Water and electricity, now that's an electrocution waiting to happen. Back in the day, people would buy a large block of ice and put a large pan underneath it to catch the metling water with a fan blowing from behind. Much safer 😂😂😂
Energy is still used in the process of freezing and the fan blowing. REALITY says your effort in back and forth freezing and re freezing and fan usage is MORE cost based on the wattage and amount of energy converted. This is why the 'SUPER COOLER' from walmart, that takes chilled water with ice and blows on it does not work to save money. The science in the conservation of energy does not make this a solution unless you dug out a hole in the ground and made a nuclear bunker in a closed system. 100% Fail.
Easier and less risky way: get a sheet pan and fill it with water. Put it in the freezer. Then set it on a table (with a cookie sheet and towel to catch condensation without damaging the table) and put a fan behind it to blow the cold air around the room. That way you’re not risking water and wiring getting in the same place.
@@yakzivz1104 I’ve done something like it in a small area and it does help a bit. Mostly I was pointing out that the whole water on an active fan was unnecessary and kind of risky when you can blow a fan over ice without connecting the two.
Common Sense tells me that when you put those ice cubes on the back of a van the moisture can get into the motor and cause problems water and electricity don't mix
@@manchaclaudiaangel8218Could Potentially Wet The Motor Of Your Fan Or An Open Wire Underneath The Fan If The Ice Melted, Which Can Cause Electrical Shock.
Yeah, this is a loud of garbage. The only conditions in which this MIGHT cool a room is if you lived in an arid area with very low humidity. And even then, the effect would be minimal at best.
You Turkeys are Bad at this - First, The homemade Fan AC thing has been around alot longer than you think ... I was doing this back in the 1990s using two empty Ocean Spray bottles ( just don't put any vent holes at least 3 inches before the bottle cap) Secondly, you can use Bubble Wrap to insulate your windows (Do NOT pop the bubbles). It works much better while still allowing Ambient Light and some visibility. THINK when you Think.
Home ec teacher did ths with a 10" fan and a bowl of ice. Didn't work in a 25'×50' room. Using mylar on windows to stop the sun coming in is VERY effective. I made a shade out of a cheap survival blanket. I could hand roll it up if I needed to. Dropped the west facing room by 20° just by blocking the sun.
@@brendabailey4319Well, it does matter. You get sunlight from every window, but the ones that get direct sun rays (more heat) for many hours throughout the day are the east and west facing windows/rooms.
I'm shocked you havr to tell adults that water (including condensation) and electricity dont mix. Are they candidates for 'The Darwin Awards' or auditioning for "Strange Ways People Die'?
Do you realize how dangerous this is? I use a swamp cooler. It uses ice and it has refrigeration. I just use the ice but I might try the fridge tomorrow. It adds moisture to the air so it should be regulated to prevent mold, I will use a dehumidifier with it.
I had a aluminum foil on my window for 15 years and it’s cooler now I move to a different place I can’t do that because my landlord won’t let me put on my window and it’s hot every summer
The water cooler has been around for a long time, it works well but you have to keep in mind that the humidity is higher with it. Works good out west where the humidity is low.
The idea of a Aircon is to remove the moisture in the said room.... on this method the moisture is still present, though it does cool the room, as soon as you turn off the fan, the room will warm up drasticly very quickly because of the humid air.
Be better putting the ice in a bucket of water and put feet in water to soak. Your whole body will cool down and maybe have a cup of iced tea to make you feel even better
But icing doesn't seem safe. However I will be trying the emergency blanket trick and the Glycerine on the the shelves. I just figured the whole thing would be common sense, water and electricity don't mix well.
Im gonna place gallon containers with ice in a shallow bucket in front of and behind my fan and see which works best. I have the world's best dog, but i won't leave him unsupervised with that setup, even though it should be safer.
@@lalopez1221 it's a close call. I'd say ice bottle in front is a bit better, but I won't say it's cold air. But apparently, the condensation is acting like a dehumidifier. The more I do the ice in front of the fan thing, the less condensation forms. The air is getting less humid, and therefore more comfortable. The dog is more comfortable as well. I think. We'll see how that plays out tonight. Fingers crossed , prayers up, thermometers down.
If its a house what was built in 1870 with no insulation and its 110 degrees this method will not be cooling your house down at all. You will not be able to sleep with this either. And putting a blanket over yourself that is a pipe dream right there. Our air conditioner when it was new did this but right now its not heating like it use to. We either will be cleaning it out soon or buying a new one. Three digit weather this method won't work.
Go buy a couple of the uv sun shade made for pop up canopy and cover each window, if you can from the outside better but if not still do it from the inside trust me this blocks the uv rays and keep the inside cooler. Once it cools down slightly open all windows have one box fan blowing in air and one box fan preferably in another room window exhausting the room air out so it circulates throughout the rooms. This is the most cost effective way to stay cool.
Go back to school. This method of cooling goes WAY BACK to ancient times although without electricity, fans were hand pumped. In the mid 1800's a Dr. Gorrie of Apalachicola, FL was handling an outbreak of Yellow Fever and used exactly this system to relieve the torment of patients with elevated temperatures.
