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dude you just saved me about 200 bucks. thanks! awesome ideaYeppers - 32g trashcan sitting in a bucket (which handles stray water streams and adds reservoir capacity), small garden pump feeding a drip ring flowing over the blue filter material vented out the top with a fan. Knocks 8-12 degrees out of the room depending on humidity, ambient temp etc. Works pretty well, well worth the under $50 to build.
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I've seen setups similar to what you showed used for small res coolers, cloner coolers, etc. It's a simple heat pipe and it is a good start. Variations include small chillers made the same way using small portable/student size fridges, small chest freezers etc. I may very well add a coil/mini fridge/pump to provide recirculating cold water for my swamp cooler!anybody wants to post some improved shit..by all means go ahead. I just wanted to put a simple idea into some these new (and old) peeps minds.
hey mrfixit just to get this straight, youre sucking hot air into the barrell and blowing cooled air out the top and into your room via the 8 inch duct. correct?
Correct. Although evap coolers have a "optimal" range as far as ambient temp/humidity. They do thier best in desert-like conditions, but I've found that even in my Midwest below-grade basement where it can hit 75-80 @45+ RH, it still throws out a nice flow of cool, not-too-moist air.
Will it take the place of a nice mini-split? Hell no, but if you can find me a decent used mini much under $800, this is $50 well spent :)
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