{"id":29624,"date":"2022-07-19T20:17:52","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T20:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intranet-old.colart.com\/en\/?post_type=cgt&p=29624"},"modified":"2022-07-19T20:17:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T20:17:52","slug":"nerd-vs-british-summer-100-recycled-zero-cost-air-conditioning","status":"publish","type":"cgt","link":"https:\/\/intranet-old.colart.com\/en\/cgt\/nerd-vs-british-summer-100-recycled-zero-cost-air-conditioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Nerd vs British Summer – 100% recycled zero cost air conditioning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Amazon fresh ice packs<\/p><\/div>\n

In the sweltering heat that has hit most of europe, no amount of fans seemed to cool down our house and it was time for some lateral thinking on how to give my children some restbite in their 35C bedrooms.<\/p>\n

Inspiration came with the arrival of our Amazon Fresh food delivery in the form of Amazons ice packs that they use to keep food chilled. I’ve always ponder what a waste they are and how I should put them to better use than simply tossing them in the bin.<\/p>\n

So I bring you, the biscuit tin air conditioning unit. Take one biscuit tin, drill holes around the bottom to allow air to be drawn in. Take the lid of the biscuit tin and cut a hole of an appropriate size for an old computer fan.\u00a0 Use a glue gun to attach the fant to the lid. Fill with the frozen ice packs and power up and you get a wonderful blast of ice cold air. Total construction time 10 minutes at zero cost.<\/p>\n

The ice packs require replacing every hour or so but boy what a difference it makes and a great example of creative upcycling.<\/p>\n

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Fill the biscuit tin with the ice packs<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fan draws cold air through the wholes drilled in the side of the biscuit tin and out through a whole cut in the lid creating a stream of cold aim.<\/p><\/div>\n

Voila… a small jet of lovely cold air:<\/p>\n