I could only imagine needing a swamp cooler to chill my self from a blistering 75 degree day lmao man it’s 115 outside in Arizona and I struggle to keep my house below 86 😂
I built something similar to this with watercooled computer radiator and fan, small water pump and ice water. It works ok for about an hour in 100+ temp but once the ice melt, it quickly stop cooling. Also for a small cooling unit like this, it will only cool a small area, like the front of the car. If you are in a dry(non humid) area, its best to use a swamp cooler
I will try to post a full video soon. I need to add a couple more useful things. It still works as an ice cooler for food and drinks even if you don't want to run the AC. Distilled water is pumped through the lines...I will add a distilled colored (most likely purple) solution to replace the distilled water.
Well, it's still a swamp cooler. AC units run off a compressor and refrigerant. I think it is great that you have it on DC. Bring that to Arizona right now. We've only hot 117 degrees so far. 😅
this is not a swamp cooler since the plastic sheet separate it from ice. the cold water is pump through a small radiator(evaporator) and the fan is pull the outside air through the cool radiator. No moisture is added into the cooled air. But the main issue is the expense is the ice, unless you can get the ice for free. If you are in a dry heat, its best to run a swamp cooler, cheaper and more effective in cooling.
I have watched this video countless times to mimic your setup, I'm just curious, why the step down voltage converter, you couldn't wire everything directly to the pwm controller? Asking because I seen one other video similar to your but his power was through a jump starter.
Looks good but it is a swamp cooler. An air conditioner involves a low boiling point liquid being converted into a gas via compression and re-condensing as it's being forced through an evap condenser ( like a radiator) with a fan blowing over it. The condensing causes the cooling affect.
this is not a swamp cooler since the plastic sheet separate it from ice. the cold water is pump through a small radiator(evaporator) and the fan is pull the outside air through the cool radiator. No moisture is added into the cooled air.
@@yiucycle if gasses aren't being condensed through an evaporator condenser into a liquid state, then it's not an air conditioner. Full stop. The end. You have a swamp cooler.
@@nicolaasporter3215 you are talking about conventional AC, which I don't disagree on, its not a conventional AC. But in order to be a swamp cooler, the air need to be in contact with the water and the water evaporate and cools the air. which add moisture(humidity) into the cooled air. Also why swamp cooler is called evaporative cooler. This person "air conditioner" use a pump and pumps cold water through a small radiator and also separate the cold water chamber from the air chamber. Outside warm air only contact the radiator which is cooled by the cold water. The warmer water is pump back into the ice water cooler. its similar to conventional AC unit but instead of refrigerant, it use ice water which need to be replenish unlike conventional AC. You are welcome to do a google search on swamp cooler and you will see what I'm taking about.
@@nicolaasporter3215 Google what is a swamp cooler, this doesn't use water evaporation to cool the warm air. This use a radiator similar to a evaporator in a AC, no moisture is add to the cooled air. I seen other video of actual swamp cooler or evaporative cooler and this is not it.
Thats...still an evaporative cooler. AKA a swamp cooler. Youre blowing chilled wet air towards someone in a (hopefully) dry, warm environment. You just replaced the the small resovoir with a bigger one, and the pad with tubes.
this is not a swamp cooler since the plastic sheet separate it from ice. the cold water is pump through a small radiator(evaporator) and the fan is pull the outside air through the cool radiator. No moisture is added into the cooled air.
@@yiucycle You know what? Fair. It's not technically a swamp cooler. It works off of "cooling" air without added moisture. I guess I took offense to this concept because droughts everywhere are getting worse, and as a species we're still clinging on to concepts that actively use water in their everyday operation to control air temperature. As someone who lived with a swamp cooler for 2+ years IN THE DESERT, and had no other option, I'd say there's better options. Kudos to this person and their inventiveness, and kudos to you for the construction criticism on my short sightedness here. I just don't like the concept of using water in the air to cool off. Especially when it takes more water and more electricity to make that water cold. It's still just as bad as a swamp cooler, in my opinion. Now, more than ever, when cheap, easy to use and readily available mini-splits exist. One's meant for the exact use case put forward by this person.
