.com/?p=525#comment-1574 [...] How to Make Your Own Air Conditioner – Fiscal Geek [...]

[...] How to Make Your Own Air Conditioner – Fiscal Geek [...]

]]>