![]() Replacement lids aren’t readily available so be careful. Use a sawing motion with your knife and whatever you do don't break the lid (no pressure). It's best to play it safe and cut a little short at first since foam is very easy to cut. If you are using a square CPU fan simply draw an outline and then cut. If you are using a desktop fan you're going to be resting your fan on top of the foam bucket lid so draw an outline of your fan and then compensate inwards about a quarter of an inch so that the blades will be able to sink into the bucket and the lip of the fan will rest on top. Next, place your fan on top of your foam bucket liner lid. Typically this process usually just involves a screwdriver and two screws on either side. If you are using a desktop fan, you're going to want to first take it out of it's mount. This depends on the design of your fan so this step might be a little different from person to person. Now we are going to be mounting our fan to the top of our foam bucket lid. This bucket is basically the equivalent of your car's AC on "low" on its coldest setting. It is thermodynamically impossible to do so. It is not practical to be able to cool entire rooms with a 5 gallon bucket full of ice for hours on end. This type of air conditioner is intended for small personal applications. *Before we get started, I would like to reiterate the purpose of this bucket. This is my first one ever so please be sure to leave a comment. I hope this instructable is straight forward and easy to recreate. I use it when I’m on the couch watching TV, on my computer getting work done (more like playing video games), or on warm nights when I go to sleep. This bucket is best used when you are just sitting around and would like a cool breeze on your face. In order to achieve maximum effectiveness, the cold air inside the bucket needed to be concentrated and aimed. And then there’s the mess that the ice leaves behind. Also, a 5 gallon bucket full of ice does not provide enough of a temperature drop to cool entire rooms. I noticed when I first built the bucket exactly like the guy on Youtube, the ice would melt extremely fast due to the high powered fan pushing a lot of hot air past the ice. In contrast to the viral video on Youtube of the guy that built the original swap bucket, I've made a few changes to the design to make it more practical. For now, this will just be about how to build an efficient bucket that actually works. I'll be creating another instructable on how to hook up a solar panel to a USB cable so you'll be able to power your bucket with solar energy. In the picture you'll notice a small solar panel attached. The following instructable is going to show my take on the 5 Gallon Bucket Air Conditioner/Swamp Cooler.
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