Homemade Portable Air Conditioner DIY - Runs on 120 volt or 12 volt.

This portable air cooler runs off of 120 volt or 12 volt. It is super cold and puts out a lot of air. Easy DIY project.

Parts & Tools List:

Other portable air coolers I have built:

[bubb-hthh]

I recreated this today using the cheapest materials possible.
A 40 quart styrofoam cooler, $6
Small USB fan $7
2 Aluminum foil pans square, $5
6 x 1 liter seltzer bottles, empty $0
If you cut the bottom at the widest point of the bottles and cut the top just before the widest part, it fits inside the first one.
Duct tape, $1
Total cost, $19
It works!

[mperdue]

If you shield your ice from the air flow (Plastic bag or ABS panel on top of the ice) it will melt much slower. Salt helps also. Your aluminum box needs fins on the inside so the air flowing through the box comes in contact with more cold surface area. Some air will never contact the box walls and go directly out. Your PVC parts are insulating. If they were also aluminum the cold surface area would be increased making the air colder.

[skyrocketcoast]

big in house air conditioning went out yesterday.Used A plastic white 2-1/2' tall garbage can, fo icer container
Made one as you directed putting duck outlet under ice. made a hardware cloth table over the Inside duck work which is attached to a sheet metal duct T., going all the way to bottom.
all duct work & top exit elbow used was 4inch. Container has about 18" filled with frozen small ice bags.
works good for big bedroom. thanks !

[margaretburnham]

It gets into the 120s here in Arizona so you have no idea how much I appreciate your videos. It’s important for me to have devices that I can plug into a solar charger when the power goes out that will literally keep me cool enough to survive the heat

[shonuff]

Bro thank u for sharing ur passion...now my Afro won’t be cooking this summer ✊🏽

[OFW-ITO]

I think this design is by far the best one.

[MrKeenaz]

You champion. Thanks for teaching us less fortunate lot that idea. To think at least three 2lb bags of ice will probably cool for at least 6-8 hours if not more. That should help you sleep once you got past the noise of the fan. Great for a campervan

[rickybobby]

Thanks for sharing! Not only do I love your projects, I also like how helpful everyone is in the comments. Great stuff!!

[claybornlewis]

You my friend have built the only one that I would ever repeat all the other ones blow the air across the top of the ice your idea is phenomenal the only way I would ever build one

[wooduniversity]

Great idea. I might try it using 6" diameter metal (galvanized) duct pipe with a couple elbows. Seems like it would conduct better, but who knows. Thanks for the video.

[._shammer]

Should definitely get a mini portable freezer and do the same thing !

[michaelcollins]

I’ve been toying with a similar design that just pushes air without ever becoming “wetted” by the ice. This is the closest thing to what i want that I’ve seen.

[azkyall]

OMGGG IVE BEEN watching for a couple days on how to make one of your cooler and you just came with a new one !!!! much loveee

[Vibepoint]

This things should be marketed and I will buy one since gasoline is so high for cars nowadays.

[wedgelewis]

I like that.

IDEA: With metal flex pipe,
Would really get that temperature down. Because you know how metal absorbs temperature.

[BlazingStorm]

This is one of the better design I have seen. Awsome job. I would of not thought of the dryer pipe.

[sarahlillemo]

Holy cow, this one got significantly more complicated from last year's! Stoked to give it a try though

[skyrocketcoast]

Made one this afternoon: used a 3 speed fan approximately 9" placed on top of a 3inch piece if styrofoam that covers the 3ft tall white plastic garbage can. works good thanks

[robertknechtel]

I have made three of these kind of coolers . They work O.K. as long as they are blowing right on you. But you can't put enough ice in them to cool a 10' X 10' room. There just not enough cold in 100 pounds of ice to do it. I enjoyed makeing them . Gave 2 away and sold the 3rd for less then half what it cost to build it.

[lebonbe]

Hi there, thanks for the idea. I'm planning on doing the same with a Webasto BL41, it's a top loading deep freeze/fridge with a compressor. I have the same in my campervan working as a fridge and I have this one (spare) and I will try to convert it into air conditioner. Cheers from Belgium.