Learn how to create a functional and cost-effective DIY mini cooler using common household items like plastic bottles and styrofoam. This step-by-step guide demonstrates the assembly of a portable air ...

When temperatures soar and your home becomes unbearably hot, desperation drives innovation. After sweltering through another brutal heatwave day, I decided to test a simple DIY air cooling hack that's ...

Cooling down in the hot summer months isn’t easy—or cheap. Save on your electric bill this season with a handy DIY that uses only a fan, bucket, and ice to help you chill out. Photo: ehow.com We owe a ...

A TikTok video has gone viral after a user shared a cool "Backyard hack you need this summer." In the three-minute clip, that has been viewed 16.7 million times, blake.kinsman can be seen drilling ...

Simple air conditioners are really nothing more than a heat exchanger that move heat—or cold—from one place to another. Usually, they take warm air and move it across ice or chilled water where it ...

How you can make a simple 'air conditioner' for $30 Oregonian Daves Killen and Cansler endeavor to make a $30 DIY air conditioner with mixed results. If you try this at home, be sure to remove the ice ...

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"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Simple air conditioners are really nothing more than a heat exchanger that move heat—or cold—from one ...

You have several other ways to make your own air conditioner on the cheap, but this one may be the simplest. You just need a styrofoam cooler, some icepacks, and a fan. Instructables user hleon says ...

These homemade air-conditioner designs take the mystery out of cold-air production. Some are complicated, some are cheap and simple, some run on alternative energy, and the last one is so out there ...