How To Turn Your Fan Into An Airconditioner AC

I used to be a fan, but after watching this masterpiece, now I'm a whole air conditioner.

This is a excellent idea for people working under a tent on events they can't use a ac unit,this point is for the haters with negative comments.

Even though there are naysayers everywhere, this is the first thing that I have seen that will actually work. I'm sure that the naysayers would instantly approve the infamous Chillwell.

I cannot believe that many peolpe think negatively about this proyect , copper is a great conductor of temperatures ( whether hot or cold ) , the great inventors were always criticized negatively , everything has a cost , thank God my house has air conditioning and i'm going to do this idea , thanks for sharing this grate idea .

One of best presentation I have seen. You speak slowly,clearly. Also explained all parts clearly at the bigining. I am a house wife not good at technical info. I am going to buy parts tomorrow and make a/c unit. Thank You

I went to 5 videos just like this and you're the first to have link to parts or even explain what parts are called! You got thumbs up that they got thumbs down!!!

Safety note: make sure the copper pipe reaches down below the fan motor, almost to the floor/table/whatever surface the fan is on, then make the potentially leaky water connections down there so if there is any leaking, it doesn't go into the fan motor and burn down your house 8)

I built one of these years ago with a condensate pump. Yes, I'm also an HVAC technician. The key to how well this setup performs will always depend on how cold you can keep the water supply. The insulated cooler this guy used was a nice touch. I'd recommend freezing half gallon jugs and setting them in uniformly to fill the entire cooler with solid ice, basically, & only run enough water that you need to fill the circuit/make it circulate. It's not AC, but they'll help out in a smaller space some.

I have to say......This is the best diy air conditioning system I've seen to date!!!!! Great job

This may not be an appropriate application for everyone, but it's perfect for us. We rent a house in Seattle that has no air conditioning, and we aren't allowed to make any structural changes. Only a few windows open, and all but one are tiny, so we do our best using cross ventilation and fans in the windows to exchange the air, but it's still 80+ degrees inside the house between 1-7 pm. THIS is a perfect solution for us, so thank you, fixitsamo, for taking the time to make this video.

I’m so grateful for people like you, who shares these kind of hacks with the rest of us. Thank you.

You'd be surprised how cool a simple fan can make you feel when you're covered in sweat.

Tried it. Air was cool directly in front of coil but had condensation build up which was dripping water all over the floor under my fan. Also, definitely need to use a proper cooler. I used a bucket with ice and water for the test run. Didn't last more than an hour before ice completely melted. I will try it again with a cooler in hopes of keeping the water colder and longer. I live in the Philippines so needless to say, this would have been a great idea had it work a little better. I'll give my results with the cooler later...

Why does everbody complain, that he could have simply bought an AC? This video is about making one yourself. Or even about understanding heat exchange and learning to build stuff..

I had a similar but much larger system in Chaple Hill apt.s in Framingham, finned heater pipes had chilled water go thru them in the summer and hot water during the winter. a GR8 set-up, nice and even w no cold drafts.

Small air conditioners are the same price as all the stuff this DIY needs! However, it was a great science lesson, understanding how to make a cooler. We need to discover ways to cool without electricity!

I used to be a fan but now I'm an air conditioner.

I would recommend leaving the copper tubing a little longer on the ends, so that your hose connections aren't right above the motor. If you have a leak, you don't want water getting into the motor, so I'd say leave the ends longer, and bend them down below the motor.

I was blown away, can't wait for someone to help me convert my fan, thanks alot learnth so much

Great !! Just right for my old 1978 camper van ....no room to rig up a working compressor etc . So this is a working home fix , and get one out of overheating for a few hours...Thanks for this, just the job. Doesn't break the bank either.