DIY air conditoner

[imported_Baloo]

Originally posted by: SlowSpyder

Actually, 32F would be the tempurature of water ice.

Err.. sure about that? Just because it freezes at 32F doesn't mean it can't get colder. I don't know of a freezer out there that works at exactly 32F. If it's 0 degrees outside, then the ice outside is 0 degrees.

Get a portable AC unit. They usually have a dryer hose type exhaust for the heat.

We are not talking about, the temperature of ice outside, we are talking about the temp inside. To make this more accurate, the temperature of Melting ice is 32F. The freezing temp has everything to do with it.

 

[radioouman]

Get lots of peltier coolers.

 

[TanisHalfElven]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: Jeff7
But where's the ice coming from?

If you're making it in a refrigerator in your room, well, you'll only heat up the room.


If you're transporting it in, you'll need a lot of ice to get a significant change in temperature. The copper tubing in the link is just a way of getting the lack of thermal energy in the ice into the room faster. The net result though is the same as just setting the ice in the middle of the room, and waiting for it to melt. Either way, it'll absorb thermal energy from the air, and thus cool the room. Slightly.


That's kind of stupid to not be able to open the windows though.

There is a 7-11 a few blocks down the street. I was thinking if a $2 bag of ice could last me for a few days, then it would be worth the money.

I'm not sure how long a bag of ice would last, hence my post here.

ABOUT 1 DAY MAX woulld be my guess

 

[edro]

Anytime you use Ice... it is extremely inefficient, unreliable and time consuming.

Just get a $100 window unit from Walmart.