Position the tray in front of your fan so the breeze gets extra cool from the frozen bottle.
How to use a fan to cool down a room.
Another method for creating a homemade ac unit using your fan is described below.
3 place a tray of ice in front of one of the fans.
The ventilation fan can help suck hot air out of the room just as it does when you take a steamy shower.
Create a makeshift air conditioner by filling up a shallow pan tray or mixing bowl with ice and positioning it in front of one of the fans.
Once frozen place the empty bottle on a tray and cover it with a damp cloth.
As the cold air comes in the temperature will drop.
Heat rises and the device pushes hot air downward.
Freeze a large empty plastic bottle four pints or one litre sized.
Another method for creating a homemade ac unit using your fan is described below.
First keep your windows doors and blinds shut during the day to avoid hot sun beating down into your house.
It creates a draft that makes you feel comfortable.
Then during the evening open your windows and place one fan facing out of your.
Meanwhile a ceiling fan only draws cooler air upward.
Once frozen place the empty bottle on a tray and cover it with a damp cloth.
When your fan is facing out the window it blows hot air out of the room which his replaced by cold air from outside.
However in a living area that faces the sun it might be not the most efficient.