Homemade Air Conditioner DIY – The “5 Gallon Bucket” Air Cooler! DIY- can be solar powered!

What about using dry ice?

best cooler I’ve seen yet

amazing and amazingly simple what a great idea

Dry ice makes CO2 gas….

Im cool with all these ideas but it still uses a lot of energy to make the ice. just move the freezer or fridge in your room and lay on it.

Curious what the output would be like if the frozen bottles were sitting in water.

Could not find the liner at Home Depot. What, exactly, are they called, please? Thanks much.

hi there, to find the liner google the term “home depot bc18col” or “leaktite bucket cooler”. (bc18col is listed as the MFG model # and the MFG part #).

Try adding salt to the ice. See if it lasts even longer.

these vids are great, good stuff!

Nice work! Do you really need the inner liner?

if at all possible i would use the liner. the ice will last a lot longer.

Very clever! How big of a room can it cool?

I just bought a styrofoam liner at our local Home Depot. They were in the aisle right next to the Homer buckets.

cool


Great Job!!! Simple and very effective….not to mention cheap!!

Nice video! What size fan are you using and where did you get it? Where did you get the solar panel & wiring for your diy air conditioner?

thanks, the fan is sold at walmart in their auto dept. it’s 12VDC 10 watt. the solar panel is from harbor freight tools. (any 12 volt panel that is at least 10 watts will work)

Impressive, Earthling
conduit closing.

very clever , simple and effective. well done sir.

Really cool but…an orange depot bucket? Opt for the 5 gal white pickle next time for a potpourri bonus.

WOW nice thank you ill be doing this soon for my Woodshop!!!! thanks

boy, I love this idea… You are very creative…

How did you connect the solar panel to the fan> Thanks

A window air conditioner takes the hot air out of the room,the back of it is out of the window, how is the hot air leaving the house? I can see if this was right on top of you as you sit down though.