However, remember to regularly change the water and replenish the melted ice cubes. Read also: DIY cooling hack: Beat the ...

[Josh’s] apartment doesn’t have central air conditioning — the kind that ... We’ve seen other homemade coolers, but they are more like swamp coolers. If you just need to cool your desk ...

The design uses no ice, which is the cooling agent typical found in other DIY air conditioners. Those generally cut holes in the top of a cooler, put a fan on top to blow the air down across the ice.

Although they make life so much better, air conditioners can be quite the eyesore. Our AC units provide us with magical gusts of cool air during those sweltering summer days, but having to ...

You're not alone. Sometimes called an evaporative cooler, these efficient appliances can help beat the heat in certain climates and may be a better option than air conditioning for some homes.