Reduce Utility Bills

Well my back room where the computer is has no vents so it has been hot. This is the first summer I had my office back here. Well I made my own evap cooler in a window. It could proudly be put into any redneck yard! For most homes, this wouldn’t work, but it is a back room so looks weren’t too important. I was very excited that it worked. Since I have to manually plug in the water pump, it uses minimal electricity.

It costs about $45 (the water pump was $15) instead of $100 or more for a portable evap cooler or a window air conditioner. Plus both of those would use up electricity. The air conditioner would need installing.

I made my cooler 2 x 4’s , pvc pipe, chicken wire, cooler tubing, and a 5 gallon bucket. I have part of the pad covered with part of a grass mat because it was drying out too fast. It took a little work to balance it so enough was uncovered to provide air to circulate.

It works good enough that I can work back here. I had an old box fan so I put it in front of my homemade cooler to pull in the cooled air. I ran the plug from the pump into the house and I plug it in for half a second 2-3 times when the pad is dry. I can’t just let it stayed plugged-in because the water starts leaking in the house and water runs all over outside. It needs a little fine tuning, but I got it to work well enough that I can work back here.

It would work well in a workshop, playhouse, or outdoor room. I found these directions on how to make one that looks way better than mine! (Scroll down to #4)