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THE SWAMP COOLER OF COLDNESS - diy usb aircon tutorial (www.instructables.com)

submitted 4 days ago by foxymochakitten@slrpnk.net to c/diy@slrpnk.net

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It's getting fuckin hot out there. My tiny little window AC cannot keep up so I'll be making one of these bad boys soon. I'll let y'all know how it goes, but for now, here's the instructions for anyone who needs it c:

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[–] heavyboots@lemmy.ml 16 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

They work great if it's not humid out. Like in AZ right up until the monsoon hits, you can keep a house in the low 70s with swamp cooling* even when it's 100 outside, but once humidity jumps up to 30-40%, suddenly it's 80+ inside…

* Mind you, that is a full sized roof unit.

[–] Asafum@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

That's the problem with NY... It may not get to 100° all the time, but it regularly stays 90°+ and it is ALWAYS 45%rh or more...

Working in an open air factory in NY summers is brutally suffocating...

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 days ago

Humidity is 60-80% here today. At least there is a little bit of wind right now.